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months of return to duty. The vacation utilization shall be in accordance with established department vacation sign-up procedures. Section 14. Sick Leave The object of sick leave is to provide orderly methods of furthering the health and safety of each employee as well as aiding in the maintenance of productivity. Sick leave is not a right which an employee can use at his or her discretion, but a privilege which can be allowed only in case of actual sickness, or non job -incurred injury of such employee, or of such employee's immediate family which compels the employee to be absent from work. In order to qualify for paid sick leave, notification must be given to the work unit supervisor as soon as practicable, but a least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the regular work day. waiver of this reporting requirement can be made by the Police Chief only, and only in specific unusual circumstances. Absence for illness may not be charged to sick leave not already accumulated. An employee holding a full-time position with probationary or permanent status may be allowed a leave of absence from duty without loss of pay on account of sickness or injury. Sick leave with pay is cumulative at the rate of one work day for each month of service beginning at the time of full-time probationary employment. Unused sick leave may be accumulated to a total of two hundred fifteen (215) work days. In the event employee absences from duty are deemed by the City Manager to be the result of concerted activity, any employee claiming sick leave with pay shall be required to provide a doctor's certificate stating the nature of the sickness or injury, the name and signature of the attending physician, the time and date the employee was examined by the physician, and a certification that the disability was of such severity as to prevent the employee from performing the job. The City Manager may also require that the evidence submitted by the employee be reviewed by a physician selected by the City and may require a physical examination by such physician at the City's expense. In those instances where the City Manager requires that this procedure be followed, it is understood that the burden of proof to qualify for sick leave with pay is placed upon the employee. Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee who is absent from duty due to illness or injury incurred while self-employed or working for an employer other than the City of San Leandro. The benefits provided under this section shall not be available to 12