Blood Donation. Whenever an employee is called by a Blood Bank to donate blood during the work day as a result of a medical emergency requiring immediate transfusion, rather than blood replacement, that employee shall have the remainder of the day off without loss of pay.
Blood Donation. It is the policy of the state to support the participation of Unit 10 employees in donating blood, plasma, platelets and other blood products to certified donation centers, including certified mobile facilities. Any Unit 10 employee may be allowed paid leave to make these donations.
Blood Donation. On the occasion when Canadian Blood Services directly contacts an employee during normal business hours for the purpose of blood donation and, the urgency associated with the need to donate is immediate and cannot be done outside of the employee’s normal hours of work, the Employer will grant the necessary time-off without loss of pay. It is agreed, the Employer may contact the Canadian Blood Service to verify the urgency of their request.
Blood Donation. Employees shall be allowed the time necessary for donating blood. Employees must show proof of donation.
Blood Donation. A. Provided there is a request by local medical authorities (i.e., physician, Red Cross, Blood Bank, etc.) and it is approved in advance, employees shall be granted administrative leave not to exceed four (4) contiguous hours in a workday for the purpose of making platelet donations and recuperating. Employees are not permitted to accept payment for these services while on administrative leave.
B. Provided that it is approved in advance, employees shall be granted administrative leave not to exceed four contiguous hours in a workday for the purposes of making blood donations and recuperating from donating blood. This provision does not apply to employees making blood donations for their own use or who receive compensation for giving blood. The requirement for a request by local medical authorities does not apply to whole blood donations.
Blood Donation. An employee may be granted up to a maximum of two (2) hours with pay for donating blood in a University or Union sponsored blood drive during the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work.
Blood Donation. Normally, 4 hours of administrative leave will be granted on the day of donation to employees for donating blood, for recuperation and for the time to travel to and from the location where the blood is given. This may be extended in unusual circumstances.
Blood Donation. An employee may be granted paid release time of up to a maximum of one
(1) hour, chargeable to sick leave for donating blood during regularly scheduled hours of work. The length of such leave must be approved by the supervisor and is dependent upon the nature and scheduling of the work performed and the travel distance required.
Blood Donation. 51.1. An employee can take reasonable time away from duty during their ordinary work hours to donate blood, plasma or platelets. It includes reasonable travel time and employers will consider employees on duty.
51.2. The employee must inform their supervisor in advance of when they will be away from work before donating blood, plasma or platelets.
Blood Donation. Workload permitting, Employees who volunteer as blood donors either to blood banks without compensation, or directly to individuals, may be excused for the time necessary for this purpose without charge to leave or loss of pay. An Employee donating blood at an off-hospital facility shall inform his/her supervisor within a reasonable time in advance of his/her intent to donate blood, except in emergency situations, which preclude advance notification. Employees will go directly to the designated blood bank or hospital. The receptionist or nurse will annotate the Employee’s arrival and departure time. Employees who are unable to donate blood will return directly to work or be charged leave. Normally, the maximum excused absence shall not exceed two hours when the donation is on-site, but may be up to four hours for donation off-site when other special circumstances apply.
