DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE - FIFTH DAY a) Any employee whose illness extends to five (5) working days shall, on or before the fifth (5th) day, file a Doctor’s certificate with the Department Head and/or supervisor.
b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may require an employee to provide a Doctor’s certificate and/or a Fitness to Work Form for any absences of less than five (5) days where there is a demonstrated pattern of absences.
DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE - FIFTH DAY. Any employee whose illness extends to five (5) working days shall, on or before the fifth day, file a Doctor‘s certificate with the Department Head and/or supervisor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may require an employee to provide a Doctor’s certificate and/or a Fitness to Work Form for any absences of less than five (5) days where there is a demonstrated pattern of absences. A Fitness to Work Form completed by the employee’s physician shall be filed with the Employee Health Unit by the employee when fifteen (15) days have elapsed and every thirty (30) days thereafter, since the commencement of the illness or, the date of the last Fitness to Work Form, for the duration of the illness. The Fitness to Work Form shall provide information confirming the employee’s inability to work and/or medical restrictions, treatment regime, prognosis for recovery, expected return to work date, and any limitation that would prevent the employee from doing job. This Fitness to Work Form will be used to assist in developing a return to work plan, including temporary modified work and to accommodate any disability which creates a barrier to successful return to the employee’s job, where such a plan accommodation is possible. The employee will give written consent on the Fitness to Work Form for the Employee Health Unit to seek clarification from the employee’s treating health care professional regarding the current condition that is affecting the employee’s ability to participate in an early return to work and/or modified work. The employee must co-operate with the Employee Health Unit’s ability to seek clarification to ensure the continuation of sick leave benefits.
