Medical Certificate Requirement. a) Employees who are absent due to sickness for more than five (5) days are required to submit a medical certificate on the prescribed form. Employees who are absent on frequent, short term absences due to sickness (more than four (4) in a twelve (12) month period) are required to provide a medical certificate on the BC Transit / COPE sick leave form for the next absence. Employees on sick leave or income continuance must continue to be available in the vicinity of his work area unless a medical certificate has been furnished to provide otherwise. The Employer will pay any physician’s charges levied for the completion of the prescribed form. b) The Employer may require an employee who is absent due to sickness exceeding thirty (30) continuous calendar days to submit a medical certificate on the prescribed form.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
