Common use of Medical and Dental Care Leave Clause in Contracts

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.

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 (2) 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 (1) 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 (2) hours of their normal shift remain to be worked.