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G5; <br />H. The County does not expect an employee to come to work when they are ill, but <br />• the employee is always expected to call their supervisor no later than their <br />regular reporting time. <br />1. An employee may not use his/her accumulated sick time for an injury by accident <br />or illness sustained while engaged in outside employment. <br />3.4 Sick Time Accounting: <br />A. Upon an employee's first day back at work after unplanned sick time, a "Time Off <br />Request" covering the absence must be completed for approval. <br />B. If an employee becomes sick or injured while out of work on approved vacation <br />time, he/she may not request change of the affected time to sick time, subject to <br />all appropriate rules for approval of sick time and upon presentation of a <br />certificate from his/her physician. <br />C. Upon termination, no payment will be made for unused sick time. Employees <br />may not transfer sick time to another employee at termination. <br />is D. Upon retirement from active service, unused sick time will be used to determine <br />additional retirement credits in accordance with rules of the North Carolina Local <br />Governmental Employees Retirement System. One (1) month of credit is <br />allowed for each twenty (20) days of unused sick time when an employee retires, <br />and one (1) additional month is credited for any part of twenty (20) days unused <br />sick time left over. <br />3.5 Documentation of Illness or Disability: Employees claiming sick time may be <br />required to furnish a certificate from a physician stating the kind and nature of the <br />sickness or injury and that the employee or his child, spouse, or parent has been <br />incapacitated for the period of absence. In the case of an employee who is returning <br />from sick time, the supervisor may ask for confirmation from a physician certifying cure <br />or stating that the employee is again physically able to perform assigned duties. An <br />employee may advise his supervisor regarding necessary restrictions on his work or <br />duties and any necessary accommodations. Circumstances in which a certificate would <br />typically be required are: <br />A. Absence from work for a period of three days or more; <br />B. Patterns of time use, which may indicate abuse of time privileges, <br />• C. Conditions which cause reasonable doubts about the employee's capacity to <br />perform his work; <br />F-2 Sick Time 4 <br />