Opinion ID: 615207
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Municipality Attendance Policy

Text: Although the Municipality's policies expressly require that all employees regularly and punctually attend work and comply with established work schedules, they do permit leave for illness. Specifically, the Municipality's attendance manual provides that career employees are entitled to accrue sick leave proportional to the number of hours comprised by the assigned work schedule. If an employee exceeds her number of sick days, the manual states that sick leave can be accrued up to a maximum of ninety (90) working days by the end of any calendar year. Additionally, the Municipality's Manual Regarding Work Schedule, Attendance Registry, Accrual and Use of Leave notes possible justifications for an employee's absence or tardiness, including an employee or family member's illness, an employee's injury, or a death in the employee's family. Lastly, the manual states that the Municipality is permitted to take disciplinary measures against an employee who is frequently absent from work in violation of established attendance norms or who exceeds the designated leaves of absence permitted.