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-6 b. Vacations. The Department shall adhere to the vacation policy as estab- lished by Section 2 -46 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend. All exc pt temporary or part - -time employees shall be entitled to a vacation period. All vacations must be taken by the employees, and no employee will be otherwise compensated in lieu of taking his vacation. No vacation time accrued may be carried forward into a new calendar year. Holidays falling within the normal work week for which the employee would normally be paid will not be counted as vacation time. Employees shall not be entitled to take a vacation until they have completed their probationary period, however_, they .shall accumulate vacation .credits during this period. If an employee begins employment prior to the 15th of the month, he - will be giv vacation credit for the full month. All employees who leave the service of the Department for any reason shall be paid accrued vacation credit at the time of separation. Employees who leave before completing their probationary period shall not be entitled to vacation pay upon separation. Employees dismissed for cause may forfeit vacation time in the discre- tion of the Executive Director. Employees should apply for vacation periods well in advance of the date desired. Department head supervisors shall schedule vacations over as long a period as pos- sible, and are responsible for the operation of their department through a vacation period. c. Sick Leave. General definition: Sick leave is granted to employees to protect them from endangering their health and that of their fellow workers. It is meant to be a protection, in case of need and not a benefit to be used whenever wanted. Th refore, it is the duty of the Executive Director and all department and division heads to protect the Department against loss of time from unjustified sick leave. Feigned sickness or abuse of the privilege are grounds for dismissal,; discipline cr suspension at the discretion of the Executive Director. Sick leave will not be allowed in cases where illness or disability is self- imposed by bad habits or a licious contributing actions. All ex ept temporary or part -time hourly employees shall earn sick leave with pay for each year of employment at the rate of 15 working days per year accumulative to 30 days in accordance with Section 2 -45 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend. For any leave of absence without pay, other than leave because of injury on the job, which exceeds two weeks in any month, no sick leave credit shall be earned during such period of leave of absence. Sick leave shall be charged