[Amended 6-27-1995]
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
That duration of time that constitutes the normal, regularly
scheduled hours of employment for the day in question.
An illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition
that involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential
medical care facility or continuing treatment by a health care provider.
The absence from duty of any employee due to a serious health
condition of the employee, employee's spouse, employee's parents,
spouse's parents, employee's child, and any other relative actually
living in the household at the time of the illness. Absence due to
an employee's sickness commencing during the hours of employment will
be charged to his sick-leave credit, if any. The period of time actually
worked will not be charged to accumulated sick-leave credit, but will
be paid for by the City as time actually worked.
Each department head shall grant sick leave to his employees
of the City as provided in this article.
During the first six months of employment, no sick leave pay
shall be granted; however, during such period, sick leave credit of
1 1/4 sick leave days with pay per each completed month of service
shall be credited to the employee's account at the commencement of
his seventh month of employment less the days or fractions thereof
that he was absent from work for whatever cause during said six months
of completed employment. The employee will acquire the sick leave
credit but will not be paid for any days that he might have lost during
the first six months of employment.
An employee in the service of the City shall be allowed a credit of 1 1/4 sick leave days with pay per each completed month of service. An employee shall be entitled to sick leave payment starting with the seventh month of completed service in accordance with the provisions of § 73-29.
Each employee affected by this article shall be granted a credit
of three days sick leave for each completed 12 days of service with
the City prior to January 1, 1956.
A.
Unused sick leave days in any year shall accumulate without limitation
to the employee's credit.
B.
No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay in excess of
his accumulated credits, nor shall sick leave be granted by a department
head in anticipation of sick leave credits to accrue in the future;
provided, however, that in cases of extreme personal illness, an employee
may apply to the Personnel Policy Board for additional sick leave
with pay beyond the total of his accumulated sick leave credits. Based
on the employee's length of service and employment record, the personnel
policy board may authorize such additional sick leave payments.
A.
In order to be eligible to receive sick leave payments under this
article, an employee shall notify or cause notice to be given to his
department head forthwith. Failure to give such notice shall be deemed
sufficient reason for the denial of sick leave payments.
B.
For periods of sick leave absence of three or more consecutive work
days, an employee shall furnish his department head with evidence
in the form of a physician's certificate for the cause of such absence.
(1)
This physician's certificate must be furnished to the department
head on the date of the employee's return to work or not later than
the seventh consecutive work day of absence and each seventh calendar
day thereafter of protracted illness.
(2)
If such certificate is not furnished by the employee, sick leave
shall not be paid for the period of absence.
[Amended 6-27-1995]
A.
Sick leave payments and credits shall automatically terminate on
the date of the retirement or separation from service of the City
of an employee.
B.
If an employee is suspended for reasons other than fault of his own
and subsequently reinstated or re-employed, he shall be credited with
accrued sick leave due at the time of such suspension.
C.
If an employee is transferred from one City department to another
City department, any accrued sick leave shall be credited to the employee
in his new department.
D.
If an employee is terminated for reasons other than fault of his
own and subsequently reinstated or reemployed, he/she shall be credited
with accrued sick leave due at the time of such termination.
A.
Upon retirement or death, an employee shall be paid for accumulated
sick leave in excess of 25 days at the rate of pay such person is
earning upon the date of retirement or death.
B.
Such payment will be made in one sum, which amount will not, under
any circumstances, exceed $1,200. In the event of death, the sum that
otherwise would have been payable to the employee shall be paid to
the person whom such employee has designated as his beneficiary on
his municipal life insurance policy or, if none, then to his estate.
C.
This section shall not apply to the uniformed members of the Fire
Department and Police Department other than parking meter supervisors,
as well as persons appointed by the School Committee as specifically
excluded by MGL c. 40, § 21A.
D.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to building tradesmen
and helpers of the City whose rate of pay is determined with reference
to the prevailing rate of pay paid to nonmunicipal employees in similar
trades.
[Amended 6-18-2002]
A.
The purpose of this section is to acknowledge the need of those municipal employees who are not otherwise included in an employee bargaining unit but limited to all full-time personnel whose regular compensation is paid by the City and who are eligible to participate under the provisions of the retirement system and pensions established and set forth in Chapter 32 of the General Laws.
B.
An employee in the service of the City shall accrue a credit of 1 1/4
sick leave days with pay per each completed month of service; provided,
further, that anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in
any calendar month in which an employee accumulates three or more
separate absences, due to illness and/or any unauthorized absence
whether with or without pay, such employee shall not accrue such credit
nor be entitled to said 1 1/4 sick leave days for that month
in which the absences occur.
C.
Separate absences shall consist of any period of successive days
or portions thereof, the absence of which shall be considered terminated
upon the occasion of the employee's return to work immediately thereafter
following the absence.
D.
Upon retirement or death, an employee, irrespective of the position
held, shall be paid at the rate of $30 per day or 15% of the day's
salary, whichever is greater, for all sick leave accrued by said employee
at the time of the employee's death while in the service of the City,
or the retirement from municipal service. Such payment will be made
in one lump sum; provided, further, that in the event of death, such
sum as would otherwise have been payable to the employee shall be
paid to that person whom such employee has designated as his beneficiary
on his municipal life insurance policy or, if none, to his estate.
E.
This section shall not apply to the uniformed members of the Fire
Department and Police Department as well as persons appointed by the
School Committee as specifically excluded by MGL c. 40, § 21A;
provided, further, that this section shall not apply to anyone adjudged
to be within the scope of any bargaining unit, or anyone who does
not qualify for regular sick leave payments.
A.
Each department head shall maintain a permanent record for his employees
affected by this article, which shall contain all pertinent sick leave
data. An employee's record shall be available for inspection by the
employee or his elected representative, the City Auditor or his representative
and the Personnel Director or his representative.
B.
Sick leave payments under this article shall be designated on the rolls as sick leave payments in such manner as the City Auditor prescribes. The City Auditor is authorized to make such payments and cause to be maintained permanent records of accumulated sick leave credits based on an hourly computation to facilitate the implementation of the provisions set forth in § 73-28.
C.
The payment of sick leave shall be reported to the Personnel Department
at such times and in such manner as the Personnel Director prescribes.
D.
Each department head shall furnish his employees affected by this
article with a statement every year of the number of sick leave days
accumulated and due such employee.
A.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to laborers, workmen
or mechanics when by reason of an accident or injury arising out of
their employment they are entitled to receive workmen's compensation
in accordance with General Laws Chapter 152.
B.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to the uniformed members
of the Fire Department and the Police Department.
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to building tradesmen
of the City whose rate of pay is determined according to the wages
being paid to nonmunicipal union building tradesmen employed in private
industry in the City.
The Personnel Department shall administer a program of preemployment
physical examinations for all applicants before employment begins.
[Added 10-14-2010]
A.
It is
the policy of the City of Springfield to promote and encourage the
health and welfare of its municipal employees. Cancer is recognized
as a major cause of death of adults in the greater Springfield region.
The City realizes the distinct advantages of regular pre-cancer screening.
Early detection is essential to the prevention of all forms of cancer,
and Springfield is fortunate to be the home to excellent medical facilities
dedicated to the prevention and treatment of cancer and other illness.
This section will allow each employee to use up to four hours of paid
time on an annual basis for the purpose of undergoing pre-cancer screening.
Such time will not be charged to sick, personal or other accrued time.
B.
The types
of cancer screening permitted under this section are: lung, colon,
breast, prostate, skin, thyroid, lymph nodes, oral cavity, reproductive
organs, or any other form of cancer deemed appropriate for screening
by the Springfield Department of Health and Human Services.
C.
The appointing
authority may require submission of medical documents to verify the
employee's screening.
D.
The four-hour
period for screening cannot be taken in blocks of time, but rather
must be taken at one instance.
E.
This
section shall be applicable to all City employees.
F.
All department
heads and appointing authorities shall abide by this section and assist
and encourage employees to avail themselves of this benefit.
