WELLNESS
Your union leaders at P3-B know the importance of a work-life balance, and your P3-B contract is mindful of your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your family. Please see the contract highlights below.  We want to see you thrive and grow in your career as a state employee, and focusing on the wellness of you and your family members is key to helping you to achieve your personal and professional goals.

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Program: Earn an extra week of vacation per year
P3-B MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS

What: Following each calendar year of active participation in the Big Brother or Big Sister program the employee will be granted one week of additional annual vacation.

Who: Union members employed by the State of Connecticut may participate in Big Brothers or Big Sisters programs

The participating employee must have a minimum of one year of state service. The employee must be a full time employee with permanent status.

Quality of Work Life Fund
P3-B contract and TA
Article 59

What:  The purpose of the Quality of work life fund shall be to establish arid support programs which will improve the work environment, skills and morale of employees, such as day care, safety, training, absenteeism, impact of deinstitutionalization and other mutually agreed upon projects.  There shall be sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) appropriated in each year of the contract for the Quality of Work life fund.

How: Work with your union steward and your agency designee to create a proposal and submit the proposal to your agency designee for approval, then the agency approved proposal it gets submitted to the P3-B Quality of Work life Committee for approval.  The approved proposals get sent to DAS. 

Family Sick Leave
P3-B Article 40 Sick Leave, Please see your current P3-B Contract and TA for the most updated sick leave guidelines.

What: 10 days Family Sick Leave days per calendar year to care for a member of your immediate family  (included as part of your total sick leave accruals).

How: Code as SFAM on your agency sick leave slip

Emergency Room Waiver

What:  This Emergency room waiver form must be completed by an employee seeking a waiver of an Emergency Room Copayment of $250*.

How: Submit completed form and Attach a copy of your ER discharge summary with this form

CO-1315 Partnership Plan rev 12-2019.pdf (ct.gov) (Form Link)

Sick Leave Bank/FMLA Forms
P3-B Article 40 Sick Leave, Please see your current P3-B Contract TA and for the most updated guidelines. 

What:  200 (1/2 day pay) or 100 ¾ day pay when on an extended sick leave for member.

When: Payments shall begin on the 6^th work day after exhaustion of sick and personal leave, and exhaustion of greater than 45 days of vacation leave

Who: Permanent state employees employed for 2 years or more

How:  Submit completed forms to the HR agency designee.

Complete and submit the Medical Certificate MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (ct.gov) (Link To Medical Certificate Form)

Complete and submit FMLA Leave Request form Please read carefully the attached information regarding your family/medical leave entitlements under federal (FMLA) and state (ct.gov) (FMLA Form Link)

Complete and Submit   Sick Leave Bank Application  Office of Labor Relations Forms Table (ct.gov)  (Form Link-- 2015 sick leave bank form not yet updated for current TA)