- Sick leave shall be granted to provide lost income when a teacher is unable to be at work and perform regular duties due to illness or injury.
- A teacher shall be entitled to sick leave not exceeding twenty (20) teaching days in any school year. Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) year, the unused portion of the sick leave in any year(s) shall be carried forward and accumulated from year to year to a maximum of:
- 40 teaching days in the second year
- 60 teaching days in the third year
- 80 teaching days in the fourth year
- 100 teaching days in the fifth year
- 120 teaching days in sixth year
- 130 teaching days in seventh year.
- Unused sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 130 days. In each school year the number of sick days used shall be deducted from the total accumulation.
- There shall be no accumulation of sick leave during a period of a leave of absence.
- Teachers employed on a fixed-term contract or on a part-time basis under contract shall be entitled to sick leave on a pro-rata basis.
- When a teacher suffers an on-the-job injury and is absent from work as a result of this injury, the Division shall continue to pay the salary of that teacher during such absence, limited to the extent of the accumulated sick leave balance at the time of suffering the on-the-job injury. The period of absence from work as a consequence of the on-the-job injury shall not be charged against the accumulated sick leave balance. On-the-job injuries shall be defined as a disability resulting from an accident/incident occurring on Division premises or in the course of performing duties arising out of employment under the contract with the Division.