3.69.060 Method of Payment.
Employees participating in the Humanitarian Catastrophic Leave Program shall be paid, subject to available leave hours, according to the employee's normal pay cycle, in accordance with the employee's regular straight time base hourly rate of pay. Humanitarian Catastrophic Leave balances may not be cashed out as provided in PCC 3.68.050. When an eligible employee ceases to be an eligible employee of Pierce County any unused Humanitarian Catastrophic Leave shall revert to Pierce County.
A. Subject to available hours of approved Humanitarian Catastrophic Leave, such leave shall be paid by the County at the employee's base rate of pay plus longevity, if any, or as otherwise provided herein.
B. An employee using such leave shall not receive any other leave accruals or step increase counters.
C. Any probationary period shall be extended by the length of time an employee in a probationary capacity is off work utilizing Humanitarian Catastrophic Leave.