Common use of Immediate Family Illness Clause in Contracts

Immediate Family Illness. In the case of illness of a member of an employee’s immediate family, where there is no one at the employee’s home other than the employee who can provide for the needs of the ill person, subject to the approval of the Division Head - Human Resources, the employee may be entitled to use maximum of five (5) sick days per illness, to care for the ill family member. The manager or designate, may approve single day absence of the family care provision. The employee is required to provide written verification of the absence due to illness of a family member. In the event of scheduled surgeries for family members, request for absence must be made a minimum of one (1) week prior to the date of surgery.