Common use of Family Illness Leave and Sick Leave for Family Illness Clause in Contracts

Family Illness Leave and Sick Leave for Family Illness. ‌ 8.5.1 Employees are entitled to up to 5 days per year of family illness leave. The College may require submission of a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner, or recognized equivalent, certifying the illness of the family member. Additional family illness leave may be granted by the appropriate Xxxx or Director. 8.5.2 The appropriate Xxxx or Director may approve the use of up to 3 working days per year of sick leave to attend to the illness of any other relative if living in the same household. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 8.5.3 Family member for the purpose of Article 8. 5.1 is defined as the faculty member’s spouse, children, children’s spouses, stepchild, step child-in-law, siblings, in-law siblings, parents, step-parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and any other person living in the same household who is dependent upon the faculty member.