Common use of Casual Sickness Clause in Contracts

Casual Sickness. Casual sickness" refers to a period of up to five consecutive working days during which a Member is absent from assigned duties because of illness or injury. The College may, at its own expense, require a written statement from a medical practitioner certifying that any such absence is medically warranted. A Full-Time Member shall be eligible for a maximum of twenty days of Casual Sickness Leave each academic year without loss of salary, benefits or vacation entitlement. For a Part-Time and a Continuous Part-Time Member, the maximum allowable days per year shall be pro-rated based on the proportion of a normal instructional-hour load that the Member carries during that year. Any days that are lost to illness or injury beyond the allowable number of days (and that do not constitute allowable Short-term Disability Leave) shall result in a deduction from the Member’s salary. Up to three of these 20 eligible days for Casual Sickness Leave in any fiscal year may be used without loss of pay or benefits in the event of illness or hospitalization of an immediate family member including parent, spouse (including common-law and same-gender partner), child, or others, where arrangements or care cannot be provided by another family member and the Member is the primary caregiver. Casual Sickness Leave does not carry over to ensuing years.