collective bargaining agreement contract between - Bureau of Indian ...

than one (1) hour from the start of the work day and every day thereafter. If circumstancesprohibit immediate communications, as stated above, the employee will report his/her absence assoon as possible and may be required to submit appropriate documentation to substantiate theirinability to timely report their absence. Unless the employee is on sick leave restriction, animmediate family member may report the absence.(1) Where applicable, teachers and bus drivers should make every effort to notify theirsupervisor one (1) hour prior to the start of the work day, and in no event, later than one(1) hour from the start of the work day.(2) An appropriate call-in procedure will be established at the local sites to ensure thatemployees have a clear understanding as to their point of contact, the phone number(s) tocall, and the specific manner to notify management of an inability to report for duty.E. Medical Restriction: Employees normally shall not be required to furnish a medical certificate tosubstantiate a request for approval of sick leave unless such sick leave exceeds three (3)consecutive work days. However, should the supervisor have reason to believe that theemployee may be abusing sick leave, the employee may be placed under leave restrictions and beadvised in writing that a medical certificate will be required for each absence chargeable to sickleave, including any leave type used in lieu of sick leave. After six (6) months the sick leaverestriction will expire. Management may reinstate the requirement for cause.F. Eligibility: Contract employees earn sick leave. The rate of sick leave earned will be based onthe type of contract, i.e. school year, yearlong, part-time permanent, full-time temporary.Intermittent employees do not earn sick leave.G. Re-credit of Sick Leave: Sick Leave which remains to the employee’s credit at the time ofseparation or at the end of the contract year will be available for re-credit if the employee returnsto a contract education position within three (3) years of separation. Sick leave will not be paidupon separation.H. Unused Sick Leave: Employees are not paid for unused sick leave upon separation.I. Sick Leave Substitution: Sick Leave may be substituted for Personal Leave if an employeebecomes ill during a pre-approved period of leave.Section 9. Sick Leave Donor BankA. Leave sharing will be available for use by Contract Education employees. Sick leave may onlybe donated and used by Contract Education employees.B. Purpose. A Sick Leave Donor Bank will be established at each site where Contract Educationemployees are employed. Employees may donate sick leave into the bank at any time during theyear. Sick leave may be donated in any amount up to 120 hours. Only employees who havedepleted their sick leave hours are eligible to access sick leave hours from this bank. Sick leave103