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Benefits
III. Benefits
Pension Contributions: The employing agency offers pension contributions to all eligible full-time employees. Plan benefits are described in the plan document. A summary of the plan document is available from the executive secretary of the Conference Board of Pensions.
Health Benefits: The employing agency offers health coverage to all eligible full-time employees in accordance with conference standing rule IX.E.2. Plan benefits are described in the evidence of coverage booklet available from the executive secretary of the Conference Board of Pensions.
Vacation: Exempt employees earn the same amount of vacation time as the clergy of this conference. Clergy vacations are delineated in conference standing rule IV.F.
Non-exempt full-time employees are entitled to two weeks vacation per year during the 1st five years of employment; three weeks vacation per year during the 2nd five years of employment and four weeks of vacation per year after ten years of employment. Non-exempt employees must have their vacation dates approved by their supervisor.
After their first 90 days of employment, new employees are entitled to the portion of a full year's vacation proportional to the amount of time left in the calendar year at the date of hire. For instance, an exempt employee with an employment date of April 1st will be entitled to 3 weeks of vacation (4 weeks vacation X 9/12 months) during their first calendar year of employment.
All employees begin a new calendar year entitled immediately to that year's vacation time plus vacation time carried over from the prior year. Employees may carry over to the next calendar year no more than one week of unused vacation time.
No employee may "cash out" vacation until termination at which time all earned but unused vacation time will be paid in accordance with state law.
Sick Leave: Full- and part-time employees can be paid for up to 12 sick days per year. Up to eight days of sick leave can be carried over from one year to the next, making the maximum sick leave available in a year 20 days. Sick leave is to be used only in cases of illness, injury or medical appointment of the employee or an immediate family member where the employee must be absent to attend to the family member's needs. Additional sick time may be granted by the supervising agency in the event of a catastrophic illness.
Employees who are going to be absent should notify their supervisor according to the policies contained herein. Any employee who is absent for more than five consecutive days may be required to provide a physician's documentation justifying the need for sick leave.
Holidays: Full- time employees of the employing agencies receive paid holidays pursuant to the following schedule: 1) New Years Day, 2) Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, 3) Presidents Day, 4) Good Friday, 5) Memorial Day, 6) Independence Day, 7) Labor Day, 8) Veteran's Day, 9) Thanksgiving Day, 10) Day following Thanksgiving, 11) Christmas Eve Day, 12) Christmas and 13) New Year's Eve.
Full-time employees shall receive seven (7) hours pay for each of the holidays specified, and part-time employees shall receive pro-rated pay based upon their schedule.
In the event a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed. Should the holiday fall on Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered the holiday. In order to qualify for holiday pay, part-time and full-time employees must work the regularly scheduled day before and after the holiday. If an employee is required to work on a holiday then the employee shall be granted another mutually agreeable day off with pay. Holidays will not be considered as time worked for purposes of calculating or computing overtime, and if a holiday falls during an employee's vacation, the employee will not be charged that day as vacation time, but instead will receive it as holiday pay if they otherwise qualify.
Long-term Disability: Full-time employees are offered long-term disability coverage. A copy of the specific disability plan is available from the Director of Administrative Services.
Death Benefits: The employing agencies offer death benefits in accordance with conference standing rule XI.D.2.
Leaves of Absence:
Jury Duty: Employees will be granted time off to serve on juries upon presentation of the Summons from the Jury Commissioner to their supervisor. The Conference will pay up to 10 working days each calendar year for employees to serve on jury duty if called. When first called for jury duty the employee should notify their supervisor who may ask the employee to seek a postponement based on work requirements, request "on call" status from the Jury Commissioner and be available by telephone from the workplace. In addition, any employee released from jury duty during a regularly scheduled work day shall return to work.
Witness Duty: Employees will be granted time off to act as a witness upon presentation of a copy of the subpoena to their supervisor. Such time off will not be paid.
Military Leave: Military leaves of absence are provided to all employees in compliance with applicable state and federal laws. Any employee requesting military leave should submit such request promptly and accompany any such request with a copy of their orders indicating the beginning and ending dates of their active duty period.
Maternity/Paternity Leave: Employees are entitled to the same amount of maternity/paternity leave as clergy. Clergy maternity/paternity leave is described in the Book of Discipline.
Employees are eligible for maternity/paternity leave of up to 3 months at the birth or arrival of a child into the home for purposes of adoption. Compensation will be maintained for no less than eight weeks of leave. Employees desiring this leave should notify their supervisor or supervising committee 90 days in advance, if possible.
Maternity/paternity leave of up to 3 months will be considered uninterrupted service for pension purpose. An employee's health benefits will remain unaffected by the leave.
Disability Due to Medical Condition: Employees disabled due to a medical condition may qualify for unpaid leave of absence for the duration of their disability, up to a maximum of four (4) months. Any employee who believes they may qualify for such disability leave must present their supervisor with a physician's statement of disability and must return to work upon release by their physician following the disability. Any disability leave lasting in excess of four (4) months may be granted, but the employee will not be guaranteed a return to work after four (4) months of leave.
Personal Leave Without Pay: Employees may request up to thirty (30) day's leave without pay. Such requests should be made to the employee's supervisor or the supervising committee and may be granted or denied solely at the discretion of the employing agency. During such personal leaves without pay, no vacation, sick leave, holiday or paid employee benefits will be earned or accrued.
School Leave: Employees may request up to forty (40) hours off per calendar year in order to attend and participate in the school of any dependent child. No more than eight (8) hours may be taken during any single month, and employees must receive permission in advance of taking the time off. Any time taken for this purpose is without pay.
Alcohol/Drug Rehabilitation Leave: The employing agencies wish to assist employees who recognize that they have a problem with alcohol or other drugs that may interfere with their ability to perform their job in a satisfactory manner. Employees who have a problem with alcohol or drugs and who decide to enroll voluntarily in an alcohol/drug rehabilitation program will be given unpaid time off to participate in the program unless it would result in an undue hardship to the employing agency to provide time off. If an employee requests time off to participate in such a program, the employing agency will make a reasonable effort to keep the fact that the employee enrolled in a program confidential.
Bereavement Leave: Bereavement leave may be granted by the employee's supervisor or supervising committee. The Conference will pay up to five days for bereavement leave.a