Message #2561

[energizer]

Where I work, we have pretty generous policies.

Sick days -- with pay.  No set number of days.  If you're sick, you stay home!  If you're out sick longer than 3 days, you need a doctor's release to come back to work.  If you're sick more than 2 weeks, you transfer to short term disability (no charge for this coverage) at full pay.  When I had surgery a couple of years ago, I was out from the beginning of October until the beginning of February at full pay.

Sick days -- without pay.  If you use up your total short term disability allowance (not sure how long that is -- but at least 3 months), and you don't have the optional long term disability coverage (available to all employees at a charge of $19.40 per month), then you are covered by the medical leave act (I believe it's a maximum of 12 weeks without pay).  After that, you will be placed on layoff status.  If there is a position for you when you are well enough to come back, you are again on staff.  Otherwise, you remain on layoff status until a position becomes available or you decide to get work elsewhere.

Vacation - 3 weeks from 0 to 10 years; 4 weeks from 10 to 24 years; 5 weeks for 25 and above years.

Holidays - 8 per year, plus one personal day and 1 floating holiday.