Medical/Dental Appointments
Employee Medical/Dental Appointments. To the extent possible, employees should schedule appointments outside normal working hours. If it is not possible to schedule an appointment outside normal working hours, employees should schedule appointments at a time that is most convenient to the department. In most cases, this time will be at the beginning or at the end of the work day. When it is necessary to schedule appointments during normal working hours, employees will be allowed reasonable travel time to the appointment, waiting time, appointment time and reasonable travel time to return to work. Additional time away from work, other than that specified in the previous sentence, must be approved by the employee’s supervisor and will generally have to be made up.
Medical/Dental Appointments
Employee Medical/Dental Appointments. To the extent possible, employees should schedule appointments outside normal working hours. If it is not possible to schedule an appointment outside normal working hours, employees should schedule appointments at a time that is most convenient to the department. In most cases, this time will be at the beginning or at the end of the work day. When it is necessary to schedule appointments during normal working hours, employees will be allowed reasonable travel time to the appointment, waiting time, appointment time and reasonable travel time to return to work. Additional time away from work, other than that specified in the previous sentence, must be approved by the employee’s supervisor and will generally have to be made up. Where the need to attend such appointments becomes frequent and/or starts to impact the department's operation, other arrangements will have to be made. In such cases, the employee’s supervisor should consult with Human Resources.
Medical/Dental Appointments
Employee Medical/Dental Appointments. To the extent possible, employees should schedule appointments outside normal working hours. If it is not possible to schedule an appointment outside normal working hours, employees should schedule appointments at a time that is most convenient to the department. In most cases, this time will be at the beginning or at the end of the work day. When it is necessary to schedule appointments during normal working hours, employees will be allowed reasonable travel time to the appointment, waiting time, appointment time and reasonable travel time to return to work. Additional time away from work, other than that specified in the previous sentence, must be approved by the employee’s supervisor and will generally have to be made up. Where the need to attend such appointments becomes frequent and/or starts to impact the department’s operation, other arrangements will have to be made. In such cases, the employee’s supervisor should consult with Human Resources. Family Member Medical/Dental Appointments Time-off without loss of pay will be granted periodically to employees for the purpose of attending appointments of an immediate family member (defined as father, mother, guardian, spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter or step-child) only when it is not possible to make alternative arrangements. Generally this would involve the need to transport and accompany young children, elderly family members or very sick family members to the appointment. Time-off without loss of pay will also be granted when the health care professional specifically requests the employee to be present at the appointment. For family members’ medical and dental appointments beyond those referenced above, supervisors may approve time off to attend the appointments of an immediate family member however such time must be made up. Time may be made up by using banked time or vacation or by working additional hours. Where the need to attend such appointments becomes frequent and/or starts to impact the department’s operation, other arrangements will have to be made. In such cases, the employee’s supervisor should consult with Human Resources.
