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City of Pequot Lakes City of Pequot Lakes Personnel Policies _ Effective Date: 10-03-2017 Effective Date of Amendment: 06-05-2023 be taken consecutively, with no intervening unpaid leave. The City will provide employees with time away from work as required by state or federal statutes, if there are requirements for such time off that are not described in the personnel policies. 10.1 Sick Leave 10.1.1. Eligibility Sick leave is authorized absence from work with pay, granted to qualified full-time employees. Sick leave is a privilege, not a right. Employees are to use this paid leave only when they are unable to work for medical reasons and under the conditions explained below. Sick leave does not accrue during an unpaid leave of absence. • Full-time employees will accrue sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month (48 hours per year will be uc.3%, ioEea as tarned Safe and Sick Time). See 10.1.5. for definition Earned Sick and Safe Time Requirements. If an employee has accumulated the maximum amount of sick leave, the employee will not accrue any more sick leave. • Part-time employees regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week will accrue sick leave on a pro -rated basis of the full-time employee schedule. A part-time, temporary, or seasonal employee that works at least 80 hours in a year for the City will earn 1 hour of Earned Sick and Safe Time for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours of Earned Sick and Safe Time per year • PaFt time a nleyeeS r ulaFly rnhed..le.d +n .. perk fewer than M hews nor week, temneFa Fy employee. -;;Rd o n-.I a nleyees ...ill net earn er a6 ffue cirli Iewe_ • Accumulated sick leave will not exceed 960 hours. The total of Earned and Safe Time carry over hours shall not exceed 80 hour. 10.1.2 Usage Sick leave may be used only for time when the employee would otherwise have been at work. It cannot be used for scheduled time off. Employees may use sick leave for the following reasons: • When an employee is unable to perform work duties due to illness or disability (including pregnancy). For medical, dental or other care provider appointments. When an employee has been exposed to a contagious disease of such a nature that his/her presence at the work place could endanger the health of others. To care for the employee's injured or ill children, including stepchildren or foster children, for such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance with the child may be necessary. 28