For example, when an employee terminates, accrued sick time is forfeited. Once time is donated to an eligible employee, that employee is placed on active pay status. Donations can be interdepartmental with mutual departmental approval and if funding source restrictions do not prevent the transfer of hours. There is no central donation bank. All donations must be designated for a specific employee.
Donors are anonymous to protect the voluntary aspect of the program.
Anonymity prevents potential pressure being placed on employees who do not choose to donate hours, regardless of the reason for their decision.