tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322675396286681037.post3664692621161590871..comments2024-02-12T02:16:00.503-08:00Comments on Marjorie Arons-Barron: Making Dollars and Sense out of Salaries and PerksMargie Arons-Barronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087892883939177452noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322675396286681037.post-56377282102563896452010-02-15T07:48:19.481-08:002010-02-15T07:48:19.481-08:00As a former public employee who participated in un...As a former public employee who participated in union contract negotiations, I was appalled when a union proposal to do away with yearly sick leave in favor of allowing teachers to take sick days when necessary was rejected categorically. The reason for this rejection was the fear that teachers would just take sick days when they didn't feel like going to work. In addition to the belief that such an open (professional?) policy would lead to potential abuse, the school committee argued, "Sick days are part of your salary."<br /><br />While I do not believe there should be a "reward" for not taking sick days - beyond the joy of being healthy-, it seems that one cannot have it both ways. Either let the employees behave professionally and take sick days as needed, or, if the argument is that sick days are part of one's salary, then pay the employee upon retirement for the unused days.<br /><br />How happy I would have been to have a little extra money for the 285 unused days I accrued over the years.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685080532586754632noreply@blogger.com