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<br />ARTICLE XIV S1CK LEAVE <br />14.01 Sick leave shall be accuinulated at the rate of four and six-tenths (4.6) hours far every <br />eighty (80) hours paid, excluding overtime and ma), accuinulate such sick leave to an unlimiied <br />amowlt. <br />14.02 In the event that an employee should be injured while in the line of duty due to a sudden <br />and accidental occurrence, and such injury has so incapacitated said employee is temporarily <br />unable to wark, then the Director of Public Safety, after determining that said injury is work- <br />related and is of a temporary nature, may authorize ninety (90) days siclc leave. If after sucli <br />ninety (90) day sick leave period, said employee is still temporarily incapacitated, then the <br />Director of Public Safety shall recommend to Council whether or not to continue said salary. <br />Cotmcil shall forthwith review the matter and by majority vote, determine whether the employee <br />shall continue to receive his full salary during recuperation. While off on line of duty siclc leave, <br />if in the opinion of the employee's doctor and a doctor chosen by the Employer indicates the <br />employee is capable of returning to work in a restricted duty position, the employee will be <br />offered a restricted duty position. If the employee refuses the position, the use of authorized line <br />of duty sicl: leave would terminate; and the employee would have to use their accuinulated sick <br />leave. <br />For the purpose of this paragraph, a sudden and accidental iujuiy shall include such <br />incidents as an automobile accident, assault, gun shot wound and the like. It may ilot be <br />considered as sudden and accidental if an injury or incapacitation results from lifting, slipping, <br />tripping or falling. <br />14.03 Any employee who qualifies for benefits under this Section shall be required to pay over <br />to the Employer any amount received from the Bureau of Workers Compensation as <br />supplemental wages. Further, if at any time the Employer determines, on the basis of inedical <br />evidence, that employee is permasiently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, <br />then the Einployer inay terminate payments and insist that employee go on a pension program. <br />14.04 Ai1y employee who qualifies far the benefits Linder tlus Section, shall not have his <br />accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified accidental injury which occurred while in <br />the line of duty. <br />14.05 If an employee is absent on sick leave for nlore than three (3) consecutive wark days, the <br />Employer shall require the employee to present a physician's report attesting to the employee's <br />incapacity and that the employee was under the doctor's care and is able to return to work. The <br />Einployer will review the attendance records of employees periodically and at least once in each <br />three (3 )) month period. If it believes that an employee is developing an attendai7ce problem, it <br />will notify the employee in writing that a physician's report attesting to the einployee's <br />incapacity will be required for absences of tluee (3) days or less. When an employee's 1-ecord <br />becomes satisfactory, the requirement for such inedical evidence for short term absences will be <br />removed, and the employee will be notified in writing. <br />10