Leave for Medical Appointments. Planned absences for an employee’s personal medical, dental and other professional appointments may be taken as vacation, time off in lieu of overtime, or flex time. Employees may use accumulated sick credits to cover four (4) medical appointments up to a maximum of nine (9) hours of sick time per year or as an approved leave with or without pay. Such absences must be approved in advance of the time required; approval will not be unreasonably denied. It being understood that every effort will be made to schedule such appointments so that they do not conflict with working hours.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Leave for Medical Appointments. Planned absences for an employee’s 's personal medical, dental and other professional appointments may be taken as vacation, time off in lieu of overtime, or flex time. Employees may use accumulated sick credits to cover four (4) medical appointments up to a maximum of nine (9) hours of sick time per year or as an approved leave with or without pay. Such absences must be approved in advance of the time required; approval will not be unreasonably denied. It being understood that every effort will be made to schedule such appointments so that they do not conflict with working hours.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Leave for Medical Appointments. Planned absences for an employee’s personal medical, dental and other professional appointments may be taken as vacationvacation time, time off in lieu of overtime, or flex time. Employees may use accumulated sick credits to cover four (4) medical appointments up to a maximum of nine (9) hours of sick time per year or as an approved leave with or without pay. Such absences must be approved in advance of the time required; approval will not be unreasonably denied. It being understood that every effort will be made to schedule such appointments so that they do not conflict with working hours.
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Samples: Collective Agreement