[Amended by Ord. No. 2005-24]
Vacation time off with pay is available to eligible permanent
full-time employees to provide opportunities for rest, relaxation,
and personal pursuits. Employees shall receive an annual allotment
of vacation leave based upon their length of employment specified
below:
Years of Service
(after)
|
Terms of Steps
(years)
|
Maximum Accumulation Per Year
(days)
|
---|
0 to 6 months
|
0
|
0
|
6 months
|
|
5
|
3
|
4 to 8
|
15
|
8
|
9 to 13
|
20
|
13
|
14 to 18
|
23
|
19
|
20 to 24
|
25
|
24
|
25 and over
|
30
|
A. Days earned shall be computed by determining the completed full years
of service as of date of hire.
B. If an employee resigns during the year, his/her vacation time will
be prorated for the year, and if more vacation time has been used
than earned, then that excess use will be subtracted from the final
compensation due the employee.
C. All vacation time must be used during the same twelve-month calendar
period. A maximum of five days can be carried over from one year to
the next but only with the written prior approval (which approval
must be received prior to December 31) of the Director of Personnel.
In no case shall any employee start the year with any more than one
year due vacation time plus five days. Accumulated unused vacation
time, not to exceed five days as set forth hereinabove from a prior
year, must be used within the first three months, i.e., between January
1 and March 31 of the next calendar year. Any vacation time not used
as of March 31 will be lost. Vacation time is not cumulative. The
Township Committee, in its discretion, and based upon the inability
of an employee to use certain vacation days due to extraordinary reasons
or workload in an employee's department, may grant an extension of
this deadline by resolution. However, the employee must make written
request for such extension before the three months have expired.
D. All accumulated vacation time from the previous year shall be used
before an employee may use any of the current year's vacation time.
E. All vacations will be scheduled so as not to interfere with the operations
of the department to which the employee is assigned.
F. All vacations are subject to the approval of the Committee member
in charge of personnel and depend upon the work of the Township permitting
such vacation leave when requested.
G. Vacation time off is paid at the employee's regular pay rate at the
time of vacation. It does not include overtime or any special forms
of compensation such as incentives or shift differentials.
H. With respect to vacation benefits during an employee's first year
of service, such vacation benefits shall be calculated as follows:
(1) Any employee who commences employment with the municipality from
January 1 through June 30 of any calendar year shall receive five
vacation days after successful completion of the ninety-day "introductory"
period.
(2) Any employee hired after June 30 in any calendar year shall be entitled
to one vacation day for each month of employment, but shall not be
eligible for same until after the completion of their ninety-day introductory
period. Any such vacation time which is earned must be utilized prior
to December 31 of the calendar year. As of January 1 of the next succeeding
calendar year, all employees hired during the preceding year shall
be entitled to 10 days vacation time.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2003-2]
A. Permanent full-time employees who wish to take time off with pay
due to the death of an immediate family member should notify their
supervisor immediately. Bereavement pay is calculated based on the
regular pay rate at the time of absence and will not include any special
forms of compensation, such as incentives or shift differentials.
Eligible employees shall be granted five days' leave with pay upon
the death of an immediate family member. However, upon the death of
an employee's spouse or child, the employee shall be granted 10 days'
leave. With respect to all other individuals contained within the
definition of "immediate family member," the employee shall be provided
five days' leave.
B. The Township defines "immediate family member" as the employee's
spouse, parent, child, grandchild, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
or grandparents.
C. In addition, permanent full-time employees shall be entitled to one
day of bereavement leave, with pay, upon the death of an extended
family member.
D. The Township defines "extended family member" as an aunt or uncle
(siblings of employee's parents); the spouse of employee's parent,
child or sibling; the child or sibling of employee's spouse; or the
child of employee's sibling (i.e., niece or nephew).
E. In addition to the above, any eligible employee may utilize any unused
personal days for the year in question to extend any such bereavement
leave.