Agmt 2016 San Leandro Employees Association

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Section 23. Safety The City shall conform to the applicable safety regulations provided by State law to insure the employees' reasonably safe working conditions. The Union agrees to encourage its employees to promptly report unsafe conditions and equipment. Employees assigned to classifications designated by the City to require safety shoes shall be reimbursed upon purchase of such shoes to a fiscal year maximum amount of two hundred and seventy-five dollars ($275.00) and three hundred and twenty-five dollars ($325.00) for Tree Trimmers which would also include inserts, soles, laces, for both. Part-time employees assigned to classifications that require safety shoes shall receive 1/2 of the annual reimbursable amount of the full-time employees. City employees in the following regular or temporary classifications shall receive a biennial reimbursement: Assistant Engineer Office Coordinator—Permits Center Associate Engineer Sr. Engineering Aide Engineering Aide Traffic Operations Engineer Section 24. Part-Time Paid Leave Upon hire, all part-time employees shall commence accruing sick leave in accordance with Assembly Bill 1522, enacting the Health Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 "Paid Sick Leave Law". Employees will accrue at the rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked up to a maximum of 24 hours or 3 days annually or until such time as employee becomes eligible for paid-time off(PTO). Sick leave accrual will cease once an employee becomes eligible to accrue paid time off. Regular part-time employees shall, upon the completion of six (6) consecutive months of employment, commence to accrue paid leave, to be used for sick leave, holidays or vacation leave, at the rate of four (4) hours for each full segment of fifty (50) hours worked in the preceding calendar year. Exceptions may be approved at the sole discretion of the Human Resources Manager for SLCEA employees who do not meet the six (6) consecutive months of employment, upon recommendation by the department head. Such eligible employee who has worked fewer than fifty (50) hours in a calendar year may carry over into the succeeding calendar year the fewer hours worked for purposes of accruing paid leave. Paid leave which is earned and accrued under this section is cumulative and may be carried over from one (1) calendar year to the following provided, however, that at the end of this following calendar year the maximum accrual does not exceed one hundred seventy (170)hours. If a part-time employee is separated from employment and is rehired after more than a one year break in service,the employee must requalify for PTO by working 6 consecutive months. If a part-time employee is hired into a full-time position, his/her accrued PTO balance will be cashed out during the effective pay period. 20