REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Amend the Salary Resolution to Revise the Paid Time Off and Paid Medical Leave Provisions for Unrepresented Classified Confidential Employees
Report
BACKGROUND
Unrepresented Classified Confidential employees are not organized and do not negotiate for any changes to their wages, hours, and/or other terms and conditions of employment. Pursuant to the Salary Resolution Section 1.000, Pay Plan Category G employees (Unrepresented Classified Confidential) receive the same treatment as Pay Plan Category B employees (Sunnyvale Employees' Association - SEA) for purposes of wage increases/decreases, benefits, and leaves, except for Paid Time Off (PTO) and floating holiday as defined in Section 3.110 and 3.310.
The City offers a Paid Medical Leave ("PML") benefit to employees that provides full pay for any medically certified illness or injury for ninety (90) calendar days. In recent years, the City has negotiated with various employee groups to require use of a certain amount of the employee's Paid Time Off (120-160 PTO hours, depending on employee group) before the City pays the PML benefit. The Public Safety Officers Association (PSOA), Public Safety Managers Association (PSMA), Sunnyvale Management Association (SMA), and Unrepresented Classified Confidential are currently the only groups that have paid leave use requirements prior to PML eligibility that are lower than 120 hours.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.3.1 Legislative Management - Goals and Policies, Goal 7.3D: Maintain a quality work force, consistent with state and federal laws, City Charter, and adopted policies in order to assure that City services are provided in an effective, efficient, and high quality manner.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
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DISCUSSION
Currently, Unrepresented Classified Confidential employees must use 80 hours of Paid Time Off before being eligible for Paid Medical Leave. The proposed change for Unrepresented Unclassified Confidenti...
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