COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Between NEW YORK UNIVERSITY And LOCAL ONE SECURITY OFFICERS UNION
July 1, 2001 - June 20, 2006

ARTICLE 12 - SICK LEAVE

A. The Employer shall pay sick pay to Employees during any bona fide absence due to illness or accident based on the following sick leave plan, in the amount of his/her regular daily wage.

B. All current and new Employees will receive one (1) sick day after six (6) months of employment, one (1) day after nine (9) months of employment, and one (1) day after 12 months of employment. After 13 months every Employee will accrue one (1) sick day per month up to a maximum of 12 days per year.

C. An Employee shall be permitted to accrue a maximum total of sixty (60) days of sick leave, including days previously accrued under these provisions.

D. In the event an Employee has not returned to work at the time his/her full accrued credits are exhausted, or if such credits are exhausted by the fifth day of absence, he/she shall then be entitled to the same benefits and to the same extent as are provided under the New York State Disability Law. Sick leave benefits are integrated with the New York Disability Benefits in that the twenty-six (26) week disability payment period prescribed by Law begins after the waiting period of five (5) working days, whether or not the Employee is using sick leave credits.

E. In cases involving injuries or occupational diseases covered by the New York State Workers' Compensation Act, Employees may use accumulated sick leave during their first week of absence.

F. All payments hereinabove set forth in this Article are voluntarily assumed by the Employer, in consideration of concessions made by the Union with respect to various other provisions of this Agreement, and any such payment shall be deemed to be a voluntary contribution or aid within the meaning of any applicable statutory provisions. In the event the provisions of this sick leave plan shall be found to be unenforceable or contrary to law, the parties shall negotiate an equivalent plan and, if unable to agree, shall submit such matter to arbitration under this Agreement; but in no event shall any substitute plan be less favorable to Employees than the plan hereinabove set forth.

G. Any Employee who becomes injured during working hours shall receive the rest of the day off without loss of pay or deduction from sick leave, provided that the injury is such that the Employer orders the Employee not to return to work.

H. Any Employee who has a perfect attendance record for the calendar year shall receive an attendance bonus of $250.00, to be paid in a separate check.

I. Commencing July 1, 2001, Employees eligible for sick leave credit shall receive a day's regular pay for each day of sick leave not taken from the sick leave days accrued by the Employee during that calendar year. Such payment shall be made to the Employee prior to the end of January for the following calendar year (i.e., prior to the end of January 2002 for sick leave days earned but not used in 2001). Employees are not entitled to be paid for sick leave accrued in previous years. An employee who is out on sick leave 12 or more days in a calendar year is not entitled to any payment under this provision. Pay under this provision may be declined by the Employee, in which case sick leave days not taken during the calendar year shall accrue to the Employee in accordance with Section C of this Article. Effective January 1, 2003, payments under this provision shall be made in a separate check.

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