Subd. 1. Fifteen (15) duty days of sick leave shall be credited to all new full-time faculty members at the time of their employment to cover possible disability during the subsequent fifteen (15) months of employment. Beginning with the sixteenth (16th) month of employment, each faculty member will be credited with one (1) additional day of sick leave for each succeeding month or portion thereof of employment completed within the regular academic year , but not to exceed four and one half (4.5) days per semester, as applicable, plus one and one-half (1.5) days for each single summer session and three (3) days for each double summer session employed. Sick leave earned in accordance with this Subdivision will be accrued on a bi-weekly basis.
Subd. 2. Unused sick leave may accumulate to a total of one hundred twenty-five (125) days. Sick leave earned over the maximum will be considered lapsed but shall be recorded to the faculty member ’s credit. In the event that a faculty member with an illness exhausts his/her current accumulated sick leave , and has lapsed sick leave recorded to his/her credit, additional sick leave shall be granted by the President /designee upon valid medical documentation, to the extent required by the employee’s illness, but not to exceed the total amount of his/her lapsed sick leave.
Subd. 3. Faculty members on a full-time fixed-term appointment as provided for in Article 21, Section E, shall be credited upon initial employment with one (1) day of sick leave for each month of service.
Subd. 4. Individuals commencing employment on less than a full-time basis shall be given sick leave credit as described in this Section at the commencement of employment on a pro rata basis. Such part-time faculty members shall accumulate sick leave on the basis of one (1) day for each month employed pro rata multiplied by the fraction of the time employed. Use of sick leave for such faculty members shall be deducted on a pro rata basis according to the fraction of the time employed at the time of leave. Sick leave earned in accordance with this Subdivision will be accrued on a biweekly basis.
Subd. 5. Sick leave shall be granted by the President /designee for absences made necessary by reason of illness or disability, including temporary disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth and recovery therefrom; by exposure to contagious disease which may endanger the individual or the public health; or by illness or temporary disability caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth and recovery therefrom in the immediate family of the faculty member , making it necessary that the faculty member be absent from his/her duties. In the case of absence for illness of members of the immediate family, the term An immediate family shall be defined to include the spouse, brothers, sisters, children, step children, foster children, grandchildren, ward, grandparents, parents or parents of the spouse. These provisions shall include an individual who regularly resides in the employee’s household. A faculty member may use up to three (3) days of sick leave to arrange for the nursing care of the faculty member’s parents or parents of the spouse.
Subd. 6. Any faculty member reemployed within one (1) year at the same or any other university within the System shall have unused accumulated sick leave reinstituted and posted to the employee’s credit in the records of the employing university, provided such sick leave was accrued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement , and provided such sick leave has not been used in the calculation of severance pay. In the event such sick leave was used in the calculation of severance pay, the faculty member shall have sixty percent (60%) of the unused accumulated sick leave reinstituted and posted to the faculty member’s credit.
Subd. 7. All unused sick leave earned prior to ratification of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be credited fully to each faculty member ’s sick leave accumulation.
Subd. 8. Faculty
members with appointments
for periods other than one
hundred sixty-eight (168) duty days
shall have the number of days of sick leave
per year to be accrued calculated in
accordance with the following formula:
Total Sick = # of Duty Days
x 9 x Percentage of a
Leave Accrued 168 normal workload |
Subd. 9. The IFO
and MnSCU
may develop a sick leave
incentive program through establishment of a
joint committee
, but
any final agreement
on the Employer
’s
part is subject to the approval of the M.S. 43A statutory employer.
Section B. Bereavement Leave . The use of a reasonable period of leave, up to five (5) days per occurrence, shall be granted in case of a death in the immediate family as defined in Section A., Subd. 5. Bereavement leave shall not be deducted from sick leave in the case of relatives of the faculty member or the spouse’s parents, or an individual who regularly resides in the employee’s household. Bereavement leave shall be deducted from sick leave in the case of other relatives of the spouse. Additional time may be allowed by the President /designee depending upon circumstances.
Section C. Military Leave of Absence . Faculty members who are members of the state or federal armed services are entitled to leave of absence with pay as defined in Minnesota Statutes .
Section D. Court-Related Leaves of Absence with Pay . Faculty members shall be granted a leave of absence with pay for:
Subd. 1. Service upon a jury .
Subd. 2. Appearance before a court , legislative committee , or other judicial or quasi-judicial body in response to subpoena or other direction by proper authority. If the faculty member is the plaintiff, the faculty member shall reimburse the university for expenses incurred for a substitute, not to exceed the faculty member’s salary for the work days missed.
Subd. 3. Attendance in court in connection with a faculty member ’s official duty , such attendance including the time required in going to the court and returning to the faculty member ’s place of work.
Section E. Emergency/Personal Leave . A faculty member may be granted up to three (3) days (non-cumulative) of emergency or personal leave per fiscal year for situations not covered by other provisions of this Agreement that arise necessitating the absence of the faculty member from the campus. Whenever possible, the faculty member shall apply for prior approval of the leave by the President /designee .
Section F. Accrued Benefits . A faculty member while on leave shall retain all rights and accumulated benefits. Such benefits shall continue to accrue for the period of time that a faculty member is on leave pursuant to this Article. Full-time faculty members who are granted sabbatical leaves shall accrue full sick leave benefits, notwithstanding the reduction in salary provided in Article 19, Section C., Subd. 4. Part-time faculty who are granted sabbatical leaves shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis.
Section G. Paid Leave of Absence . The President may grant a faculty member a paid leave of absence up to one (1) year in length for the purpose of retraining or further training to meet the programmatic needs of the university .