LEAVE FOR SICKNESS Clause Samples
The "Leave for Sickness" clause defines an employee's right to take time off from work due to illness or medical conditions. Typically, it outlines the process for notifying the employer, the amount of paid or unpaid leave available, and any documentation required, such as a doctor's note for extended absences. This clause ensures that employees are protected from job loss or disciplinary action when they are unable to work due to legitimate health reasons, thereby promoting workplace health and providing clarity on leave entitlements.
LEAVE FOR SICKNESS. The Company will grant leave of absence where an employee is absent from work due to sickness established by reasonable medical evidence. Such leave of absence shall not be unreasonably terminated. It is understood by both parties that such leaves of absence shall not be for an unlimited period of time.
LEAVE FOR SICKNESS. 13.01 The Short Term Disability Plan shall be set out in Appendix E.
LEAVE FOR SICKNESS. 27:01 By-law No. 68-74, as amended to the date of this Agreement of the Regional Municipality of Halton, shall apply to employees covered by this Agreement and such Bylaw is appended hereto and forms a part of this Agreement.
LEAVE FOR SICKNESS. 20:01 The Short Term Disability plan attached as Appendix B shall apply to employees covered by this Agreement.
LEAVE FOR SICKNESS. 11.01 A Sick Leave Plan is established for all persons employed on a regular full-time basis, and is for the sole and only purpose of protecting employees against the loss of income due to personal illness, and will be granted only to regular full-time employees on completion of three months full time service on the following basis. Employees who are employed on a fixed term contract, regular part-time, or on a casual basis are not eligible to participate in this Plan. Employees shall not be entitled to receive sick leave pay if they are in receipt of any other salary or benefits for the same time period, including, but not limited to, public holiday pay, vacation pay, termination or severance pay, long-term disability benefits, or Workplace Safety and Insurance Act benefits for lost time.
(a) An employee may claim the benefits of this plan when absent from his/her place of employment because of illness.
(b) When benefits are received under this plan and the employee returns to work as provided herein, the employee’s total weeks of benefit shall be reinstated only after he/she completes four weeks of work without further absence.
11.03 The benefits of this Plan are available to eligible employees and are based on service from their date of last hire in continuous employment. In order to be eligible for any benefits under this Article, an employee must comply with all of his/her obligations under this Article.
11.04 Any employee who needs to take more than two consecutive business days, or an aggregate of five (5) or more business days in any 365 day period, as sick days, must provide a medical certificate (unless the need is waived by the Employer) to the Employer which shall be in writing and signed by a physician who has examined the employee during the period of illness or injury explaining the employee’s illness or injury and why the employee needs time off from work. Such certificate will include a statement as to when, in the physician’s opinion, the employee is able to return to work. Prior to any return to work after a disability or illness, the Employer retains the right to satisfy itself that such employee is fit to return to work. In such circumstances, the Employer shall also have the right to require a release and direction to allow the employee’s medical records to be delivered to a physician of the Employer’s choice for an independent opinion. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Article, before any person is eligible to receive any ...