[Publib] Sick Time Payout

[Linda Cannon]

We are (pending board approval) moving to a sick leave/personal leave
bank. We currently get 12 sick days a year, but the proposal is that we
would get 6 sick days and 6 personal days. If you're sick, you can use
the personal time after sick is exhausted for sick leave, but if you
don't use it for sick leave, the personal time is time off you can
schedule. This is status quo for those who use a lot of sick leave, but
for those of us to don't (especially those who have maxed out our sick
leave at over 576 hours for full-time), we get to use 1/2 of the
allotted time for time we *want* to take off. No loss for those who are
often sick, but finally a payback for those of us who aren't. No cash
incentive to come in sick, but perhaps enough of an incentive for those
who just don't want to get out of bed some days.
 
Obviously, in order to make things easier for those who are covering
desks, there are parameters for use of personal days (you can't just
call in and say "I'm taking a personal day today." without extraordinary
circumstances--it's supposed to be scheduled).
 

Linda Cannon, Collection Development Librarian
Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St.
Joplin, MO  64801
417-623-7953
lcannon at joplinpubliclibrary.org
http://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org <http://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/>


 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of James Casey
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:38 AM
To: Christine Hage; Lise Chlebanowski; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Sick Time Payout



Our Library does the same kind of payout process for those who have
accumulated 675 hours (90 days).  The amount earned beyond that can be
accumulated during the year and is "paid off" at the end.  Although it
may take as long as 7 or 8 years to accumulate that much sick leave, the
payout at the end of the year is extremely helpful in paying the bills.


 

In other Libraries where I worked over the past 33 years, most simply
allow sick leave without any continuing value or equity.  Hence, a staff
person may say: "If you don't use it, you lose it."  When I left one job
with 400 hours of unused sick leave, the HR person suggested that I had
been foolish for not using the sick leave.  There were people in that
particular library (30 years ago) who would take many "sick days" off
every year as a supplement to vacation.  Without some cash value
attached to sick leave, you have an actual disincentive to come in to
work.  

 

James B. Casey --- My own views

Director of Oak Lawn Public Library

ALA Council Member

 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Christine Hage
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:37 PM
To: Lise Chlebanowski; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Sick Time Payout

 

We give employees 12 days of sick time each year.  They are allowed to
bank up to 30 days of sick time.  Once they reach that level we pay them
at half pay for every hour over the 30 days.  This is done once a year.
Upon separation from service the employee is paid at a half pay rate for
up to 15 days.

 

Our auditors wanted us to cap sick time at 30 days to lower our
liability.  We picked 30 days because our short term disability
insurance kicks in at that point.

 

Christine Lind Hage, Director

Rochester Hills Public Library

500 Olde Towne Road

Rochester, MI 48307

 

Voice: 248 / 650-7122

Fax: 248/ 650-7121

 


 

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