Notification and Certification Procedure. 1. When the need for leave is foreseeable, such as the birth or adoption of a child, or planned medical treatment, the employee shall provide reasonable prior notice not less than 30 calendar days prior to the leave.
2. An employee shall substantiate his/her eligibility for leave; the choice of when to utilize the leave shall be at the employee’s discretion.
3. For leave taken because of the employee’s or a covered individual’s serious health condition, the Board may require the employee to have the appropriate health care provider provide certification.
4. The employee shall have at least 15 calendar days to respond.
5. If the Board has reasonable cause to doubt the validity of a medical certification, it may require the employee to obtain a second opinion from an independent health care provider at the Board’s expense. If the opinions differ, the Board may require the employee to obtain certification from a third health care provider, at the Board’s expense.
Notification and Certification Procedure. A team member who is unable to attend work must contact their immediate manager or the sickness line at least one hour before the start of their shift or as soon as is reasonably possible in order to qualify for Sickness Benefit. Details regarding the reason for and anticipated length of absence should be given. If the absence is due to sickness team members should also notify the day on which they became ill (e.g. cannot attend work on Monday but actually became ill on Sunday). If unable to contact the Company themselves, then someone else may be instructed to contact the Company on their behalf (again this must be on the first day of absence). If your team manager is not available a message must be left using the dedicated number provided. Team members must contact their Team Manager or ring the sickness line the day prior to returning to work and complete and send to payroll a Self-Certification Form which is available from their GP on the first day back at work or at the latest on the seventh day of absence If the absence lasts, or is expected to last, longer than a week a Medical Certificate must be obtained to cover the absence. The Medical Certificate may be effective from the first day of absence or, where the first week has been self certified, the beginning of the second week of absence. This must be received by Payroll by the eighth day of absence and each expiry date thereafter Where the team member has been absent from work for longer than one week (especially where absence has been due to a contagious disease) then a final Doctor's statement specifying that the team member be fit to resume work must be obtained. Team members should regularly contact their Team Manager during extended absence from work (e.g. telephone each week) and try to give information as to the anticipated length of absence, etc. In some cases of persistent absence through sickness, a team member may be medically examined to assist in resolving the issue. A Manager xxx also visit an absent team member at home, after prior arrangement. Where an accident occurs at work, provided a full report is made at the time and a self- certification or medical certificate is produced, a team member will be considered for sickness benefit. Payment of sickness benefit is in no way an admission of liability by the Company. If a team member is absent as a result of an accident involving a third party who may be liable for damages, payments under the Company Sick Pay sch...
