Common use of Coverage Responsibility Clause in Contracts

Coverage Responsibility. If an assistant must be absent from work, it is the assistant’s responsibility to inform the assistant’s supervisor in advance as promptly as possible of the absence, to explain to the supervisor the reason for the absence, to secure the supervisor’s approval of the absence, so that arrangements for the absence can be made by the assistant’s supervisor and so that usage of leave may be recorded. In no case will the assistant be required to secure or pay for a temporary replacement.

Coverage Responsibility. If an assistant must be absent from work, it is the assistant’s 's responsibility to follow established departmental policies and procedures. This may include a responsibility to inform the assistant’s 's supervisor in advance as promptly as possible of the absence, to explain to the supervisor the reason for the absence, to secure the supervisor’s 's approval of the absence, so that arrangements and to follow the employing unit's policies concerning arranging for the absence can be made by substitutes to perform the assistant’s supervisor and so that usage of leave may be recorded. In no case will the assistant be required to secure or pay for a temporary replacement's duties.