COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BY AND ... - Port of Seattle

9.3 Payment for Accrued Leave at Termination(a) Extended Illness Leave:Upon tetmination or retirement immediately following five consecutive years of activeemployment with the Pott of Seattle, an eligible employee shall be compensated for 50% of hisor her Extended Illness accrued balance at the employee's hourly rate of pay in effect attermination or retirement.(b) Paid Time Off:Upon termination, an employee who has completed six months of continuous service in thebargaining unit or who has not been terminated for cause shall be compensated for 100% of hisor her Paid Time Off accrued balance at the employee's hourly rate of pay at tem1ination. PaidTime Off hours for such an employee may be cashed out, used as service time after the last dayworked, or taken in a combination of cash and service time.An employee who terminates active employment before satisfactorily completing six months ofcontinuous service shall receive no Paid Time Off pay.An employee who is tenninated for cause shall receive a lump sum payment for I 00% of his orher Paid Time Off accrued balance at the hourly rate of pay in effect at tetmination. Theemployee is not eligible to use Paid Time Off as service time after the last day worked unlessauthorization is received from Human Resources and Development Management.Emergency hire employees at Marine Maintenance who work a minimum of thitty (30) daysshall be compensated for 100% of his or her Paid Time Off acctued balance at the employee'shourly rate of pay at termination. Compensation shall be made in a lump sum payment.9.4 Leave Without Pay (LWOP) -When an employee requests leave without pay in conjunctionwith any other leave, the requests should be combined so the employee's manager may assessthe consequences of the entire period oftime off being requested. Requests for LWOP may notbe approved unless it will occur after all appropriate paid leave acctuals are exhausted. Whenthe absence is for personal reasons, all paid time off must be exhausted. If illness is involved,all extended illness, long-term sick leave, and paid time off leave must be exhausted.Suspensions or unpaid time for disciplinary reasons may result in LWOP while there arepayable leave balances. IfLWOP is requested in conjunction with paid time off, compensationmay be al1'anged to be paid over the entire period off at a reduced amount or schedule. Thisal1'angement requires advance notice and a Request for Persom1el Action form to adviseAccounting of the change in schedule.9.5 General Leaves Without PayApproval of a leave under the conditions and limits stated in this section assumes theemployee's right to reinstatement without loss of seniority in the same position and pay heldbefore the leave. However, if a reduction in force should occur during a period of leave, theElectricians Collective Bargaining Agreement June 1, 2012- May 31, 2017Page 15 of29