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. , . " .,' Specific reasons for which an unpaid leave of absence will be con- sidered include, but are not limited to: (a) Chi Id care (b) Disability incurred while in the service of the City (c) Military service (d) Death or serious injury in the immediate family i Upon expiration of their approved leave without pay, the employee I shall be reinstated to former position or a position of like I status and pay. Failure of the employee to report for work at the I expiration of the leave shall be cause for discharge. , I Any regular employee shall be entitled to a military leave ofl !!absence without pay for services in the armed forces for a I'jrequired tour of duty as provided for in M.S.A. SI92.26. Request Ifor unpaid military leave shall be accompanied by a copy of the Ilmilitary orders and shall be made prior to the commencement of II said unpaid leave. II Ilsection 21-67. Sick Leave II (a) Purpose Sick leave shall not be considered as a privilege or vested right which employees may use at their discretion but shall be considered as a type of insurance which shall be allowed in case of necessity and actual illness, legal quarantine, or disability of the employ~e, or because of death or critical illness in their immediate family, or to receive dental or medical care or other sickness preventative measures approved by the employee's supervisor. Critical illness in this case shall be defined as an illness of such a nature that a physi- cian indicates there is the imminent probability of death or that the employee is ordered by a physician to observe and monitor the condition of the health of the employee's kin. I (b) Notice The employee shall request use of sick leave prior to the beginning of the employee's workday. The request shall be made to the employee's immediate supervisor. An employee claiming sick leave may be required to file a physician's certificate or a statement indicating the nature of their illness signed by the employee. (c) Use for Funerals/Illness i9 Family When necessary, up to three (3) days of sick leave may be granted to an employee because of death or critical illness of a member of the employee's immediate family. (d) When Denied i , No sick leave shall be allowed for illness, injury or physi-! cal inability resulting from misconduct on the job, or ex-'!' cessive use of alcohol or narcotics, except as provided inl section 2l-67(a). No additional time off will be allowed for' any holidays occurring during an employee's sick leave. No sick leave benefits of any kind will be granted after termin- ation of employment. -14-