Family and Emergency Leave. (a) Employees will be entitled to unpaid family medical leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act to provide care and support to a specified family member for whom a qualified health practitioner has issued a certificate indicating the family member has a serious medical condition and there is a significant risk of death occurring within a period of twenty-six (26) weeks.
(b) Employees will be entitled to emergency leave of up to ten (10) days of unpaid leave of absence per calendar year due to:
(i) personal illness, injury or medical emergency
(ii) death, illness, injury, medical emergency of, or urgent matters relating to family members as defined in Article 27 – Bereavement Leave Use of emergency leave will be considered authorized leave and will not prevent an employee from qualifying for Holiday Pay. Part days will be considered a day used.
Family and Emergency Leave. (a) Employees will be entitled to take up to an eight (8) week unpaid family medical leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act to provide care and support to a specified family member for whom a qualified health practitioner has issued a certificate indicating the family member has a serious medical condition and there is a significant risk of death occurring within a period of 26 weeks. The Employer will continue benefit coverage. The employee will continue to accumulate seniority while on a Family Medical Leave of Absence. An employee requesting a Family Medical Leave of Absence will notify the Employer as soon in advance as is possible except in cases of emergency. An employee may return to work before the end of the leave. The employee will give two (2) weeks notice to the Employer of the date on which they intend to return.
(b) The Employer will grant to employees ten (10) days of unpaid emergency leave each calendar year. Emergency leave may be taken in case of a personal illness, injury or medical emergency, the death, illness, injury, medical emergency of an immediate family member or other urgent matter that concerns an immediate family member. An Emergency leave of Absence may be taken consecutively or as one (1) day at a time. An employee will inform the Employer he or she will be taking an emergency leave of absence and if an employee has to begin an emergency leave before notifying the Employer, he/she must notify the Employer as soon as possible after starting the leave. Once an employee has been granted an emergency day or leave, the Employer will not call the employee to try to get them to come to work.
Family and Emergency Leave. (a) Employees will be entitled to unpaid family medical leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act to provide care and support to a specified family member for whom a qualified health practitioner has issued a certificate indicating the family member has a serious medical condition and there is a significant risk of death occurring within a period of twenty-six (26) weeks.
(b) Employees will be entitled to sick leave and family emergency leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act.
Family and Emergency Leave. Employees shall receive up to five (5) days leave with pay in the event the employee has a serious fire or flood or, at the discretion of the Chief Administrative Officer, time off with pay to take care of a serious home or family emergency.
Family and Emergency Leave. The Employer hereby agrees that emergency leave up to a maximum of five (5) days per annum be allowed for permanent employees at the discretion of her appropriate manager. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the time off will be deducted from accumulated sick leave credits and further that a written record be kept of all such emergency leaves. It is further understood that this leave is to be used for unexpected or sudden situations which require immediate attention or for illness in the immediate family of the employee. Additionally, this leave may be used for: • Observing recognized religious holy days • Attending the funeral of a close friend, or relative not referenced in the Bereavement Leave provisions • Health appointments for employees or their family members, where such cannot be scheduled outside of normal working hours
Family and Emergency Leave. (a) Employees will be entitled to unpaid family medical leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act to provide care and support to a specified family member for whom a qualified health practitioner has issued a certificate indicating the family member has a serious medical condition and there is a significant risk of death occurring within a period of twenty-six (26) weeks.
(b) Employees will be entitled to emergency leave of up to ten (10) days of unpaid leave of absence per calendar year due to: ii death, illness, injury, medical emergency of, or urgent matters relating to family members as defined in Article 27 – Xxxxxxxxxxx Leave Use of emergency leave will be considered authorized leave and will not prevent an employee from qualifying for Holiday Pay. Part days will be considered a day used.
Family and Emergency Leave. (a) Employees, other than casual Employees, are entitled to up to two (2) days' paid family and emergency leave per year of service. Family and emergency leave is in addition to any other form of leave available to an Employee (for example, in addition to personal/carer’s leave).
(b) Family and emergency leave is available to an Employee in the following circumstances:
(i) to care for a financially or otherwise dependent Immediate Family member who requires care due to a personal illness or injury affecting that Immediate Family member; and
(ii) to respond to an emergency or an unforeseen circumstance that may arise in the Employee’s personal or domestic circumstances.
(c) Family and emergency leave is also available to an Employee in the following circumstances where, in the Company’s reasonable opinion, the Employee has no other more appropriate form of leave available to be taken for such a purpose:
(i) where an Employee requires additional leave to attend a specialist medical appointment that is not able to be made outside of working hours; or
(ii) where an Employee requires additional leave for compassionate leave purposes.
(d) An Employee who has given notice of taking family and emergency leave must also provide the Company with satisfactory evidence to support the absence.
(e) Family and emergency leave may be taken in half days or as a full day. Family and emergency leave is not cumulative from year to year and will not be paid out to an Employee on termination of employment.
Family and Emergency Leave. 47.1. In addition to the provision of personal leave, employees will have access to up to two (2) days additional paid leave per year for family and emergency leave. The two (2) days may be taken in half days and do not accumulate from year to year.
47.2. An employee may be required to provide their manager with evidence to support their application for family and emergency leave.
47.3. Paid Family and Emergency Leave can be used where a member of the employees’ immediate family or the employee’s household is affected by an unexpected emergency such as:
a) The death of a close relative or close friend (where compassionate leave does not apply);
b) The unforeseen absence of a child’s carer or then unforeseen closure of a child’s school or childcare centre; and other personal emergencies such as storm damage to home, burglary etc.
Family and Emergency Leave. 48.1. In addition to the provision of sick leave and carer’s leave, employees will have access to up to two (2) days additional paid leave per year for family and emergency leave. The two (2) days may be taken in half days and do not accumulate from year to year.
48.2. An employee may be required to provide their manager with evidence to support their application for family and emergency leave.
Family and Emergency Leave. Employees will be entitled to unpaid family medical le ave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act to provide care and support to a spe cified family member for whom a qualified health practitioner has issued a certificate indicating the family member has a serious medical condition and there is a significant risk of death occurring within a period of twenty-six (26) weeks.
