Leave for Medical/Dental Care. Where it is not possible to schedule medical and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for medical and dental appointments for employees, dependent children, dependent grandchildren or parents in care, permanently residing in the employee's residence, shall be permitted. Where any such absence exceeds two hours, the full-time absence shall be charged to the entitlement described in Clause 20.12. Employees in areas where adequate medical and dental facilities are not available shall be allowed to deduct from their credit described in Clause 20.12 the necessary time including travel and treatment time up to a maximum of five days at the length of the shift in effect at the time of such leave to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, their spouse, dependent child, dependent grandchild and a dependent parent permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. The Employer may request a certificate of a qualified medical or dental practitioner, as the case may be, stating that treatment could not be provided by facilities or services available at the employee's place of residence.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Leave for Medical/Dental Care. (a) Where it is not possible to schedule medical and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for medical and dental appointments for employees, dependent children, dependent grandchildren or parents in care, care permanently residing in the employee's ’s residence, shall be permitted. Where any such absence exceeds two (2) hours, the full-time absence shall be charged to the entitlement described in Clause Article 20.12. .
(b) Employees in areas where adequate medical and dental facilities are not available shall be allowed to deduct from their credit described in Clause Article 20.12 the necessary time including travel and treatment time up to a maximum of five (5) days at the length of the shift in effect at the time of such leave to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, their his/her spouse, dependent child, dependent grandchild and grandchild, or a dependent parent permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. The Employer may request a certificate of a qualified medical or dental practitioner, as the case may be, stating that treatment could not be provided by facilities or services available at the employee's place of residence.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Leave for Medical/Dental Care.
(a) Where it is not possible to schedule medical and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for medical and dental appointments for employees, dependent children, dependent grandchildren or parents in care, permanently residing in the employee's residence, shall be permitted. Where any such absence exceeds two hours, the full-time absence shall be charged to the entitlement described in Clause 20.12. .
(b) Employees in areas where adequate medical and dental facilities are not available shall be allowed to deduct from their credit described in Clause 20.12 the necessary time including travel and treatment time up to a maximum of five days at the length of the shift in effect at the time of such leave to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, their spouse, dependent child, dependent grandchild and a dependent parent permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. The Employer may request a certificate of a qualified medical or dental practitioner, as the case may be, stating that treatment could not be provided by facilities or services available at the employee's place of residence.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Leave for Medical/Dental Care. (a) Where it is not possible to schedule medical and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for medical and dental appointments for employees, dependent children, dependent grandchildren or parents in care, permanently residing in the employee's residence, shall be permitted. Where any such absence exceeds two hours, the full-time absence shall be charged to the entitlement described in Clause 20.12. .
(b) Employees in areas where adequate medical and dental facilities are not available shall be allowed to deduct from their credit described in Clause 20.12 the necessary time including travel and treatment time up to a maximum of five days at the length of the shift in effect at the time of such leave to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, their his/her spouse, dependent child, dependent grandchild and a dependent parent permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. The Employer may request a certificate of a qualified medical or dental practitioner, as the case may be, stating that treatment could not be provided by facilities or services available at the employee's place of residence.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Leave for Medical/Dental Care.
(a) Where it is not possible to schedule medical and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for medical and dental appointments for employees, dependent children, dependent grandchildren or parents in care, permanently residing in the employee's residence, shall be permitted. Where any such absence exceeds two hours, the full-time absence shall be charged to the entitlement described in Clause 20.12. .
(b) Employees in areas where adequate medical and dental facilities are not available shall be allowed to deduct from their credit described in Clause 20.12 the necessary time including travel and treatment time up to a maximum of five days at the length of the shift in effect at the time of such leave to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, their his/her spouse, dependent child, dependent grandchild and a dependent parent permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. The Employer may request a certificate of a qualified medical or dental practitioner, as the case may be, stating that treatment could not be provided by facilities or services available at the employee's place of residence.
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Samples: Collective Agreement