Excused Absences. All requests for excused absences shall be made as far in advance as possible, ordinarily not later then 3:00 P.M. of the second preceding calendar day, and the Company shall act promptly on each request. Excused absences shall not exceed thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or a total of 90% of the scheduled working days in any calendar year. Absence in excess of such limits will not be authorized except by a leave of absence to be applied for in writing by the employee and an authorized officer or representative of the Union. In the interpretation and application of this paragraph, the term "scheduled working days" shall include no more than five (5) normal daily tours in any calendar week and shall exclude scheduled vacation periods, sickness absence days (unless such sickness absence is preceded or followed by a scheduled working day), Excused Work Days and days observed as holidays. A period of "consecutive calendar days" of excused absence shall be considered to be broken by any calendar day on which the Company pays the employee wages for a normal daily tour or its equivalent.
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Samples: General Agreement, General Agreement, General Agreement
