😷 Paid Sick Leave: Accrued Hours & Submitting a Request
At Zen, we understand that health comes first, and everyone needs time to recover when they’re feeling unwell. Taking care of yourself ensures you can show up at your best for the school staff and the students we serve. Whether it's a minor illness or something that needs more time to heal, your well-being is important to us. We’ve designed our sick leave policy to support you during those moments when you need to step away to prioritize your health. Here's everything you need to know about how our sick leave works:
😷 You will be eligible to accrue and use paid sick leave in accordance with applicable state and local laws. For example, in California, Colorado, Arizona and Minnesota, Sick Leave accrues at a rate of 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours of work completed.
🤧 In all states where Zen operates, you begin accruing sick leave on your first day of employment. However, in every state except Colorado, you may use sick leave only after 90 calendar days from your start date, subject to applicable state laws. For the basis of clarity, “calendar days” means 90 days from your first shift with Zen (irrespective of whether you worked on those days, or whether those were business days), provided you remained an Active Employee throughout this time. In Colorado, sick leave is available for use as soon as it is accrued.
🤒 Sick leave must only be used when you are ill. Sick days have no cash value, and unused sick days at the point of departure from Zen will not be paid out. Sick leave days cannot be used to offset an overpayment.
Read the full policy on Paid Sick Leave here: Employee Handbook for US Educators
How to request your Paid Sick Leave
To be eligible for paid sick leave, you must complete all relevant steps as follows:
- Log the absence in the Zen App as soon as possible. If you are cancelling within 24 hours of the start of the shift, also contact your Account Manager or the Zen Support Team. If you are cancelling the morning of your shift, also contact the school you were supposed to attend, and inform them that the Zen team will be in touch about a replacement.
- Notify your Account Manager or the Zen Support Team if you would like to apply your sick leave balance to the missed shift, within 7 days of the start of your shift.
- Once your request has been approved, your sick pay will appear within your next two pay stubs.
- For example, if you request to use your sick pay on Tuesday, and it is approved on Wednesday, you will be paid out on the next Friday.
Support Team
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📩 help@zeneducate.com