Application for Sick Leave. (a) An employee absent from work through illness or injury shall, within seven calendar days from the initial day of absence and thereafter as requested, submit a fully completed leave form. (b) The Employer may request that a Sick Leave Medical Form accompany the leave form if the absence is seven calendar days or where at least 14 calendar days have elapsed since the last form was submitted and the employee has been in receipt of sick leave benefits throughout that period. The Employer may also request a report from a qualified medical practitioner when it appears that a pattern of consistent absence is developing. (c) Any costs incurred for reports or information other than the Sick Leave Medical Form(s), shall be borne by the Employer. Such reimbursement will not exceed the fee guidelines of the BC Medical Association.
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Application for Sick Leave. β
(a) An employee absent from work through illness or injury shall, within seven calendar days from the initial day of absence and thereafter as requested, submit a fully completed leave form.
(b) The Employer may request that a Sick Leave Medical Form accompany the leave form if the absence is seven calendar days or where at least 14 calendar days have elapsed since the last form was submitted and the employee has been in receipt of sick leave benefits throughout that period. The Employer may also request a report from a qualified medical practitioner when it appears that a pattern of consistent absence is developing.
(c) Any costs incurred for reports or information other than the Sick Leave Medical Form(s), shall be borne by the Employer. Such reimbursement will not exceed the fee guidelines of the BC Medical Association.
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Application for Sick Leave. (a) β An employee absent from work through illness or injury shall, within seven (7) calendar days from the initial day of absence and thereafter as requested, submit a fully completed sick leave application form.
(b) . The Employer may request that a Sick Leave Medical Form report from a qualified medical practitioner accompany the Application for leave form if the absence is seven (7) calendar days or where at least 14 fourteen (14) calendar days have elapsed since the last form was submitted and the employee has been in receipt of sick leave benefits throughout that period. The Employer may also request a report from a qualified medical practitioner when it appears that a pattern of consistent absence is developing.
(c) . Any costs incurred for reports or information other than the Sick Leave Medical Form(s), shall be borne by the Employer. Such reimbursement will not exceed the fee guidelines of the BC B.C. Medical Association.
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Samples: Collective Agreement