HomeMy WebLinkAbout1566A By-law to establish certain benefits for employees of the Coroporation of the Township of Clarke.
t~ BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN BENEFITS '
FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION OF THE
TO`,~NSHIP OF CLARKS .
WHE REAS it is deemed expedient to establish sick leave
benefits, annual vacation and statutor~r holidays for the employees
of the Township of Clarke, ""
THEREFORE the Council of the Township of Clarke enacts as
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1. Sick Leave Credit Gratuities
(a) The Township shall establish a system of sick leave credits
under which an employee shall be entitled to a credit of
one and one-half days for each month of regular attendance,
(b) The credits shall be cumulative.
(c) The credits shall be entered into a register maintained in
the department in which the employee is employed,
(d) No credits shall he given to an employee in any month who
is absent from duty in that month:
(i) For more than six (6) days for any reason other
than vacation leave o_f absence.
(ii) Without leave of ahsen.ce,
(e ) No employee shall receive pay f. cir absence caused throug'n
sickness in excess of 1E~0 days credit or of his accumulated
credits, which ever is the lesser,
(f) An employee shall not be granted any sick leave credits
until he has completed one year continuous employment with
the Township of Clarke.
(g) Payment for sick leave shall be made at the prevailing
rate in effect during the absence of the employee. For
those employees engaged on a Salary basis, the salary
shall be continued until the employee has exhausted his
accumulated credits up to a maximum of 1F~0 days and for
those employees on an hourly basis, the hourly rate
multiplied by the normal workin~T hours for the particular
period, shall be paid until the employee has exhausted
his accumulated credits up to a maximum of 1~0 days.
(h) 1~fter three (3) days absence caused by sickness no leave
with pay shall he allowed unless a certificate of a duly
qualified medical practitioner is forwarded to the head
of the employees department certifying the inability of
the employee to attend to his or her official duties,
The head of the department may require an employee to
submit a doctorfs certificate for a period of absence of
less than three (3) days,
(i) The head of the department may grant leave of absence with
pay upon any special or compassionate grounds to an em ployPe
and the period of leave of absence shall be charged against
the sick leave credits of the employee.
(j) On retirement or separation, an employee shall be entitled
to an amount equal to his salary, wages or other remuneration
for one-half the nl.imber off' days standing to his credit up
to a maximum of 1~0 days and in any event, not in excess
of the amount of ~0 days earnings at the rate received
by the employee immediately prior to termination of
employment and providin~T that the employee has completed
five years of service with the Corporation of the To~~nship
of Clarke immediately prior to terminat%on of em ployment,
(k) Employees shall be granted a credit of 1 day sick leave
for each month that they have been employed by the Township
of Clarke prior to January 1, 19h7,
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(1) an employee shall be provided with an annual statement of
the sick leave credits accumulated to his or her credit.,
This statement shall be signed by the head of the employeets
department and shall be given to the employee on or before
January 31 of each year.
(m) An employee who is permanently employed on a part time basis,
and who received an annual salary of not less than 50 per
cent of the regular annual salary for this classification
of employment, will be entitled to one-half of the
accumulated sick leave credits as outlined for permanent
full time employees.
(n) The following regulations shall apply for labourers and
casual employees who shall be entitled to sick leave
credits providinb:
(i) The employee works for eight continuous months in
each calendar year.
(ii) The employee works for any eight months of the year,
not necessarily continuous, providing the break in
continuity is due to lack of work or by other action
by the employer. Bu.t the employee Drill not be
eligible where a break in continuity is a result
of that employeets decision to resign.
(iii) Temporary absence approved by the employer for
compassionate reason will not be interpreted as a
break in continuity.
(iv) The employee will not be eligible for sick leave
benefits unless he has complied with the requirements
of section (i) or (ii) for a period of one calendar
year. Accumulation of credits is not permitted for
the probationary year.
(v) adhere an employee has received a separation or
retirement allowance as provided by section (j)
of these regulations and is subsequently r eemployed,
the employee shall commence accumulation of sick
leave credits on the basis of having the status of
a new employee and said employee shall be required
to serve for probationary period as outlined in
section (iv),
(vi) The employee shall only be paid for absence caused
by sickness which occurs during a period of
employment
2. Statutory Holidays
(a) All permanent employees
statutory holidays with
(i ) Nevr Year 1 s Day
(ii) Good Friday
(iii) Victoria Day
(iv ) Dominion Day
(v) Civic Holiday
(vi) Labour Day
(vii) Thanksgiving Day
(viii)Christmas Day
(ix) Any other holiday
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shall be granted the following
pay:
that may be authorized by
Township of Clarke.
(b) Permanent employees shall include labourers and casual
employees of the Township of Clarke.
(c ) In order that an employee shall be granted a statut ory
holiday with pay, the employee must work the normal
working day immediately before and after the holiday.
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3. Annual Vacation:
(a) All permanent employees shall be granted 2 weeks annual
vacation after one yeasts service and 3 weeks annual
vacation after five yeasts service.
(b) One Yeasts annualjacation may be carried over to the
following year.
(c) ~rVhen a statutory holiday falls on a day of an employeets
scheduled vacation, the employee shall be entitled to an
additional day of vacation, provided that the necessary
arrangements have been made with the head of the depart-
ment prior to the commencement of the vacation period.
(d) Permanent employees shall include all employees whose
service is continuous for such length of time to qualify
them for the applicable annual vacation. Casual employees
are excluded unless permission is granted by the head of
the department for inclusion.
4. This By-law shall come into force and effect as of the first
day of January, 1g67,
5. That By-law No. 1~Q6 be and is hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 7 day of November 1967.
Reeve.
Clerk.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 7 day of.Tlovember 196.
Reeve.
S E 4 L y
Clerk,
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