Employee Manual 2025 - Flipbook - Page 38
1.
A biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild or legal ward, a child of a domestic
partner, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis.
2.
A biological parent, foster parent, stepparent, or adoptive parent or a legal guardian
of an employee or an employee's spouse or domestic partner or an individual who stood in
loco parentis when the employee was a minor child.
3.
An individual to whom the employee is legally married under the laws of any state or
a domestic partner.
4.
A grandparent.
5.
A grandchild.
6.
A biological, foster, or adopted sibling.
7.
An individual related by blood to the employee.
8.
An individual whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a
family relationship.
When the need to use sick time is foreseeable (planned, known/scheduled in advance), employees
are required to provide advance notice no later than 7 days before the date the sick time is to
begin, or no later than 7 days of the intention to use the sick time.
When the need to use sick time is not foreseeable (emergency, unknown in advance), employees
must provide notice as soon as practical.
If an employee’s employment ends and they are rehired within 2 months of their separation date,
the balance of the unused sick time will be reinstated and available for immediate use. If an
employee is rehired 2 months or after their separation date, unused sick time will not be
reinstated.
9. The following shall apply as pertains to the accumulation of sick time, which is in
conjunction with the accident and sickness (disability) insurance program
adopted by the City:
i. Sick time may be taken in one-hour increments.
ii. Sick time shall be earned by full-time employees at the rate of
one workday for each calendar month of service. Unused sick
time shall accrue and may be accumulated to a total of not
more than 34 days, provided that the total shall be reduced
each July 1 to not more than 22 days.
iii. Each full-time employee with at least five years of continuous
service who terminates employment with the City by reason
of death, resignation or retirement shall be paid for 100
percent of their accumulated unused sick time to a maximum
of 34 days.
iv. In order to reward employees who, continue to show good
work attendance after their 34 day maximum sick time
accumulation is reached, the following shall apply:
City of Plymouth Employee manual - Page 38 – May 2025
