Common use of Court Attendance While Absent on Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Court Attendance While Absent on Sick Leave. Where a member of the Police Service has been notified to attend at court he shall attend unless hospitalized or physically incapacitated to the extent that it is not possible for him to attend. If the court appearance is scheduled for a day time appearance and the member is assigned on that day to Second (2nd) Relief duties, or if the court appearance is for evening court, and the member is assigned to Third (3rd) Relief, he shall be considered as on a tour of duty and will not be debited for a day of sick leave. If he has exhausted all of his sick leave credits he will be paid for four (4) hours at time and one-half (1.5x). If the member is not assigned to duty at the time of the day of the court appearance, he will be reimbursed at the rate of four (4) hours at time and one- half (1.5x). Four (4) hours at the time and one-half (1.5x) rate as referred to in this Section will be the minimum payment and if a member is kept in attendance at court for a greater period of time than four (4) hours he will be reimbursed for the full court time appearance at time and one-half (1.5x). If the member is shown on weekly leave, although on sick leave for an extended period of time, he will be reimbursed as stipulated in the working agreement for court time on weekly leave.

Court Attendance While Absent on Sick Leave. Where a member of the Police Service has been notified to attend at court he shall attend unless hospitalized or physically incapacitated to the extent that it is not possible for him to attend. If the court appearance is scheduled for a day day-time appearance and the member is assigned on that day to Second (2nd) Relief second relief duties, or if the court appearance is for evening court, and the member is assigned to Third (3rd) Reliefthird relief, he shall be considered as on a tour of duty and will not be debited for a day of sick leave. If he has exhausted all of his sick leave credits he will be paid for four (4) hours at time and one-half (1.5x1½). If the member is not assigned to duty at the time of the day of the court appearance, he will be reimbursed at the rate of four (4) hours at time and one- one-half (1.5x1½). Four (4) hours at the time and one-half (1.5x1½) rate as referred to in this Section section will be the minimum payment and if a member is kept in attendance at court for a greater period of time than four (4) hours he will be reimbursed for the full court time appearance at time and one-half (1.5x1½). If the member is shown on weekly leave, although on sick leave for an extended period of time, he will be reimbursed as stipulated in the working agreement for court time on weekly leave.