Leave for Medical/Dental Care. Where it is not possible to schedule medical, physiotherapy, optical, and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for such appointments for regular employees working thirty (30) or more hours per week, or for their dependent children shall be permitted with prior approval of the Employer and subject to operational requirements. Employees may be required to provide proof of appointment. Such absence shall be with pay up to two (2) hours and shall not exceed a total of four (4) hours per year.
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Leave for Medical/Dental Care. Where it is not possible to schedule medical, physiotherapy, optical, medical and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off off, not to exceed two (2) hours, for such medical and dental appointments for regular employees working thirty (30) or more hours per week, or for their dependent children shall be permitted with prior approval to a maximum of the Employer and subject to operational requirements. Employees may be required to provide proof of appointment. Such absence shall be with pay up to two seven point five (2) hours and shall not exceed a total of four (47.5) hours per year. Where employees have exceeded the seven point five (7.5) hour maximum, they shall have the option of using time from sick leave pursuant to Article 19.3 or, where requested, the Employer shall grant leave without pay.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Leave for Medical/Dental Care. Where it is not possible to schedule medical, physiotherapy, optical, medical and/or dental appointments outside regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off off, not to exceed two (2) hours, for such medical and dental appointments for regular employees working thirty (30) or more hours per week, or for their dependent children shall be permitted with prior approval to a maximum of the Employer seven and subject to operational requirements. Employees may be required to provide proof of appointment. Such absence shall be with pay up to two one-half (2) hours and shall not exceed a total of four (47½) hours per year. Where employees have exceeded the seven and one-half (7½) hour maximum, they shall have the option of using time from sick leave pursuant to Article 19.3 or, where requested, the Employer shall grant leave without pay.
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Samples: Collective Agreement