Unanticipated Sick Leave. When the need for sick leave is unanticipated and sickness or injury prevents the employee from reporting to work, the employee shall notify the Employer as soon as possible. In no event shall the employee provide such notification to his or her supervisor later than one (1) hour after the normal time for reporting to work. When employees are assigned to a duty station which has an evening and/or midnight shift, the employee will provide notification at least one hour prior to the beginning of the assigned shift. If the degree of the employee’s illness or injury prohibits compliance with the notification requirements provided above, the employee shall provide such notification as soon as possible. Acceptable evidence of such circumstances may be required.
Unanticipated Sick Leave. When the need for sick leave is unanticipated and sickness or injury prevents the employee from reporting to work, the employee shall notifyhis or her supervisor as soon as possible. Employees are expected to provide notification of illness prior to the start of an assigned shift, but in no event later than one hour after the start of the shift. If the illness or incapacitation precludes such notification, the employee shall provide notification as soon as possible. Employees will submit a completed WebTA request upon their return to duty.
Unanticipated Sick Leave. In the event of emergency situations or unanticipated absences, employees will attempt to first contact their first-line supervisor to notify management of the reason for the absence, the type of leave being requested, the expected duration of the absence and a call back number. If the immediate supervisor is not available, the employee will leave an email and/or voice message at the phone number provided by the first- line supervisor and then attempt to contact the second-line supervisor to notify them of the emergency, if the second-line supervisor is unavailable, then the employee will leave a voice message. Upon return, the employee will request the appropriate leave upon return using WebTA, its successor system or OPM-71 if an electronic system is unavailable upon return to duty. Employees are expected to provide notification of illness prior to the start of an assigned shift, but in no event later than one hour after the start of the shift unless the illness or incapacitation precludes such request. In such instances, the employee shall provide notification as soon as possible.
