Donation of Time Flashcards
When a City of Houston employee has exhausted all available leave due to a disabling illness or injury requiring an absence of _________ other City employees may donate part of their available leave balance to that employee under the Accrued Leave Donation Program.
The donated time shall be credited to classified recipients as ______ and to civilian recipients as ________.
over 30 consecutive calendar days,
Paid Time Off (PTO) sick time.
To be considered as a recipient of the Accrued Leave Donation Program, an employee shall initiate a written request through the employee’s division commander to __________.
The letter of request shall have attached both a _______ and _________ that asks for employee time donations
the Office of Budget and Finance.
doctor’s prognosis and a division-prepared Circular
The request may be made prior to the end of the 30-day absence.
Requests for donated leave shall be reviewed and approved or denied by a committee consisting of _______, ________, and __________.
supervisors from the Office of Budget and Finance, HPD Human Resources Division, and the Employee Representative Council.
Time shall be donated in _______ and shall __________ or half of the civilian donor’s vacation leave balance.
four-hour increments, not exceed half of the classified donor’s current benefit year’s PTO balance
Donated time may be given or considered only when all of the following are true:
Recipient has completed his or her full new-hire probationary period.
Recipient is going to be absent due to illness or injury for over 30 consecutive calendar days.
Recipient’s available leave balances are or shall soon be exhausted.
The physician’s prognosis accompanying the request for donated time states the employee’s condition, why the employee must be off work, and that the employee must be off work for over 30 consecutive calendar days.
No hours shall be credited beyond the employee’s _______ or _______ or ___________.
The maximum amount of donated time that can be received by an employee per illness or injury is _________.
projected return to work date or the commencement of social security or long-term disability benefits.
180 workdays.
