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Emergency Sick Time Bank

The SSAC in partnership with Human Resources is pleased to announce the creation of an Emergency Sick Time Bank for benefits eligible support staff employees.

What is it? The Emergency Sick Time Bank is a "bank of sick time" that has been donated by fellow support staff employees for use by other support staff employees who are out of work full-time with a serious medical condition. Criteria for receiving an award of sick time as well as the forms for donating and requesting time are available.
Click here for application to donate hours.
Click here for application to receive hours.

How can I donate hours? Any employee who has more than 500 hours of sick time in their current sick time accrual may donate up to 100 hours per calendar year. The creation of the Emergency Sick Time Bank is based solely on the donations of support staff who have significant sick time accrued. Before making a donation, HR recommends that you review your disability insurance election. Please click here to review the full summary of the College's disability benefits.

How would I request hours? Support staff employees can request an award of hours once they meet the following criteria:

  1. Must have successfully completed the adaptation period
  2. Must have a serious health condition as defined by the Family Medical Leave Act
  3. Must be on an approved medical leave of absence
  4. Must have used all personal sick time
  5. Must have used all but 2 weeks of vacation time (defined by a typical work week — if 40 hour/ week — then can maintain only 80 hours of vacation time, if a 25 hour work week, 50 hours of vacation can be maintained.)
  6. If eligible for Short Term Disability (STD), employee must have applied for STD.

How are awards determined? After meeting the initial criteria and filling out the request form, there are three factors that will be considered before granting an award:

  1. Number of overall hours in the Emergency Sick Time Bank
  2. Number of overall requests for awards
  3. Total amount of previous awards you may have already received.

Awards will be considered on an as needed basis.