Common use of Sick Leave Request Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Request. Employees in the Fire Department, upon determining they are unable to work their scheduled duty day due to illness or injury, will record their sick leave use in Telestaff. It is understood between Labor and Management that this recording documents the employee’s use of sick leave for absence from duty. Furthermore, this recording constitutes the employee’s request of payment during such absence and it shall be recognized as the employee’s secured electronic signature for the request. Upon returning from the absence, the employee shall submit a sick leave form directly to Fire Administration if substantiation is not requested and/or required. If substantiation is requested and/or required, the employee will provide substantiation along with a sick leave form to his/her immediate supervisor for review and approval of substantiation after which it is forwarded to Fire Administration for processing. This substantiation can consist of personal knowledge or observation from a supervisor other than the immediate supervisor. Employees are responsible for ensuring his/her own proof of substantiation.