Doctor’s Certificates. A Doctor’s Certificate may be requested by the Employer for absence due to illness in excess of three (3) days in order to ensure that the employee is medically able to resume full duties. The Employer will continue current practice of paying for said certificates to a maximum of 35.00 when an invoice is submitted by the employee.
Doctor’s Certificates a. The normal procedure for authorizing the use of sick leave credits is for the employee to make a request directly to the immediate supervisor and, if requested, also to submit a doctor's certificate that provides proof of illness and fitness for duty.
Doctor’s Certificates. 1 In the event that the employee is unable to work, a doctor’s certificate must be provided for the fourth day’s absence onwards. This certificate must be provided to the employer within a week. Lost earnings compensation and social security 2 If the insurer makes its benefits dependent on a doctor’s certificate, the certificate may be requested from the first day onwards. 3 The employer is entitled to demand that a certificate be issued – at its ex- pense – by a doctor it has appointed.
Doctor’s Certificates. From the fourth day of absence, the enterprise may demand that the employee procure a doctor's certificate. When such certificate expires, the enterprise is entitled to demand a new one. In special cases, the enterprise may demand that a doctor's certificate be provided on the first day of absence. Within four weeks from the first day of absence, the enterprise is to call in the em- ployee for a personal conversation about how and when the employee will be able to return to his or her work. The enterprise may request a fit for work certificate. The fit for work certificate con- sists of two parts. The first part describes the enterprise and the employee’s job du- ties and any agreed measures regarding light duties. In the second part, the doctor will state if the light duties measures are sufficient. At short-term, repeated as well as long-term absence, the enterprise may request a fit for work certificate. All forms of doctor's certificates are paid by the enterprise. However, this does not apply to doctor’s certificates in connection with absence during holidays. The employee is responsible for ensuring that the completed documents are immedi- ately sent to the enterprise. The enterprise and the local shop xxxxxxx are obliged to inform all new employees of the provisions in this scheme, including of the telephone number to be used for calling in sick. In special cases, another form of notice may be agreed in writing.
Doctor’s Certificates. (a) Employees who are unable to work because of a non-occupational illness or injury will be required to provide a statement from their physician or the consulting physician to whom they are referred by their physician in order to provide medical evidence of absence and subsequently of the Employee’s inability to work when:
Doctor’s Certificates. The Employer reserves the right to verify the reported sickness of an employee and may require a doctor's certificate for absence due to sickness or injury when there is evidence of abuse of sick leave or in any event for an absence of three days or more. The doctor's certificate must state the kind and nature of the sickness or injury and whether the employee has been incapacitated for work for said period of absence. The Employer may require a medical examination of the employee by its own physician at the Employer's cost to verify the illness or injury or the ability to return to work.
Doctor’s Certificates. Employees using three (3) successive working days or more of sick leave are required to have a doctor's certificate. The Employer may also require a doctor's certificate when an employee has received corrective action for absenteeism if the employee has been informed of this requirement in advance. The Employer may also require a doctor's certificate where grounds for suspicion exist (e.g. when an employee calls in sick after requesting time off which has been denied).
Doctor’s Certificates. When a doctor’s certificate is required to support a claim for benefits under Article 8.02, the cost of such certificate shall be borne by the Company.
