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COVID-19 and Compensation Plan Changes

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, San Francisco Department of Human Resources implemented emergency leave and benefit policy changes, effective April 1, 2020, as initially authorized in Mayor Breed’s Supplemental Proclamation dated March 31, 2020.  These policies are subject to continuing review and updates for the duration of the public health emergency.  The below are summary provisions, effective as of October 31, 2020.

 

 

Compensation

Current

Revised

Additional City Paid Sick Leave Allocation

All regularly scheduled employees hired before April 1, 2020 received 80 hours of additional sick leave (“COV”) to use for any sick-leave related purpose; pro-rated for part-time employees.  This leave expires on COB December 31, 2020.

Continue existing program with the following revisions effective October 31, 2020:

·  Expand benefit to employees hired on or after April 1, 2020; and

·  Limit usage to COVID-19 related reasons including school closures/remote learning; and

·  Leave expiration extended to COB June 30, 2021.

Additional Floating Holiday Accruals

All regularly scheduled employees working in the workplace earn 8 hours of Floating Holidays for 40 hours of regularly scheduled work up to 80 hours, with hours credited at the end of the emergency.

End existing program COB October 30, 2020, and credit employees with Floating Holidays hours earned through that date by November 30, 2020.

Caps for Vacation and Floating Holidays

All regularly scheduled employees may earn up to 80 hours of vacation above existing caps for the duration of the emergency; pro-rated for part-time employees.  Employees must use balances above caps by December 31, 2021. 

 

Employees can roll over an additional 80 hours of floating holidays above the normal roll over limit for FY20-21 and FY21-22.

End accrual of additional hours over existing vacation caps until COB June 30, 2021.

Employees may maintain the following floating holiday balances for the following fiscal years:

  • FY20-21: 200 hours
  • FY21-22: 160 hours

Compensatory Time for Salaried Employees

All salaried employees may earn up to 80 hours of compensatory time for hours worked in excess of 40 regularly scheduled hours, through the duration of the emergency.  No expiration on use of earned compensatory time.

End accrual of additional compensatory time on COB October 30, 2020.  

 

Employees must use compensatory time balance by December 31, 2021.


For questions, contact SFO Human Resources by email SFO.HumanResourcesOps@flysfo.com or phone (650) 821-2000.