A.
Employees of the Township shall be entitled to an
annual vacation as follows:
[Amended 12-15-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-28]
(1)
During the first year of service, one working day's
vacation for each month of service from the date of regular appointment
up to and including December 31 next following such date of appointment.
(2)
From one to five years of service, 12 working days
each year.
(3)
From six to 10 years of service, 15 working days each
year.
(4)
From 11 to 14 years of service, 20 working days each
year.
(5)
From 15 to 20 years of service, 21 working days each
year.
(6)
Over 20 years of service, 24 working days each year.
B.
In the case of heads of departments of the Township,
the Township Manager may extend such annual vacation to a maximum
period of one calendar month in any one calendar year.
C.
When, in any calendar year, the annual vacation leave
or any part thereof is not granted and taken by reason of the pressure
of work, such annual vacation leave or part thereof not granted and
taken shall accumulate to the credit of the individual employee and
shall be granted and may be taken during the next succeeding calendar
year only.
A.
The extent of vacation leave shall be computed on
a calendar year basis.
B.
Permanent part-time employees are eligible for vacation
leave on a pro rata basis. Temporary part-time employees shall not
be eligible for vacation leave.
C.
Vacation leave, subject to the approval of the department
head and the Township Manager, may be taken from time to time in units
of full days.
A.
As used in this article, "sick leave" means paid leave
that may be granted to each full-time classified and full-time unclassified
Township employee who through sickness or injury becomes incapacitated
to a degree that makes it impossible for him or her to perform the
duties of his or her position or who is quarantined by a physician
because he or she has been exposed to a contagious disease.
B.
Permanent part-time employees are eligible for sick
leave on a pro rata basis. Temporary part-time and full-time employees
are not eligible for sick leave.
C.
A certificate from a physician designated by the Township
Manager or from the employee's own physician may be required as sufficient
proof of the need for sick leave. In the case of sick leave due to
a contagious disease or exposure to same, a certificate from the Burlington
County Board of Health may be required.
D.
Full-time employees shall be entitled to 15 days of
sick leave per year. In the first year of employment, employees shall
be entitled to one day of sick leave for each month of employment
up to and including December 31 next following their date of appointment.
E.
Sick leave may be accumulated without limit during
each employee's length of service.
F.
Accumulated sick leave may be used by an employee
for personal illness, illness in his or her immediate family which
requires his or her attendance upon the ill person, death in the immediate
family, quarantine restrictions, pregnancy or disabling injuries.
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "immediate family" shall
mean and refer only to the employee's spouse, child, parent, brother
or sister.
G.
[1]No employee, while on sick leave from the Township, shall
be elsewhere or otherwise employed or engaged in any outside work
or employment whatsoever.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G, regarding
annual medical exams for employees, was repealed 10-19-2005 by Ord.
No. 2005-14. This ordinance also provided for the relettering of former
Subsection H as Subsection G.
A.
When a full-time Township employee is injured in the
line of duty, the governing body shall, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-7,
pass a resolution giving the employee up to one year's leave of absence
with pay, said pay to be his or her annual salary less any amount
which he or she is receiving as benefits under workmen's compensation
laws. When such action is taken, the employee shall not be charged
any sick leave time for time lost due to such particular injury.
B.
Prior to the passage of a resolution as referred to in Subsection A above, a contract shall be executed between the employee and the Township, setting forth that the employee shall reimburse the Township for the moneys he or she may receive from workmen's compensation, temporary benefits or from possible legal settlement from or judgment against the person or persons responsible for the injury, to the extent said benefits or payment on judgment are specifically awarded for loss of wages.
C.
An employee who is disabled by an injury incurred
in the performance of his or her duty or by illness as a direct result
of or arising out of his or her employment may, on the recommendations
of the appointing authority, be granted leave of absence with full
pay, with reduced pay or with full pay for a certain period and reduced
pay thereafter, for a period of not to exceed one year, unless the
injury or disability is such as would entitle a person in private
employment similarly injured or disabled to disability compensation
under the terms of the workmen's compensation laws for a longer period.
In such case, the same amount which would be authorized and paid to
a private employee may be paid to such employee for the same period
as is provided in the statutes as aforesaid. Such leave shall not
be approved unless departmental funds are available which may be legally
used for the payment of such allowances. A physician's report must
accompany an employee's application for disability leave with pay,
setting forth the nature of the disability.
[Amended 12-15-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-28; 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14]
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 Township Manager before becoming effective
and will be charged to accumulated sick leave, until such leave ends,
and be without pay thereafter. This leave shall be in addition to
the employee's vacation. All leave time under the Family Medical Leave
Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act and this section shall run simultaneously
to the fullest extent provided by law.
A.
Any employee who is a member of the National Guard,
Naval Militia, Air National Guard or a reserve component of any of
the armed forces of the United States and is required to engage in
field training shall be granted a military leave of absence with pay.
Such pay to be adjusted by any pay received for such service, shall
not exceed the employee's pay for 40 hours' work per week for the
period of such training as is authorized by law. This leave of absence
shall be in addition to his or her vacation. Part-time employees may
receive such leave on a pro rata basis.
B.
When an employee, not on probation, has been called
to active duty or induction into the military or naval forces of the
United States, he or she shall automatically be granted an indefinite
leave of absence without pay for the duration of such active military
service. Such employee must be reinstated without loss of privileges
or seniority, provided that he or she reports for duty with the Township
within 60 days following his or her honorable discharge from military,
service, and provided that he or she has notified the Township of
his or her intent to report for duty 30 days prior to his or her discharge
from military service.
C.
Family medical leave and the military. An employee
eligible for FMLA leave who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent or
next of kin of a covered service member who is recovering from a serious
illness or injury sustained in the line of duty while on active duty
is entitled to up to 26 weeks of leave in a single twelve-month period
to care for the service member. Please keep in mind that the 26 weeks
of FMLA leave is a combined total of all types of FMLA leave and not
in addition to the 12 weeks of FMLA leave noted above under the Township's
FMLA Policy.
[Added 5-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-08]
[Added 12-15-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-28]
A.
In the event of death in the employee's immediate
family, the employee shall be granted time off without loss of pay
at straight time daily rate from the day of death up to and including
the day of the funeral, but in no event to exceed five working days.
B.
The term "immediate family" shall include grandparents,
parents, children, spouse, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, legally adopted children, and half
relative(s) and step-relative(s) living in the employee's household.
C.
In the
event of the death of an employee's aunt, uncle, or cousin, the employee
shall be granted time off without loss of pay at straight time daily
rate for the day of the funeral.
[Added 2-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the redesignation
of former Subsection C as Subsection D.
D.
Time off with pay, as provided in this section, is
intended to be used for the purpose of handling necessary arrangements
and attendance of the funeral of the deceased member of the immediate
family.
[Added 12-15-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-28]
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14; 6-28-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
A.
A full-time
employee who is temporarily, either mentally or physically, incapacitated
from performing his or her duties, or who desires to engage in a course
of study such as will increase his or her usefulness on his or her
return to the Township's employ, or who, for any reason considered
good by the Township Manager, desires to secure leave from his or
her regular duties, may, with the approval of the Township Manager,
be granted special leave of absence without pay for a period not exceeding
three months. Said period may be extended by the Township Manager
for an additional period not exceeding three months. Any employee
asking for special leave without pay shall submit his or her request
in writing, stating the reasons why, in his or her opinion, the request
should be granted and the date when he or she desires leave to begin
and the probable date of his or her return to duty. All leave time
under the Family Medical Leave Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act
and this section shall run simultaneously to the fullest extent provided
by law. The leave must include the use of any accrued vacation and
sick leave time, regardless of the length of leave requested. The
portion of the leave that runs beyond the exhaustion of vacation and
sick leave will be without pay or service credit. In exceptional circumstances,
the Township may extend a leave of absence, if such extension is considered
in the best interests of the Township.
B.
Personal
leaves are not granted for the purpose of seeking or accepting employment
with another employer, or for extended vacation time. Employees on
personal leave of absence for more than two weeks in any month will
not receive holiday pay, and will not accrue personal leave, sick
leave or vacation time for that month. Health benefits may also be
impacted. A personal leave is granted with the understanding that
the employee intends to return to work for the Township. If the employee
fails to return within five business days after the expiration of
the leave, the employee shall be considered to have abandoned their
job.
In the event that an employee is called for
jury duty, the employee shall receive an amount from the Township
equal to his or her authorized pay minus the amount of compensation
received for said duty.
[Amended 7-7-1976 by Ord. No. 1976-10]
Police officers who testify in Municipal Court shall receive such compensation as is established by the agreement which is referred to in § 32-1J.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 32-41, Compensatory leave,
was repealed 2-23-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01.
Leave without pay may be granted to full-time
and part-time permanent employees and to full-time unclassified employees.
Normally it shall be granted only when the employee has used his or
her accumulated sick leave and vacation leave in the case of illness,
or his or her vacation leave if leave without pay is requested for
reasons other than illness. Written request for leave without pay
must be initiated by the employee, favorably endorsed by his or her
department head and approved by the Township Manager before becoming
effective. Such leave, except for military leave without pay, shall
not be approved for a period longer than three months at one time.
The Township Manager may extend such leave for an additional three
months or any portion thereof.
[Amended 12-15-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-28]
A request for any type of leave shall be made
on a form prescribed by the Township Manager. Such request, whenever
possible, shall be made far enough in advance to permit approval and,
at the same time, to permit coverage for the particular employment
so that municipal services shall not suffer. In the case of sick leave,
the employee shall notify his or her department head immediately if
he or she is unable to report for work. When an employee is absent
from work because of illness for more than three days, the department
head shall require the employee to submit a certificate from his or
her physician relating to his or her illness. The Township Manager,
at his or her discretion, may require the employee to submit a physician's
certificate for absences of two or three days. In a case of illness
of a chronic or recurring nature causing an employee's periodic or
repeated absence for one day or less, the Township Manager may require
one medical certificate for every six-month period. Should an employee
be absent in excess of 10 days in eight consecutive months, except
with respect to a period of time during which an employee is hospitalized,
a medical certificate may be required. All medical certificates shall
be at the employee's expense.
