[Amended 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20]
Full-time employees will be granted leave with
pay, not to exceed three days, in the event of a death in the immediate
family, by the department director through the office of the Administrator.
Such leave shall be in addition to vacation leave and sick leave.
For purposes of death leave, the term "immediate family" is defined
as husband, wife, children, and other members of the same home; father
and mother, stepfather, stepmother, brothers and sisters; grandfather
and grandmother; father-in-law and mother-in-law, daughter-in-law,
son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and grandchildren. Exceptions
may be made to the designated members of the immediate family in cases
in which the deceased has had a long-standing family relationship
with the employee, in the case for example of stepparents. In cases
where the death of an aunt, uncle, nephew, niece or cousin of the
first degree, up to one calendar day off with pay will be granted.
Exception to the above may be made where the deceased is buried in
another state, and the employee would be unable to return in time
for work with the leave granted.
[Amended 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-13]
In the event that an employee is required to
serve jury duty, he/she shall be paid the difference between the daily
fee allowed by the court and his/her daily rate of pay for scheduled
work time lost, exclusive of any overtime, upon presentation of proper
evidence of jury service. If the employee is excused from jury duty
at or before 12:00 noon, the employee must report to his/her work
assignment.
[Amended 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-13]
A. Any full-time permanent 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 in
addition to his/her vacation for the period of such training as authorized
by law. The employee shall receive his/her weekly rate of pay for
scheduled work time lost, exclusive of overtime, upon presentation
of proper evidence of military service.
B. When a full-time permanent employee has been called to active duty
or inducted into the military or naval forces of the United States,
he/she shall be granted an indefinite leave of absence without pay
for the duration of such active military service, provided that he/she
does not voluntarily extend such service. Such employee shall have
the right to reinstatement to his/her former position or a position
of equal status without the loss of privileges or seniority, provided
he/she reports for duty with the Township within 90 days following
his/her honorable discharge.
[Amended 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-22]
A. "Permanent part-time employee" is defined as follows: an employee
of the Township who must work on a regular year-round part-time basis
for a minimum of at least 20 hours per week on a consistent ongoing,
non-intermittent basis, who is paid wages on an hourly basis and who
is not a temporary or seasonal employee.
B. The provisions of §
26-29 shall apply to permanent part-time employees hired before April 1, 2015, as provided: The following official holidays with pay shall be observed by the Township unless an alternate day of observance is specifically directed by the Mayor in writing or a collective bargaining agreement governing the employees in question: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, General Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and the day preceding Christmas Day when Christmas Day falls on a weekday. Each permanent part-time employee shall be granted 1/2 day or the equivalent of 3 1/2 hours for each of the aforementioned holidays. In the event that an official holiday is observed during an employee's vacation, he/she shall be entitled to an additional vacation day. If an official holiday occurs while an employee is on sick leave, he/she shall not have that holiday charged against his sick leave. The rate of pay for these holidays shall be the straight time, annual rate of pay in effect at the time of the holiday for the employee. For all permanent part-time employees hired on or after April 1, 2015, the provisions of §
26-36.1B shall not apply.
C. The provisions of §
26-30 above shall only apply to permanent part-time employees hired before April 1, 2015, as provided: Every employee who meets the definition of "permanent part-time" employee as defined in §
26-36.1A shall be granted five vacation days; provided, however, that a day shall be deemed to equal seven hours for purposes of vacation. The grant of such days shall be awarded on January 1 of the year following the year of accrual. All such vacation days shall be scheduled subject to written approval of the Department Director and may only be taken in units of full days. All vacation days must be taken during the year of service during which they are granted. At the time of separation from service, the employee shall not be entitled to pay for any unused vacation time. If an employee should die while employed, a sum of money equal to his/her earned and unused vacation leave for the current year, will be paid to the employee's estate. The salary paid while on vacation leave will be the same amount one would have earned had one worked regular straight-time hours during the vacation period. For all permanent part-time employees hired on or after April 1, 2015, the provisions of §§
26-30 and
26-31C shall not apply.
D. The provisions of §
26-31 as it relates to accumulation of vacation time do not apply to permanent part-time employees as defined in §
26-36.1A.
E. The provisions of §
26-32 shall not be applicable to permanent part-time employees as defined in §
26-36.1A.
F. The provisions of §
26-33 shall not be applicable to permanent part-time employees as defined in §
26-36.1A.
G. The provisions of §
26-35 concerning military leave shall not apply to permanent part-time employees.
H. The provisions of §
26-36 shall apply to permanent part-time employees as follows: A permanent part-time employee may be granted one personal leave day each calendar year, but not in conjunction with vacation or holidays, for the transaction of stated personal business which shall be reviewed by the department director through the office of the Township Administrator for approval; provided, however, that a day shall be deemed to equal seven hours. The employee requesting such leave shall do so by providing his/her Department Director with written notification at least 48 working hours in advance, except in the case of an emergency. The granting of a personal leave day shall be consistent with the needs of the department. Personal days will be scheduled in units of full days only. Such leave credit shall not accumulate. Unused balances in any year shall be cancelled. For all permanent part-time employees hired on or after April 1, 2015, the provisions of §
26-36 shall not apply.
I. The provisions of §
26-37 shall not apply to permanent part-time employees.