35 Questions
Which employees are eligible to accrue leave time?
Full-time employees
When do new employees start to earn annual and sick leave?
From their date of hire
Is time spent on a leave of absence without pay included in length of service towards continuous annual leave?
No, it is not included
Which of the following situations will NOT entitle members to draw from the pool?
Testing occurring outside South Florida
What happens when a member withdraws from the pool?
They lose their entitlement to use pool leave
How many hours of pool leave can a member use in a 12-month period?
640 hours
When can a member be recommended for expulsion from the pool?
By a majority vote of the committee
Which of the following is a requirement for an employee to be eligible for the Sick Leave Pool?
The employee must have been an eligible pool member for at least 90 days.
What constitutes a quorum for the Sick Leave Pool Committee?
50% of committee members
What happens if a Sick Leave Pool Committee member misses three meetings without notifying the pool's administrator?
The member will be expelled from the committee.
When should requests for Sick Leave Pool be submitted to the pool administrator?
By the second week of every month
When an employee is on annual leave during a holiday observed by BSO, what type of leave will they be charged?
Holiday leave
When can employees charge sick leave instead of annual leave if they get sick or injured during their vacation period?
When they provide adequate proof of illness or injury
What is the maximum number of donated leave hours an employee can receive in a rolling 12-month period?
480 hours
Who is eligible to donate leave?
Employees with 80 hours or more in their Annual/Holiday leave bank
Which of the following is true about the leave year?
The leave year is based on 26-biweekly pay periods.
What is the purpose of the Sick Leave Pool?
To provide a plan for employees to share their accrued sick leave.
Who is eligible to receive the Sick Leave Pool benefit?
Any employee who has exhausted all accrued leave.
When can eligible employees enroll in the Sick Leave Pool?
Enrollment is restricted to January and July of each year.
According to the policy manual, how many bonus days can a full-time employee earn in any continuous twelve-month period?
Four (4) bonus days
If a full-time employee does not complete 13 pay periods, what will happen to their eligibility for bonus days?
They will lose their eligibility for bonus days
When can a full-time employee take a bonus day or receive pay instead of taking a bonus day?
After completing 13 pay periods without taking sick leave
What happens if an employee uses sick leave after receiving the two-day bonus?
They will have to start over again with one (1) bonus day
According to the policy manual, when will members be required to replace the hours of pool leave they withdraw?
Only if it is determined they abused the use of pool leave
What happens if a member's personal sick leave account does not have sufficient hours to repay the pool?
The member's sick leave account will be paid to the pool and the rest of the hours owed will be paid each month
What is the role of the pool administrator in overseeing the sick leave pool?
To review the sick leave accounts of members
Under what circumstances can a member be required to repay all or part of the leave withdrawn from the pool?
If the member abuses the use of the pool
When do employees earn leave?
Only when they are in a pay status for more than half the number of hours in their biweekly work schedule.
For what reasons can sick leave be granted with supervisor approval?
Absence due to personal illness or off-duty injury, personal medical or dental appointments, under documented care of a physician, and care for an immediate family member or domestic partner due to an illness or disability.
What actions may lead to disciplinary action for sick leave abuse?
Frequent usage of sick leave accruals as they are earned, for leave not authorized by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), recurrent usage of sick leave to extend regularly scheduled days off, recurrent usage of sick leave to extend holidays (absenteeism on the day before or after a holiday), usage of sick leave on days previously requested and denied as vacation, failure to produce requested medical documentation, and usage of unauthorized leave in place of sick leave when leave balances are exhausted.
Can annual or sick leave be granted in advance of being earned?
No, annual or sick leave cannot be granted in advance of being earned.
Which employees are eligible to receive a lump sum payment for outstanding annual and holiday leave upon separation?
Assistant Managers and Managers
If an employee received an extension to utilize hours over the cap, what happens to the cumulative total number of hours over the cap at the end of the prior calendar year that have not been used?
They are automatically forfeited
Under what circumstances can employees be paid for accumulated annual leave while on a leave of absence without pay?
If they have more than 320 hours of accumulated annual leave
Which employees are eligible to receive a lump sum payment for outstanding sick leave upon resignation or retirement?
Employees in good standing
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