Sick Policy 1.1.204 - Final
Sick Policy 1.1.204 - Final
Our Sick Pay program provides eligible Full-time Regular and Part-time Regular hourly employees
with sick pay to use as needed in the event of one’s own illness, medical appointments, family
illness, or personal business.
Sick Pay is paid at an employee’s regular hourly rate of pay (not including shift premium).
Sick Pay is prorated for Part-time employees based on the employee’s standard work schedule
as compared to a forty (40) hour work week. (As an example, an employee whose standard work
schedule is twenty (20) hours per week, would receive half of the regular Sick Pay allotment).
Sick Pay does not count towards the calculation of overtime. Sick Pay counts towards the 34.5
hours that weekend shift employees must work to get their 5.5-hour bonus.
There is no waiting period before Sick Pay can be utilized. Full-time Regular and Part-time regular
employees receive an allotment of Sick Pay on January 1. Sick Pay is prorated in year one for
full-time regular employees according to the schedule below:
Sick Pay may be used in thirty (30) minute increments. Employees have the option to use Sick
Pay, in thirty (30) minute increments, to replace pay missed by hours not worked due to late
arrivals, early departures or partial day absences (scheduled or unscheduled).
Scheduling Sick Pay
Sick pay is intended to provide pay for employees for unscheduled events. However, if the need
for leave is foreseeable, Sick Pay should be scheduled as soon as possible. The business of the
Company may impact when Sick Pay may be used. All scheduling of Sick Pay is subject to
leadership approval. Unscheduled Sick Pay is subject to points as described in the Attendance
policy, unless otherwise proscribed by law.
Employees must input Sick Pay requests into the Helmer Timekeeping System to request
scheduled full day absences or partial day absences (including scheduled late arrival or
scheduled early departure). Employees who want to schedule time off must use paid time,
vacation or sick, if they have it available. If an employee has an unscheduled full day absence
and has Sick Pay available, then the Leader will enter Sick Pay into the Timekeeping System. If
no Sick Pay is available, then Vacation time will be used for full day absences. It is the
responsibility of the employee to enter their Sick Pay into Helmer’s Timekeeping system in the
same week as an unscheduled late arrival, unscheduled early departure, or unscheduled partial
day absence if they would like to use Sick Pay for their time missed. Employees who want to use
Sick Pay for unscheduled late arrivals, early departures, or partial day absences on the last day
of their scheduled workweek should contact their Leader and request the Leader enter the
employee’s Sick Pay if the employee is unable to do so. If the Sick Pay is not entered into the
Helmer Time Keeping System in the same week as the late arrival, early departure, or partial day
absences then no Sick Pay pay will be paid.
Employees who work a 4x10 shift and who request an absence for a day that is not part of their
normal work schedule must submit a separate request for unpaid time off.
Sick Pay does not rollover from year to year and is not paid out at the end of the year if unused
Employees who separate employment will not be paid for any unused Sick Pay remaining in
their bank.