Leave is any authorized absence during regularly scheduled work
hours that is approved by proper authority. Leave may be authorized
with or without pay and shall be granted in accordance with this chapter
on the basis of the work requirements of the departments and, whenever
possible, the personal wishes of the employee. All leave will be reported
each week on a standard form and in compliance with a reporting policy
established by the Personnel Director.
For all leave other than holiday or sick leave, a written request
indicating the kind of leave, duration and dates of departure and
return must be approved by the Town Administrator or designee prior
to the taking of leave. In the case of disability, injury and emergency
leave, the request shall be submitted for approval immediately upon
the employee's return to duty. Unless an absence is substantiated
by a request approved by the Town Administrator or designee, an employee
shall not be paid for any absence from scheduled work hours, and shall
be subject to disciplinary action.
An employee injured on the job must report the fact immediately
to his supervisor. Injury leave, as distinguished from sick leave,
shall mean paid leave given to an employee due to absence from duty
caused by an accident, injury or occupational disease that occurred
while the employee was engaged in the performance of his or her duties.
A. Most employees are covered by workers' compensation under state
statute, and are entitled to benefits under such statute. An injured
employee may supplement payments from insurance by taking unused nonoccupational
sick leave credits so that he or she will receive full pay during
such absence.
B. Any employee on occupational sick leave shall not work at any other
job during the period of incapacitation. Violation shall result in
discontinuance of any Town benefit and may result in dismissal.
C. During periods of incapacity, employees shall be subject to periodic
medical examinations as a condition of continued pay, as directed
by the Town Administrator. The purpose of these examinations is to
secure periodic medical evaluations of the particular employee.
[Amended 5-16-2016 ATM
by Art. 31]
Employees who are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours
per week and who have been employed on such basis for at least three
months shall be entitled to eight weeks of unpaid parental leave as
provided for in MGL c. 149, § 105D for the birth of a child
or the adoption of a child under 18 years of age (under 23 if the
child is mentally or physically disabled).
A. The first two weeks of parental leave shall be paid at the employee's regular rate of weekly compensation. Employees may elect to use vacation and/or personal leave after they have exhausted their paid parental leave. Sick leave may be used to the extent permitted under §
59-40.
B. If two eligible employees who work for the Town apply for such leave
for the birth or adoption of the same child, they shall only be limited
to a combined total of eight weeks of parental leave.
C. Employees are required to provide at least two weeks' notice
of the employee's anticipated date of departure and the employee's
intended day of return; provided, however, an employee may provide
notice as soon as practicable if the delay in providing notice is
for reasons beyond the employee's control.
Upon approval of the Town Administrator or designee, an employee
may be granted leave without pay for a specified period of time. At
the expiration of a leave without pay, the employee shall return to
the position or to a similar position. Failure of the employee to
report promptly at the expiration of such leave shall be considered
a resignation. Leave without pay shall not constitute a break in service.
However, during leave without pay, vacation and sick leave shall not
accrue. Copies of any such approved leave shall be on record in the
department and in the office of the Town Administrator.