[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Bridgeport 9-7-1971 by Ord. No. 343, approved 9-7-1971 (Ch.
24 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
All per-diem employees shall be entitled to the following
paid holidays, and the amount of compensation to be paid to them shall
be their usual pay for an eight-hour day.
B.
All holidays shall be observed only on the days on
which the holiday occurs and not on any other day, except that, if
a holiday falls on a Sunday, it will then be observed on the following
Monday. Where a holiday falls on a Saturday, no holiday allowance
will be granted, except that this rule will not apply where it would
lead to a reduction below a minimum of eight holidays for any employee.
C.
All compensatory days for holidays worked by any employee
shall be taken in the applicable calendar year, and no cash will be
paid in lieu of time off.
A.
Vacation allowance. All employees shall earn paid
vacation allowance as follows:
(1)
One to three years of continuous service: six working
days per calendar year, earned at the rate of 1/2 day per month from
date of employment to December 31 of the year in which employed; thereafter,
1/2 day per month commencing with January 1 of the current year.
(2)
Over three years to 15 years of continuous service:
12 working days per calendar year earned at the rate of one day per
month commencing with January 1 of the current year.
(3)
Over 15 years of continuous service: 18 working days
per calendar year earned at the rate of 1 1/2 days per month
commencing with January 1 of the current year.
(4)
The amount to be paid per-diem employees shall be
determined by their average weekly pay over the period of 52 weeks
immediately preceding January 1 of the year in which benefits accrue.
(5)
Vacation allowance may be requested as earned. An
employee may be authorized at any time during the calendar year to
take the vacation allowance which he is entitled to earn during the
current calendar year, provided that no vacation allowance has been
accumulated. In the event that an employee terminates service with
the Borough and has been advanced a vacation allowance in excess of
that actually earned, the unearned amount will be recouped from the
final paycheck.
[Amended 2-14-1984 by Ord. No. 475, approved 2-14-1984]
B.
Selecting vacation dates. The time during which the
employee desires to take his vacation must be submitted to the department
head in writing by the employee. Where practical, choice of vacation
dates will be based on length of service seniority with the Borough,
and the department heads shall approve such requests.
[Amended 8-12-1975 by Ord. No. 419, approved 8-15-1975; 2-14-1984 by Ord. No.
475, approved 2-14-1984]
A.
Leave allowances. The following leave allowances,
to be earned at the rate of 1/12 of the total working days authorized
per month, will be granted.
|
Years of Service
|
Working Days
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Up to 1
|
3
| |
|
1 to 2
|
3
| |
|
2 to 3
|
9
| |
|
3 and more
|
12
|
B.
Types of allowances. Leave allowances will be used
for short-term sickness, for the first five days of a prolonged illness,
for funeral leave due to the death of a close relative and for personal
business where granted by prearrangement with the department head.
C.
Accumulation. No accumulation of unused sick leave
will be permitted.
[Amended 2-14-1984 by Ord. No. 475, approved 2-14-1984]
D.
Termination of employment. When an employee terminates
his employment with the Borough and becomes eligible for a Borough-supported
pension other than social security, and such employee has an accrual
of leave days, then such accumulation of leave days will form a part
of the employee's leave prior to his becoming eligible to receive
such pension payments. Where the employee is not eligible for a pension
and he has an accumulation of leave days, such days will act to continue
the employee on the payrolls until such leave allowance is used up,
thereby forming the basis for terminal leave.
E.
Doctor's certification required. Any employee who
is away from employment for three consecutive days or more because
of illness must present a doctor's certificate showing that the absence
from employment was justified because of sickness.
F.
Long-term illness.
(1)
If an employee is absent because of a long-term continuous sickness, the first five days of such sickness shall be charged against the allowance which is set forth in Subsection A. Where an employee has used up his leave day allowances, the first five days of a prolonged illness will result in loss of pay for the employee. The following is a schedule of allowances for long-term illness after consideration is given to the deduction of the five days of leave allowance.
[Amended 2-14-1984 by Ord. No. 475, approved 2-14-1984]
|
Schedule of Benefits
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Years of Service
|
Full Pay
(months)
|
Half Pay
(months)
| |
|
Up to 1
|
0
|
0
| |
|
1 to 5
|
0
|
1
| |
|
5 to 10
|
1
|
1
| |
|
10 to 15
|
1
|
1
| |
|
15 to 20
|
2
|
2
| |
|
20 to 25
|
3
|
2
| |
|
25 and over
|
3
|
2
| |
(2)
If an employee is absent because of injuries sustained
while in the gainful employment of a third party, the employee shall
not be entitled to any of the benefits for illness allowances under
this subsection.
(3)
Further, except as otherwise provided herein for police
officers injured while on duty, if an employee is eligible for workers'
compensation benefits because of disability, the disabled employee
shall be paid the difference between the workers' compensation benefit
and the payment which he would be otherwise entitled to under the
above schedule of benefits during such disability.
(4)
Where an employee has an accumulation of leave days,
such leave days may be used to extend the period of full pay beyond
the above limit.
G.
Short-term military leave. Military leave of a short-term
nature will be granted without loss of vacation or other leave allowances,
and the Borough will pay the difference, if any, between the military
pay of such employee and the actual Borough salary or average wage
for a period of up to two weeks in any one calendar year.
H.
Military leave. In the event that an employee enters
the military service of the United States and following that period
of military service such employee returns to the employ of the Borough
within 31 days of discharge, then the time spent in the military service
shall be considered as part of such employee's continuous service.
I.
Leave without pay. Special leave without pay will
be granted up to a maximum of 90 days to an employee who has a personal
reason other than gainful employment. Entitlement to vacation and
sick leave credits will be reduced in proportion to the amount of
time the employee is on leave. Any absence beyond 90 days will be
the equivalent to termination of employment. A rehiring of such employee
will be on the basis of hiring as a new employee.
A.
The date of employment shall be used to determine
initial vacation entitlement and leave allowances. Thereafter, the
calendar year in which an employee qualifies for such benefits shall
be the year in which such benefits accrue.
B.
All holidays must be taken within the year granted,
and no accumulations will be allowed.
[Amended 8-12-1975 by Ord. No. 419, approved 8-15-1975; 2-14-1984 by Ord. No.
475, approved 2-14-1984]
All employees are considered to work a basic
forty-hour week. A complete record of the number of hours worked is
to be submitted by the department heads to the payroll section of
the Treasurer's office at times established by that office in order
to prepare payrolls. The department head shall prescribe the day and
hours when the employees are to work.
[Amended 8-12-1975 by Ord. No. 419, approved 8-15-1975; 2-14-1984 by Ord. No.
475, approved 2-14-1984]
In the event of an operational emergency which
requires immediate attention, a department head or immediate supervisor
may authorize overtime work. The person authorizing overtime will
submit a complete report of the circumstances which necessitated the
overtime to Council within 24 hours of the occurrence.
