The first six months of your employement are considered your probationary period. The Library reserves the right to extend the probationary period of any employee for up to 6 additional months. However, they must notify the Union, in writing, one month prior to the end date of the original probationary period.
Probationary Period
Personal Time: Within thirty (30) days of employement, all full-time, PSA benefits-eligible employees shall receive Personal Time at a rate of 0.25 Days * Months. “Days” refers to 7-hour work day; “Months” refers to the number of full months remaining in the calendar year.
Leave/PTO During Probation
Example: Employee A is hired in September. In October, Employee A will recieve 5.25 hours of Personal Time to use within their probationary period and in the months leading up to January 1 of the next year. Personal Time must be used prior to December 31 of each year.
Sick Leave: Employees within their first six months receive 7 hours/1 day of Sick Leave per each month they work until the beginning of the “next six-month interval,” which for us means January 1 or July 1. Sick Leave accrues, which means you receive it after you work the necessary amount of hours.
Example: Employee A is hired in September. In October, Employee A will receive 7 hours of Sick Time based on time worked in the month of September. Employee A will receive 7 hours for all subsequent months of their probationary period. Because Employee A’s probationary period ends in March, they will continue to earn 7 hours/1 day per month until July 1, where they will then receive half of their annual allotment or 52.5 hours/7.5 days.
Annual Leave (aka Vacation Time): Annual Leave is accrued beginning on your first day of employment at a rate of 0.4 days per week of employment, but is not able to be used until the completion of your probationary period. At the end of your probationary period, employees receive half of their yearly allotment of 70 hours/10 days. You will then receive a pro-rated amount of Annual Leave at the next six-month interval. All probationary employees earn under the carryover maximum for Annual Leave; Annual Leave disbursed at the end of your probationary period will roll over into the next year. You can use this website to calculate the number of weeks between the end of your probationary period and the next leave drop. Partial weeks do not count.
Example: Employee A is hired in September. At the end of their six-month probationary period in March, they receive 70 hours/10 days of Annual Leave. At the next six-month interval, July 1, Employee A will receive 0.4 Days * Weeks worked between the end of their probationary period and June 30.
Bereavement Leave: Employees in their probationary period are elibigle for 5 days of Bereavement Leave in the event of the death of a spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, in loco parentis, sibling, sibling-in-law, child, grandparent, grandchild, step family member, or member of your immediate household (for more than a period of 6 months). However, probationary employees are not eligible for Bereavement Leave in the event of the death of an aunt, uncle, or niece or nephew and must use accumulated PTO, compensatory time, or take unpaid time to attend or plan funeral services.
Post-Probationary Period
After you complete your Probationary Period, but while you are still within your first year of employment, your leave allotment may still differ from your colleagues based on your date of hire and when your probationary period ended.
Personal Time: On the next January 1, employees who have completed their probationary period receive 21 hours/3 days of Personal Time.
Sick Leave: On January 1 or July 1, whichever is sooner, employees who have completed their probationary period receive half of their yearly allotment of Sick Leave which is 52.5 hours/7.5 days. For the period of time between the end of your probationary period until January 1 or July 1, employees should continue to earn 7 hours/1 day of Sick Leave each month.
Annual Leave: At the end of your probationary period, you should receive half of your yearly allotment of Annual Leave which is 70 hours/10 days. On January 1 or July 1, whichever is sooner, you will receive 0.4 days * Weeks worked between the end of your probationary period and Jan. 1 or July 1. You can use this website to calculate the number of weeks between the end of your probationary period and the next leave drop. Partial weeks do not count. On the following January 1 or July 1, whichever is sooner, you will receive the standard allotment of 70 hours/10 days.
Bereavement Leave: Employees who have completed their probationary period are entitled to full Bereavement Leave benefits, which can be found here.