Knox County officials are looking into
a plan that would pay those retiring (it doesn't count if you're
fired or quit) a portion of their sick leave. You see some employees
toward the end of their careers like to call it in on Fridays and
Monday and, you know, take that loooong weekend.
Well, the administration thinks that
giving the sick days a little more meaning (in other words: Show me
the coin), then employees are less apt to phone from home and abuse
the day when they're really not sick.
Heh.
The maximum payoff would be $10,000, or
a total of 800 hours for a 40-hour employees. The Sheriff's Office
and the school system already do this. (All county employees also get
paid for their annual time when they leave.)
“You're putting a value on it (the
sick day) and rewarding long-tenured employees,” said Casual Chris
Caldwell, the county's top bean counter.
He added that the plan will be revenue
neutral in that if someone leaves and gets paid out, the county won't
replace that person until whatever amount of paid sick days have
expired.
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