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14.3 Injury on Duty; The parties recognize that employees working in law enforcement and covered by this Agreement face a high potential for injury due to the nature of their employment. Such employee who, in the ordinary course of employment and while acting in a reasonable and prudent manner and in compliance with the established rules and procedures of the Employer, incurs a disabling injury while in performance of assigned duties involving enforcement investigation or assistance shall be compensated in an amount equal to the difference between the employee's regular rate of pay and benefits paid under worker's compensation, without deduction from the employees accrued sick leave. For employees receiving benefits under the Worker's Compensation Law, due to an injury sustained in the performance of duties unique to law enforcement the City shall pay one- third (1/3) of scheduled work hours and Worker's Compensation shall pay two-thirds (2/3) beginning on the first day of lost time. The employee will accrue health and welfare and all other accrued benefits on the same basis as he/she would accrue on active status unless otherwise limited as in the case of retirement benefit formulas. Effective on the thirty-first day, compensatory time off accumulated will be used to make up the difference between such benefits and the employee's normal net earnings for each pay period. After all accumulated compensatory time is used sick leave or vacation time may be used to make up the difference between such benefit and the employee's net earnings based on eighty hours (80) for each pay period. 14.4 All other leaves will be administered.in accordance with the City's Personnel Policies. ARTICLE 15 PROBATIONARY PERIODS 15.1 Probationary Period. All newly hired or rehired full-time employees shall serve a (12) month probationary period. The probationary period may be extended for up to six (6) calendar months for full-time and part-time employees by action of the City Council after conferring with the Union. 15.2 Dismissal., At any time during the probationary period, the Employer shall have the unqualified right discharge; and during this probationary period, the employee shall have no recourse to the grievance procedure, insofar as discharge is concerned 15.3 Benefits. Vacation and paid sick leave shall accrue, but may not be taken while the employee is on probation without specific permission of the chief of police. Payment will be made for holidays that occur during the probationary period. 15.4 Upon successful completion of the probationary period, an employee shall become a regular employee within the meaning of this Agreement. ARTICLE 16 SENIORITY 16.1 Definitions. Seniority shall be defined as an employee's length of continuous service with the Employer. Upon completion of the probationary period, the seniority date of the employee shall relate back to the employee's initial date of most recent employment. 15