Medical and Dental Care Leave. Where it is not possible for a permanent employee to schedule medical and dental appointments outside of regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for medical and dental appointments for employees shall be permitted. Where any such absence exceeds two (2) hours, the full-time absences shall be charged to the employees sick leave entitlement.
Medical and Dental Care Leave. The Director may grant up to two (2) hours off with pay for medical or dental appointments as long as reasonable notice is provided and job requirements permit the leave. Wherever possible, appointments should be made outside of working hours at the least disruptive times. Medical or Dental appointments in excess of two (2) hours shall be granted as sick leave.
Medical and Dental Care Leave. (a) In instances where an employee is required to attend a medical or dental appointment or receive specialized medical or dental care, such appointments shall be scheduled, where possible, on the employee’s days of rest or outside of normal work hours. Where an employee must attend a medical or dental appointment during working hours, every effort must first be made to obtain such appointments or care within the surrounding community. An absence of up to two hours from the workplace will be paid. An employee attending such appointments outside the surrounding community during working hours is expected to report to work, provided at least one hour of her normal shift can be worked prior to departure. If medically able, employees shall return to work within a reasonable period of time. They shall not be required to report if less than two hours of their normal shift remain to be worked.
(b) In instances where medical or dental services are not available within the City of Kamloops, such care and treatment shall be scheduled, where possible, on the employee's days of rest, or outside of normal work hours. Where such care and treatment must take place during work hours, with prior approval, employees shall be allowed the necessary time, including travel and treatment time, up to a maximum of three days’ paid leave per year to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, her spouse, dependent child and a dependent parent permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. Where additional leave is required, the matter will be referred to the Joint Union-Management Committee.
(c) In instances where an immediate family member who permanently resides in an employee's household, or with whom the employee permanently resides, is required to have surgery or medical attention which requires supervision or assistance, and when no other immediate family member is available to provide that supervision or assistance, then the employee shall be entitled to up to one day's paid leave per year for this purpose.
Medical and Dental Care Leave. (a) In instances where an employee is required to attend a medical or dental appointment or receive specialized medical or dental care, such appointments shall be scheduled, where possible, outside of normal work hours. Where an employee must attend a medical or dental appointment, an absence of up to two hours from the workplace will be paid, but in all cases, an employee must obtain prior permission for such absence.
(b) Upon prior approval employees in areas where specialized medical and dental facilities are not available shall be allowed the necessary time, including travel and treatment time, up to a maximum of three days of paid leave per year to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, their spouse, and a dependent child permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides and a dependent parent.
(c) In instances where an immediate family member who permanently resides in an employee's household, or with whom the employee permanently resides, is required to have surgery or medical attention which requires supervisor or assistance, and when no other immediately family member is available to provide that supervision or assistance, then the employee shall be entitled to up to one day's paid leave per year for this purpose.
Medical and Dental Care Leave. An employee’s supervisor may grant up to two (2) hours off with pay for medical, or dental appointments as long as reasonable notice is provided and departmental requirements permit the leave. Wherever possible, appointments should be made outside of working hours at the least disruptive times. Medical appointments in excess of two (2) hours shall be granted as sick leave. Such leaves shall not be unreasonably denied.
Medical and Dental Care Leave.
(a) In instances where an employee is required to attend a medical or dental appointment or receive specialized medical or dental care, such appointments shall be scheduled, where possible, outside of normal work hours. Where an employee must attend a medical or dental appointment, an absence of up to two hours from the workplace will be paid, but in all cases, an employee must obtain prior permission for such absence.
(b) Upon prior approval employees in areas where specialized medical and dental facilities are not available shall be allowed the necessary time, including travel and treatment time, up to a maximum of three days of paid leave per year to receive medical and dental care at the nearest medical centre for the employee, his/her spouse, and a dependent child permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides and a dependent parent.
Medical and Dental Care Leave. The employee shall inform his/her immediate supervisor with as much advance notice as possible in advance of the shift of an inability to report for work because of illness or injury.
Medical and Dental Care Leave. Employees shall make every reasonable effort to schedule medical or dental appointments outside of working hours. Where this is not possible, employees may use sick leave credits to cover the time absent from work.
Medical and Dental Care Leave. (a) An employee must make reasonable efforts to schedule dental and medical appointments outside of working hours and, if that is not possible, then to schedule those appointments at the least disruptive times (e.g. early in the morning, late in the afternoon). Unless a dental appointment deals with an urgent matter that requires immediate attention or involves a dental specialist, it is expected that dental appointments will be made outside of working hours.
(b) With respect to medical appointments, it is recognized that it will be difficult for employees to schedule such appointments during non-working hours where specialists are involved, where the employee is being treated with a serious chronic condition, or where there is the need for the employee to see a medical practitioner on an urgent basis.
(c) It is also recognized that the hours of operation of the particular medical office might make it difficult for employees to schedule appointments during their non-working hours. However, there is an onus on the employees to attempt to schedule any medical appointments during their non-working hours, particularly where the medical appointment is with the employee’s general practitioner with respect to regular medical matters.
(d) Where it is not possible to schedule medical and/ or dental appointments outside of regularly scheduled working hours, reasonable time off for such appointments for employees shall be permitted, but where any such absence exceeds two (2) hours, the difference will be charged to Article
Medical and Dental Care Leave. (a) Where it is not possible to schedule medical and/or dental appointments outside regular working hours, reasonable time off for medical or dental appointments for a full-time employee or for her dependent children shall be permitted, but where any such absence exceeds two (2) hours, the full absence will be charged to her personal leave credits to a minimum of three (3) hours.
(b) Where a part-time employee is called in to work on a day on which she has already scheduled a medical or dental appointment for herself or for her dependent children or where she has been scheduled to work every day in a week in which she already has scheduled a medical or dental appointment for herself or her dependent children, she shall be allowed up to two (2) hours off without loss of pay to attend to the appointment.
