Res11 15077 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

01/10/2011 8.4 Holiday During Vacation or Sick Leave In the event any of the holidays specified in Section 8.1 above occurs while an employee is on vacation or sick leave, the holiday shall not be charged as vacation or sick leave. 8.5 Holiday Compensation for Fire Fighter /Engineer and Fire Captain Each employee in the classifications of Fire Fighter /Engineer and Fire Captain assigned to a twenty -four (24) hour duty schedule shall be exempt from the provisions of Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4 above, and shall receive no additional compensation in the form of pay or time off in the event the employee is required to work on any of the days set forth in Section 8.1. Fire Fighter /Engineers and Fire Captains who are in a no -pay status (e.g. on leave of absence or Family Medical Leave) will receive holiday compensation on a prorated basis. In lieu of any holiday benefits, each employee shall receive compensation in the amount of one and one -half (1 -1/2) times his /her pay, calculated on the basis of an eight (8) hour day, for eighty (80) hours in each calendar year. Such compensation shall be issued in the amount of forty (40) hours on the first pay day on or immediately following June 1, and an additional forty (40) hours on the first pay day on or immediately following December 1. Holiday checks will be issued separately from the normal pay period checks. Employees who are laid off or whose service with the City is terminated prior to June 1 or December 1 shall have their holiday compensation pro- rated. Effective December 20, 2010, in lieu of the two (2) administrative holidays, each employee shall receive compensation in the amount of forty-eight (48) hours at the forty (40) hour rate in each calendar year. The City will endeavor to make the 2010 payment on the first non - payroll Friday within 30 days of contract ratification and Council approval of an agreement. The City will endeavor to make the 2011, 2012 and 2013 payments on the first non - payroll Friday in January of the respective year, however the payment will be made no later than the first pay period in February. Administrative holiday checks will be issued separately from the normal pay period checks. In the event that one or both of the administrative holidays have already been used for calendar year 2010, employees may transfer equivalent hours from their accrued vacation balances and /or compensatory time balances. The resulting administrative holiday balance will be paid out according to the paragraph above. Authorization forms will be provided for those employees who choose to transfer hours. For those employees who have already used their administrative holiday(s) in 2010, only those who submit authorization forms will have their hours transferred and have their reestablished administrative holiday hours included in the 2010 holiday compensation payment noted in the paragraph directly preceeding this one. 21 Page 27 #15077 MUFF # 905