Medical Care Leave. An Employee who is unable to make the necessary arrangements for maintenance of personal health care outside of scheduled work time, shall be granted time off with pay. Such time off shall not exceed sixteen (16) working hours per calendar year. Hours in excess of sixteen (16) hours per calendar year shall be deducted from the Employee's sick leave accumulation.
Medical Care Leave. An employee who is unable to make the necessary arrangements for maintenance of personal health care outside of scheduled work time, shall be granted time off as per Article 16.
Medical Care Leave. Employees may be allowed to use accumulated sick leave credits in order to engage in personal preventative medical health and dental care. Permission will not be unreasonably withheld provided adequate notice is given in advance.
Medical Care Leave. Employees may be allowed to take sick leave in order to engage in personal medical and dental care. Employees may be required to show proof of having received such care. The employee must endeavor to a reasonable extent to schedule such medical and dental care during off duty hours. Employees shall, where possible, provide a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours advance notice of his/her appointment.
Medical Care Leave. Leave of absence with pay may be granted for an employee's pre-scheduled medical or dental appointments, provided the employee has made every effort to arrange such appointment outside her normal working hours. Such leave shall not be unreasonably requested or unreasonably withheld.
Medical Care Leave. Employees may be allowed to use weekly indemnity credits in order to engage in personal preventative medical health and dental care. Permission will not be unreasonably withheld provided adequate notice is given in advance. On request, employees will be required to provide proof of attendance for the preventative medical or dental care concerned.
(a) An employee may be required to produce proof of illness for an absence, in the form of a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner.
(b) Where a medical examination is required to comply with a statute, an employee may choose her personal physician.
Medical Care Leave. Employees shall make every effort to schedule medical care appointments outside scheduled hours of work. In the event this is not possible, employees shall make every effort to minimize their absence from work by scheduling their appointments as close as possible to the beginning or end of their scheduled shift. Employees may use their short-term sick leave entitlement in order to engage in personal preventive medical health and dental care. Permission will not be unreasonably withheld provided adequate notice is given and operational requirements are met. On request, employees will be required to provide proof of attendance for the preventative medical or dental care concerned.
Medical Care Leave. In recognition of the absence of adequate medical and dental facilities, employees shall be allowed paid leave of absence in order to engage in personal medical and dental care when the employee, or their dependents, is referred by their doctor or dentist to a medical practitioner or medical facility in another municipality. At the request of the employer, employees may be required to show proof of medical or dental care. Such leave shall be deducted from the employee's accrued unused sick leave.
Medical Care Leave. (a) When medical services and/or medical facilities are not available in the community of residence or work, an employee or the employee’s dependents may be referred by a doctor or dentist to a medical practitioner or medical facility in another municipality. When such referrals are made and the appointment cannot be scheduled in a way that avoids disruption of work or vacation, the employee shall be allowed paid leave of absence of up to three (3) days in order to attend or to accompany dependents if medically required. Proof of need for such medical leave is required. Additional leave shall be deducted from the employee's sick leave bank on request. In the event the employee has no sick leave to their credit, the leave shall be without pay.
(b) Medical/Dental Appointments
Medical Care Leave. Employee shall endeavour to schedule medical appointments and/or the maintenance of personal health care outside of scheduled work time. In the event the employee is unable to do so, the employee may be granted time off with pay to attend to such appointment(s). Such time off shall not exceed sixteen (16) working hours per fiscal year, except in extenuating circumstances. Where extenuating circumstances exist, such time in excess of sixteen (16) hours shall be deducted from sick leave credits. On request, employees will be required to show proof of such care. For other than full-time employees this shall be pro-rated. This benefit does not apply to casuals, except where a casual is working in a temporary part- time or full-time position.
