Beginning January 1, 1970, each employee shall
be entitled to 15 days of sick leave in each calendar year for actual
sickness or disability.
A.
Beginning January 1, 1970, when an employee does not
use all of his/her sick leave, the same shall be cumulative to a maximum
of 15 days for each calendar year and may be used only for actual
sickness or disability.
B.
Employment prior to January 1, 1970.
(1)
In the event that an employee shall have been employed
by the Borough prior to January 1, 1970, there shall be days credited
to his/her accumulated sick leave as determined by the following formula:
(a)
For each of the calendar years 1967, 1968, 1969:
the result obtained by subtracting the total days absent for sickness
or disability, if less than 10, from 10, but in no event shall any
employee be credited with more than 10 days for any such year.
(b)
For years prior to January 1, 1967: each employee
shall be credited with 10 sick days of sick leave without regard to
the number of days he/she was actually absent for sickness or disability.
[Amended 9-20-2017 by Ord. No. 24-2017; 3-16-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022]
Employees hired prior to May 21, 2010 may use as terminal leave on days preceding his/her retirement 1/2 of the days accumulated as per § 102-21A. Employees hired after May 21, 2010 may use as terminal leave on days preceding his/her retirement 1/2 of the days accumulated as per § 102-21A in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
[Added 9-18-1991 by Ord. No. 26-1991; 3-16-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022]
The Borough Council shall reserve the right to compensate those retiring employees hired prior to May 21, 2010 by paying them for 1/2 of the days accumulated under § 102-21A. The Borough Council shall reserve the right to compensate employees hired after May 21, 2010 to a maximum amount of $15,000.
A.
Reporting. All absences due to illness or disability
shall be reported immediately by or for the employee to his/her department
head.
B.
Investigation. In all cases of reported illness or
disability, the Borough reserves the right to require medical verification.
C.
Three-day absences. When an absence due to illness
or disability does not exceed three days, normally, the employee's
statement of the cause will be accepted without a supporting statement
from his/her attending physician. The Borough reserves the right to
have the employee examined by the Borough medical officer before returning
for duty.
D.
Absences longer than three days. Any absence due to
illness or disability in excess of three working days shall be certified
by a written statement from the attending physician. The Borough also
reserves the right to waive this requirement or to require the employee
to be examined by the Borough medical officer and certified as fit
for duty before returning to work.
[Amended 9-18-1991 by Ord. No. 26-1991]
An employee entitled leave under §§ 102-20 through 102-24, inclusive, injured in the performance of his/her duties, shall receive full salary payments during his/her absence not to exceed one month; however, such time shall not be charged against his/her annual or accumulated sick leave. The Borough Council may extend this period. When payment under workmen's compensation is made to the employee, the Borough shall pay the employee the difference between the compensation payment and his/her full pay during the period of his/her allowable sick leave.
A leave of absence without pay may be requested
by an employee of the Borough by submitting the reasons for the requested
leave in writing to his/her department head. Such requests will require
the approval of the Borough Council.
In the event of a death in the employee's immediate
family (mother, father, son, daughter, wife, husband) or the death
of a relative who resides with the employee, the department head may
grant the employee three days' leave of absence with pay if deemed
necessary. In the event of a death in the employee's close family,
the department head may grant the employee one day's leave of absence
with pay if deemed necessary.
An employee who is called for grand or petit
jury duty shall be granted paid leave for such period as required
for such duty, less any compensation received for such service.
[Amended 10-15-2014 by Ord. No. 22-2014]
Maternity leave may be granted for up to one
year, provided that the request for such leave is made in writing
to the department head no later than the fourth month of pregnancy.
Requests for maternity leave must be favorably endorsed by the department
head and approved by the Mayor and Council before becoming effective
and will be charged to accumulated sick leave, until such leave ends,
and shall be without pay thereafter. This leave shall be in addition
to the employee's vacation. All leave time under the Family and Medical
Leave Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act and this section shall
run simultaneously to the fullest extent provided by law.
A.
An employee, except those exempt personnel named in § 102-3, who is a member of the National Guard or reserve components of the military or naval service of the United States and is required to perform active duty for training periods shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the statute.
B.
When an employee has been called to active duty or
inducted into the military or naval forces of the United States, he/she
shall automatically be granted an indefinite leave of absence without
pay for the duration of such active military service. However, in
order that the employee may be reinstated without loss of privileges
or seniority, he/she must report for duty with the Borough within
60 days following his/her honorable discharge from such service.
A probationary employee shall not be entitled
to sick leave and vacation benefits until and unless he/she shall
be permanently employed, in which case sick leave and vacation benefits
shall be computed retroactively to the date of his/her initial employment,
except that no sick days taken during the probationary period shall
be compensable.
Employees shall be entitled to two noncumulative
personal leave days between January 1 and December 31 of each year,
to be used whenever necessary to conduct personal business or problems.
Arrangements for such leave shall be made by the employee with the
department head at least 48 hours in advance. Such leave shall be
granted without loss of pay. Personal days shall not be taken in conjunction
with a holiday or vacation day.
