Granting of Special leave a) Leave for compassionate reasons shall be granted up to a maximum of five (5) instructional days, upon the serious illness, imminent death and/or death of a family member, as defined in 19.03 (b) below. Leave may be taken within thirteen (13) months of the date of the death or within twenty-four (24) months from the date of death for the purpose of attending a potlatch related to the death. Additional leave may be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent or designate.
i) In addition, an employee may be granted up to two (2) instructional days’ Special leave to travel in relationship to the Special leave granted in (a) above. Where such leave requires the employee to reach a destination outside of the Yukon Territory, an employee may, if requested, be granted up to two (2) further instructional days of Special leave to travel in relationship to the Special leave granted in (a) above, except employees residing in Whitehorse or Carcross.
b) Family member for the purposes of compassionate leave is defined as mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, xxxxx, nephew, mother- in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, step- father, step-mother, step-child, xxxxxx child, xxxxxx parent, grandparent, grandchild, and any person residing in and as part of the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
c) Subject to operational requirements, up to six (6) employees will be granted up to one (1) day’s leave to serve as pallbearers at the funeral of an employee or student of the school.
d) Leave when an employee is required to care for a sick dependent or other sick person permanently residing with the employee, a sick spouse, or a sick parent, to a maximum of five (5) instructional days per illness. Additional leave may be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent or designate.
e) Leave for medical, dental, optometrist, chiropractor, or counseling appointments, not to exceed a maximum of one morning or afternoon, when it is not possible for an employee to arrange such appointments for themselves or their dependents outside of hours of work. Leave exceeding one morning or one afternoon may be granted in exceptional circumstances, subject to operational requirements. Leave when an employee or their dependents is required to travel outside their community for a medical, dental, optometrist, chiropractor or counseling appointment, and when it is not possible for the emp...
Granting of Special leave. (a) Leave for compassionate reasons upon the serious illness, imminent death and/or death of a family member, or a person permanently residing with the employee as part of his/her household, to a maximum of five (5) instructional days. Additional leave may be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent or designate.
(i) In addition, an employee may be granted up to two (2) instructional days Special leave to travel in relationship to the Special leave granted in (a) above. Where such PN leave requires the employee to reach a destination outside of the Yukon Territory, an employee may, if requested, be granted up to two (2) further instructional days of Special leave to travel in relationship to the Special leave granted in (a) above, except employees residing in Whitehorse or Carcross.
(b) Immediate family for the purposes of compassionate leave is defined as mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, son, daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister- in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, step-father, step-mother, step- child, xxxxxx child, grandparent, grandchild, and any person residing in and as part of the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
Granting of Special leave
