Illness injury, or pregnancy-related condition of a member of the employee’s immediate family where the employee’s presence is reasonably necessary for the health and welfare of the employee or affected family member;
Family Illness The start of a family leave for a serious health condition of a family member shall begin on the date requested by the employee or designated by Management.
Critical Illness Three (3) days per year, with pay, shall be granted in the case of a critical illness or accident to a member of the employee's immediate family as defined in Section 9.4.2. A statement by the physician verifying the need for the employee to be present with the immediate family member shall be attached to the absence form.
Leave for Family Illness In the case of illness of a member of an employee’s immediate family, meaning spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, or person to whom the employee is legal guardian when no one at home other than the employee can provide for the needs of the ill person, the employee may be granted, after notifying her immediate management supervisor, leave with pay up to five (5) working days per fiscal year, for the purpose of making such arrangements as are necessary to permit the employee’s return to work. The immediate management supervisor may require proof of the need for such leave as she considers necessary.
Sickness Any employee off duty on account of illness or injury may be required to produce a doctor’s certificate indicating date(s) of all clinical assess- ments, current medical restrictions and fitness to resume (or not resume) to regular or alternate duties. For non-occupational injury or illness of 15 consecutive work days or more or when returning to work with med- ical restrictions after a non-occupational injury or illness of any length of time, the employee must submit written authorization from their physician to the Health Services Section prior to the return to work date providing the above information. The employee may be required to visit the Health Services Section for a Return To Work health assessment. From April 22, 2005 until December 31, 2005, all bargaining unit mem- bers will not be required to provide a medical note for the first three days of absence for sickness or injury within that period. The TTC will delete SBA By-law no. 4 which states “[f]or the third and subsequent incidents of illness in a calendar year, the first day will be deducted”. Employees required to report to the Health Services Section for a peri- odic health assessment will have any loss of pay made up. Should a dispute arise between the employee’s physician and the Health Services Section as to fitness to resume (or not) their regular or other work, the employee shall be referred to an independent medical consultant mutually agreed upon by the Union and the TTC for an inde- pendent medical examination (IME), and the consultant’s opinion of the employee’s physical or mental condition shall be considered in the decision finally made as to the employee’s fitness to resume their regular or other work. In lodging an appeal from the Health Service’s original decision, the employee shall guarantee the payment of the consultant’s fee. Should the original decision of the Health Services be revised, the TTC shall pay the consultant’s fee. Should the Health Service’s original decision be sustained, the consultant’s fee shall be paid by the employee. In all disputes respecting fitness for work (or not) on medical grounds, the independent medical assessment must be utilized before proceeding to arbitration. The letter of referral to the independent medical consul- tant shall be signed by a representative of Management and a repre- sentative of the Union and shall contain information provided by the employee’s own Physician as well as any other pertinent information. It shall also direct the independent medical consultant to send to both the Health Services Section and the Union any report or correspondence concerning the employee or any matter arising out of the referral. The employee shall be required to sign a letter authorizing the foregoing. Should the independent medical consultant’s decision remain in dispute concerning the employee’s fitness for duties, no medical evidence con- cerning the employee’s diagnosis or prognosis other than that provided to the independent medical consultant shall be introduced at any arbi- tration hearing. Employees will be required to notify their Supervisor or Xxxxxxxxxx of their intention of returning to work the day before actually returning to work. Failure to comply with the above could result in the employee being assigned other duties. It is understood that no employee will be sent home on account of inabil- ity or failure to notify the Foreperson or Supervisor.
