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Borough of South River, NJ
Middlesex County
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Wherever the word "employee" is used, it shall be construed to include and is fully restricted to only those persons employed by the Borough on a full-time classified or full-time exempt service basis and receiving compensation from the Borough for service rendered. Part-time, provisional, temporary and seasonal employees are hereby specifically excluded from the effect and application of this entire article, with the exception of § 68-31.
A. 
As used in this article, "sick leave" shall mean paid leave that may be granted to each employee who through sickness or injury becomes incapacitated to a degree that makes it impossible for him to perform the duties of his position or who is quarantined by a physician because he has been exposed to a contagious disease.
B. 
All employees of the Borough of South River shall earn a total sick leave not exceeding 12 days in any one calendar year.
C. 
Said sick leave shall be cumulative and, if not used in one year, may be accrued from year to year and be available when required.
D. 
To be eligible to receive regular compensation during any such period of sick leave, the employee:
(1) 
Must notify his immediate superior, at or before the time he would normally begin his work, of the nature of his illness and of his inability to report to work.
(2) 
A medical doctor's certificate shall be required when absence caused by an illness exceeds three consecutive working days in duration. In addition to the foregoing, a medical doctor's certificate shall be required from the first day of all absences due to illness which constitute the third separate absence due to illness of an employee in a calendar year.
(3) 
Shall not be eligible to receive his usual compensation unless the employee files with his immediate supervisor, and the supervisor in turn files with the Borough Personnel Director, a medical doctor's certificate when required by Subsection D(2), setting forth precisely the nature of the illness, his inability to work and the probable duration of such disability. The Borough's Personnel Director shall then certify receipt of such medical doctor's certificate to the Comptroller's office, which shall then be noted on the employee's attendance record, and then payment shall be made to the employee.
(4) 
Must have been employed six months. Thereupon, sick leave shall be accumulated at the rate of one day per month. When sick leave is required, a fraction of a day in total accumulation shall be considered as a full day allowable.
E. 
Absence from work caused by accidental injury shall be excluded in the calculation of sick leave.
F. 
The Borough Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to pay employees their full compensation during any absence caused by illness within the limits hereinabove set forth but shall be without authority to pay any such compensation beyond the maximum of 12 days in any one calendar year as herein set forth. Payment of compensation for sick days beyond the maximum of 12 days in any one calendar year can only be authorized by the Borough Personnel Director.
G. 
In determining the amount of sick leave allowable to each employee, the number of days of sick leave taken since January 1, 1947, shall be deducted.
H. 
When an employee leaves the employment of the Borough for any reason whatsoever and is rehired within three months' period, prior accumulated sick leave will continue; however, no sick leave shall be granted for the period absent from Borough employ. If an employee is rehired after a three-month period has elapsed, sick leave accumulation shall commence as of the date permitted under Subsection D(4) as for all new employees.
I. 
In the event that an employee shall leave work due to sickness after having reported for regular daily work, the time remaining on the employee's regular workday shall be charged to the employee as sick time to the nearest hour.
In the event an employee is summoned to service as a grand juror or petit juror in any court of the State of New Jersey or in the United States District Court of New Jersey, he shall be excused from his employment on all days he is required to be present in court in response to the summons for jury service. He shall be entitled to receive his usual compensation for each day he is excused for jury service, upon presentation of proper evidence of jury service, less such reimbursement received from the court.
A. 
All employees of the Borough of South River who shall sustain injuries which arise out of the scope and course of their employment with the Borough of South River, but not otherwise, shall, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereinafter set forth, receive temporary disability compensation at the rate and schedule set forth below.
B. 
A "disabling injury" shall mean an injury arising out of the course of an employees employment with the Borough of South River, the nature of which entitles the employee to receive temporary disability compensation pursuant to the New Jersey Workmen's Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 et seq.
C. 
The disabled employee shall receive from the Borough of South River for the period of his temporary disablement, in addition to the benefits paid directly to him from the workmen's compensation insurance carrier and as a supplement thereto, an amount which, when combined with the said insurance payments, shall be equal to said employee's basic weekly wage or salary. The benefits due from the Borough set forth herein shall not be applicable to any employee whose employment with the Borough commences after the effective date of the ordinance amending this section, unless specifically allowed by written negotiated contract.
D. 
All payments by the Borough of South River to the disabled employee shall terminate simultaneously with the termination of temporary disability payments being made directly to the employee by the workmen's compensation insurance carrier or at such time as a duly licensed doctor of medicine, after having examined the employee at the direction of the governing body, certifies that the employee is able to resume work.
Maternity leave may be granted up to six months, provided that the request for such leave is made in writing to the Personnel Director no later than the fourth month of pregnancy. Requests for maternity leave must be favorably endorsed by the department head and approved by the governing body before becoming effective. Such leave, if granted, shall be without pay.
Leave without pay shall be granted only to full-time employees. Normally, it shall be granted only when the employee has used his accumulated sick and vacation leave in the case of illness or has used his vacation leave if leave without pay is requested for reasons other than illness. Written request for leave without pay must be initiated by the employee, favorably endorsed by his department head and approved by the governing body before becoming effective. Such leave shall not be approved for a period longer than three months at one time. The governing body may extend such leave for an additional period upon written application and approval by the governing body.
Court leave is the authorized absence, without charge to leave or loss of compensation, of a Borough employee from official duty or for attending court in a nonofficial capacity as a witness on behalf of the Borough.
A. 
Appearance in court in connection with official duty is considered normal duty time.
B. 
Appearance in court at the call of the Borough when not job-connected is chargeable to court leave.
C. 
Appearance in court under other circumstances is a private matter chargeable to personal leave.
D. 
Appearance in court by any part-time, seasonal, temporary employee or volunteer on behalf of the Borough, by reason of a subpoena being issued to said employee and as a result of which said person shall lose compensation from his normal place of employment other than the Borough, is considered leave for which said person shall receive a reimbursement for such lost compensation at an hourly rate of pay not to exceed $10 per hour for criminal proceedings and $10 per hour for civil proceedings. All such appearances shall be documented as required by the Borough Administrator.
Convention, seminar and conference leave with pay may be granted upon proper application to the governing body. Such leave may be granted with pay to Borough employees covered by statute, local practice or negotiated contract.
Educational leave with pay may be granted upon proper application to the governing body. Such allowance may be granted when it is deemed necessary to provide a Borough employee the opportunity for self-development or for advancing acquisition of skills necessary for full performance in his position. This leave with pay covers only those classes which are not available during off-duty hours.
A request for any type of leave, except sick leave or death leave, shall be made far enough in advance to permit approval and at the same time to permit coverage for the particular employment so that municipal services shall not suffer.