Common use of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. ‌ a. Sick leave may be taken for absences from duty made necessary by: (a1) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness Illness or injury physical incapacity of the employee, the employee’s child, parent, spouse or a person who depends on registered domestic partner caused by factors over which the employee for care.has no reasonable immediate control; (b2) Entitlement Injury not incurred in line of duty, except where traceable to paid employment by an employer other than the City of Fresno; (3) Medical, dental or eye examination or treatment for the employee, or the employee’s child, parent, spouse or registered domestic partner which appointment cannot be made outside of working hours b. Sick Leave Accrual - Employees shall accrue sick leave is subject to at the following conditions:- rate of eight (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate 8) hours for any period each completed calendar month of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate employment, up to a maximum of 30 days in * * * nine hundred (900) hours total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused Employees shall not accrue additional sick leave once their balance reaches * * * nine hundred (900) hours. Employees with balances exceeding five hundred (500) hours as of up to 20 daysMay 19, 2014 shall retain such balances in a special account. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave The account may be used to cover absences where an by the employee for any purpose sick leave is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howevernormally used for, in but shall not affect the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentaccrual of regular sick leave. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying c. Administrative Orders 2-19.1, Attendance Policy and 2-20, Sick Leave Policy, shall not apply to members of this Unit. Instead, Attendance Policy, Addendum I incorporated into this MOU * * * shall apply, as well as the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the FMC, City administrative orders, policies, procedures, rules and regulations concerning leave is not genuineusage and administration. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in In the event of illness any conflict, the provisions of Addendum I, Attendance Policy, shall apply. d. Sick Leave Pay Out - At service retirement, or at a disability retirement, or upon resignation if the employee is otherwise eligible for service retirement, employees will be credited with the number of accumulated sick leave balances in excess of two hundred forty (240) hours at the time of retirement multiplied by forty percent (40%) of the employee’s spousethen current hourly rate of pay to be used solely to pay premiums for medical insurance (including COBRA* * *), or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates pursuant to the City’s Health Reimbursement Arrangement as set forth in case of extended illnessSection I., below. (ii) Approval e. Sick Leave Under Labor Code Section 233 - Employees will be allowed to use up to 48 hours of accumulated sick leave per fiscal year * * * in accordance with California Labor Code Section 233 and shall be used only for those purposes defined in California Labor Code Section 233. * * * Employees are encouraged to schedule routine medical and/or dental appointments outside of regular work hours when possible. Use of * * * Leave under Labor Code 233 shall be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children authorized and recorded by a department head or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childdesignee. (iii) Approval for additional f. Employees who terminate City employment and return within one year of such termination will be entitled to reinstatement of their sick leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldbalances at the time of termination from City employment, up to a total of 48 hours. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees a. Employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year earn sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement in accordance with applicable laws and regulations employees are encouraged to paid conserve sick leave is subject so that it will be available to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates them in case of extended illnessillness in the future. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) b. Sick leave may be used granted to cover absences where employees when they are incapacitated from the performance of their duties by illness or injury or in other circumstances as set forth by applicable regulations or laws. An employee who becomes ill at home and is unable to report for work shall notify the available appropriate official on the first day of the absence, as soon he/she is aware of the anticipated absence but not earlier than one hour prior to or after the beginning of his/her work shift. This requirement may be waived when extenuating circumstances occur. An employee sent home from work because of illness shall be subject to the foregoing reporting requirements on the following work day if still incapacitated. When an absence due to illness extends into subsequent workdays, the employee is will not be required to attend specialist contact the supervisor to request leave each day if he/she has advised the supervisor of the expected length of the absence in advance. If the illness should last longer than originally expected, the supervisor must be contacted again. Furthermore, if the employee provides preliminary medical documentation justifying an extended absence for medical reasons, the requests may be waived until the end of the medical extension. c. Normally, an application for sick leave for medical, dental, and optical examination or diagnostic appointments. However, treatment will be submitted for approval as far in advance as possible and specify the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate date and time of the appointment. (viid. Normally, employees suspected of sick leave abuse will be advised in advance in writing of any modified requirement for the approval of sick leave. All written notices shall explain in detail why the requirement has been established and what actions must be taken in order to get it removed. In all cases, the written notice shall be reviewed with the employee no later than six months afterward. If no sick leave misuse is shown during the six month period the requirement shall be removed. Six months after the requirement is removed, the notice will be removed from all records. If the notice is continued, the employee will be notified in writing of the reason(s) The employer may require for the continuance. Use of all available leave or absence on approved leave on occasions does not in itself constitute misuse of sick leave. e. For the purpose of this Article, a medical certificate verifying is a written statement signed by a physician or his/her staff certifying the illness employee’s incapacitation. Medical certification of release to return to work is a signed written statement that states the employee is capable of returning to normal duties or injury claimed by an employee within specifying the limiting conditions and the expected durations of such conditions. f. The following procedures apply for medical certification of sick leave and return to duty: (1) Employees who have been sick for more than three (3) consecutive day period if it workdays will normally be required to provide a medical certificate signed by the attending physician or his/her staff. If the employee has reasonable grounds to suspect an illness or disease not requiring medical attention, a medical certificate may not be required by the leave is not genuinesupervisor. The employer will inform may waive the requirement to provide a medical certificate for justifiable reasons. (2) If the employee as soon as possible reports/returns to duty after forming this suspicion less than three (3) workdays and agrees the employer has just cause to meet believe the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support employee is not givenincapacitated, based on his work performance, the employer may not pay refer the employee for the sick leave claimeda medical exam. (i3) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted If the employer employee is found qualified by the appropriate medical staff to resume regular duties, the employee may immediately report back to his/her supervisor. The time the employee spends at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary paya medical facility will be considered duty time, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness and all expenses of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate examinations will be paid for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessby the employer. (ii4) Approval shall only be given in If the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if medical examiner determines that the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may is not fit for duty, the employee will be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able sent home or to attend to the a medical facility as appropriate and offered sick childleave. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 24:01 For the purpose of this Article a full time employee is defined as one who is regularly and routinely scheduled to work seventy-five (75) hours biweekly. Effective January 1st, 2006, seventy-five (75) hours decreases to forty-five (45) hours biweekly. Only those employees so defined are eligible to participate in the Sick Leave Plan. 24:02 Absence for sickness or accident compensated by Workers Compensation will not be charged against sick leave credits. An employee may supplement payments received from Workers Compensation up to their normal biweekly pay amount (exclusive of overtime, premiums, etc.) by using available sick leave credits. To access this program the employee must produce the payment statements they receive from WSIB and the Employer will pay the difference on the next payroll run. The employee may not put their sick leave credits into a negative balance. 24:03 Any employee absenting themselves on account of personal illness must notify the Employer on the first day of illness at least four (4) hours, if possible, before the start of their shift. Failure to give such notice, unless such failure is unavoidable, may result in loss of sick leave benefits for that day of absence. When an employee is absent due to personal illness, a prescribed form requesting sick leave benefits and any forms required under the Employers Weekly Indemnity plan will be filled out and signed by the employee. The employee will deliver the forms to the Employer within seven (7) days of the commencement of such absence. The Employer will render assistance in helping employees to complete the required forms. Claim forms will be made available to employees who are off ill. Failure to follow this procedure may result in loss of sick pay benefits for the entire period of absence. 24:04 During any illness the employee will notify the Employer of his intention to return to work as far in advance as possible. 24:05 Employees whose sick leave credits are exhausted may apply in writing for a further unpaid leave if such absence will exceed two (2) months. 24:06 It is understood and agreed by both parties that neither pregnancy nor resulting child birth nor complications arising from child birth shall be considered as personal illness for the purpose of this Article. 24:07 To protect employees from loss of income the Employer has agreed that an employee absenting himself from work due to legitimate illness will be paid their straight hourly wage for all hours missed, from the employees sick leave bank to the extent of his accumulated sick leave credits or to the date when he becomes entitled to benefits under the Employers Group Insurance Plan (Weekly Indemnity) whichever occurs first. Sick leave benefits covered by Weekly indemnity will not be charged against accumulated sick leave. An employee is entitled to further sick leave benefits following the expiration of Weekly Indemnity benefits to the extent their accumulated sick leave credits allow. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Employees as defined in Article 24:01 shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year accrue sick leave paid benefits at the relevant daily pay on the occasion rate of sickness or injury nine point five (9.5) hours for every one hundred, fifty (150) hours worked. For employees regularly and routinely scheduled seventy-five (75) hours biweekly they may accrue sick leave benefits to a maximum of the employeesix hundred, the employee’s spouse or seventy-five (675) hours. For employees regularly and routinely scheduled forty- five (45) hours up to seventy-five (75) hours biweekly they may accrue sick leave benefits up to a person who depends on the employee for caremaximum of thirty (30) hours. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It credits shall not be given if accrued until the employee has had advance notice successfully passed probation. Once completed an employee regularly and routinely scheduled seventy-five (75) hours biweekly shall be credited with twenty-eight (28) hours of admission of hospitalsick leave credit. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 For employees regularly and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.routinely scheduled forty-five

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous 6.2.1 In the event of an employee being sick, the employee may be paid up to 76 hours sick leave for each completed year of service for ordinary time lost from duty as a result of such sickness, except for seven day or twenty four hour rostered employees shall whose entitlement is 80 hours. ▇▇▇▇ leave accrues pro rata on a weekly basis. 6.2.2 ▇▇▇▇ leave will be paid for the actual rostered time lost due to sickness. 6.2.3 An employee who claims to be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay sick leave may be required to provide to the Employer evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the authenticity of any absence claimed to result from illness. The evidence may be required regardless of whether or not the employee claims payment for the next 6 months and absence. 6.2.4 Notwithstanding 6.2.3, an employee must provide to the Employer evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the entitlement for: any absence due to sickness which occurs after four separate absences without supporting evidence in any one financial year; or absences due to sickness for each subsequent year three or more consecutive days. 6.2.5 For the purposes of current continuous service 10 working days per year this Agreement, the following provides guidance as to the minimum level of documentation that may be reasonable for sick leave: a medical certificate from a certified medical practitioner indicating the employee is unfit for work; other certificate from a Pharmacist or registered health care provider; or other evidence of the illness or injury acceptable to a reasonable person. 6.2.6 Part-time employees accrue sick leave paid at pro rata according to ordinary hours worked. 6.2.7 Paid sick leave will be debited in accordance with the relevant daily pay on rostered hours the occasion employee would have worked had the employee not been absent. 6.2.8 Unused sick leave will accumulate from year to year. 6.2.9 Leave of sickness absence due to illness or injury is not authorised leave unless taken as an entitlement in accordance with clause 6.2. Unauthorised absence shall be unpaid time. Unauthorised absence shall be discussed between an Employer and employee. 6.2.10 An employee unable to attend work as required must notify the Employer at least three hours before the employee’s required starting time. Where there is no such notification, or where there are no reasonable grounds for not providing the notice the employee will not be paid for the absence. 6.2.11 An employee who is absent from duty and whose next rostered working shift commences prior to 1200 shall inform the Employer of the employee, ’s availability for duty by no later than 1500 hours the previous day. Where the employee’s spouse next rostered shift commences at or a person who depends on after 1200 hours the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to shall inform the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work Employer of the employee’s availability for duty by 0500 hours on the same day. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) 6.2.12 Re-crediting annual leave: Where an employee is on ACC for ill or injured during the period of annual leave and produces at the time, or as soon as practicable thereafter, medical evidence to the satisfaction of the Employer that as a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week result of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by the employee was confined to their place of residence or a hospital for a period of at least seven consecutive calendar days, the Employer may grant sick leave for the period during which the employee was so confined and reinstate annual leave equivalent to the period of confinement. 6.2.13 Re-crediting long service leave: Where an employee within is ill or injured during the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect of long service leave and produces at the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee time, or as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees practicable thereafter, medical evidence to meet the reasonable costs satisfaction of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenEmployer that as a result of illness or injury the employee was confined to their place of residence or a hospital for a period of at least 14 consecutive calendar days, the employer Employer may not pay grant sick leave for the sick period during which the employee was so confined and reinstate long service leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted equivalent to the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessconfinement. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six a. Sick leave is defined as an absence necessitated by the employee's personal injury or illness. Benefits for absences necessitated by an industrial illness/injury are specifically provided for under Article X, Section 3 of this policy. b. Classified employees employed five days a week, 12 months current and continuous service employees per year, shall be entitled to 10 working twelve (12) days paid at their relevant daily leave of absence for illness or injury with full pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent a fiscal year of current continuous service 10 working service. A classified employee employed full time, who is employed for less than a full fiscal year, is entitled to that proportion of twelve (12) days per year leave of absence for illness or injury as the number that individual is employed bears to twelve (12). c. Credit for leave need not be accrued prior to taking such leave, but the advance of sick leave paid at credit cannot exceed the relevant daily pay on number of days which can be earned within the occasion current fiscal year. However, newly employed employees shall not be eligible to take more than six days or the proportionate amount to which entitled until after completion of sickness six months of active District service. d. Classified employees may accumulate unused sick leave without limitation. e. All employees shall provide the District with a verification of illness following any absence exceeding three consecutive work days. However, the District may require a doctor’s verification following any absence due to illness or injury as a condition of payment of sick leave hereunder. f. Employees shall notify their immediate supervisor, or designee, in advance of taking any sick leave. g. Employees returning to work from sick leave after surgery or serious illness, upon the request of the District, must provide a doctor's release certifying medical permission to return to work. h. When an employee's employment terminates and more sick leave has been used than earned, the amount used, but not earned, shall be deducted from the final pay warrant. i. Sick leave credit received by transfer from another school District or County Superintendent of Schools shall be accepted and credited to the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on 's sick leave account with the Dunsmuir Joint Union High School District, if the employee was terminated from the previous employment for careother reasons than initiated by the employer for cause, the sick leave will not be credited. The employee must have accepted a position with the Dunsmuir Joint Union High School District within twelve months of having terminated employment with the previous employing district or County Superintendent of Schools. (b) Entitlement to paid j. All sick leave rights or accumulation shall be canceled when an employee ▇▇▇▇▇▇ all connection with the District as an employee except that accumulated sick leave may be transferred to a subsequent employing district upon request pursuant to the above provisions. k. If a classified employee is absent from work because of illness or accident and has exhausted all accrued and advanced sick leave, he/she shall receive extended sick leave benefits subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.conditions:

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Section 1: Employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year accrue sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on rate of eight (8) hours per Section 2: Employees shall earn a Sick Leave Bonus in the occasion form of sickness Annual Section 3: When permanent employees resign or injury of are laid off from the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on County Section 4: Sick Leave is defined as approved absence from work due to 1. A doctor's excuse may be required after the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave has taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect sick days, and shall be required after five (5) consecutive sick days. 2. If the supervisor suspects abuse of sick leave is not genuine. The employer will because of unusual circumstances or a developing pattern, i.e., Fridays/Mondays, before/after a holiday, employee denied annual leave and subsequently claims illness, etc., the supervisor may inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees when he/she calls in "sick" that a doctor's excuse will be required in order for the supervisor to meet "approve" the reasonable costs use of obtaining the medical certificatesick leave. 3. If such support is not giventhe supervisor has reason to question the doctor's excuse, employee may be required to be examined by a County Physician. If required, the employer may not exam will be scheduled within five (5) working days or the employee will suffer no loss in pay for (or usage of sick or annual leave) until the employee returns to work. 4. If it is established that an employee has taken sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted under false pretenses, the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave time off shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relativeprocessed as Leave without Pay. The employee may also be subject to disciplinary action. 5. To receive leave, the employee shall produce notify his or her immediate supervisor or department, division, or office director prior to or within one hour after time in which employee normally begins work. Except in unusual circumstances, which shall require approval by the department director, failure to notify the supervisor or department, division, or office director as required will result in the denial of sick leave. An employee in a medical certificate department, division, or office operating on a twenty- four hour basis must notify his or her department, division, or office director within ninety (90) minutes prior to the beginning of his or her shift. These provisions may be waived by the appointing authority if the employee submits evidence that it was impossible to give such notification. ▇▇▇▇ leave may not be granted for any a period in excess of more than two days the amount of absence and further certificates in leave the employee has accumulated. In the case of an extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of illness when an illness of employee has exhausted his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not sick leave, annual leave must be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness used until it is exhausted and/or in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.accordance with Article

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service 22.01 Any abuse of these provisions may be considered cause for disciplinary action. 22.02 All regular employees shall be entitled to 10 working one and one-half (1-1/2) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and sick leave for each subsequent year full month of current continuous service 10 working days per year employment and any unused portion of such sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum the credit of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused such employees. 22.03 All regular employees shall be entitled to sick leave of with pay up to 20 daysthe amount of their accumulated sick leave credits. A year Probationary employees shall not be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work entitled to such credits until they become regular employees, at which time sick leave credits will be established as of the employeedate of hiring, except that probationary employees may draw an advance on their accumulations. Eligible employees will be advised of their accumulated sick leave credit days as of December 3lst of each year, by means of a slip attached to their pay cheque. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non 22.04 Employees absent from work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week in excess of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day working days due to medical reasons must submit a medical physician's certificate to cover the absence, and may at the discretion of the department head be required to produce a physician's statement to cover any shorter period if it of absence due to medical reasons. Normally the physician's statement to cover absences of three (3) days or less will be asked for in advance. 22.05 Any regular employee who has reasonable grounds had at least five (5) years of continuous service shall, upon termination of his employment for any reason, be entitled to suspect a sick leave gratuity equal to his salary at the time of such termination of service, for one-half (1/2) of the number of days of sick leave standing to his credit at that date, provided, however, that the amount of such gratuity shall in no case exceed six (6) months of his salary at that date. 22.06 In cases where absence is not genuine. The employer will inform caused by accident or illness for which the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet is receiving compensation from the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenWorkplace Safety Insurance Board, the employer may not pay for the period of absence to be charged against his sick leave claimedcredit shall be reduced to give effect only to the net salary paid by the Region to such employee with respect to such absence. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave 22.07 No wage payments shall be granted made to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in claiming compensation beyond the event limit of illness of his credit on sick leave, unless or until an award has been made by the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessWorkplace Safety Insurance Board. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 6:5.1 All ten (a10) After six months current and continuous service month employees of the Southern Regional High School District shall be entitled to 10 working fifteen (15) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury each school year as of the employee, first official day of said school year whether or not they report for duty on that day. All twelve (12) month employees of the employee’s spouse Southern Regional High School District shall be entitled to fifteen (15) days sick leave each year as of July 1st of said year whether or a person who depends not they report for duty on the employee for carethat day. 6:5.2 Unused sick leave days shall be accumulated from year to year with no maximum limit. Employees shall be given a written accounting of accumulated sick leave days no later than September 15th of each school year. 6:5.3 The Board shall have the right to require a doctor’s certification of illness pursuant to law. Normally, such request will not be made until five (b5) Entitlement to paid successive sick leave days have been taken. 6:5.4 Whenever possible, an employee who can anticipate the occurrence of a specific future disabling event, such as surgery or pregnancy, shall notify the Superintendent as soon as such employee is aware of the impending condition and give his best estimate of the dates of commencement and termination of disability. Payment for accumulated sick leave is subject as set forth in Schedule D. 6:6 Temporary Leaves of Absence - Employees shall be entitled to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more temporary leaves of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesswith full pay each school year. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior 6:6.1 Up to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive days leave of absence for personal, legal, religious, business, household or family matters which require absence during school hours. Such leave shall not be taken or granted the day period if it has reasonable grounds before or after a school holiday or vacation (except in cases of emergency or unusual circumstances). Application to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs Principal or person in charge of obtaining the medical certificate. If granting such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted made in writing at least three (3) days before taking such leave (except in cases of emergency or unusual circumstances) and the applicant for such leave shall not be required to state the reason for taking such leave other than that he is taking it under this section. Unused personal leave days in any year shall be accumulated as though they were sick leave days and shall become part of the employee’s accumulated sick leave. 6:6.2 Professional days for visiting other schools or attending meetings or conferences of an employee where that employee finds it essential educational nature, with the permission of the Superintendent. 6:6.3 Up to stay home five (5) days for any single event in the event of illness death of the an employee’s spouse, child, parent, brother or a dependent child or a dependent relativesister. Up to two (2) days for each event of death of an employee’s son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in- law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent and any other member of the immediate household. The employee shall produce temporary leave days provided for herein are for the sole purpose of arranging and attending funeral services and providing for a medical certificate for any reasonable mourning period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in connection therewith. In the event of death of an illness employee or student in the Southern Regional High School District, the Principal shall grant to a number of his/her dependent children or dependant relativeemployees sufficient time off to attend the funeral. It The Superintendent may, under special circumstances, grant an employee time off for the death of an individual not covered by this section. All leaves under this section are non-accumulative. 6:6.4 Up to five (5) days may be used and will be granted for good and sufficient reason, and such days shall be charged to the employee’s accumulated sick leave. The decision of the Superintendent relative to this section shall be final, and not be given if subject to the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given grievance procedure set forth in this Agreement. 6:6.5 One day non-accumulative during any school year for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of will be granted and the family is able to attend to reason stipulated in the sick childrequest. (iii) Approval 6:6.6 Other leaves of absence with or without pay may be granted by the Board in its discretion for additional leave shall not what it considers to be unnecessarily withheldgood reason. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 14.01 Income protection is payable when a full-time employee is absent from work due to legitimate personal illness or injury which is not compensable under the Workplace Health and Safety Insurance Act. It is understood that payment of income protection is for the sole and only purpose of protecting employees against the loss of income during time of such illness. (a) After six months current and continuous service The Employer will pay 100% of the billed premium for full-time employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness a weekly indemnity plan covering legitimate personal illness or injury up to the end of the employee, the employee’s spouse 2nd calendar week of such illness or a person who depends on the employee for careinjury. Payment under weekly indemnity will be 70% of straight-time scheduled wages lost. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce apply for E.I. sick leave for weeks 3 through 17 of any legitimate illness or injury. The Employer will top-up these benefits to 70% of straight time wages. In the event the employee does not qualify for E.I. Sick Leave benefits by reason of lack of adequate contributions, she shall receive 70% of her straight time wages for weeks 3 through 17 of any legitimate illness or injury but shall not be eligible for benefits under (c) below. (c) The Employer will pay 100% of the billed premium for full-time employees for a Medical Certificate weekly indemnity plan covering legitimate personal illness or injury for any period weeks 18 through 30 of Three days such illness or more injury. Payment under weekly indemnity will be 70% of scheduled straight-time wages lost. It is understood, (subsequent to initial implementation), that this benefit commences like all other insurances, after the third month of employment. 14.02 Where an employee who is absent from work as a result of illness or injury sustained at work has been away pending approval of claim for WSIB, that employee may utilize her sick leave credits, provided the employee has not received payment from the WSIB and two (2) weeks have elapsed from the date of her reporting the claim to the Employer. The payment will be equivalent to the lesser of the benefits she would receive from WSIB if her claim was approved or the benefit to which she would be entitled under the sick leave plan. Payment will be retroactive to the first date of absence and further certificates in case the employee will submit a written undertaking that any payment will be refunded to the Employer following final determination of extended illnessthe claim by the WSIB. If the WSIB does not approve the claim, the monies paid as an advance will be applied toward the benefit to which the employee would be entitled under the sick leave plan. Any payment under this provision will continue until the employee has exhausted her sick leave credits. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior 14.03 Upon absence due to the commencement illness of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect days or more, the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform Employer may request the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs provide proof of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 21.1 Approved sick leave as provided in this section shall be granted with pay. 21.2 All full-time and full-time school year support staff employees shall receive one day of sick leave for each month of employment in the school district. Any part-time clerical employee shall receive sick leave on a pro-rated basis. 21.3 Sick leave benefits shall accumulate to one hundred and eighty (a180) After six months current working days. 21.4 Sick leave, with pay, shall be allowed by the school district whenever a support staff employee's absence is due to any type of illness, including illness or disability caused or contributed to pregnancy or childbirth, which has prevented the attendance at school and continuous service employees performance of duties on that day or days. 21.5 The superintendent may require an employee to furnish a medical certificate from the school health officer or from a qualified physician as evidence of illness, in order to qualify for sick leave pay. However, the final determination as to the eligibility of an employee for sick leave as reserved to the school board. 21.6 In the event that a medical certificate will be required, the employee will be so advised. 21.7 Sick leave allowed shall be deducted from the accrued sick leave days earned by the employee. 21.8 A support staff may use sick leave to cover absences necessitated by the illness of or injury to the employee’s child, as defined in MN Statute 181.940.sbd.4, adult child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or step parent. An employee may also use sick leave benefits for safety leave, defined as providing or receiving assistance because of sexual assault, domestic abuse, or stalking. Such family health care leave shall be limited to the amount of accrued sick 21.9 Sick leave pay shall be approved only upon submission of signed request upon the authorized sick leave form. 21.10 Any office personnel unable to perform duties of employment because of pregnancy, adoption or any medical complications of pregnancy, childbirth or recovery therefrom, may begin leave upon certification from the attending licensed physician that the person is unable to perform such duties, or upon the agreement by said office personnel and the building principal that leave should be commenced, and the office personnel shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily without loss of pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period extent provided by the above. Leave in excess of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave credit of such personnel shall be treated as a leave of absence without pay during the period such personnel is unable to work due to the pregnancy, adoption or any medical complication of pregnancy, childbirth, or recovery therefrom. 21.11 An unpaid leave of absence may be granted for health reasons if recommended by the attending physician in writing and approved by the administration and the school board. Time period may be renewable, upon review, up to 20 days. A year one (1) year. 21.12 Should an unpaid leave of absence be granted to an employee, upon returning from the leave, the employee shall be calculated from placed on the anniversary same step and will retain the 21.13 In September and January of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday each year, employees who earn vacation time shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement allowed to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the trade three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. days for one (i1) Where an employee’s additional vacation day. A maximum of six (6) sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave days shall be granted allowed to an employee where that employee finds it essential be converted to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two (2) vacation days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessper year (September 1 to August 31). (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 18.1 The Employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at per annum from the relevant daily pay on the occasion commencement of sickness or injury of employment with Fertility Associates and each year thereafter. 18.2 Sick Leave entitlement is to be taken where the employee, their partner or their dependents are sick. Employees are entitled to carry over the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid unused sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate each year up to a maximum of 30 the thirty (30) days total entitlement. 18.3 If employees are absent from work due to sickness or injury for more than three (3) calendar days (including intervening rostered days off), they may be required to produce a medical certificate or other suitable documentation. This may also apply in total by carrying forward from any subsequent yearthe case of the illness or injury of someone in the employee’s unused immediate care which requires the employee to attend them. 18.4 Any additional sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall required should be calculated from requested in writing and will be at the anniversary of commencement of work discretion of the employee’s manager. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use 18.5 Wherever possible, employees are required to provide prior notice of their unused need to take sick leave entitlement to cover the their line manager. Where prior notice is not possible, employees must notify their manager as soon as possible on their first week day of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences 18.6 In addition, where an employee is required to attend specialist their manager has concerns about frequency or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance pattern of absence or sickness then employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer agree that Fertility Associates may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee expense require employees to undergo a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner nominated by Fertility Associates (after Fertility Associates has considered your wishes in respect of the appointment of the registered medical practitioner). a) A copy of any medical report furnished by such medical practitioner shall be available to both parties. We may exercise this right for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as purposes of: i. determining whether granting employees ongoing sick leave shall is appropriate; or ii. determining whether your employment should be granted terminated for incapacity; or iii. assessing your fitness for work and/or return to an employee work after a period of sick leave; or iv. obtaining a second opinion where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce employees have provided a medical certificate for certificate/report. Employees hereby irrevocably consent to a copy of any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessmedical report obtained under this section being provided to Fertility Associates. If employees do not attend the registered medical practitioner when requested, Fertility Associates may take this failure to co-operate into account when making a decision. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current 16.5.1 Regular full-time and continuous service employees part-time Staff Members shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 not more than six (6) months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily with pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for careand benefits per calendar year. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to 16.5.2 Notwithstanding the following conditions:- (i) The employee provision in Section 16.5.1, a term appointee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate be entitled to a maximum of 30 twenty-one (21) work days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave with pay per calendar year. If a term appointee‘s contractual period is less than one (1) calendar year, sick leave with pay will be calculated at the rate of up 1.75 work days per calendar month to 20 daysa maximum twenty-one (21) work days per calendar year. A year Upon the termination of the appointment, all sick leave entitlements shall be calculated cancelled and no payment shall be due. 16.5.3 Where the Staff Member has used the Staff Member‘s sick leave entitlement in any year, the Staff Member shall not be entitled to a new sick leave entitlement in the next year until the Staff Member has completed one (1) month of service from the anniversary of commencement of work date of the employeeStaff Member‘s return to work. As well, where the Staff Member has been on a leave without pay for medical reasons, the Staff Member shall not be entitled to further sick leave entitlement until the Staff Member has completed one (1) month of service after the date of the Staff Member‘s return to work. (iv) 16.5.4 The Staff Member, to be entitled to sick leave, may be required by a Human Resources Officer to provide proof of sickness. If the Staff Member does not or cannot provide satisfactory proof upon request, the Staff Member‘s absence will be treated as leave without pay. 16.5.5 Sick leave taken on does not include injuries covered under Workers‘ Compensation. 16.5.6 Where a public holiday regular full-time or part-time Staff Member sustains an injury in the course of the Staff Member‘s duties and is eligible for Workers‘ Compensation, the Staff Member shall be paid at that amount necessary to make up the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is difference between what the Staff Member receives as compensation and the Staff Member‘s regular salary for the period for which the Staff Member would have been entitled to receive pay had the Staff Member been on ACC for a non work related sick leave. Such injury such employee can use their unused leave shall not reduce the Staff Member‘s regular sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absencefor that year. 16.5.7 In the event that the illness of a Staff Member exceeds or is expected to exceed six (vi6) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in months the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate Staff Member must apply for benefits under the appointmentdisability insurance program. (vii) The employer may require 16.5.8 In no case will salary continue to be paid to a medical certificate verifying Staff Member who is receiving benefits under the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimedtotal disability insurance program. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Section 4.1. The Union agrees to encourage employee understanding and continuous appreciation of the: — Need to use sick leave only to cover absences due to bonafide incapacitation to perform their assigned duties; and — Benefits and values that accrue to employees who, through the accumulation of large amounts of sick leave, are protected against financial hardships resulting from long-term illnesses and accrue additional service employees credit upon retirement. Section 4.2. Sick leave shall be entitled requested in advance when appointments have been made for medical, dental, or optical examinations and care. When prevented from reporting for duty because of incapacitating illness or injury: — Employees on regular tours of duty shall notify their immediate supervisor or other officially designated person, as soon as possible (generally within 2 hours after beginning of the scheduled tour of duty; or, — Employees who tours of duty include shift work shall notify their immediate supervisors or other officially designated person, normally at least 1 hour before the tour of duty is to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay begin. Section 4.3. Unless otherwise directed, employees absent for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year more than 1 day of current continuous service 10 working days per year unscheduled sick leave paid at the relevant shall keep their supervisor advised on a daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury basis of the employeeanticipated duration of their absence in order to facilitate adequate work scheduling. Section 4.4. An employee may be required to furnish medical certification to substantiate a request for approval of sick leave when such leave exceeds 3 consecutive work days or for a lesser period when the Employer determines its necessary (i.e., cases of suspected abuse of sick leave). Medical certification must include administratively acceptable evidence to support the approval. Employees who have been absent due to illness for more than 5 days may be required to provide a medical release to return to work and/or may be referred to the Occupational Health Nurse prior to returning to work. Section 4.5. All required medical certificates covering sick leave absences will be submitted within 15 calendar days after return to duty. If the employee is unable to provide evidence, despite the employee’s spouse diligent, good faith efforts, he or she must provide it within a person who depends on reasonable period of time, but no later than 30 calendar days after the employee for careEmployer makes the request. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 daysSection 4.6. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used requested and approved subject to cover absences where an employee regulatory guidance, when the employee: — Receives medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment; — Is incapacitated for the performance of his or her duties by physical or mental illness, injury, pregnancy, or childbirth; — Provides care for a family member who is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require incapacitated by a medical certificate verifying or mental condition or attends to a family member receiving medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment; — Provides care for a family member with a serious health condition; — Makes arrangements necessitated by the illness death of a family member or injury claimed attends the funeral of a family member; — Would, as determined by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect health authorities having jurisdiction or by a health care provider, jeopardize the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs health of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated others by his or her presence on the same basis as sick leave shall job because of exposure to a communicable disease; or — Must be granted absent from duty for purposes relating to an employee where that employee finds it essential his or her adoption of a child, including appointments with adoption agencies, social workers, and attorneys; court proceedings; required travel; and any other activities necessary to stay home in allow the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessadoption to proceed. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. Section 19.1 Authorized sick leave shall be considered to be absence from duty, with pay, for the following reasons: (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled Personal illness, physical incapacity or non-compensable bodily injury, except where directly traceable to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for employment by an employer other than the next 6 months and for each subsequent year Town of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for careAvon. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to When the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist undergo medical, optical or diagnostic appointments. Howeverdental treatment in excess of two (2) hours duration only when this cannot be accomplished on off-duty hours, and provided the Chief of Police is notified at least one day in advance of the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate day on which the appointmentabsence occurs. (viic) When the serious illness of a member of the employee's immediate family requires his/her personal attendance, when supported by a doctor's certificate, in accordance with FMLA. Section 19.2 The employer Town may require proof of illness for any authorized sick leave. In the judgment of the Chief of Police, proof of sick leave may include a medical doctor's certificate verifying the or other proof of illness or injury claimed by an employee within from the employee's physician indicating the nature and duration of the illness. Proof of illness or injury will not normally be required for sick leave of less than three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds working days, unless determined otherwise by the Chief of Police. Proof of illness or injury will be required for sick leave of three (3) or more consecutive working days or a total of five (5) or more working days per fiscal year, unless the illness or injury is of such a nature that the Town waives the requirement to suspect the furnish a doctor's certificate. The Town may investigate any absence for which sick leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee requested. Section 19.3 In order to have an absence counted as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givensick leave, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days first day of absence and further certificates in case due to illness or injury, shall notify an appropriate person within the department, as determined by the Chief of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness Police, of his/her dependent children illness or dependant relative. It injury at least two hours prior to his/her normal time for reporting to work, except where sufficiently limiting circumstances exist. Section 19.4 The Town reserves the right to require an employee to submit to a physical examination by a doctor of the Town's choice, the cost of the physical examination to be at the Town's expense. Section 19.5 Sick leave shall be earned by each regular full-time employee at the rate often (10) hours for each calendar month of continuous service, the total of which shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours in any twelve (12) months. Sick leave earned in any month of service shall be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childavailable during any subsequent month. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at 16.01 Employees covered by this Collective Agreement who have completed their relevant daily probationary period are covered by the University's Sick Leave Plan which provides leave with regular pay for the next any bona fide absence due to illness or injury. 16.01.1 The maximum period covered will be 6 months and of continuous absence. Records of absence will be kept by the Employer. 16.01.2 Employees are eligible for each subsequent year paid time off for bona fide incidental absences due to illness. The Employer will address excessive incidental absences, if any, through attendance management. With respect to probationary employees paid time off for incidental absences during the probationary period shall not exceed a total of current continuous service 10 3 working days per year days. 16.02 An employee who falls sick prior to an announced date of layoff will be paid only up to such day of layoff. If a person is sick at the time of recall from layoff, sick leave will only be paid if the illness is the same continuing one that existed at the relevant daily pay on time of the occasion layoff. 16.03 Sick Leave is defined as absence from work and performance of sickness or injury regular duties because of the employee's bona fide illness, the employee’s spouse injury, or quarantine through exposure to contagious disease. 16.04 An employee may, with prior warning, be required to provide a person who depends on doctor's certificate certifying that the employee is medically unable to carry out normal duties due to illness. It is understood that a dentist will be considered a doctor for care. (b) Entitlement the provisions of this Article. The Employer is prepared to paid sick leave is subject to cover the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement cost of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate required doctor's certificate up to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee$25.00 per certificate. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday 16.05 An employee shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist notify his/her non-union supervisor or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee designate as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness first day of his/her dependent children absence due to illness. In the case of longer absences, progress toward recovery and expected date of return to work shall be reported to the non-union supervisor or dependant relativedesignate at reasonable intervals. 16.06 Employees are expected to notify their non-union supervisor or designate as early as possible of their expected date of return to work. 16.07 Employees may be requested to provide the Employer with a doctor's note certifying that the employee has been in the care of a doctor and: a) that the employee is able to return to work on a full time basis without restriction; or b) that the employee is able to return to work, with the nature and duration of any work restrictions described. 16.07.1 The Employer is prepared to cover the cost of the required doctor's note certifying said information up to a maximum of $50.00 per note. 16.08 If during an employee's vacation, a serious illness or accident requiring hospitalization or confinement to bed for a period of 5 days or more should occur, and which is verified by a medical certificate, then sick leave may be substituted for vacation. It shall not be given Similarly, if the employee has had advance notice provided acceptable proof of admission of hospitalentitlement to leave under Article 15.03.2, Bereavement Leave, such leave may also be substituted for vacation. Approval may not The resulting unused vacation would then be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childrescheduled at a mutually convenient later date. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 19:01 The provisions of this article cover employees absent from work as a result of personal disability caused by accident or sickness excluding accidents or illness covered by the Workers' Compensation Board. 19:02 Sick leave shall not be paid to employees with less than six (a6) After months service, however, upon completion of six (6) months current and continuous service employees such employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months credited with one and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working one-half (1 1/2) days per year sick month from the date of employment. Sick leave paid at the relevant daily shall not accumulate, during any period of absence without pay on the occasion of sickness 30 days or injury of the employeemore, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee nor during any period for care. (b) Entitlement to paid which sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesspaid. (ii) 19:03 The employee above accumulated sick allowance shall advise be used entirely as sick leave and not have any monetary value at the employer prior to completion of any employee's service with the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sicknessCity whether retiring voluntarily or dismissed for cause. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum 19:04 The length of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year service shall be calculated from the anniversary date of commencement employment and such service must be continuous from said date of employment. 19:05 Such sick leave to be cumulative but in no case shall such sick leave exceed a period of two hundred and fifty (250) working days. 19:06 Recognized days off shall not be deducted from the accumulated sick leave. 19:07 No member shall draw during their active service with the City, accumulated sick leave benefits if their absence from work is not due to illness as attested by the Certificate of a medical practitioner, if required by the Department Head. The City shall effective the first of the employeemonth following ratification of the Memorandum of Settlement by the parties, pay up to forty dollars ($40) for the completion of a City medical form when requested by the City. The employee shall be required to submit to their supervisor a receipt of payment in order to qualify for reimbursement. Effective February 1, 2014, increase reimbursement of a City requested medical form to forty-five ($45). (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday 19:08 An employee in receipt of W.S.I.B. payments for injuries or illness suffered during the course of employment, shall be paid at receive full salary and benefits during such period, provided that the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee difference between the amount of such compensation and their normal salary or wages is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use deducted from their unused sick leave entitlement to cover credit and the first week of absencepayments shall cease when the credit is exhausted. All wage payments by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board shall be deposited with the City. (vi) Sick leave may be used 19:09 An employee who takes other gainful employment during absence from work due to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted deemed to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if have voluntarily quit their employment unless the employee has had advance notice prior written permission from the Commissioner of admission Human Resources to take other employment. 19:10 A master record of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the each employee's family if another adult member of sick leave, showing the family is able to attend to accumulated credit and accredited debits shall be kept by the sick childCity and each employee may at reasonable times check the current balance. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 25.01 Sick leave credits are earned for the sole purpose of protecting Employees against loss of income, subject to the parameters of this Article, during absences due to illness or accident for which compensation is not payable under the Workers' Compensation Act and which prevents an Employee from performing their essential job requirements. Illness covered under this Article includes the health- related portion of maternity leave. 25.02 Full and Part-time Employees who have completed their probationary period shall accumulate sick leave credits at the rate of 7.5 hours’ sick leave credits per 162.5 hours worked to a maximum of six (6) days per year. However, an Employee shall not be entitled to apply sick leave credits prior to the completion of their probationary period. Employees shall cease to accrue sick leave while on unpaid leaves of absence or layoff. (a) After six months current Employees reporting sick shall advise the Employer as soon as possible and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for regularly thereafter as required by the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for careEmployer. (b) Entitlement Any Employee absenting themselves on account of personal illness must notify the Employer on the first day of illness before the time they would normally report for duty. (c) Failure to give adequate notice, unless such failure is unavoidable, may result in loss of sick leave benefits for that day of absence. 25.04 An Employee granted sick leave shall be paid for the period of such leave at their basic hourly rate of pay and the time thus paid shall be deducted from their accumulated sick leave credits up to a total amount of the Employee's accumulated credits at the time sick leave commenced. 25.05 It is understood that a medical doctor's certificate may be requested by the Employer for any periods of absence. When a medical doctor's certificate is required, the Employee will be notified prior to or during their absence from work that a medical doctor's certificate will be required upon the Employee's return to work. Where the Employee must pay a fee for such certificate, the fee shall be reimbursed by the Employer to a maximum of thirty-five ($35.00). This reimbursement shall not apply to Employees on a formal attendance management plan. 25.06 When an Employee has accrued the maximum sick leave credits of six (6) days per year, they shall no longer accrue sick leave credits for the remainder of that year. 25.07 An Employee who has exhausted their sick leave credits during the course of an illness or injury and the illness or injury continues may be granted a leave of absence without pay and benefits from the Employer. The Employer shall not deny such leave if the denial is contrary to the applicable legislation and the Employee shall, in the pursuit of such request for such leave of absence, comply with applicable legislation. (a) During an Employee’s absence due to an extended sick leave, the Employee will notify the Employer of their intention to and fitness for return to work as far in advance as possible. The Employer, after being notified that the Employee wishes to return to work, may choose to require medical evidence of fitness. Subject to such medical evidence, the Employee will be scheduled to return to work in accordance with those shifts which the Employee would have been otherwise regularly scheduled as per their position. (b) In order to comply with this provision, the Employer has the discretion to revise the posted shift schedule for Employees who are scheduled as replacements for Employees who are absent. (c) At the expiration of twenty-four (24) months from the last day of paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:-leave, if an Employee: (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period is not capable of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness.resuming work pursuant to clause 25.08(a); or (ii) The employee shall advise for whom, after a reasonable effort having been made, alternate employment is not available, it may be deemed that the employer prior employment relationship has terminated, provided that such termination is not contrary to the commencement any right conferred under this Collective Agreement or any law of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sicknessCanada or Alberta. (iii) Sick leave 25.09 Employees shall accumulate make every reasonable effort to a maximum schedule their medical appointments outside scheduled hours of 30 days in total work but should that not be possible, provided that they have been given prior authorization by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused the Employer, sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave credits may be used to cover absences where an employee is for the time required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate for the appointment. 25.10 Upon request, but not more frequently than once per year, the Employer shall advise an Employee of their accrued sick leave credits. 25.11 When an Employee who resigned from employment at an A.U.P.E. certified Seasons Site is hired by the Employer within thirty (vii30) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying days of their resignation, the Employer will recognize the Employee’s accrued and unused sick leave credits from that Seasons Site as at the date of their resignation. 25.12 Sick leave benefits shall not be granted for any illness or injury which is incurred by an Employee during their vacation, however, sick leave benefits shall be granted after the expiry of the Employee's vacation provided the illness or injury claimed by continues beyond the vacation period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should an employee within Employee demonstrate to the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds satisfaction of the Employer that they were admitted to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee a hospital as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenan in-patient during their vacation, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave Employee shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in sick leave benefits for the event of illness period of the employee’s spousestay in hospital, or subject to the provisions of clause 25.05. Vacation time not taken as a dependent child or result of such stay in hospital shall be rescheduled at a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessmutually agreed time. (ii) Approval 25.13 An Employee whose status has changed due to lay off from Regular Employee to a Casual Employee, with the same Employer, shall only have their sick leave credits suspended, and should the Employee return to regular employment with the Employer, the accrued sick leave credits shall be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childreinstated. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. SECTION 1: POSTING OF SICK LEAVE All absences (aincluding tardiness) in the department must be noted for use in relation to the individual record and must be charged against the proper time credit reserves as indicated in this Agreement. Sick leave records will be posted monthly. SECTION 2: SICK LEAVE GENERALLY After six months current this maximum is reached, no more sick leave credits may be earned by the employee except to the extent of restoring credits subsequently drawn for sick leave and continuous service employees thereby building up accruals again to the 210 day (1,680 hours) maximum. Calculations of sick leave shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay based on a year beginning January 1st. The unit for computation of sick leave shall not be less than one-half (1/2) day. Credits cannot be earned for the next 6 months and period an employee is on leave of absence without pay or under disciplinary punishment involving loss of work time or for each subsequent year employees who are on one-half (1/2) pay. For the calculation of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid credits, the time recorded on the payroll at the relevant daily full rate of pay shall be considered as time "served" by the employee. In order that absence, because of personal illness, may be charged to accumulated sick leave, it must be reported by the employee on the occasion first working day of such absence and within one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the working day. In the event the employee’s illness continues beyond three (3) days, the employee must notify the administrative captain or his designee of the anticipated duration of the absence and thereafter must report their status at least once each week unless excused. PROOF OF ILLNESS: In order to qualify for sick leave, proof of illness may be required to be provided by the employee that is satisfactory to the department head. Failure to provide proof of illness when required will be the basis for discipline. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall also be cause for disciplinary action. Sick leave may be utilized by an employee if desired in any instance of sickness or injury in the immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined to be the employee's spouse, children, step-children and a parent, all residing in the household of the employee. The department head may request a physician's statement of illness from an employee if family illness causes an absence of the employee in excess of three (3) consecutive workdays. In any case in which a physician's statement is mandatory, the employee’s spouse , upon his or her return to work, shall be required to provide a person who depends on physician's statement that the employee is fit for care. (b) Entitlement duty. Said fit for duty statement must be presented to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able return to attend to the sick childwork. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 16.01 Any abuse of these provisions may be considered cause for disciplinary action. 16.02 All regular full-time nurses of the Homes shall be entitled to 10 working their existing bank of sick leave credits and to one and one-half (1.5) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and sick leave for each subsequent year full month of current continuous service 10 working days per year employment and any unused portion of such sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum the credit of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused such nurses. 16.03 All regular full-time nurses shall be entitled to sick leave of with pay up to 20 daysthe amount of their accumulated sick leave credits. A year Probationary nurses shall not be entitled to such credits until they become regular nurses, at which time sick leave credits will be established as of the date of hiring. 16.04 Any regular full-time nurse who has had at least five (5) years of continuous service shall, upon termination of their employment for any reason, be entitled to a sick leave gratuity equal to their salary at the time of such termination of service, for one-half (½) of the number of days sick leave standing to their credit at that date provided, however, that this amount of such gratuity shall in no case exceed six (6) months of their salary at that date. 16.05 The Department of Corporate Services-Human Resources Division shall keep all records necessary to the carrying out of this plan, and the decision of the Commissioner of Corporate Services as to the amount of sick leave gratuity to which a nurse is entitled shall be calculated final. 16.06 In cases where absence is caused by accident or illness for which the nurse is receiving compensation from the anniversary Workers’ Safety & Insurance Board, the period of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick absence to be charged against their sick leave taken on a public holiday credit shall be reduced to give effect only to the net salary paid at by the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury Employer to such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement nurse with respect to cover the first week of such absence. (vi) Sick leave may 16.07 No wage payments shall be used made to cover absences where a nurse claiming compensation beyond the limit of their credit on sick leave, unless or until an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in award has been made by the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentWorkers’ Safety & Insurance Board. (vii) 16.08 The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003this Article shall apply to regular full-time nurses only.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 14.1 On appointment, a full time employee shall be entitled to 10 ten (10) working days leave for sick or domestic purposes during the first twelve months of employment, and an additional ten (10) working days for each subsequent twelve month period. Sick leave can be accumulated to a maximum of 260 days. 14.2 The entitlement shall be pro-rated for part time employees except that a part-time employee shall receive no fewer than five (5) working days’ paid sick leave for the first twelve months of employment and a minimum of five (5) additional working days for each subsequent twelve month period. The production of a medical certificate or other evidence of illness may be required. 14.3 The employee shall be paid at their relevant daily pay as prescribed in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, for the next 6 months and for first five days in each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave twelve month period. Thereafter they shall be paid at the relevant daily normal/ordinary rates of pay on (T1 rate only). A medical certificate may be required to support the occasion employee’s claim. 14.4 In the event an employee has no entitlement left, they may be granted an additional 10 days per annum pro-rated for part time employees. In considering the grant of sickness or injury leave under this clause the employer shall recognise that additional sick and domestic leave is to ensure the provision of reasonable support to staff having to be absent from work where their entitlement is exhausted. Requests should be considered at the closest possible level of delegation to the employee and in the quickest time possible, taking into account the following: (a) The employee’s length of service (b) The employee’s attendance record (c) The consequences of not providing the leave (d) Any unusual and/or extenuating circumstances. 14.5 Reasons for a refusal shall, when requested by the employee, be given in writing and before refusing a request, the decision maker is expected to seek appropriate guidance. 14.6 Leave granted under this provision may be debited as an advance on the next year’s entitlement up to a maximum of five (5) days. 14.7 Sick leave is to be debited on an hour for hour basis except that absence of less than two hours shall not be debited against sick leave. This includes absences to attend health appointments relating to the monitoring and treatment of medical issues, illness, sickness or injury. Wherever possible such appointments shall be made at the beginning or end of the shift. 14.8 At the employer’s discretion an employee may be granted further sick or domestic leave based on need and the employee’s spouse willingness to engage with the employer to manage wellness. 14.9 Need shall be demonstrated by the following, in addition to the criteria in clause (a) Nature of the illness or a person who depends on the employee for careinjury. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to Recommendations by the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesstreating Physician. (iic) The employee shall advise the employer prior Willingness to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at engage with Occupational Health around the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldissues. (d) These requests will be considered on a case by case basis with PSA consultation at member’s request. 14.10 Where an employee is suffering from a minor illness which could have a detrimental effect on the patients or other staff in the employer’s care, the employer may, at its discretion, either: (a) Place the employee on suitable alternative duties. (b) Direct the employee to take leave on full pay. The leave referred decision maker is expected to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003seek appropriate guidance.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year SECTION 1. Employees will accrue sick leave paid at in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Union joins the relevant daily pay on Employer in recognizing the occasion insurance value of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject and agrees to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates encourage employees to conserve such leave so it will be available to them in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 daysSECTION 2. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as Earned sick leave shall be granted to an employee where employees when they are incapacitated for the performance of their duties provided that employee finds it essential employees not reporting for work because of incapacitation for duty furnish notice to stay home in the event of illness supervisor or the supervisor’s designee, as soon as possible prior to the start of the employee’s spouseshift, but not later than two hours after the start of the tour of duty unless emergency conditions preclude such notification. SECTION 3. Sick leave, if available, will be granted to employees in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations when they are incapacitated for performance of their duties by sickness, injury, or pregnancy and confinement, for medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment; or when exposed to contagious diseases as defined by Federal regulations and when the presence of the employee at his place of duty would jeopardize the health of coworkers. Request for sick leave for medical, dental or optical examination or treatment shall be submitted for approval, normally 3 days in advance of the appointment. Employees will make reasonable efforts to schedule such appointments after working hours or on non-workdays. SECTION 4. Normally, employees shall not be required to furnish a dependent child or doctor’s certificate to substantiate a dependent relativerequest for approval of sick leave unless such sick leave exceeds 3 working days of continuous duration. In individual cases where there is reason to believe the employee is abusing sick leave privileges, the employee may be required to furnish a doctor’s certificate for any sick leave request. In such cases, the employee should normally be advised orally that, because of the questionable sick leave record, a medical certificate may be required for each subsequent absence on sick leave. If this does not bring about the desired improvement in his sick leave record, he will be advised in writing that all future requests for sick leave must be supported by a medical certificate. This requirement shall be reviewed by the immediate supervisor at the end of 6 months to determine if it should be eliminated. The employee shall produce be informed in writing of the decision to cancel the requirement. When the requirement for a medical certificate is to be continued, the employee shall be informed orally and confirmed in writing of this decision by the immediate supervisor. SECTION 5. A medical certificate should normally be filed upon return to duty to support periods of absence on sick leave in excess of 3 continuous workdays. In lieu of a medical certificate, the employee’s signed statement explaining the nature of his illness may be accepted when considered unreasonable to require a medical certificate because the illness did not require the services of a physician. SECTION 6. Career or career-conditional employees who are incapacitated for any duty because of serious illness or disability should normally be advanced unearned sick leave not to exceed 30 days provided there is a reasonable expectation that the employee will return to duty and remain on duty for a period sufficient to liquidate the advance by subsequent accrual. SECTION 7. When a medical official has certified that an employee has physical restrictions that preclude the full performance of the duties of his assigned position, the Employer agrees to attempt to assign duties that the employee can perform within the given restrictions for a reasonable period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesstime. (ii) Approval shall only SECTION 8. The Employer agrees when employees are sent home due to illness, the absence will be given charged to sick leave in accordance with regulations. The Employer agrees when employees are sent home due to on-the-job injury, the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if absence for the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member remainder of the family is able to attend to day will be charged in accordance with the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003applicable regulations and instructions.

Sick Leave. Section 11.1 Sick leave shall be defined as an absence with pay necessitated by: (a1) After six months current illness or injury to the employee; (2) exposure by the employee to contagious disease communicable to other employees; (3) serious illness, pregnancy, injury, or death in the employee's immediate family where the employee's presence is reasonably necessary; (4) medical, dental and continuous service optical examinations or treatments of an employee or member of his immediate family where the employee's presence is necessary; and (5) pregnancy and/or childbirth and other conditions related thereto. Any time a doctor is visited and the time away from the workplace exceeds 2 hours, excluding the related 30 minutes when attached as lunch, applicable and appropriate verification of the visit must be submitted with a sick leave request form before such sick leave request shall be paid. Section 11.2 All full-time employees shall earn sick leave at the rate of 4.0 hours for each completed bi-weekly pay period and may accumulate such sick leave without limit. Employees hired after October 15, 2011 will earn 3.1 hours for each completed by-weekly pay period and may accumulate such sick leave without limit. Section 11.3 Sick leave may be entitled used in segments of not less than one-quarter (1/4) hours. Employees shall not use sick leave to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay cover tardiness. Sick leave payment may not exceed the normal scheduled workday or workweek. If an employee is physically unable to report off work, then an employee’s family member may call in for the next 6 months and employee in accordance with Department rules. If an employee’s family member calls in for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee shall contact his supervisor within a reasonable period thereafter and/or the Employer may contact the employee’s spouse . Section 11.4 An employee who has been absent from work for more than three (3) consecutive work days, due to personal illness or injury, will be required to submit a medical provider statement of the illness or injury. Any abuse or patterned use of sick leave may be just and sufficient cause for disciplinary action. Section 11.5 If an employee fails to submit adequate proof of illness or injury or in the event such proof as is submitted or upon the request of medical examination, the Director finds there is not satisfactory evidence of illness or injury sufficient to justify the employee's absence, such leave may be considered unauthorized leave and shall be without pay. Any investigation of allegations of sick leave abuse must be based on reasonable suspicion. Section 11.6 An employee's immediate family as referred to herein, shall include his spouse, mother, father, child, step-child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in- law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchild, a legal guardian or other person who depends on stands in place of a parent (loco parentis). Aunts and uncles are considered immediate family only when they reside in the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work home of the employee. Section 11.7 Employees hired after January 1, 1997 who retire with ten (iv10) Sick leave taken on a public holiday or more years of service shall be paid at the relevant daily pay for one-fourth (v1/4) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use of their accumulated, unused sick leave entitlement up to cover the first week 960 hours. The maximum payment will be 240 hours of absencesick leave. Employees hired before January 1, 1997, who retire with 20 or more years of service receive 100% of 960 hours. Employees hired before January 1, 1997, who retire with 10-19 years of service, receive 50% of 960 hours. (vi) Sick Section 11.8 Bereavement Leave Bargaining unit employees shall be granted bereavement leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the of three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect days in the leave is not genuineevent of a death in the immediate family. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs Definition of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay immediate family for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where purpose of this Section shall be the following: an employee’s sick parent, brother, sister, child, step child, spouse, legal guardian, grandchild, or other person who stands in place of a parent (loco parentis), grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law, two (2) days of leave entitlement has been exhausted shall be granted in the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on case of the same basis as sick death of a sister or brother -in-law. Such bereavement leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of with pay at the employee’s spouseregular straight time rate of pay and shall not have effect upon the employee’s accumulated sick leave. Additional leave may be taken and deducted from sick leave, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two if necessary, not to exceed 2 days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesssick leave. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 16.1 In accordance with the Holidays Act 2003 (aas amended) After six months current and continuous service employees on appointment an employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for sick or domestic purposes during the next 6 first twelve months of employment, and an additional ten days working days for each subsequent year twelve-month period with a maximum entitlement of current continuous service 10 260 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee (pro rata for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) part time staff). The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate be paid for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused minimum statutory sick leave of up to 20 daysentitlements as prescribed in the Holidays Act 2003. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick Additional contractual or discretionary sick leave that is taken on a public holiday or approved shall be paid at the relevant daily paynormal rate of pay (T1 rate only). 16.1.1 Sick leave entitlement for employees at MidCentral District as provided in the previous collective agreement and detailed in schedule two shall continue to apply. 16.1.2 Capital and Coast District’s wellness policy (vdetailed in schedule two) will continue to apply to employees employed in this district. 16.2 The production of a medical certificate after 3 days absence may be required. 16.3 Discretionary powers of the employers to grant leave in excess of the above prescribed limits. 16.3.1 Where an employee is incapacitated by sickness or injury arising out of and in the course of employment, full salary may be paid at the discretion of the employer. 16.3.2 In the event an employee has no entitlement left, they are entitled to apply for up to ten (10) days discretionary leave per annum. The employer recognises that discretionary sick and domestic leave is to ensure the provision of reasonable support to staff having to be absent from work where their entitlement is exhausted. The first five (5) days of discretionary leave shall be approved on ACC the same basis as leave under clause 16.1. 16.3.3 In considering the next five (5) days discretionary leave the employer shall take into account the following: - The employee’s length of service - The employee’s attendance record - The consequences of not providing the leave - Any unusual and/or extenuating circumstances Requests should be considered at the closest possible level of delegation to the employee in the quickest time possible. Reasons for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave refusal shall, when requested by the employee, be given in writing and before refusing a request, the decision maker is expected to seek appropriate guidance. Leave granted under this provision may be debited as an advance on the next years’ entitlement up to cover a maximum of 5 days in consultation with the first week of absenceemployee. (vi) Sick leave 16.3.4 At the employer’s discretion an employee may be used to cover absences where granted further anticipated sick or domestic leave. Any anticipated leave taken in excess of an employee’s entitlement at the time of cessation of employment may be deducted from the employee’s final pay. 16.4 Where an employee is required to attend specialist suffering from a minor illness or diagnostic appointments. However, communicable disease which could have a detrimental effect on the patients in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted care the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an discretion: 16.4.1 Place the employee for additional on suitable alternative duties; or 16.4.2 Direct the employee to take leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate payment at base rates (T1 only) for any period of not more than two 8 days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not any one year, in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003normal entitlement to sick leave.

Sick Leave. 21.01 An Employee is eligible for sick leave with pay when they are unable to perform their duties because of illness or injury. 21.02 Employees whose appointments are one-hundred and thirty (a130) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be hours are entitled to 10 working days a maximum of fifteen (15) hours of paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion per term after commencement of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. their appointment. Employees whose appointments are fewer than one-hundred and thirty (b130) Entitlement hours are entitled to paid sick leave on a pro- rated basis. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be accumulated from one term to the next. Unused sick leave has no monetary value and will not be paid out at the end of a term. To qualify for paid sick leave, Employees must notify their Supervisor in writing as soon as possible in advance of the leave commencing. 21.03 In cases of severe illness or injury where a TA is fully restricted from performing their TA duties and subject to the following conditions:-Employee providing satisfactory medical documentation to support their request for leave, a TA may be granted up to 10 hours of additional paid sick leave subject to the Employee having a future priority TA appointment. (i) 21.04 An Employee is not eligible for sick leave with pay during any period in which they are on leave without pay or under suspension. 21.05 Where an Employee is absent because of illness in excess of their sick leave entitlement, leave without pay may be granted until the end of the term, subject to the Employee providing satisfactory medical documentation to support their request for leave. Priority status shall not be forfeited. 21.06 The employee Employer shall produce a Medical Certificate reimburse Employees for any period of Three days costs associated with obtaining medical certificates or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate documentation up to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employeeseventy-five dollars ($75). (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee 21.07 It is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeverunderstood that, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted Employee's return to an employee where that employee finds work, it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in practicable to return the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend Employee to the sick childsame position; in such cases, alternative duties shall be assigned, and Article 13.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service ‌ Section 41.1 Fire Department bargaining unit employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months sick leave of four and six tenths (4 6/10) hours with pay, for each subsequent year completed eighty (80) hours of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employeeservice, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 fifteen (15) days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused per year for forty (40) hours bargaining unit employees, and twenty-one (21) days per year for fifty (50) hour bargaining unit employees. It shall accumulate without limit. Section 41.2 Fire Department bargaining unit employees may use sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work upon approval of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC responsible administrative officer, for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement absence due to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist personal illness, pregnancy, injury, or diagnostic appointments. However, death in the first instance employees will employee's immediate household whom the employee supports. Absence due to sickness in the immediate family, requiring the continuing presence of the employee at home, to make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness arrangements for hospitalization or injury claimed by an employee within the other care, shall not exceed three (3) consecutive workdays. Additional absence for this purpose may be approved by the Service-Safety Director. Section 41.3 Fire Department bargaining unit employees unable to report for duty for any of the reasons listed above, must report their anticipated absence to the appropriate superior before the start of their scheduled workday and each succeeding day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect of absence unless other arrangements are authorized by the officer in charge. Section 41.4 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's credit based on one (1) hour for everyone (1) hour of absence from previously scheduled work. Section 41.5 A Fire Department bargaining unit employee who transfers from other Ohio public employment to the Employer shall be credited with the unused balance of his accumulated sick leave. An employee is responsible for obtaining certification of his previously accumulated sick leave and submitting it to the Employer within thirty (30) days from his initial employment. Section 41.6 A fire Department bargaining unit employee shall furnish a satisfactory written, signed statement to his department head to justify the use of sick leave. If medical attention is required, a certificate stating the nature of the illness from a licensed physician shall be required to justify the use of sick leave. Falsification of either a written, signed statement or a physician's certificate, shall be grounds for disciplinary action. Section 41.7 A written, signed statement by a licensed physician may be submitted and/ or requested after a Fire Department bargaining unit employee used five (5) days sick leave in a year or three (3) consecutive workdays. Section 41.8 Any bargaining unit employee who has a bank of 960 hours or more can cash out Section 41.9 Any bargaining unit employee who has a sick time bank of more than nine hundred- sixty (960) hours can exchange a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours, or one day, for an additional vacation day, not genuine. The employer will inform to exceed seventy-two (72) hours, or three days, provided the employee as soon as possible maintains a sick leave bank of at least nine hundred-sixty (960) hours after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimedis converted to vacation leave. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”), the University’s Policy on Workplace Accommodation, the University’s Return to Work Program and continuous service employees shall Article 6.01, the parties acknowledge their respective obligations to accommodate the medical restrictions of bargaining unit members with disabilities. Where appropriate supporting medical documentation indicates the need, a workplace accommodation plan will be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for developed in consultation between the next 6 months employment supervisor, an Employee Health Services Consultant or designate, and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury employee with a disability requiring workplace accommodation. The Union will be informed of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the name and Department of any employee for carewhom a plan has been developed. The Union and the Employees will cooperate in the arrangement of such accommodation. Documentation pursuant to this Article will be kept in confidence and made available to relevant individuals strictly on a need to know basis. (b) Entitlement to To qualify for paid sick leave is subject leave, an employee must, unless unable due to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessextreme circumstances, notify their employment supervisor as early as possible. (iic) The employee shall advise To qualify for paid sick leave, a medical certificate, signed by the employer prior employee’s doctor and confirming the employee’s illness or disability for the period of absence, must be submitted to the commencement of employment supervisor if the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate supervisor requests such a medical certificate. Where the requested medical documentation includes the foregoing information, the Employer will, to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from $50.00, reimburse the anniversary of commencement of work Employee 50% of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover cost of the first week medical documentation requested for each period of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used absence due to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the personal illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs regardless of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldlength. (d) The An employee will be credited with sick leave referred equivalent to 10 working hours per term in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition the academic year subject to the employee having a teaching assistantship (or a research assistantship in lieu thereof). Sick leave provisions will not be accumulated from 1 term to the next. (e) Provided it is established that absence is due to disability or illness, an employee having a teaching assistantship (or a research assistantship in lieu thereof) which consists of the Holidays minimum hours of work in the academic year, will be paid 1 hour of sick leave for each working hour of absence until the sick leave is exhausted. (f) Sick leave payments will be reduced by any benefits payable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. Payments under the Employment Insurance Act 2003will not reduce the benefits. (g) In the case of illness or disability, an employee will neither be required to arrange an exchange or substitution for their duties nor to make up any costs incurred by the Employer. (h) No employee will be asked to provide medical diagnosis at the outset of a request for medical accommodation or sick leave. In the event medical diagnosis will assist the accommodation and/or return to work processes, Employee Health Services will obtain an employee’s consent to obtain such information.

Sick Leave. 21.01 Any abuse of these provisions may be considered cause for disciplinary action. 21.02 All regular employees of the Homes shall be entitled to one and one-half (a1-1/2) After six months current days sick leave for each full month of employment and continuous service any unused portion of such sick leave shall accumulate to the credit of such employees. 21.03 All regular employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid with pay up to the amount of their accumulated sick leave credits. Probationary employees shall not be entitled to such credits until they become regular employees, at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury which time sick leave credits will be established as of the employeedate of hiring. Eligible employees will be advised of their accumulated sick leave credit days as of December 31st of each year, the employee’s spouse or by means of a person who depends on the employee for careslip attached to their pay cheque. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period 21.04 Employees absent from work in excess of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day working days due to medical reasons must submit a medical physician's certificate to cover the absence, and may at the discretion of the Department Head be required to produce a physician's statement to cover any shorter period if it of absence due to medical reasons. Normally the physician’s statement to cover absences of three (3) days or less will be asked for in advance. 21.05 Any regular employee who has reasonable grounds had at least five (5) years of continuous service shall, upon termination of his employment for any reason, be entitled to suspect a sick leave gratuity equal to his salary at the time of such termination of service, for one-half (1/2) of the number of days sick leave standing to his credit at that date provided, however, that this amount of such gratuity shall in no case exceed six (6) months of his salary at that date. 21.06 The Department of Human Resources shall keep all records necessary to the carrying out of this plan, and the decision of the Commissioner of Human Resources as to the amount of sick leave gratuity to which an employee is not genuine. The employer will inform entitled shall be final. 21.07 In cases where absence is caused by accident or illness for which the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion is receiving compensation from the Workplace Safety and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenInsurance Board, the employer may not pay for the period of absence to be charged against his sick leave claimedcredit shall be reduced to give effect only to the net salary paid by the Employer to such employee with respect to such absence. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave 21.08 No wage payments shall be granted made to an employee where that claiming compensation beyond the limit of his credit on sick leave, unless or until an award has been made by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. 21.09 The provisions of this Article shall apply to regular employees only. (Note: A part-time employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or who becomes a dependent child or a dependent relative. The regular employee shall produce be credited with one and one-half (1-1/2) days sick leave for each full month of service credited to him as a medical certificate for any period regular employee (per clause 12.02) a maximum of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessnine (9) sick leave credits. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.)

Sick Leave. 23.01 An employee will accumulate sick leave on a month by month basis and carry over from year to year at the rate of 1-1/2 days per month provided that a Schedule A employee has worked at least forty (a40) After six months current hours, or a Schedule B employee has worked at least thirty-five (35) hours in the calendar month, excluding vacation or WSIB. As these sick days accumulate, month by month, they will be credited to this employee’s “sick leave bank” and continuous service employees will be available to prevent loss of wages due to bona fide illness in the time at which they were accumulated, or any subsequent time. 23.02 Sick leave credits will be accumulated year by year with no limit to the number of days. 23.03 Sick leave credits shall be entitled to 10 working days paid for at the straight time hourly rate of pay. 23.04 If a former Hamilton Hydro Inc. employee retires or leaves the service of the Corporation for reason other than discharge for just cause, ½ of their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year accumulated sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion credits as of sickness or injury of the employeeJanuary 1 1982, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall 35 weeks, will be paid at their then current rate to the relevant daily payemployee or to their beneficiary. (v) Where 23.05 The Corporation may grant leave of absence without pay for a maximum of 70 weeks to an employee who is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick, provided the sick leave and leave of absence do not exceed the employee’s entitlement to cover the first week of absenceunder article 4.05 (g). (vi) Sick leave 23.06 An employee who has been absent due to sickness may be used required to cover absences where submit a statement from their doctor stating he is in fit condition to return to work. If the Corporation requires additional medical documentation concerning the employee’s ability to return to work, then this cost shall be borne by the Corporation. 23.07 In the event of sickness, which prevents an employee from reporting to work, the employee shall be responsible for informing their Supervisor without delay. An employee who is off work may be required to provide a doctor’s note reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, to substantiate the illness before he is eligible for sick pay. Preventative health care appointments which exceed three 23.08 If an employee works elsewhere for gain during the hours he is normally employed at Horizon Utilities Corporation, that employee will be subject to dismissal. 23.09 An employee who successfully sues a third party for losses sustained during an absence for which sick leave credits were expended by the Corporation is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, reimburse the Corporation to the full extent of that expenditure in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentexchange for reinstatement of equivalent sick leave credits. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an 23.10 A regular part time employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the accumulate sick leave claimed. on a month by month basis and carry over from year to year at the rate of seven and one half (i7.5) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where hours per month provided that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness worked at least twenty-five (25) hours in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to calendar month excluding vacation or WSIB. Reductions in the sick childtime hours will be based on scheduled hours for the first day, and on five (5) hours per day for each subsequent day off on sick leave. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees A full-time Staff Specialist shall be entitled to 10 sick leave on full pay calculated by allowing ten working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and days, granted in advance, for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year less any sick leave paid at on full pay already taken, subject to the relevant daily pay on following conditions; (a) the occasion of Employer may require the sickness to be certified to by a legally qualified medical practitioner approved by the Employer or injury may require other satisfactory evidence of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for caresickness. (b) Entitlement to paid a Staff Specialist shall be granted sick leave is subject to progressively for the following conditions:-first 3 months of continuous service. At the completion of three months continuous service the employee shall be granted, in advance, the balance of their first year of entitlement of sick leave. (ic) The employee a Staff Specialist shall produce a Medical Certificate not be entitled to sick leave on full pay for any period in respect of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee which such Staff Specialist is entitled to workers' compensation; provided, however, that the Employer shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate pay to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on Staff Specialist who has a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover under this clause the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in difference between the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuineamount received as workers' compensation and full pay. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s Staff Specialist's sick leave entitlement has been exhausted under this clause shall, for each week during which such difference is paid, be reduced by that proportion of 1 week which the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary difference paid bears to full pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to for the purposes of this clause "service" means service in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions any of the Holidays Act 2003positions covered by this Agreement, provided that any person who was employed by the Employer immediately prior to becoming a Staff Specialist in any position covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to add to their service under this Agreement the service that they has had under any other award/agreement covering their employment by the Employer provided that Staff Specialists who are employed by the Employer at the date of the commencement of this Agreement shall retain to their credit until exhausted, any accumulation of sick leave to their credit immediately prior to such date, and provided further that such credit is not less than the entitlement otherwise prescribed by this clause. (e) The Employer shall not terminate the services of a Staff Specialist, except on the grounds of misconduct, during the currency of any period of paid sick leave unless an agreed independent registered medical practitioner certifies that a Staff Specialist is fit to continue in employment and the Staff Specialist refuses to resume duty. (f) If a dispute arises as to whether a Staff Specialist is fit to continue in employment, such dispute shall be addressed in accordance with Clause 3, Issue Resolution. (g) An employee who ceases employment in one public health organisation and within two months of the last day of service commences employment in another public health organisation does not lose any accrued but untaken sick leave.

Sick Leave. A. Covered employees will accrue one (a1) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and day of sick leave for each subsequent year full month of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate employment. ▇▇▇▇ Leave credits may be accumulated to a maximum total of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick two thousand five hundred (2500) hours. ▇▇▇▇ leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall will be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where when an employee is required to attend specialist be absent because of: 1. Illness, injury, quarantine, or diagnostic appointmentssimilar exposure to contagious disease; 2. HoweverRequired attendance upon a seriously ill spouse or child; 3. Verifiable medical and/or dental appointments which cannot be scheduled outside the normal working hours of the employee, provided that a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours advance notice is given and provided subsequent confirmation that the appointment was kept is given, if requested by Management. 4. An employee whose attendance is required by a doctor upon a seriously ill mother or father, subject to verification, shall be allowed to use sick leave. All sick leave may be verified by telephone or by personal visit during the affected employee’s scheduled hours of duty provided: The employee’s supervisor or next higher in command shall “only” contact the employee at home for verification purposes when he/she calls in sick, where there is an identifiable pattern of abuse or suspected pattern of abuse of sick leave. If, after several attempts, an employee cannot be contacted at the address/telephone number provided at the time the employee reported the illness, the supervisor will request a memo from the employee explaining his whereabouts on the day and time in question. In addition to said memo a supervisor may request medical verification of the illness. In either case, the affected employee must respond within seven (7) calendar days and the absence shall remain denied until acceptable verification has been received. Employees whose record of absenteeism gives evidence of being excessive or shows a pattern shall be subject to having future absences verified by acceptable medical documentation. Such medical verification may be required from the employee for a specified period of time, as determined by the employee’s supervisor. Inability of the District to obtain such verification shall result in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an affected employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the receiving sick leave claimed. payment for any such work shift during which verification is unavailable. Within forty-eight (i48) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness hours of the employee’s spousereturn to work, or a dependent child or a dependent relativethe District shall notify the affected employee of the withholding of sick leave benefits. The employee In any instance where the District is unable to verify per above paragraph and consequently proposes to deny sick leave benefit, parties agree written evidence of an employee’s having received professional health services at the time during which District was unable to verify per above paragraph shall produce a medical certificate for any period constitute such verification. It is further agreed such written proof of more than two professional health service having been received shall be submitted within seven (7) calendar days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessemployee’s return to work. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current ‌ Section 1. Employees shall earn and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year granted sick leave paid at in accordance with applicable regulations and provisions of this agreement. ▇▇▇▇ leave is authorized when properly requested for an employee who is incapacitated for duty because of illness; injury; pregnancy and resulting confinement as ordered by physician; medical, dental or optical examination; or when confined because of exposure to a contagious disease requiring isolation or quarantine. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged in fifteen minute increments. Section 2. Except when beyond the relevant daily pay on the occasion control of sickness or injury of the an employee, requests for sick leave will be made at least three days in advance of a scheduled appointment for medical, dental or optical treatment. Other sick leave absence will be reported by contacting the employee’s spouse immediate supervisor or his/her designee as soon as possible, but no later than one (1) hour after the start of his /her regularly scheduled work shift unless precluded by circumstances beyond their control. Section 3. Each employee is expected to use the minimum amount of sick leave necessary for obtaining treatment. If possible, appointments will be made on non- workdays. Where sick leave is requested, the supervisor approving the leave will take into consideration the time of appointment and travel time necessary. Section 4. Periods of absence on sick leave in excess of three workdays should be supported by a person who depends on medical certificate. This certificate should be furnished to the Employer normally upon return to duty. Signed statements by employees explaining the nature of their illness should be accepted when it is unreasonable to require a medical certificate because the illness does not require the services of a physician. In cases of extended or extensive absence(s), the employee for caremay be required to submit a medical statement. (b) Entitlement Section 5. When in individual cases there is reason to paid believe that the sick leave privilege has been abused, a medical certificate will be required to justify the granting of sick leave thereafter. In such cases, the employee will be advised in writing that a medical certificate will be required to support a future grant of sick leave, regardless of duration. Section 6. The Employer will review the official sick leave record of each employee required to furnish a doctor's certificate at least semi-annually from date of issue to determine whether or not this requirement is necessary. The employee will be notified in writing if the letter of instruction will be withdrawn. Section 7. The number of hours sick leave used will not in itself establish abuse. Section 8. The Employer agrees to advance sick leave not to exceed 240 hours in established deserving cases of serious disability or ailment. Such leave is subject to the following conditions:-following: (i) a. The employee shall produce furnishes written evidence from a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days physician or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesspractitioner that the employee is expected to return to duty on a permanent basis. (ii) b. The employee shall advise has exhausted all accumulated sick leave and any annual leave in excess of 240 hours. c. There is no evidence indicating the employer prior employee will not remain employed after his return to duty long enough to repay the commencement advance sick leave. d. The employee is not under a written medical certification requirement. Section 9. ▇▇▇▇ leave should be granted when a member of the work period immediate family of her/his inability the employee is afflicted with a contagious disease (a disease subject to work because quarantine or isolation of sickness. (iiithe patient by health authorities having jurisdiction) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from which requires the anniversary of commencement of work care and attendance of the employee; or when, through exposure to contagious disease, the presence of the employee at his/her post of duty would jeopardize the health of others. A contagious disease is that which is ruled as subject to quarantine, requires isolation of the patient, or requires restriction of movement by the patient for a specified period of time. (iv) Section 10. Sick leave taken on a public holiday records shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week considered personal in nature, and as such, are confidential. Records of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be maintained only by those persons properly designated to maintain them. Section 1. Excused absences for voting purposes will be granted in accordance with existing laws and regulations. Section 2. The parties recognize that local and national health, welfare, and emergency relief organizations depend largely upon voluntary contributions for successfully achieving their objectives and encourage employees as individual citizens and members of a community to contribute voluntarily to worthwhile organizations as part of their personal responsibility as citizens. To the end that campaigns shall be conducted in the spirit of true voluntary giving, the parties agree that: a. Fair Share" suggestions may be used as guidance and education, but the assignment of a dollar quota to an individual or wage rate is prohibited. b. When envelopes are used, each individual who desires to keep his gift private may use the envelope without his name being placed thereon unless he elected to do so. c. Supervisors will not act as collectors from their subordinates. d. Officers and stewards of the Union shall not act as collectors of contributions from any employee. e. Coercion, either overt or implied, shall not be practiced by collectors, supervisors, or other management personnel. Section 3. The Union agrees to cooperate in and actively support depot programs designed to promote safety, time and material savings, transportation savings, correction of delinquency and absenteeism, and participation in such civic programs as fund drives, savings bond drives, alcoholism program, and blood donor programs. Section 1. Court leave shall be granted in accordance with appropriate regulations of higher authority to an employee who is subpoenaed to act as a witness before a court on behalf of the United States Government or who is summoned to perform jury duty in any court of law. When an employee is called as such a witness or juror, he shall immediately notify his supervisor and submit a copy of the subpoena or summons. Upon completion of service, the employee shall submit written evidence of times he served as a witness or juror. Section 2. When an employee is excused as a juror or witness for any day or substantial portion of a day, and the place where the jury or witness duty is being performed is within reasonable proximity to the Employer's premises, the employee shall be required to return to duty or be charged annual leave or leave without pay for the period of his working day not spent as a juror or witness; a reasonable time for travel back to the Employer's premises shall be permitted without charge of leave. It is agreed that employee finds it essential "substantial portion" means either excusal by the court (5) hours or more prior to stay home in the event of illness end of the employee’s spouse, 's shift or a dependent child excusal from reporting to jury duty (5) hours or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period more after the beginning of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family shift. As an example, employees on tour of duty 0700-1530 shift do not have to report to work prior to jury duty when jury duty reporting time is prior to 1200. If an employee is released by the court prior to 1030, they do have to report to work, or request leave. Section 3. Employees may retain reimbursement for out of pocket expenses for mileage, tolls, parking etc, paid to them by the court. Section 4. An employee on other than a standard day shift, if another adult member summoned as a juror or witness, and if entitled to court leave, shall be temporarily assigned to the Employer’s standard day shift for the duration of the family jury or witness duty. An employee is able entitled by Statute to attend any night shift differential pay he/she would have received if not for the jury or witness duty. EXCUSED ABSENCES‌ Section 1. Unit employees are encouraged to serve as blood donors to the sick childon-site mobile or when the Employer is contacted by an authorized blood donor facility because of an emergency. Employees will normally be excused up to four (4) hours at the discretion of the Employer to donate blood, for recuperation following blood donation, and for necessary travel to and from the donation site. Employees released to donate blood but do not donate blood must return to work. (iii) Approval Section 2. Employees may be granted excused absences for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldother purposes if specified in accordance with regulations. (d) The leave referred Section 3. Supervisors may grant excused absences for up to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to 59 minutes. Section 4. Two incidents of tardiness of less than 15 minutes per year will be excused by the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003Employer.

Sick Leave. SECTION 1. All full time employees covered by this collective bargaining agreement shall, after completing one (a1) After six months current year of service, be entitled to receive paid sick leave benefits as provided in this Article. Employees shall continue to accrue seniority while on paid sick leave. SECTION 2. Each full time employee shall be entitled to a maximum of thirteen (13) paid sick leave days per year, with a limitation of one hundred seventy (170) days accumulation. Each eligible employee with more than one (1) year of service shall, on such date, be credited with one half (1/2) day of sick leave for each two (2) week pay period in which they perform work or are on approved vacation in the previous year, up to thirteen (13) sick leave days per year. SECTION 3. Eligible employees with less than one (1) year of service as of the date of this Agreement and continuous service new employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year one-half (1/2) sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from day after the anniversary of commencement of their hiring date for each two (2) week pay period in which they performed work of the employeeduring their anniversary year. SECTION 4. In case of illness, employees who have completed their probationary period but have less than one (iv1) Sick leave taken on a public holiday year of service may use sick days earned during their first year of employment. SECTION 5. Employees shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can entitled to use their unused accrued sick leave entitlement days accredited to cover them for absences due to bonafide personal illness or illness of their minor child. Employees shall be allowed to use a sick day for their spouse in the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may event an emergency occurs requiring the Employee to immediately depart from work. Medical certification will not generally be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentssubstantiate sick leave absences of one working day. However, medical certificates, or in lieu thereof, a signed written statement from the first instance employees will make every endeavour Employee setting forth the reasons for the sick leave, may be required at the discretion of the Employer for each absence, regardless of duration, should the Employer have reason to change shifts to accommodate believe the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the Employee is abusing his sick leave is not genuineprivileges. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs Falsification of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, falsely setting forth the employer may not pay reasons for the absence, or failure to obtain the medical certificate when requested, shall constitute just cause. SECTION 6. Employees shall be entitled to accumulate sick leave claimeddays with a limitation of one hundred seventy (170) days accumulation. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce Employees, except for those on a Medical Certificate for any period fixed-term of Three days 6 months or more less, are entitled to Sick Leave on pay as set out in clause 12.c(iii), or Sick Leave without pay may be granted on production of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessa medical certificate. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior All sick leave is to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sicknessbe computed on working days only. (iii) Sick Employees will receive 10 days sick leave shall accumulate to on appointment and a further 10 days for each 12 months of service after, with a maximum accumulation of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 260 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick This leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at is inclusive of the relevant daily payprovisions of the Holidays ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. (v) Where The employer may require an employee to undergo an examination by a registered medical practitioner of the employer’s choice where it is considered that the employee’s performance may be impaired by a possible medical condition. Should the employee be found to be unfit to perform their full duties they may be placed on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement (with or without pay) until cleared to cover return to full duties. The cost of the first week of absencemedical examination will be met by the employer. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where If an employee is required absent on sick leave for less than a whole day, such leave is to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, be recorded on an hourly basis in the first instance employees will make every endeavour staff web kiosk in whole hours. Absences of less than two hours do not need to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentbe recorded. (vii) The employer may require a employee should notify absence due to sickness to their supervisor whenever possible within 30 minutes of normal starting time. A medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) will be required for all absences in excess of five consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion days and agrees to meet the reasonable costs may be required for absences of obtaining the medical certificateshorter periods. If such support information is not givenreceived which indicates that the sick leave entitlement is being misused, the employer may not pay for take such action as is necessary to clarify the matter. (viii) When sickness occurs during annual leave the employer will permit the period of sickness to be debited against the sick leave claimedentitlement provided a medical certificate is produced. (iix) Where an employee’s In special cases, employees may be allowed to anticipate sick leave entitlement becoming due on completion of a further period of service provided that at least five days sick leave is retained for each year of service for which sick leave has been exhausted anticipated. All approvals are subject to the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on proviso that the same basis as sick leave shall necessary adjustments to final pay are to be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in made if employees resign before the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessnext entitlement falls due. (iix) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if These sick leave provisions apply equally when the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of is unable to attend work due to their illness in and when the employee's family if another adult member of the family employee is able required to attend to the sick childill health of a person dependent on them. (iiixi) Approval for additional All employees will submit their leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldrequests via the staff web kiosk leave approval system. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. L14.01 This plan shall apply to all Members who are governed by this Collective Agreement. L14.02 Each Member shall be credited with Sick Leave of twenty (a20) After six months current and continuous service employees days per year, on the first working day of the new school year. L14.03 Where a Member commences employment after the first working day of the school year, the Sick Leave of twenty (20) days shall be pro-rated. L14.04 Each eligible Member shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury have all of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement unused portion of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused Member's annual sick leave of up twenty (20) days transferred to 20 days. A year the Member's Cumulative Sick Leave Credit. L14.05 Each Member shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work notified no later than September 25 of the employeenumber of days added to the Member's accumulating credit for that year and also the sum total of the teacher's accumulation at that date. (iv) L14.06 Cumulative Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave Leave may be used totally or partially in any year, together with the usual twenty (20) days allowance for the current year. L14.07 Sick Leave Credit may be accumulated with no maximum. L14.08 After five (5) consecutive days absence caused by sickness, a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner or dentist may be requested certifying the inability of the teacher to cover absences where attend to his/her duty. Nothing in the foregoing shall prohibit the Board from requiring a teacher to submit such a certificate following a period of absence should the Board believe the circumstances warrant it. L14.09 The parties agree that modified/rehabilitative work makes a valuable contribution to a more rapid recovery after an injury or illness has occurred. The parties shall work in a co-operative approach in consultation with the Ontario Teachers’ Insurance Plan vocational rehabilitation consultants and/or a District Bargaining Unit Representative to develop modified work, either on a temporary or permanent basis, in order to accommodate an employee’s established medical capabilities. 09.1 The Return To Work Committee shall consist of the Member, an OSSTF Representative (Federation Officer and/or TBU President), the LKDSB Wellness Officer, and the Principal of the Member’s school. 09.2 The return to work committee shall meet when accommodations are required for a Member to return to work. L14.10 Where a teacher of another Board becomes an employee is required of this Board, he/she shall be entitled to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour have placed to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for his/her credit the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home credits accumulated in the event of illness plan of the employee’s spouseBoard by which he/she was previously employed, provided no service gratuity or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates other benefit in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of respect to Cumulative Sick Leave was received from his/her dependent children former employers. L14.11 Deductions shall be made from the Member's sick leave account for the number of days absent with pay due to personal illness or dependant relativephysical disability. It Sick leave days shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness have equal status whether they were transferred from another Board or earned in the employee's family if another adult member LKDSB or predecessor Boards. These deductions shall first be made from the Current Sick Leave account. If this is totally exhausted, deductions shall be made from the Cumulative Sick Leave account. If the current annual sick leave credit is not totally exhausted, the unused portion shall be added to the Cumulative Sick Leave account at the end of the family year. L14.12 Payments shall be computed on the basis of a regular day's salary. A regular day's salary is able to attend to defined as: L14.13 Deductions shall be made from the sick childleave credit system only for personal illness or physical disability. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. Section 1: Sick leave for all employees covered by this Agreement shall be accrued and granted in accordance with the provision of this section. Section 2: Employees covered by this Agreement shall accumulate 8 hours of sick leave for each completed month of service with a maximum accumulation of nine hundred and sixty (960) hours. Employees who work less than a normal work shift, due to illness or injury, shall accumulate sick leave on a pro-rata basis. New employees on their date of hire shall have accredited to them 96 hours sick time, however, they shall not accumulate additional sick time until after the completion of one year of service. If a new employee uses a portion of their advance accrual and then leaves City employment prior to when they normally would have acquired the amount used, the cash value of such excess usage will be deducted from their final payout. Section 3: In order to qualify for sick leave payments, the employee must notify the department not later than one (1) hour before his/her normal starting time on the first day of his/her absence unless, in the judgment of the Chief, the circumstances surrounding the absence made such reporting impossible, in which event such report must be made as soon thereafter as is possible. a) After six months current and continuous service In order to qualify for sick leave payments, which involve the use of three (3) work days in any seven calendar day period, employees shall be entitled furnish a signed doctor’s certificate upon return to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for duty if requested by the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for careChief. (b) Entitlement to An employee who makes a false claim for paid sick leave shall be subject to disciplinary action or dismissal, depending upon the circumstances involved. c) Given reasonable justification, the City has the right, at its expense, to order an employee to report to a City doctor at any time. The employee shall receive no additional compensation for the time that he/she is examined if the examination occurs during the employee's regularly scheduled work period. If the employee is ordered to be examined during the time when they are not regularly scheduled to work, the employee will be compensated at the appropriate overtime rate unless sick leave abuse is suspected and verified. d) Employees who are on sick leave must notify the Employer of their whereabouts. e) An employee who calls in sick and does not have adequate accumulated sick time is subject to the following conditions:-circumstances: (i1) The Such employee shall produce a Medical Certificate not qualify for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates overtime in case of extended illnesseach week such instances occur until they have completed 40 hours in that week. (ii2) The employee shall advise Employees will be subject to disciplinary action or dismissal depending on the employer prior circumstances. Section 4: Employees subject to the commencement provisions set forth in this Article, shall be eligible for paid sick leave when the employee's absence from work is due to an illness, pregnancy, or injury which is not related to work. a) Employees with accumulated sick leave credits who meet the qualifications of this Article and who use sick leave pursuant to this Article shall receive the straight time pay they would have received had they actually worked and shall have a corresponding amount of time deducted from their accumulated sick bank to the nearest half hour. Section 5: Sick leave absences shall be charged for all time taken off work to the level of one-half (1/2) hours. The determination of how much time will be charged is based on the percentage of the work period shift completed as applied to the hours charged for a single day. If, for example, an eight (8) hour employee has worked 25% of her/his inability their scheduled work shift and leaves work sick, they will be charged 75% of eight (8) hours, or six (6) hours sick time. Less than whole numbers will be rounded off to work because of sicknessthe nearest one-half hour. (iii) Sick Section 6: An hour of paid sick leave shall accumulate be determined by dividing the employee's annual salary by 2080. Section 7: When an employee dies or retires under the Employer's Retirement Plan, any unused accumulation, not to a exceed nine hundred and sixty (960) hours of paid sick leave, shall be paid to said retiring employee or his/her estate at the rate of pay applicable to the permanent classification held by the employee at the time of said death or retirement. For employees not on the department payroll as of January 1, 1982, sick leave payout at retirement will not be included in final average compensation. For employees of the former Communications Operators unit not on the department payroll as of June 30, 1982, sick leave payout at retirement will not be included in final average compensation. Section 8: An employee who has accumulated the maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s nine hundred and sixty (960) hours of sick leave credit shall, if he/she notifies the Finance Department between December 1 and December 15 on the form provided, be paid on or before January 20 of the following calendar year for one-half of the unused sick leave hours earned in the preceding calendar year of up employment with the City above the nine hundred and sixty (960) hours accumulation authorized above, and the remaining one-half shall accumulate and may be used for sickness only, and will not be compensated for in any way upon death or retirement. If the employee chooses to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday elect this payment option, he/she shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where rate in effect for his/her classification during the notification period. If an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their wishes to accumulate all of the unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave hours earned in such year, he/she may accumulate it but it may be used to cover absences where for sickness only and will not be compensated for in any way upon death or retirement. Section 9: Whenever sick leave payments are made under this Article, the employee’s accumulated unused bank of sick leave credits shall have a corresponding amount of time deducted. Section 10: If and when an employee quits or is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeverdischarged from his/her employment, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs any unused accumulation of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as paid sick leave shall be granted canceled. Section 11: An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave, upon approval of the division or unit commander, for absence due to an exposure to contagious diseases which could be communicated to other employees, or due to illness or injury creating emergency conditions which involve the employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of or the employee’s spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parents and parents of spouse or a dependent child or a dependent relativedomestic partner, sibling and other members of the family who reside within the home of the employee. The City reserves the right to require an employee shall produce a to bring in medical certificate for any period verification at the employee's expense, of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesssuch illness or injury. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of Section 12: When an illness of employee has exhausted his/her dependent children accumulated paid sick leave credits, said employee may, at the discretion of the Chief, use accumulated paid vacation days or dependant relative. It shall not be given if accumulated paid compensatory time to the employee has had advance notice extent of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the said employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the unused accumulated vacation or accumulated compensatory time as paid sick childleave. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Subject to the Employee’s compliance with this agreement and continuous service employees the Company’s sickness absence procedures (as set out in clauses 12.2(a), 12.2 (b), 12.2 (c) and 12.2 (d) below and as amended from time to time), and subject to clause 12.2 (e), the Employee shall continue to receive his full salary and contractual benefits during any period of absence due to Sick Leave by using any available paid annual leave time accrual balance. Such payment shall be entitled inclusive of any statutory sick pay due in accordance with applicable legislation. If the Employee chooses not to 10 working days use accrued paid at their relevant daily pay for annual leave time or has exhausted accrued paid annual leave time during the next 6 months and for each subsequent year period of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employeeSick Leave, the employee’s spouse Employee shall receive statutory sick pay during the period, or a person who depends on the employee for careany remaining period, of Sick Leave in accordance with applicable legislation. (b) Entitlement If the Employee is absent from work due to paid sick leave Sick Leave, he must notify his supervisor and/or Human Resources of the reason for the absence as soon as possible. The Employee must speak to Human Resources if he is subject absent due to the following conditions:-Sick Leave for more than five consecutive days. (ic) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for For any period of Three days or Sick Leave, the Employee’s supervisor may request a doctor’s certificate. Additionally, if the Employee’s absence lasts for more of than three consecutive days, a doctor’s certificate stating the reason for absence must be obtained and further supplied to his supervisor. Further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise must be obtained if the employer prior to absence continues for longer than the commencement period of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical original certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred Employee agrees to consent to medical examinations (at the Company’s expense) by a doctor nominated by the Company should the Company so require. The Employee agrees that any report produced in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition connection with any such examination may be disclosed to the leave provisions Company and the Company may discuss the contents of the Holidays Act 2003report with the relevant doctor. (e) If the Sick Leave is or appears to be occasioned by actionable negligence, nuisance or breach of any statutory duty on the part of a third party in respect of which damages are or may be recoverable, the Employee shall immediately notify the Company of that fact and of any claim, compromise, settlement or judgment made or awarded in connection with it and all relevant particulars that the Company may reasonably require. The Employee shall if required by the Company, refund to the Company that part of any damages or compensation recovered by him relating to the loss of earnings for the period of the Sick Leave as the Company may reasonably determine less any costs borne by him in connection with the recovery of such damages or compensation, provided that the amount to be refunded shall not exceed the total amount paid to the Employee by the Company in respect of the period of Sick Leave. (f) The rights of the Company to terminate the Employment under the terms of this agreement apply even when such termination would or might cause the Employee to forfeit any entitlement to sick pay or other benefits.

Sick Leave. 21.01 Any abuse of these provisions may be considered cause for disciplinary action. 21.02 All regular employees of the Homes shall be entitled to one and one-half (a1-1/2) After six months current days sick leave for each full month of employment and continuous service any unused portion of such sick leave shall accumulate to the credit of such employees. 21.03 All regular employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid with pay up to the amount of their accumulated sick leave credits. Probationary employees shall not be entitled to such credits until they become regular employees, at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury which time sick leave credits will be established as of the employeedate of hiring. Eligible employees will be advised of their accumulated sick leave credit days as of December 31st of each year, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends which shall be stated on the employee for caretheir pay cheque. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period 21.04 Employees absent from work in excess of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day working days due to medical reasons must submit a medical physician's certificate to cover the absence, and may at the discretion of the Department Head be required to produce a physician's statement to cover any shorter period if it of absence due to medical reasons. Normally the physician’s statement to cover absences of three (3) days or less will be asked for in advance. 21.05 Any regular employee who has reasonable grounds had at least five (5) years of continuous service shall, upon termination of his employment for any reason, be entitled to suspect a sick leave gratuity equal to his salary at the time of such termination of service, for one-half (1/2) of the number of days sick leave standing to his credit at that date provided, however, that this amount of such gratuity shall in no case exceed six (6) months of his salary at that date. 21.06 The Department of Corporate Services shall keep all records necessary to the carrying out of this plan, and the decision of the Commissioner of Corporate Services as to the amount of sick leave gratuity to which an employee is not genuine. The employer will inform entitled shall be final. 21.07 In cases where absence is caused by accident or illness for which the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion is receiving compensation from the Workplace Safety and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenInsurance Board, the employer may not pay for the period of absence to be charged against his sick leave claimedcredit shall be reduced to give effect only to the net salary paid by the Employer to such employee with respect to such absence. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave 21.08 No wage payments shall be granted made to an employee where that claiming compensation beyond the limit of his credit on sick leave, unless or until an award has been made by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. 21.09 The provisions of this Article shall apply to regular employees only. (Note: A part-time employee finds it essential who becomes a regular employee shall be credited with one and one-half (1-1/2) days sick leave for each full month of service credited to stay home in him as a regular employee (per clause 12.02) a maximum of nine (9) sick leave credits.) 21.10 An employee requiring a medical leave for surgery or to undergo a major medical procedure must submit a medical note to the event of illness employer identifying the expected date of the employee’s spouse, surgery or a dependent child or a dependent relativeprocedure. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates must inform the employer in case of extended illnesswriting if that expected date changes. 21.11 Employees shall be permitted to use twenty-two and a half (ii22.5) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of hours annually from their accumulated sick leave credits to attend to illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childimmediate family. This provision will only be used in half day (3.75 hours) or full day (7.5 hours) increments. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Teachers may be granted sick leave to the extent of their unused, earned, accumulated sick leave under the following terms and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for conditions: 1. In the next 6 months and for each subsequent first year of current continuous service 10 working employment, a teacher shall earn one and one-half (1 1/2) days per year of sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate per month to a maximum of 30 fifteen (15) sick days per year. All other employees covered by this Agreement shall be credited with fifteen (15) sick leave days on the first official day of the said school year whether or not they report for duty on that date. Such first year teacher will be paid in total his final payment for the contract year for sick leave taken by carrying forward the teacher for which the teacher did not receive payment during the contract year; and, to the extent that the teacher has accumulated on the date of payment unused sick leave, and if such payment is made, such accumulated sick leave shall be deducted from any subsequent year’s unused such accumulation available on the date of payment to the extent of payment. 2. There shall be no limit on the amount of sick days that can be accumulated. 3. An employee may only use sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an when such employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where sick, injured, or an employee immediate medical procedure is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentsrequired. However, a maximum of five (5) days per school year may be permitted by the Administration when said employee has been absent due to a critical illness in such employee’s immediate family. Absence for maternity leave shall not be deemed or paid as sick leave, except to the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentextent required by law. 4. In the event of absence due to sickness or injury in excess of five (vii5) The employer consecutive working days or in excess of eight (8) working days during any school year, the Committee or the Superintendent, at his sole discretion, may require an examination of the employee by a medical certificate verifying physician who is mutually agreed to by the illness or injury claimed by an employee within parties. Such examination shall be at the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect expense of the leave is not genuineCommittee. 5. The employer will inform parties agree that use of sick leave for reasons other than illness constitutes a misuse of the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and benefits provided. The Association agrees to meet work with the Committee whenever misuse of the sick leave program is documented in an effort to control such a problem. The Committee reserves its rights under the law to take reasonable costs disciplinary action whenever circumstances dictate. 6. Whenever a Member decides to retire pursuant to the retirement laws of obtaining Massachusetts (excluding here from any disability retirements), the medical certificateCommittee agrees that it will pay to such Member forty ($40.00) dollars for each day of unused accumulated sick leave in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days. Teachers intending to avail themselves of this benefit must notify the Committee no later than January 15th of the final school year of such teacher’s service. It is understood that this means the buyback money will not come forth until the following fiscal year. By mutual agreement, the parties may agree to waive the January 15th deadline for notification to the Committee. 7. A three year advanced written notice must be given for sick leave buy back. One- third of the funds will be transferred to a 403(b) each year. If such support notice is not given, the employer may not Committee has the discretion to pay for the out unused sick leave claimedin the subsequent fiscal year. 8. If a Member selects prepayment of the days beyond one hundred and eighty (i180) Where and uses any of the remaining days, said Member shall reimburse the school system for each day used. 9. If an employee’s employee on extended sick leave entitlement has been exhausted receives benefits under disability insurance, workers’ compensation, or similar program, then the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave amount paid shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of not exceed the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relativeregular salary. The Employees shall have the difference between the insurance benefit and their regular salary paid by the District from available sick leave and the employee shall produce have deducted from accrued sick leave the appropriate portion of a medical certificate sick day for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in each day so covered. In the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if that the employee has had advance notice receives a check from the insurer, the check shall be signed over to the District. In the event that the employee receives a lump sum, retroactive check, the check shall be signed over to the District and the portion of admission personal sick days represented by the amount of hospital. Approval may not the check shall be given for absence on account of illness in restored to the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child’s account. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Each full-time Nurse shall accumulate sick leave credits at the rate of one and continuous service employees one-half (1½) days (11.25 hours) for each calendar month of full employment except those who are absent for any reasons other than authorized holidays, vacations, Leave of Absences, Jury Duty, injury and illness, shall be entitled accumulate sick leave at the following rates: Working Days Absent in Monthly Sick Leave Credit Any Calendar Month 0 to 3 1½ days (11.25 hours) 3½ to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness 1 day (7.5 hours) 10½ to 17½ ½ day (3.75 hours) 18 or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care.more 0 days (b) Entitlement to paid A record of all unused illness allowance will be kept by the Corporation and all Nurses will be advised on their bi-weekly pay statement or staffing software of the amount of sick leave is subject to her credit as of the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period end of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessthe previous pay period. (iic) The employee Sick leave credits shall advise be used for sickness only, and shall be deducted from the employer Employee's accumulated total as used. Upon the request of the Nurse concerned, accumulated sick leave credits may also be used to make up the difference between Workplace Safety & Insurance Board payments and normal pay. (d) Nurses absent for any reason are required to notify the Home as soon as possible but, in any event, two (2) hours prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the day shift and three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds hours prior to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform commencement of the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion afternoon and agrees night shifts to meet afford the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimedHome(s) an opportunity to obtain a replacement. (e) A Nurse may be required to produce proof of illness for any absence, in the form of a Medical Certificate. The medical certificate must state: i) Where the date the Nurse was examined by the physician, Nurse Practitioner, or surgeon, and; ii) the date the illness commenced and; iii) the nature of the illness and; iv) the anticipated date of return to work v) if the illness is anticipated to require long-term convalescence, the certificate must indicate the approximate duration of the recovery period; while on long-term convalescence, medical certificates are required on a regular basis. In order to provide necessary information to the employer’s insurer so as to allow it to properly assess an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted to benefits, an employee, when requested in writing, shall provide appropriate medical information as reasonably requested by the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessinsurer. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 35.01 Employees shall be granted one and one half (1-1/2) days sick leave for every month worked, without wage deduction, prorated to hours worked. The unused portion of such sick leave, after transfer under Article 35.05, is to be accumulated. 35.02 A deduction shall be made from accumulated sick leave for time off work for personal medical and dental appointments, prescribed treatments, etc., and up to a maximum of five days per calendar year to care for the illness of a spouse, partner, parent or dependent. 35.03 Employees must notify their supervisor or designate, daily, prior to the beginning of their normal shift if they are going to be absent due to illness, unless on an approved medical leave. Afternoon custodial staff must advise their supervisor or designate and Custodial Dispatch prior to 12:00 noon daily. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Upon request, proof of illness/injury shall be entitled provided by an employee after an absence of five (5) consecutive working days; or (b) Where there is a concern by the employer regarding absences, the Board may request proof of illness/injury at any time. (c) Where the Board requests proof of illness/injury, other than those letters required to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay support a claim for disability coverage, the employee covered under this agreement shall be reimbursed to a maximum of $40.00 upon presentation of receipt. (d) As provided for in the School Act, employees may also be required to undergo examination by the Independent Medical Practitioner appointed for the next 6 months and for School District. 35.05 Employees will have transferred to their vacation entitlement on the first day of the first pay period in each subsequent year one-third (1/3) of current continuous service 10 working days per year their unused sick leave paid entitlement for the previous year to a maximum of five (5) days. (a) The sick leave accumulated by employees will be frozen, for payout purposes only, at the relevant daily pay amount earned as of December 29, 1983, up to a maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days. Should this amount be eroded through usage, employees will be allowed to re-accumulate sick leave for payout purposes up to the amount originally frozen. Payouts will be based on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee's regular hourly rate as at December 29, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care1983. (b) Entitlement New employees hired after December 31, 1983, will not be entitled to paid a sick leave is payout. (c) Payout of sick leave will be in accordance with the following, subject to the following conditions:-provisions of Article 35.06 (a): (i) The employee Upon death of an employee, the estate shall produce be paid the existing sick leave accumulation up to a Medical Certificate for any period maximum of Three days or more of absence one hundred and further certificates in case of extended illnesstwenty (120) days. (ii) The Upon retirement in accordance with the Municipal Superannuation Act, the employee shall advise the employer prior be paid their sick leave accumulation up to the commencement a maximum of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sicknessone hundred and twenty (120) days. (iii) Sick Upon termination other than for cause: An employee, having five (5) years' seniority who is terminated because their position has been deleted and does not wish to retain recall rights, shall receive the existing sick leave shall accumulate accumulation up to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 one hundred and twenty (120) days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. An employee having five (iv5) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee years' seniority who is on ACC laid off for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the period exceeding three (3) consecutive day months, or an employee having five (5) years' seniority who, when laid off, is informed that they will not be recalled for a period if it has reasonable grounds of three (3) months, may elect to suspect receive the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the existing sick leave claimedaccumulation up to a maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days. Such employees shall lose their seniority and recall rights. An employee with five (5) years' seniority who is laid off for a period of one (1) year without recall shall receive the existing sick leave accumulation up to a maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days. (d) An employee who resigns from the Board shall receive a sick leave payout according to the following schedule, subject to the provisions of Article 35.06 (a): (i) Where an employee’s Those employed on May 31, 1978, with less than ten (10) years' service: After five (5) years' continuous service - 100% of unused sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary payaccumulated up to May 31, calculated on the same basis as 1978, plus 50% of unused sick leave shall be granted accumulated after May 31, 1978 or sixty (60) days (whichever is less), up to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event a maximum of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence one hundred and further certificates in case of extended illnesstwenty (120) days. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event Those commencing employment after May 31, 1978: After five (5) years' continuous service - 50% of an illness unused sick leave up to a maximum of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childsixty (60) days. (iii) Approval for additional All Employees: After ten (10) years' continuous service - 100% of unused sick leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldup to a maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days. (d) The 35.07 No person shall be entitled to receive a payout of accumulated sick leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to more than once, regardless of separate periods of employment by the leave provisions Board, or the nature of the Holidays Act 2003employment.

Sick Leave. SECTION 1: POSTING OF SICK LEAVE All absences (aincluding tardiness) After six months current in the department must be noted for use in relation to the individual record and continuous service must be charged against the proper time credit reserves as indicated in this Agreement. Sick leave records will be posted monthly. SECTION 2: SICK LEAVE GENERALLY All employees shall be entitled allowed sick leave credits at the rate of one (1) working day (8 hours) per month in service and shall be cumulative up to 10 working 210 days paid at their relevant daily pay (1,680 hours) maximum. After this maximum is reached, no more sick leave credits may be earned by the employee except to the extent of restoring credits subsequently drawn for sick leave and thereby building up accruals again to the 210 day (1,680 hours) maximum. Calculations of sick leave shall be based on a year beginning January 1st. The unit for computation of sick leave shall not be less than one-half (1/2) day. Credits cannot be earned for the next 6 months and period an employee is on leave of absence without pay or under disciplinary punishment involving loss of work time or for each subsequent year employees who are on one-half (1/2) pay. For the calculation of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid credits, the time recorded on the payroll at the relevant daily full rate of pay shall be considered as time "served" by the employee. In order that absence, because of personal illness, may be charged to accumulated sick leave, it must be reported by the employee on the occasion first working day of such absence and within one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the working day. In the event the employee’s illness continues beyond three (3) days, the employee must notify the administrative captain or his designee of the anticipated duration of the absence and thereafter must report their status at least once each week unless excused. PROOF OF ILLNESS: In order to qualify for sick leave, proof of illness may be required to be provided by the employee that is satisfactory to the department head. Failure to provide proof of illness when required will be the basis for discipline. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall also be cause for disciplinary action. Sick leave may be utilized by an employee if desired in any instance of sickness or injury in the immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined to be the employee's spouse, children, step-children and a parent, all residing in the household of the employee. The department head may request a physician's statement of illness from an employee if family illness causes an absence of the employee in excess of three (3) consecutive workdays. In any case in which a physician's statement is mandatory, the employee’s spouse , upon his or her return to work, shall be required to provide a person who depends on physician's statement that the employee is fit for care. (b) Entitlement duty. Said fit for duty statement must be presented to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able return to attend to the sick childwork. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six ‌ a. Employees except for those on a fixed-term of 6 months current and continuous service employees shall be or less are entitled to 10 Sick Leave on pay as set out in clause F.4.c. below, or Sick Leave without pay may be granted on production of a medical certificate. b. All sick leave is to be computed on working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months only. c. Employees will receive 10 days sick leave on appointment and a further 10 days for each subsequent year 12 months of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick after, with a maximum accumulation of 260 days. d. This leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury is inclusive of the employee, provisions of the Holidays ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. e. The employer may require an employee to undergo an examination by a registered medical practitioner of the employer’s choice where it is considered that the employee’s spouse or performance may be impaired by a person who depends on possible medical condition. Should the employee for carebe found to be unfit to perform their full duties they may be placed on sick leave (with or without pay) until cleared to return to full duties. The cost of the medical examination will be met by the employer. (b) Entitlement f. If an employee is absent on sick leave for less than a whole day, such leave is to paid be recorded on an hourly basis in the staff web kiosk in whole hours. Absences of less than two hours do not need to be recorded. Where sick leave is used for medical appointments prior approval must be obtained. Approval will not be unreasonably withheld. g. The employee should notify absence due to sickness to their supervisor whenever possible within 30 minutes of normal starting time. A medical certificate will be required for all absences in excess of five consecutive days and may be required for absences of shorter periods. If information is received which indicates that the sick leave entitlement is being misused, the employer may take such action as is necessary to clarify the matter. h. When sickness occurs during annual or long service leave, the employer will permit the period of sickness to be debited against sick leave entitlement provided a medical certificate is produced. i. In special cases, the employee may be allowed to anticipate sick leave becoming due on completion of a further period of service provided that at least five days sick leave is retained for each year of service for which sick leave has been anticipated. All approvals are subject to the following conditions:- (i) The proviso that the necessary adjustments to final pay are to be made if the employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessresigns before the next entitlement falls due. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused j. These sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from provisions apply equally when the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non unable to attend work related injury such employee can use due to their unused sick leave entitlement to cover illness and when the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in to the first instance ill health of a person dependent on them. k. All employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate submit their leave requests via the appointmentstaff web kiosk leave approval system. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 29.1. The sick leave plan and the short-term disability plan are income protection insurance benefits provided by the City when an employee is unable to work due to non-occupational illness and/or injury. Each permanent employee, and temporary employees with two thousand (a2,000) After six months current and continuous service employees regular hours paid with the City, shall be entitled to 10 working days paid accumulate sick leave at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and rate of 0.0692 hours for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave regular hour paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sixteen hundred (1600) hours. 29.1.1. Where, at the time of appointment, it is anticipated that a temporary employee will be employed for a period greater than twelve (12) continuous months then the employee shall begin to accrue sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary date of commencement appointment. 29.1.2. In situations where a permanent employee returns to work from short-term or long-term disability and he has not accrued sick time, the City agrees to provide the employee with a one (1) year advance of work sick leave accrual. Further sick leave accrual shall commence after one (1) year has passed from the date of the employee’s return to work. (iv) 29.2. When an employee is unable to perform the duties of his position or is unable to perform modified work, he shall receive sick leave at his basic rate of pay provided he has sufficient accumulated sick leave to cover such absence. Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at deducted from the relevant daily payemployee’s total accumulated sick leave on an hourly basis. (v) Where 29.2.1. When an employee is on ACC making a request for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week in excess of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds working days, he may be required to suspect provide satisfactory proof of illness and/or injury to the leave is not genuineCity. The employer will inform City shall cover associated costs. 29.2.2. Notwithstanding the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenforegoing, the employer may City reserves the right to request satisfactory proof of illness and/or injury for just and reasonable cause at any time when a claim for sick pay is being made. Where possible, and employee must be advised in writing prior to, or at the time of, making request for sick leave. 29.2.3. In the event that a permanent employee does not pay for the have sufficient accumulated sick leave claimed. to cover all or part of his absence from work, he shall receive seventy percent (i70%) Where an employee’s of his basic rate of pay from the short-term disability plan from the thirty-first (31st) day of disability or the day he exhausts his accumulated sick leave entitlement has been exhausted leave, whichever day is latest. Payment from the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on short-term disability plan shall continue to the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event three hundred and sixty- fifth (365th) day of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relativedisability. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period not accrue sick leave while receiving short-term disability benefits. All other group health and insurance benefits shall remain in effect while the employee is in receipt of more than two short-term disability benefits. 29.2.3.1. If an employee does not have sufficient accumulate sick leave or vacation to cover the first thirty (30) days of his absence from work, he shall be granted a leave of absence. All group health and further certificates insurance benefits shall remain in case effect for the duration of extended illnessthe leave. (ii) Approval shall only be given 29.2.3.2. If an employee in the event receipt of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member sick leave and/or short-term disability returns to regular duties and a recurrence of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.same illness and/or injury occurs within

Sick Leave. Each permanent employee who works full time will be credited with two (a2) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and hours of sick leave for each subsequent year week of current continuous service 10 working days per year with no limit on the amount of sick leave paid accumulated. Employees who work at the relevant daily pay on the occasion least three-fourths (3/4) time but less than full time will be credited with a prorated amount of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more leave. In case of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to without pay during a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeverbi-weekly pay period, in the first instance employees full credit will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee works more than forty (40) hours. One weeks credit, two (2) hours, will be given if the employee works one (1) to forty (40) hours, inclusive, in the pay period. If the employee has had advance notice a break in service of admission less than one year he shall be credited with any accumulation of hospitalsick leave remaining at the end of this previous service. Approval Sick leave may be used, with the approval of the Department, in any of the following instances: 1. SWP may be used because of sickness or off duty injury to the employee himself. Sickness or injury caused by outside employment cannot be given charge to SWP. Sickness while on vacation cannot be charged to SWP unless the employee is hospitalized for absence on account at least one twenty four (24) hour period. a. SWP-MDL (Medical/Dental Leave): Employees may be granted SWP-MDL (Medical/Dental Leave) not to exceed a total of illness in 24 hours per payroll year for routine medical and dental appointments for the employee's family if another adult employee or a minor child with verification from the provider’s office. 2. SWP-F (Family) – It is understood that SWP instances are separate and distinct from SWP-F instances. SWP-F may be granted for the following reasons: a. Official quarantine - for the duration of the quarantine. b. One (1) day to care for and make arrangements for a sick member of the family immediate family. If additional time is able needed, it may be granted, not to attend exceed five (5) working days, by the immediate supervisor provided the employee submits written verification by the treating physician regarding the nature of the illness and the length of time off to care for a sick member of the sick childimmediate family. In cases of extended serious illness, additional time may be granted by the Human Resources Director. c. One (iii1) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldday in case of serious accident, major surgery, critical or sudden illness involving a member of the immediate family. d. Child birth - spouse shall receive one (d1) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 day SWP on the day the child is born and 10 are not in addition to one (1) day on the leave provisions of day the Holidays Act 2003child is brought home.

Sick Leave. At the beginning of each calendar year, full-time employees are credited with ninety-six (a96) After six months current and continuous service employees shall hours or twelve (12) days of paid sick leave. Sick time must be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily used in a minimum of one-hour increments. At the discretion of the Chief of Police or his designee, sick leave with pay may be authorized for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness following purposes only: • Personal illness; • Medical or injury dental appointments (Whenever possible, appointments should be scheduled during non-work hours); • Enforced quarantine of the employee, ; • Sickness in the immediate family;* • Whenever bereavement leave has been exhausted. When an employee’s spouse or absence is due to a person who depends on “serious medical condition” as defined under Family and Medical Leave Act, a “Leave of Absence Request” must be completed even though the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid may be using available sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for time. A physician or dentist's report may be required before any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 dayswith pay is allowed. A year shall be calculated from In the anniversary of commencement of work of event the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where Police Chief or his designee feels an employee is on ACC abusing sick leave, requests for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used denied. It is the employee's responsibility to cover absences where keep his supervisor informed of his condition and when he expects to return to work. Vacation credits and accrued personal days will be drawn upon in the event an employee is ill and has exhausted all of his current sick leave allotment. Section 11.7 RHS Plan Administration of the Retirement Health Savings (RHS) Plan shall be governed by the RHS Plan document as may be changed from time to time by agreement of the parties. The Union shall notify the City of the contribution method. Employee eligibility for participation in the RHS Plan, withdrawals, qualified expenses, benefits provided, and the tax effect of providing those benefits shall all be governed by the terms and conditions set forth in the RHS Plan document, as of the date of the execution of this Agreement and as the same may be changed from time-to-time by agreement of the parties. Currently, the Reduction in Salary for all bargaining unit members shall be 2.0% of earnings. All eligible employees are required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, participate in the first instance employees will make every endeavour RHS plan. It is specifically understood and agreed that the City shall have no obligation to change shifts contribute any monies to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness RHS Plan on behalf of any or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuineall full-time employees. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in In the event of illness that any portion of the employee’s spouseRHS Plan should be held invalid and unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation, such decision or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval legislation shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member apply to that portion of the family is able to attend to RHS Plan rendered invalid or unenforceable, and the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions remaining portions of the Holidays Act 2003RHS Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Each employee in this unit shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for have the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to following paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:-for personal illness or accident: (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) 1. Sick leave shall accumulate at the rate of 1.00 day per month (x) their hours worked for 10 months) Any unused sick leave will accumulate to a maximum of 30 120 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused (x) their daily hours worked. 2. All sick leave used during the year will be deducted from the accumulated sick leave hours. 3. Effective 7/1/01, employees who reach the maximum (120 days (x) their daily hours worked) accrual of sick leave will be eligible to receive compensation. Employees will be compensated at their current hourly rate for hours in excess of maximum hours accrued as of June 30 of each contract year payable in July of the following year. 4. Certificates of illness by the attending physician may be required of all absences of more than three days duration. The Human Resource Director may make an exception by accepting a notice by another health care provider. Sick leave pay shall be approved only upon entry of absence into the Employee Absence Management System. 5. If a concern is expressed to the immediate supervising administrator or to the School District’s Human Resource Director regarding the frequency of a food service employee’s use of sick leave, the supervising administrator may request a certificate of illness by the attending physician for each subsequent use of sick leave (the immediate supervisor may require further authentication after conferring with the Human Resource Director and gathering input from the affected employee.) Failure to comply with the request for a physician’s certificate of illness will result in disciplinary action to the food service employee. 6. Any individual who is unable to perform his/ her duties because of personal illness or disability and who has exhausted all accumulated paid sick leave available or has become eligible for long-term disability compensation shall upon request be granted a medical leave of absence of up to 20 days. A one-year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily duration without pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenSchool Board, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an discretion, extend such leave upon written request. A request for medical leave of absence or extension thereof shall be accompanied by a written doctor's statement outlining the condition of health and estimated time expected for the individual to be able to resume normal activities. 7. Any employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as may use personal sick leave shall be granted benefits provided by the School District for absences due to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relativefor such reasonable period as the employee’s attendance with the child may be necessary; on the same terms the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee’s own illness. The employee shall produce a medical certificate Certificates of illness by the attending physician may be required for any period all absences of more than two three (3) days duration. Employee is defined in M.S. 181.940, Subd. 2, as a person who performs services for hire for an average of absence 20 or more hours per week during those 12 months, and further certificates includes all individua ls employed at any site owned and operated by the employer. Child is defined in case M.S.181.940, Subd. 3, as an individual under 18 years of extended illnessage or an individua l under age 20 who is still attending secondary school. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) 1. Sick leave shall accumulate accrue at the rate of (1.5) days for each calendar month of service (beginning with the first full calendar month of employment), accumulative to a maximum of 30 one hundred and thirty five (135) days. Sick days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused are to be added on the first of each month. 2. Pay for sick leave used will be computed on the basis of the hours the employee is scheduled to work times the employee's hourly rate of pay. 3. Employees shall make every effort to notify the appropriate supervisor of their inability to report to work as soon as possible prior to the beginning of his/her work day. 4. Employees may use up to 20 days40 hours of their personal sick leave each year to care for an immediate family member as defined in the bereavement leave provision. A year Up to 16 hours will not be deducted from their accumulated sick leave. 5. Medical leave for disability resulting from pregnancy or childbirth shall be calculated from treated like any other work-related disability.. 6. Employees are entitled to leave as provided by the anniversary of commencement of work of federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the employeeMaine Family Medical Leave Act. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) 7. Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the only for personal illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds physical incapacity of such a degree to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform render the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees unable to meet perform the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness duties of his/her dependent children or dependant relativeposition, unless the employee is capable of other work in his/her department and assigned to such other work. 8. It shall If an employee has received notice from the Superintendent of his/her designated agent that future sick leave benefits will not be given if paid in the absence of proof of illness or incapacity, thereafter the employee has had advance notice shall lose his/her rights to sick leave benefits unless he/she furnishes the Superintendent of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given his/her designated agent with a certificate from a physician verifying his/her illness or incapacity to perform his/her duties on the day or days for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the which sick childleave benefits are sought. (iii) Approval for additional 9. Sick leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldallowed or deducted from accumulated sick leave when an employee is receiving Worker's Compensation, except that if Worker's Compensation is less than the regularly scheduled daily pay of the employee, accumulated sick lave may be used to make up the difference between Worker's Compensation and the employee's regular pay. In such cases, only the proportion of the sick leave pay will be deducted from the employee's sick leave. (d) The 10. Each employee shall receive in writing no later than October 1 a statement of sick leave referred to in Clauses 9 earned, used and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003accrued.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Regular full-time, regular part-time and continuous service temporary employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at who have completed their relevant daily probationary period are eligible for coverage under the University's Sick Leave Plan which provides leave with regular pay for any bona fide continuous absence due to illness or injury. The maximum period covered will be six (6) months of continuous absence. Notwithstanding the next 6 months and above, employees are eligible for each subsequent year paid time off for bona fide incidental absences due to illness. The Employer will address excessive incidental absences through attendance management. With respect to probationary employees paid time off for incidental absences during the probationary period shall not exceed a total of current continuous service 10 three (3) working days per year days. In the case of temporary employees, the period of paid sick leave paid at shall not continue beyond the relevant daily pay on the occasion end date of sickness or injury their fixed term. 13.01 Sick leave is defined as absence from work and performance of regular duties because of the employee's bona fide illness, injury, or quarantine through exposure to contagious disease. 13.02 An employee may, with prior warning, be required to provide a doctor's note certifying that the employee is medically unable to carry out normal duties due to illness. It is understood that a dentist will be considered a doctor for the provisions of this Article. 13.03 If the Employer requires the employee to obtain a medical note, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on Employer shall reimburse employees for the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement cost of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate required doctor’s note up to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employeetwenty-five ($25.00) dollars per note. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday 13.04 An employee shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist notify his/her supervisor or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee designate as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness first day of his/her dependent children absence due to illness. In the case of longer absences, progress toward recovery and expected date of return to work shall be reported to the supervisor or dependant relative. It shall not designate at reasonable intervals. 13.05 Employees are expected to notify their supervisor or designate as early as possible of their expected date of return to work. 13.06 Employees may be given if requested to provide the Employer with a doctor's note certifying that the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness been in the employee's family if another adult member care of a doctor and: i) that the family employee is able to attend return to his/her position on a full-time basis without restriction; or ii) that the employee is able to return to work with the nature and duration of any work restrictions described. If a doctor’s note is requested under this provision, the Employer shall reimburse the employee for the cost up to a maximum of fifty ($50.00) per note. 13.07 If during an employee's vacation, there should occur a serious illness or accident requiring hospitalization or confinement to bed for a period of five (5) days or more, and which is verified by a medical certificate, then sick leave may be substituted for vacation. The resulting unused vacation would then be rescheduled at a mutually convenient later date. 13.08 Absences due to pregnancy related illness shall be considered as sick leave under the sick childleave plan. (iii) Approval 13.09 Sick leave for additional an employee who falls sick prior to an announced date of layoff will be paid only up to such day of layoff. If a person is sick at the time of recall from layoff, sick leave shall not will only be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to paid if the leave provisions illness is the same continuing one that existed at the time of the Holidays Act 2003layoff.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees This Clause will not apply to legacy Bay of Plenty Polytechnic TIASA members covered by the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Allied Staff Members Collective Agreement dated 01 January 2014 - 31 December 2015. For the applicable clause refer to Schedule J. 8.4.1 Subject to 8.5.2 to 8.5.11 below, an employee who is absent from duty on account of sickness, or injury where compensation is not being paid in terms of the Accident Compensation Act 1982 shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily leave on full pay for as prescribed in 8.4.10 below. 8.4.2 Subject to the next 6 months and for provisions of 8.4.3 below, each subsequent year period of current continuous service 10 working days per year absence on sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay shall begin on the occasion of sickness or injury first working day of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends 's absence from duty and shall end on the employee last working day before that on which duty is resumed and the sick leave for carethe period shall be reckoned in consecutive days, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, whole holidays or substituted succeeding days, where applicable, which may fall during the period. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) 8.4.3 Where an employee is absent on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement for less than one full working day, the employee shall be deemed to cover have taken one half day's sick leave if absent for either the first week of absencemorning or the afternoon, or after working at least two hours and less than six hours; the employee shall be deemed to have taken one day's sick leave if absent for more than six hours during the day. (vi) Sick leave may be used 8.4.4 Subject to cover absences the provisions of 8.5.5 below, where for reasons of sickness an employee is required to cannot attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeverat the place of employment at the time appointed, in the first instance employees will make every that employee must endeavour to change shifts send notice of absence to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The line manager within 30 minutes of normal starting time, or when flexible working hours apply, before 9.30am. Where absence on sick leave, whether with or without pay, extends beyond five consecutive days, the employee must produce to the employer may require a medical certificate verifying stating the illness probable period of absence. The certificate is to be signed by a registered medical or injury claimed by dental practitioner. 8.4.5 Where an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the absent on sick leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs suspected of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenbeing absent from duty without sufficient cause, the employer may not pay for at any time and at the sick leave claimedemployer's own expense, if warranted, require the employee to submit to medical examination by a medical practitioner nominated by the employer. (i) Where an employee’s sick 8.4.6 ▇▇▇▇ leave entitlement with pay is not to be granted if the sickness or ill health has been exhausted caused by the employee's own misconduct. To satisfy itself on that point the employer may arrange for an examination by a medical practitioner to be undertaken at its sole discretion allow an application the employee's residence. Any fee is payable by the employer which may be recovered from the employee if the report is not favourable. 8.4.7 Where an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home is incapacitated by sickness or accident arising out of and in the event course of illness employment the provisions of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relativeAccident Compensation Act 2001 will apply. The Any period for which the employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period is receiving full salary in terms of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It this Act shall not be given if debited against sick leave entitlements prescribed in 8.4.10 below. 8.4.8 In the event that an employee has had advance notice exhausted their sick leave entitlement, they may, with the approval of admission their line manager, use their annual leave entitlement under clause 8.1. 8.4.9 Where an employee must, because of hospital. Approval an emergency, stay home to attend to a member of the household who through illness becomes dependent on the employee, leave on full pay may not be given for absence on account granted as a charge against the employee's sick leave entitlement. 8.4.10 This person will in most cases be the employee's child or partner but may be another member of illness in the employee's family if another adult member or household. 8.4.11 An employee, from the date of commencement, is entitled to ten days sick leave per year. 8.4.12 The maximum accruable sick leave is 280 days. However, any employee who, at 1 January 2004, had accrued a greater entitlement than 280 days, shall not forfeit those days in excess of 280. 8.4.13 An employee can anticipate sick leave entitlement in their first two years of service. 8.4.14 In exceptional circumstances the employer may grant sick leave in excess of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to periods prescribed in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.8.4.11 above

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (a1) After six months current hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. B. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than Scott County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than Scott County. C. If and continuous service employees whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. D. Sick leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to 10 paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part- time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part-time employee is working days paid more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their relevant daily pay respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the next 6 months denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave paid at as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the relevant daily pay on provisions of the occasion Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of sickness an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or injury B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid 's accumulated sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (i720) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence hours and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate up to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of up to 20 days960 = 480). A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. (iv) J. Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in 's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's family if another adult member last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. K. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the family is able to attend adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the sick childemployee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 5.3.1.1 All classified employees are entitled to one day of sick leave for each month of work. Unused sick leave may be accumulated without limit. Classified employees who work less than a full day are entitled to sick leave benefits based on the ratio their normal work day bears to a full day (a) After six months current and continuous service 8 hours). Sick leave shall not be charged against unused vacation except as provided under 5.3.1.6 below. For the purpose of computation, employees who work 50% or more of their required working days in a given month shall be credited with one-half month service, and employees who work 75% or more of their required working days in a given month shall be credited with a full month service for the purpose of accumulating sick leave. Nine (9) month employees meeting the above requirements will be granted ten (10) days of sick leave. 5.3.1.2 When employees are ill they are encouraged to take sick leave provided for that purpose. If the District has reason to suspect that a classified employee is abusing sick leave, it may require that s/he present proof of illness to qualify for pay during the absence. If the classified employee is entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months sick leave, and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness should such a request cause any additional mileage or injury of medical expense to the employee, the District shall pay these expenses. Mileage will be the amount approved by the IRS for tax-deductible expenses. 5.3.1.3 All illness or injury that physically incapacitates the employee from performing his/her regular duties is an authorized reason for a sick-leave absence. 5.3.1.4 When an employee is exposed to a contagious disease and is absent from work to prevent spreading the disease to their employees as verified by the employee’s spouse physician, sick leave is authorized. An employee shall be paid his/her regular salary for any period during which his/her place of employment is closed because of quarantine, epidemic, or a person who depends on other conditions involving the health or safety of employees, provided that the employee is ready, able and willing to perform his/her customary or other reasonable and suitable duties. During this period, the District shall endeavor to assign the employee to work elsewhere. 5.3.1.5 Time off for doctor of dentist appointments may be taken as sick leave if the appointment is necessary because of illness, injury or for dental care. (b) Entitlement to paid 5.3.1.6 When an employee has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of leave, s/he may, at her/his inability option, use accumulated vacation time earned to work because of sicknessdate at that time. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an 5.3.1.7 Any employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee who is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application be absent from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children duties for a period of five (5) months or dependant relativeless due to a serious illness or accident may be granted the difference between his/her regular salary and the salary paid a substitute for such a position. It Such a salary differential will be granted only after all accumulated sick leave has been exhausted. Request for leave under this provision must be made directly to the Superintendent. Prior to making a decision, the Superintendent may request a report from the physician designated by the employee. Employees granted leave under this provision shall not sign an agreement that the District will be given if written notice no less than twenty (20) working days before the expiration date of the leave of their intention to return. Accompanying the written intention to return will be a physician’s report verifying fitness to resume work. Failure to notify the District will be considered a notice that the employee has had advance notice will not return. 5.3.1.8 In any case in which a dispute arises as to the medical condition of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the an employee's family if another adult member ability to work, the employee will be referred, at District expense, to a physician, whose opinion shall be controlling, to provide an independent corroboration of diagnosis and/or length of recovery. The Union and the District will mutually agree yearly on a panel of doctors for employees to choose from for this purpose. 5.3.1.9 Annual sick leave entitlements will be posted the beginning of each school year or upon a new employee's effective hire date. An employee may request from the personnel or payroll departments a statement of sick leave accumulated at any time. 5.3.1.10 All transitional duty assignments shall be approved in accordance with a physician's written statement of ability to work without risk of re-injury with approved restrictions listed. The written transitional duty authorization from the treating physician shall be provided to the District at the beginning of the family is able to attend to next business day of receipt by the sick childworker. (iii) Approval 5.3.1.11 No applicant for additional leave shall not a transitional duty assignment will be unnecessarily withhelddiscriminated against because of past work performance, age, physical handicap, or any other reason. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 1. The University of Waterloo adheres to the Personal Health Information Protection Act (a) After six months PHIPA), 2004, and all other relevant legislation including the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, Workplace Safety and Insurance ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, and Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1990. All medical information provided is confidential. The employee is not obligated to share medical information with his/her manager/department head; however, the manager/department head will be advised of any required modifications to duties or hours worked. The University agrees that “sick leave” as defined in the current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay Disability Management Guide on the occasion HR website, and available in print from HR upon request, as amended from time to time, which applies to all employees, faculty and staff University wide, covers all Regular employees in the bargaining unit. The following conditions apply: a. It is agreed that employees benefiting from “sick leave” will notify their immediate supervisor of sickness or injury their absence as soon as possible but no less than thirty (30) minutes before the beginning their shift unless extenuating circumstances exist. b. Any employee who is absent for any period due to illness is obligated to keep his/ her immediate supervisor aware of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on his/ her approximate date of return to work. Absences beyond five (5) days require the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:-inform: (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period their Supervisor of Three days or more his/her approximate date of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness.return to work and (ii) The employee shall advise the employer Disability Management Team of his/ her physical progress. Such report will be made at least once per week unless longer reporting intervals are mutually arranged in consultation with the Disability Management Team. When the duration of illness or other factors result in a change in planned return to work, it is the employee’s responsibility to notify his/her immediate supervisor and the Disability Management Team of these circumstances prior to the commencement day on which the employee was expected to return to work. c. When an employee has been absent for a period greater than thirty (30) calendar days due to a verified, excusable illness or injury, it is his/her responsibility to notify his/her immediate supervisor and the Disability Management Team of the work period of herhis/his inability her intention to return to work because at least five (5) working days before the date of anticipated return. Any medical documentation validating such absence or confirming the employee’s ability to return to his/her regular position should be submitted to either the Disability Advisor in Human Resources or the Occupational Health Nurse. Health records in Human Resources are kept separate from other employment records to respect privacy and confidentiality concerns with access only by the Disability Advisor. d. It is agreed that an employee will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including immediate discharge if he/she reports off on “sick leave” and there is evidence, other than medical evidence, that such employee was absent from work for reasons other than sickness. e. The University will appoint a physician whose medical opinion, as to the employee’s ability to perform his/her job duties, will be regarded as adequate grounds for excusing absence from work due to illness or injury or adequate grounds for appropriate disciplinary action when in the opinion of the physician no medical evidence of illness exists. 2. For absence of five (iii5) working days or more the employee shall provide a completed Sick leave shall accumulate Leave and Return to Work form or equivalent medical documentation acceptable to the University, signed by a qualified physician. The University may request such evidence for lesser periods providing the employee is allowed reasonable time to obtain the documentation. 3. The University may require an employee to have a physical examination by the physician designated in Clause 1(e) of this Article at any time. 4. It is agreed, notwithstanding clause 1 of this Article, that each employee shall, during his/ her initial probationary period, be eligible for a maximum of 30 five (5) days for six (6) month probationary employee and ten (10) days for a twelve (12) month probationary employee for “sick leave” without loss of normal pay, exclusive of premiums. In any circumstances where an extension of the probationary period is implemented the employee will be eligible, during the period of such extended probation period, for “sick leave” not to exceed one (1) day off each calendar month worked in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused the extended period. Such additional sick leave will be provided without loss of up normal pay, exclusive of premiums. 5. Employees who fail to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from provide medical evidence and/or who fail to follow the anniversary of commencement of work physician’s advice, who neglect the advice of the employeephysician with regard to their illness or injury, or who fail to co-operate in an approved return-to-work plan will be considered to have abused the “sick leave” plan. Such abuse may result in disciplinary action. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where 6. Should an employee is on ACC for suffer a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover or illness which results in compensation from the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. HoweverWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion shall receive from the University an amount equivalent to the difference between his/her regular wages, based on normal straight time earnings, and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining compensation being provided by the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relativeWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board. The employee shall produce a medical certificate continue to receive such difference for any period the number of more than two consecutive days to which he/she is entitled “sick leave” under the University of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessWaterloo “sick leave” program. (ii7. Regular employees as defined in Article 1, clause 3(b) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of will have his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if entitlement to sick leave benefits accrued on a pro rata basis according to his/her FTE (Full Time Equivalent), consistent with the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003University of Waterloo “sick leave” program.

Sick Leave. (a) After six ‌ a. Employees except for those on a fixed-term of 6 months current and continuous service employees shall be or less are entitled to 10 Sick Leave on pay as set out in clause F.4.c. below, or Sick Leave without pay may be granted on production of a medical certificate. b. All sick leave is to be computed on working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months only. c. Employees will receive 10 days sick leave on appointment and a further 10 days for each subsequent year 12 months of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick after, with a maximum accumulation of 260 days. d. This leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury is inclusive of the employee, provisions of the Holidays ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. e. The employer may require an employee to undergo an examination by a registered medical practitioner of the employer’s choice where it is considered that the employee’s spouse or performance may be impaired by a person who depends on possible medical condition. Should the employee for carebe found to be unfit to perform their full duties they may be placed on sick leave (with or without pay) until cleared to return to full duties. The cost of the medical examination will be met by the employer. (b) Entitlement f. If an employee is absent on sick leave for less than a whole day, such leave is to paid be recorded on an hourly basis in the staff web kiosk in whole hours. Absences of less than two hours do not need to be recorded. Where sick leave is used for medical appointments prior approval must be obtained. Approval will not be unreasonably withheld. g. The employee should notify absence due to sickness to their supervisor whenever possible within 30 minutes of normal starting time. A medical certificate will be required for all absences in excess of five consecutive days and may be required for absences of shorter periods. If information is received which indicates that the sick leave entitlement is being misused, the employer may take such action as is necessary to clarify the matter. h. When sickness occurs during annual or long service leave, the employer will permit the period of sickness to be debited against sick leave entitlement provided a medical certificate is produced. i. In special cases, the employee may be allowed to anticipate sick leave becoming due on completion of a further period of service provided that at least five days sick leave is retained for each year of service for which sick leave has been anticipated. All approvals are subject to the following conditions:- (i) The proviso that the necessary adjustments to final pay are to be made if the employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessresigns before the next entitlement falls due. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused j. These sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from provisions apply equally when the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non unable to attend work related injury such employee can use due to their unused sick leave entitlement to cover illness and when the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in to the first instance ill health of a person dependent on them. k. All employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate submit their leave requests via the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the staff web kiosk leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.approval system

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of 3.7 hours per completed two-week pay period of service. Service shall begin on the date of State employment and time on layoff, suspension or leave without pay, except as otherwise provided by law or this Agreement, shall not be counted in determining the completion of a full two- week pay period. Should the HRMS system calculate earned sick leave at a different rate, in no case shall the calculation of earned sick leave result in an amount less than the 3.7 hours identified above. The maximum amount of sick leave which employees may accumulate to a maximum shall be one hundred twenty (120) days. However, the amount of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 daysaccruals which can be credited toward State service for retirement purposes shall continue as presently provided for by statute. A year When maximum limitation has been accumulated, days that would normally thereafter be earned shall lapse but shall be calculated from recorded by the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an appointing authority. Any employee is on ACC for a non work related injury who has such employee can use their unused lapsed sick leave entitlement to cover his/her credit may apply to the first week Director of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used Human Resources to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for have the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home restored in the event of an extended illness. The Director of Human Resources shall grant such request unless just cause is shown to deny the request. Part-time employees employed normally the year-round and established on a regular hourly work schedule shall be allowed sick leave credits prorated on the amount of time worked. Employees may utilize their allowance of sick leave on the basis of application approved by their respective appointing authorities and reported to the Director of Human Resources, for absences necessitated by inability to perform the duties of their positions by reason of illness or injury, by necessity for acute medical or dental care, by exposure to contagious disease under circumstances in which the health of the employees with whom associated or members of the public necessarily dealt with would be endangered by attendance on duty, or by illness in the immediate family of the employee for such periods as the attendance of the employee shall be necessary. Immediate family as used in this article shall mean the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child significant other, the parents of the spouse or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period significant other, and the par- ents, stepparents, guardian, children, brothers, stepbrothers, sisters, stepsisters, grandparents, grandchildren, stepchildren or wards of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. ‌ 17.1 Probationary employees shall earn sick leave with pay at the rate of two (2) days per month for each full month worked, which shall be used by employees in accordance with clauses 17.2(b) and 17.4 through 17.9 inclusive of this Article. For the purpose of calculating sick leave, time on holidays and vacation will be counted. (a) After six months current and continuous service Upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period, employees shall be entitled to 10 ninety (90) working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for careleave. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave An employee who is subject absent for necessary medical or dental treatment or because of illness or injury for more than five (5) consecutive work days shall present a District Medical Form to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessDistrict. (iic) The Where there is no reasonable expectation that the employee shall advise the employer will return to work prior to the commencement expiry of their sick leave, the work period District shall provide the forms and the employee will make application to the Long Term Disability Insurance Plan. After ninety (90) working days of her/his inability continuous absence due to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year illness or injury, no further salary shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldpaid. (d) At the discretion of the District: i) an employee may be required to provide a District Medical Form, signed by a qualified medical practitioner, or ii) with written notification (outlining the District's reasoning) to an employee and the Union President, an employee may be directed to a medical examination by the District's appointed physician and/or to a Functional Work Assessment. In either case, the District shall designate the medical practitioner and/or assessor and pay the cost thereof, except in the case of a District Medical Form required under clause 17.2 (b). (e) Should the District anticipate changes to the District Medical Form, the District shall formally discuss anticipated changes with the Union Executive. The Union shall be fully informed of all particulars, where possible, at least one (1) month in advance, prior to any meeting(s). 17.3 An employee who has been absent shall, upon return to regular hours of work, have the ninety (90) working days of sick leave entitlement reinstated provided they remain at work for an uninterrupted period of thirty (30) calendar days, exclusive of the Christmas holidays or Easter/Spring Break within the school year. In the event that sick leave is required within thirty (30) calendar days after returning to regular hours of work, the employee is only entitled to the unused portion of the original ninety (90) working days of sick leave. However, should the employee after having returned to work from the Long Term Disability Plan suffer from a recurrence of the same disabling condition within six (6) months, the employee shall apply for Long Term Disability benefits immediately. Once approved the Long Term Disability benefit shall be effective the first day of absence due to the recurrence. 17.4 An employee entitled to sick leave who is ill for five (5) days or more during a vacation period that would otherwise have been a scheduled work period for the employee shall, upon presentation of a District Medical Form have vacation time so affected reinstated. All provisions of Article 17 - Sick Leave shall apply. 17.5 Employees will, where possible, schedule doctor and dental appointments outside of their scheduled hours of work. If scheduling such appointments is not possible outside of their scheduled hours of work, employees will make every effort to limit their absences for appointments to a maximum of one-half (1/2) day for each such occurrence. 17.6 Employees who are quarantined by Public Health Authorities may utilize their sick leave credits with pay during the quarantine period. 17.7 When an employee is unable to work due to a Long Term Disability covered by the Long Term Disability plan referred to in Clauses 9 clause 30.1 or is unable to work and 10 are not in addition is covered by Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) benefits, the employee shall have access to the benefits pursuant to clause 33.1. 17.8 Transfer, promotion, demotion and/or reclassification shall not affect accrued sick leave entitlements of any employee. 17.9 No employee shall have their services terminated by virtue of having exhausted sick leave credits where such sickness has been medically proven. 17.10 Employees will have no access to any leave provisions while on sick leave. (a) When a regular employee has been absent due to illness or injury in excess of ninety (90) working days (“the absence”), the position they held shall be posted and filled temporarily. (b) Regular employees returning from the absence shall provide the District a minimum of two (2) weeks’ notice in writing of their intent to return to work. The regular employee shall return to the employee’s original position provided they return within two (2) years of the Holidays Act 2003date of the commencement of the absence and the employee’s original position continues to exist. If the employee’s original position does not exist, the returning regular employee shall be placed in a comparable position to their position of record. If no comparable vacancy exists, the regular employee shall be laid-off subject to recall. Upon the return to work of the regular employee from the absence within two (2) years, the regular employee who has filled the position temporarily shall be placed in a comparable position to their position of record for which they have the qualifications and ability or shall be laid-off subject to recall, if no comparable vacancy exists. Upon the return to work of the regular employee from the absence within two (2) years, the temporary employee who has filled the position shall be terminated from employment with the District. (c) A regular employee returning to work after two (2) years of the date of the commencement of the absence, shall be placed in the first available comparable position to their position of record for which they have the qualifications and ability. If no comparable vacancy exists, the regular employee shall be laid-off subject to recall. (d) After two (2) years, if the position was filled by a regular employee temporarily, then the regular employee shall be confirmed in the position. If the position was posted and filled by a temporary employee, then the position shall be posted and filled in accordance with clause 8.2.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and 11.1 For fixed term employees, sick leave entitlement will be 10 days per year. Should a fixed term employee through continuous service employees become permanent then their previous service would be recognised as if they were a permanent employee and entitlement to sick leave adjusted accordingly. 11.2 Subject to 11.3 to 11.12 below, any staff member who is absent from duty on account of sickness, or injury where compensation is not being paid in terms of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 shall be entitled to 10 leave on full pay as prescribed in 11.10 below. 11.3 Subject to the provisions of 11.4 below, each period of absence on sick leave shall begin on the first working days paid at their relevant daily pay day of the staff member's absence from duty and shall end on the last working day before that on which duty is resumed and the sick leave for the next 6 months period shall be reckoned in consecutive days, but excluding Saturdays and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year Sundays, and public holidays or substituted succeeding days, where applicable, which may fall during the period. 11.4 Where a staff member is absent on sick leave paid for less than one full working day, the staff member shall be deemed to have taken one half day's sick leave if absent for either the morning or the afternoon; or, after working at least two hours and less than six hours, the staff member shall be deemed to have taken one day's sick leave if absent for more than six hours during the day. 11.5 Subject to the provisions of 11.6 below, where for reasons of sickness a staff member cannot attend at the relevant daily pay place of employment at the time appointed, that staff member may endeavour to send notice of absence to the controlling officer within 30 minutes of normal starting time, or when flexible working hours apply, before 9.30 a.m. Where absence on the occasion of sickness sick leave, whether with or injury of the employeewithout pay, extends beyond three consecutive days, the employee’s spouse staff member must produce to WelTec a medical certificate stating the probable period of absence. The certificate is to be signed by a registered medical or a person who depends on the employee for caredental practitioner. (b) Entitlement to paid 11.6 Where a staff member absent on sick leave is subject suspected of being absent from duty without sufficient cause, WelTec may at any time and at WelTec's own expense, if warranted, require the staff member to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce submit to medical examination by a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessmedical practitioner nominated by WelTec. (ii) The employee shall advise 11.7 Sick leave with pay is not to be granted if the employer prior sickness or ill health has been caused by the staff member's own misconduct. To satisfy itself on that point WelTec may arrange for an examination by a medical practitioner to be undertaken at the commencement staff member's residence. Any fee is payable by WelTec which may be recovered from the staff member if the report is not favourable. 11.8 Where a staff member is incapacitated by sickness or accident arising out of and in the course of employment the provisions of the work Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 will apply. Any period for which the staff member is receiving full salary in terms of her/his inability this Act shall not 1be debited against sick leave entitlements prescribed in 11.1 below. 11.9 Whether or not sick leave entitlement has been exhausted, a staff member may elect to work have all or part of an absence on account of sickness debited against annual leave entitlement under clause 8. 11.10 Where a staff member must, because of sicknessan emergency, stay at home to attend to a member of the household who through illness becomes dependent on the staff member, leave on full pay may be granted as a charge against the staff member's sick leave entitlement. This person will in most cases be the staff member's child or partner but may be another member of the staff member's family or household. (iii) Sick 11.11 Staff members are entitled to ten days sick leave per annum. This entitlement shall be pro-rated for part-timers and shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 180 days.. All current staff as of 1 January 2014, who have an accumulated entitlement in excess of 180 days in total by carrying forward from will retain that balance minus any subsequent year’s unused leave already taken. 11.12 In exceptional circumstances WelTec may grant sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work in excess of the employeeperiods prescribed in 11.11 above. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service 18.01 Any abuse of these provisions may be considered cause for disciplinary action. 18.02 All regular employees shall be entitled to 10 working one and one-half (1-1/2) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and sick leave for each subsequent year full month of current continuous service 10 working days per year employment and any unused portion of such sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum the credit of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused such employees. 18.03 All regular employees shall be entitled to sick leave of with pay up to 20 daysthe amount of their accumulated sick leave credits. A year Probationary employees shall not be calculated entitled to such credits until they become regular employees, at which time sick leave credits will be established as of the date of hiring, except that probationary employees may draw an advance on their accumulations. 18.04 Employees absent from work in excess of three (3) working days due to medical reasons must submit an appropriate medical note and related documentation satisfactory to the anniversary of commencement of work employer to cover the absence, and may at the discretion of the employee. ’s manager be required to produce an appropriate medical note and related documentation satisfactory to the employer to cover any shorter period of absence due to medical reasons. Normally the medical note to cover absences of three (iv3) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall days or less will be paid at asked for in advance. A failure to provide supporting medical information when requested may result in denial of the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week benefits for that period of absence. 18.05 Any regular employee who has had at least five (vi5) Sick years of continuous service shall, upon termination of his employment for any reason, be entitled to a sick leave may gratuity equal to his salary at the time of such termination of service, for one-half (1/2) of the number of days of sick leave standing to his credit at that date, provided, however, that the amount of such gratuity shall in no case exceed six (6) months of his salary at that date. 18.06 In cases where absence is caused by accident or illness for which the employee is receiving compensation from the Workplace Safety Insurance Board, the period of absence to be used charged against his sick leave credit shall be reduced to cover absences where give effect only to the net salary paid by the Region to such employee with respect to such absence. 18.07 No wage payments shall be made to an employee is required to attend specialist claiming compensation beyond the limit of his credit on sick leave, unless or diagnostic appointments. However, in until an award has been made by the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentWorkplace Safety Insurance Board. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the 18.08 Employees shall be permitted to use up to three (3) consecutive days per calendar year of their banked sick day period if it has reasonable grounds credits to suspect deal with family/dependent issues as defined by the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimedRegion’s Family/Dependent Leave with Pay policy. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Upon completion of probation, all Regular full-time and continuous service Regular part-time employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year may utilize earned sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:-as follows: (i) The Sick leave shall only be used if the employee shall produce a Medical Certificate is unable to work by reason of bona fide non-occupational illness or accident or as set out herein for any period of Three days medical, dental and optical appointments or more of absence and further certificates where necessary to care for an ill spouse, minor child living in case of extended illnessthe employee’s home or parent. (ii) The If an employee is unable to report for the employee’s scheduled shift, the employee shall advise notify the employer employee’s immediate supervisor prior to the commencement start of the work period of her/his inability shift in order to work because of sicknessqualify for paid sick leave, unless the employee is unable to do so. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate The Employer reserves the right to ask for a maximum medical certificate certifying an illness or accident for any absence in excess of 30 three (3) days, for all absences that exceed seven (7) days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent a calendar year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on Where a public holiday shall pattern of absences is developing or there is a reasonable basis for believing there may be paid at an abuse of sick leave, the relevant daily payEmployer may request that further medical evidence acceptable to the Employer be furnished or that an employee undergo an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”). (v) Where an employee undergoes an IME at the request of the Employer which is on ACC for a non work related injury such not covered by the Yukon Health Insurance, the fees charged will be paid by the Employer. The Independent Medical Examiner shall be agreed to by the employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover and the first week of absenceEmployer. (via) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an accumulated by Regular full-time employees including probationers at a rate of one and one half (1.5) days per month for every month in which the employee is required to attend specialist paid by the Employer for ten (10) days or diagnostic appointments. However, more in the first instance employees will make every endeavour month. Accumulation shall be to change shifts to accommodate the appointmenta maximum of thirty (30) days. (viib) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the Regular part-time employees shall accumulate sick leave claimedat a pro-rated basis based on hours worked in the month in relation to full-time employment for that classification. (ic) Where an employeeAbsence in excess of seven (7) consecutive working days shall be governed by the Employer’s short term disability policy unless the employee chooses to use up to fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave entitlement has been exhausted for the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary payabsence. For any absence exceeding fifteen (15) working days, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given must apply for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldshort term disability. (d) The Accumulated sick leave referred may be used by a Regular employee receiving short term disability benefits to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition top up their benefits up to the leave provisions one hundred percent (100%) of the Holidays Act 2003employee’s regular full-time income, if permitted by the insurance carrier. Sick leave may be used for medical or dental or optical appointments for the employee outside of the City of ▇▇▇▇▇▇. On voluntary termination/or retirement, an employee shall be paid half (50%) of any unused accumulated sick leave.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled Continued) 17.9 An employee unable to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year work because of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness illness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to accident whose paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee exhausted, shall produce be granted a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more leave of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. for a period not to exceed two (ii2) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 daysyears. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid Employees will return at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, same seniority in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the salary schedule. When there are fewer than three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds months between periods of leave of absence under this section for the same illness or accident, the periods of absence will be added together to suspect determine the length of leave that may not exceed two (2) years, except that this restriction will be reduced from three (3) months to thirty (30) calendar days for employees receiving Workers’ Compensation. Existence and extent of illness or disability must be verified by a written statement from an appropriate medical authority when requested by the department head or designee, or the Human Resources Department. An employee who is granted a leave of absence without pay for illness or disability shall have the right to be reinstated to a position in their department in the classification held at the time the leave is not genuinestarted, prior to or at the end of the term of the leave. The employer will inform Employer may require a report from an appropriate medical authority attesting to the employee’s fitness to return to work before allowing the employee to return from unpaid sick leave. 17.10 In the event an employee absence due to a work related injury does not qualify for Workers' Compensation solely because of a statutory waiting period, each day of said absence shall be considered as soon as possible after forming "a day for which Workers' Compensation benefits are paid" under the provisions of this suspicion rule. 17.11 In no event shall this section be construed or operate to permit an employee to receive wage and agrees Workers’ Compensation benefits exceeding the employee's normal daily wage. 17.12 Any such employee unable to meet resume the reasonable costs duties of obtaining their position within or at the medical certificate. If end of such support is not given, recovery periods and on the employer may not pay exhaustion of accumulated normal sick leave shall be eligible for the sick leave claimedwithout pay provisions of this Article. (i) Where an employee’s 17.13 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave entitlement has been exhausted hours in a three (3) month period shall have the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in vacation or pay at the event of illness option of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence three (3) month periods are January 1st to March 31st, April 1st to June 30th, July 1st to September 30th, and further certificates in case of extended illnessOctober 1st to December 31st. (ii) Approval 17.14 Pregnant employees of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County shall only be given eligible for the use of paid and unpaid sick leave in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children same manner as any other disabled or dependant relativeill ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County employee. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the Such sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.leave

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service All employees shall be entitled to 10 working twelve (12) days paid at their relevant daily pay for illness and injury per year. In the first year of employment, sick leave shall be prorated from date of hire. All unused days shall accumulate from year to year. This provision, as to accumulation, shall remain compatible with State Law. 8.1.1 Employees may use sick leave for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year illness of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at their minor child under the relevant daily pay on the occasion age of sickness eighteen (18) that requires supervision or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for caremedical treatment. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of 8.1.2 Upon request up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive days of paid leave shall be granted for serious illness in the employee’s immediate family. Immediate family shall be understood to include spouse, children, siblings, parents or other dependents living at home. 8.1.3 With prior approval of the immediate supervisor, each employee shall be entitled to use a maximum of two (2) days sick leave with pay (one-half (1/2) day period if it has reasonable grounds at a time) for doctor and dentist appointments which cannot be handled outside of their regular working hours. 8.1.4 Any employee who is absent in excess of five (5) days may be required to suspect have such absence verified by a written statement from a physician. 8.1.5 In the event employees are absent for reasons which are covered by State Industrial Insurance, the Employer shall pay the employee an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid the employee by the Department of Labor and industries and the amount the employee would have otherwise been eligible to receive in sick leave. Such payment(s) to the employee shall be made at such times as the difference is reasonably determinable. A deduction shall be made from the employee’s accumulated sick leave in accordance with the amount paid to the employee by the Employer until such time as the employee’s accumulated sick leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimeddepleted. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as 8.1.6 Accumulated sick leave shall be granted compensated to an the employee where that employee finds it essential at retirement or to stay home his estate in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessdeath pursuant to applicable State Law. (ii) Approval 8.1.7 Employees shall only be given in receive payment for accumulated sick leave based upon the event average of an illness his number of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It regularly schedule daily working hours, which shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childinclude AM and PM runs, Midday runs, Extended Day runs and/or other regularly assigned runs. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 22.01 Sick leave will be granted to employees to a limit of ten (a10) After six months current and continuous service hours per month. Part time employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year will earn sick leave paid on a pro-rated basis. No sick leave entitlement will be allowed during an employee's probationary period, however, at the relevant daily pay on the occasion end of sickness or injury of the employeesuch period, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on 's sick leave entitlement will date back to the date of hiring. Employees may accumulate up to four hundred (400) hours of sick leave. There wi11 be no payout for unused sick leave if an employee for careleaves the employ of the employer. (b) Entitlement 22.02 Where an employee returns to paid sick leave is subject work following absence due to illness and/or injury, such employees shall be, wherever possible, returned to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer same position she held prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sicknessillness or injury. (iiia) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is Employees are required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in notify the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion front line staff and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spousetheir supervisor directly, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. message left in their absence, that they will be off sick prior to the start of their shift and with as much notice as possible. 22.03 The employee shall produce Employer reserves the right to request a medical certificate for any period absence in excess of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessthree (3) days. The medical certificate must be produced by the employee if requested by the Employer, upon her return to work. 22.04 An employee's sick leave bank may be used also for stress days, their children's illnesses, medical/dental appointments, or days absent due to inclement weather. 22.05 The Employer will pay up to a maximum of $200.00 for a Doctor's note or report which is requested by the Employer, which are required either by law or contract. This article shall not apply to any government paid medical services, nor to any request for medical information by the Employer's insurers under the terms of its benefit plans nor to any pre-employment medical examinations. The employee must present the employer with either a receipt or an invoice for same. 22.06 It is understood that during an unpaid sick leave exceeding thirty (ii30) Approval continuous calendar days, credit for sick leave days shall only be given in suspended until such employee returns to work. 22.07 During an employee’s unpaid sick leave, the event employee must provide their portion of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relativethe premium for benefits to the employer on a monthly basis. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness is understood that failure to do so will result in the employee's family if another adult member ’s benefits being discontinued. Prior to ceasing the benefit, the employer will send notice to the employee of the family is able amount of premiums and that it needs to attend to the sick childbe paid. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. A. Each regular full-time or part-time employee shall accrue sick leave at the rate of .0463 hours for each hour in a regular pay status excluding overtime, call-back and standby duty. B. Employees represented by the Association shall receive eighty (a80) After six months hours sick leave accrual upon appointment or such prorated amount for regular part-time employees. Employees entering the unit from another County classification not eligible for this advance shall retain their current sick leave balances and continuous service employees shall only receive additional sick leave accrual necessary to provide a balance of eighty (80) hours sick leave. C. Unused sick leave shall be entitled cumulative from year to 10 working year, with no accrual limit. D. Sick leave usage may not exceed the employee's accrued sick leave balance reported on the Leave Report at the end of the pay period immediately preceding the pay period in which the leave is taken. E. A department head may require evidence in the form of a physician's certificate, or otherwise, of the adequacy of the reason for any employee's absence during the time for which sick leave was requested. Under no circumstances is sick leave to be used in lieu of, in addition to, or as vacation. The Auditor may require a physician's certificate from the department in order to determine correctness of payroll records. F. When a member of an employee’s immediate family is seriously ill or injured and requires the employee’s presence and attendance, the employee may be allowed by his/her appointing authority to use up to six days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year (48 hours) of current continuous service 10 working accumulated sick leave to attend such family member; provided, that not more than six days per year sick leave paid at may be allowed for the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness illness or injury of any one member of the employee's immediately family. Subject to department head approval, an employee may exceed the employeesix day limit to care for an immediate family member who has a catastrophic or life threatening illness as verified by a physician’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for carestatement. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate G. Up to a maximum of 30 five days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused (40 hours) of his/her accumulated sick leave may be allowed by his appointing authority to an employee for absence from duty because of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from any and each death in his immediate family. H. For the anniversary purposes of commencement of work Section F and G above, "immediate family" is defined as husband, wife, parent, step parent, brother, sister, child, step child, grandparent, grandchild, and mother-in-law or father-in-law of the employee. (iv) I. An employee may, when necessary and at the discretion of his/her department head, be granted up to two hours leave with pay to make voluntary nonremunerated blood donations to non-profit blood banks in the County. Time off in excess of two hours and up to an additional two hours may be used for this purpose, but such additional time off shall be charged to accumulated sick leave. Leave for the purpose of donating blood shall not exceed five times in any one calendar year. J. Each regular full-time or regular part-time with Accumulated Unused Sick Leave balances in excess of 240 hours as of September 17, 1978, will be eligible for sick leave taken on a public holiday shall pay off. Upon termination of employment from County services, 50% of the value of the Eligible Accumulated Unused Sick Leave hours will be paid at the relevant daily payemployee's hourly rate in effect as of September 17, 1978. Eligible Accumulated Sick Leave hours are defined as the Accumulated Unused Sick Leave hours between 240 hours and 960 hours reported as of September 17, 1978, or if less, then hours reported by the time of termination. (v) Where K. Any payment made under Section J above will be made only once to an employee in his work history with the County upon termination of employment. If an employee is on ACC subsequently rehired in the service of the County, incentive payment for a non work related injury Unused Sick Leave will not be applicable, and previous balances paid off upon termination will not be restored. L. Except upon layoff in accordance with Civil Service Rule XI, termination of County employment shall abrogate all sick leave accrued to the time of such employee can use their termination, regardless of whether such person subsequently re-enters County employment of service, except that unused sick leave entitlement balances shall be reinstated for employees rehired into the County service within one year of separation. Except as provided in Section J, no payment shall be made to cover any employee for unused sick leave accumulated to his credit at the first week time of absencehis termination from County service. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in M. Employees who retire from the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the County shall have their accumulated sick leave claimedcredit of up to 2,080 hours added to their term of service for purposes of calculating retirement benefits. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 21.01 Any abuse of these provisions may be considered cause for disciplinary action. 21.02 Employees will be allowed to use up to three (a3) After six months current and continuous service days per calendar year of their banked sick day credits to deal with family/dependent issues. 21.03 All regular employees shall be entitled to 10 working one and one-half (1-1/2) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and sick leave for each subsequent year full month of current continuous service 10 working days per year employment and any unused portion of such sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum the credit of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused such employees. 21.04 All regular employees shall be entitled to sick leave of with pay up to 20 daysthe amount of their accumulated sick leave credits. A year Probationary employees shall not be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work entitled to such credits until they become regular employees, at which time sick leave credits will be established as of the employeedate of hiring, except that probationary employees may draw an advance on their accumulations. Eligible employees will be advised of their accumulated sick leave credit days as of December 31st of each year, by means of a slip attached to their pay cheque. 21.05 Employees absent from work in excess of three (iv3) Sick leave taken on working days due to medical reasons must submit a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement medical physician's certificate to cover the first week absence, and may at the discretion of the Department Head or his delegate, in consultation with the Union, be required to produce a physician's statement to cover any shorter period of absence due to medical reasons. 21.06 Any regular employee who has had at least five (5) years of continuous service shall, upon termination of his employment for any reason, be entitled to a sick leave gratuity equal to his salary at the time of such termination of service, for one-half (1/2) of the number of days of sick leave standing to his credit at that date, provided, however, that the amount of such gratuity shall in no case exceed six (6) months of his salary at that date. 21.07 Sick leave entitlement and accumulation shall not apply to maternity leaves of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences 21.08 In cases where an absence is caused by accident or illness for which the employee is required receiving compensation from the Workers' Safety and Insurance Board, the period of absence to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in be charged against his sick leave credit shall be reduced to give effect only to the first instance employees will make every endeavour net salary paid by the Region to change shifts such employee with respect to accommodate the appointmentsuch absence. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave 21.09 No wage payments shall be granted made to an employee where that claiming compensation beyond the limit of his credit on sick leave, unless or until an award has been made by the Workers' Safety and Insurance Board. 21.10 The five-twelfth (5/12) employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness share of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend Employment Insurance reduction will accrue to the sick childRegion to off-set increased benefit costs. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at 21.01 Employees covered by this Collective Agreement who have completed their relevant daily probationary period are covered by the University's Sick Leave Plan which provides leave with regular pay for the next any bona fide absence due to illness or injury. The maximum period covered will be 6 months of continuous absence. Records of absence will be kept by the Employer. However, personal attendance records shall not be publicly displayed or distributed. 21.01.1 Employees are eligible for paid time off for bona fide incidental absences due to illness. The Employer will address excessive incidental absences, if any, through attendance management. With respect to probationary employees paid time off for incidental absences during the probationary period shall not exceed a total of 3 working days. 21.02 Sick leave is defined as absence from work and for each subsequent year performance of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury regular duties because of the employee's bona fide illness, the employee’s spouse injury, or quarantine through exposure to contagious disease. 21.03 An employee may, with prior warning, be required to provide a person who depends on doctor's certificate certifying that the employee for care. (b) Entitlement is medically unable to paid sick leave is subject carry out normal duties due to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) 21.03.1 It is understood that a dentist will be considered a doctor for the provisions of this Article. 21.03.2 The employee shall advise Employer is prepared to cover the employer prior to the commencement cost of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate required doctor's certificate up to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee$25.00 per certificate. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday 21.04 An employee shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist notify his/her non-union supervisor or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee designate as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness first day of his/her dependent children absence due to illness. In the case of longer absences, progress toward recovery and expected date of return to work shall be reported to the non-union supervisor or dependant relativedesignate at reasonable intervals. 21.05 Employees are expected to notify their non-union supervisor or designate as early as possible of their expected date of return to work. 21.06 Employees may be requested to provide the Employer with a doctor's note certifying that the employee has been in the care of a doctor and: a) that the employee is able to return to his/her position on a full-time basis without restriction; or b) that the employee is able to return to work with the nature and duration of any work restrictions described. 21.06.1 The Employer is prepared to cover the required doctor's note certifying said information up to a maximum of $50.00 per note. 21.07 If during an employee's vacation, there should occur a serious illness or accident requiring hospitalization or confinement to bed for a period of 5 days or more, and which is verified by a medical certificate, then sick leave may be substituted for vacation. It shall not be given Similarly, if the employee has had advance notice provided acceptable proof of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able entitlement to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.under Article

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 1. All bargaining unit members covered by this Agreement shall be entitled granted leave for illness and emergencies. 2. Sick leave shall be granted twelve (12) days per school year. This sick leave, to 10 working the full amount of twelve (12) days paid accumulation, shall at commencement of the school year be put at the disposal of the teacher, less days contributed to sick bank. 3. Each employee shall be notified on his/her paycheck as to his/her accrued number of sick days, of which the unused portion shall accumulate from year to year without limitation. 4. Any bargaining unit member covered by this Agreement not fulfilling his/her contract, either by resignation or dismissal, will have their relevant daily pay sick leave prorated for the next 6 year based on the number of full months completed. 5. In case of absence due to injury or illness incurred in the course of the teacher's employment, for which the employee receives benefits under the Michigan Workers' Compensation Act, the Board shall pay the difference between the amount paid for compensation and the amount due under the employee's contract, as long as the employee had days in employee's bank. A prorated amount of time shall be deducted from the employee's sick leave bank. Employee’s will not be charged sick leave due to absence from their jobs for each subsequent reason of illness or injury resulting from their employment. A medical professional statement shall be submitted. 6. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) The Board will grant up to twelve (12) weeks of family and medical leave during any twelve-month (12) period to eligible employees in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). All requests for such leave will be made to the Superintendent or designee. When the need is foreseeable, such notice will be given thirty (30) days before the start of the FMLA leave. If it is not possible for the employee to give thirty (30) days’ notice, the employee will give as much notice as is practicable. Proper certification of the reason for the leave must be provided. Individual sick leave balances can only be used for qualifying leaves as provided in Article 15, Section A. 7. Quarantine of employee or employee's living quarters shall be considered under sick leave. 8. Sick leave shall also be used to provide care for a parent, child, or spouse of a teacher in case of illness or accident when no one else is available. 9. Sick leave days may be used for doctor appointments. 10. In case of an absence extending beyond thirty (30) working days, it shall be the obligation of the employee to inform the Board of the current status of the employee's health, except in cases involving compensable injury or illness, a statement from the attending physician indicating the probable date of return to work is required. 11. The Board reserves the right to have an examination of the employee by a physician of its own choosing, at the Board's expense. If the teacher's physician and the Board's physician have conflicting opinions, a third physician may be consulted to decide the conflict. Cost of the third (3rd) physician shall be shared by both parties. 12. An employee ill for more than five (5) consecutive working days, at the request of the Employee Services Department, will present the Employee Services Department a statement from the employee's attending physician indicating that his/her condition of health is adequate for the employee to return to work. 13. When an employee is absent an additional number of days over the employee's sick leave allowance, the full daily wage will be deducted. The deduction for the daily wage will be based on the school year of current continuous service 10 working the total number of teacher workdays being divided into salary of the teacher. (Base salary plus longevity.) It is understood that any unpaid sick days per year will result in a corresponding adjustment of seniority except for those days used to qualify for long-term disability or used for Family Medical Leaves of Absence. Should an extenuating situation arise, the Association and the Administration will meet to consider exceptions to this language. 14. Any teacher whose personal illness extends beyond the period compensated under sick leave paid at may be granted a leave of absence, upon request, without pay, for a set time as is necessary for complete recovery from such illness but not to exceed one year. Such leave of absence may be extended upon submission of satisfactory proof of continued disability. Upon return from leave, the relevant daily pay on Board will attempt to assign the occasion teacher to the same position, if it is available, or to a substantially equivalent position. 15. Upon resignation in good standing or upon retirement in accordance with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Act, or in the event of sickness or injury the death of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the any employee for care. with ten (b10) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period calendar years of Three days service or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s may redeem all unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work days at twenty-five (25) percent of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant 's daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their rate per unused sick leave entitlement day up to cover the first week of absence. three hundred (vi300) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentsdays. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in In the event of illness of death, the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relativeestate will be paid the money. The employee Any accumulated unused sick days beyond three hundred (300) days shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given placed in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness Sick Leave bank set forth in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childParagraph B below. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. ‌ 15.01 Sick leave means the period of time an employee is permitted to be absent from work with pay by reason of being sick, disabled or because of an accident or illness for which compensation is not payable under the Workers' Compensation Act or because the employee is quarantined by a medical health officer (hereinafter collectively referred to as "sickness"). (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall Each employee, other than a probationary employee, will be entitled to 10 working allowed not more than twenty-four (24) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days sick leave credit per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion basis of sickness or injury two (2) days for every month of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for careservice. (b) Entitlement to paid Five (5) of such sick leave is subject to days will be credited in advance upon completion of the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate probationary period for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates usage in case of extended illness. Usage of advance sick days may require the employee to support an absence with the certificate of a qualified medical practitioner. Advanced sick leave credits will be charged against sick days credited under Article 15.02(a). (ii) The 15.03 If in any calendar year an employee has not used all the sick leave to which entitled, the sick leave will accumulate and such unused portion shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability be carried forward for use in future years. 15.04 If an employee is unable to work because by reason of sicknesssickness or if required to attend a doctor’s appointment for the under mentioned periods, then a deduction in the amount set opposite shall be made from the employee's sick leave credit if any: 0 - 3 hours - nil more than 3 hours up to 6 hours - 1/2 day more than 6 hours up to 8 hours - one day 15.05 The Board may require an employee to produce a physician's certificate to support an absence on account of sickness in excess of three (3) days and, if it has expressly notified the employee, may require the employee to produce such a certificate to support an absence on account of sickness of any duration. Such request, which shall not be unreasonably exercised, shall be made in writing by the employee’s Senior Manager of Facilities Services. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where 15.06 While an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such leave of absence without pay or is on layoff the employee can use their unused shall not accumulate any sick leave entitlement credits but shall retain whatever sick leave credit the employee may have accumulated at the date of such leave or layoff and be entitled to cover the first week of absenceuse thereof upon return from such leave or upon being rehired subsequent to being recalled. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not 15.07 Leave without pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential who: (i) is not entitled to stay home in the event sick leave but who is required to be absent by reason of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness.sickness; OR (ii) Approval shall only be given in is unable to return to work at the event termination of an illness the period for which sick leave was granted. 15.08 The Board will maintain a record of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if all sick leave credits and any employee may apply to the employee has had advance notice Board for information as to the amount of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member sick leave credit. Each employee shall be informed bi-annually in writing as to the amount of such credits. 15.09 If an employee: (i) dies, the beneficiary named in the group life insurance policy with the Board, OR (ii) retires at age fifty-five (55) or older from the Board, the employee shall be entitled to a gratuity calculated in accordance with the following: the employee's normal hourly rate of pay multiplied by the normal numbers of hours worked per day multiplied by the number of unused accumulated days of sick leave times the applicable percentage based on years of service: Years of Service Percentage of Leave Credits 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 14 13 16 14 18 15 21 16 24 17 27 18 30 19 33 20 36 21 39 22 42 23 45 24 48 25 50 but in no circumstances shall such gratuity exceed 50% of the employee's annual rate of salary at the date of such retirement or death. 15.10 An employee who is required to remain at home as the only one available to look after the needs of a family member who is able to attend seriously ill may apply to the employee's supervisor for a leave of absence. Such leave, if granted, shall be charged against the employee's accumulated sick childleave. 15.11 If during vacation an employee suffers an illness or accident which incapacitates the employee for more than five (iii5) Approval days and such illness or accident is supported by a physician's certificate acceptable to the Board, the employee for additional the period of such incapacity shall be regarded as having been on sick leave to the extent the employee had accumulated sick leave credits, and shall not be unnecessarily withheldpermitted to take such portion of vacation for which the employee was so incapacitated at a later time acceptable to the employee and to the Board. (d) The 15.12 Notwithstanding any other provision herein contained, the initial 12 days of sick leave referred to credits accumulated each year shall be used exclusively for an employee’s personal illness. Any additional accumulation beyond 12 days may be used either for personal illness or other leaves of absences as defined in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003collective agreement.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 12.1 On appointment a full-time employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay sick leave for the next 6 first 12 months and for of service. For each subsequent year 12 months of service the employee shall be entitled to a further 10 working days. For the purposes of this clause service means "current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employeeservice" as defined in this agreement, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee except where otherwise agreed for careworkers employed before 1 July 1997. (ba) Entitlement to paid The above sick leave is subject provided under the Holidays Act and will be paid in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003. b) Employees can accumulate their Holidays Act sick leave entitlement up to a maximum of 260 working days. c) For the following conditions:-purposes of administration, the entitlements set out in 12.1 above may be recorded and debited in hours. (id) A medical certificate as proof of illness must be produced if the period of sickness extends beyond five consecutive days. The employer may require a certificate for sick leave of three or more consecutive calendar days, whether or not the days would otherwise have been working days. This provision is not to be used as a blanket requirement by the employer; each worker must be assessed on an individual basis. e) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise notify the employer prior to the commencement of the work period their shift on any day of her/his absence due to illness. The employer acknowledges however that there are limited circumstances that may justify an employee's inability to work because of sicknesscomply with the above.· (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate 12.2 In the event that an employee has no entitlement left they are entitled to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of apply for up to 20 10 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick ' discretionary leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid per annum at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the recognises that discretionary sick leave claimedis to ensure the provision of reasonable support to employees that have been absent from work where their entitlement is exhausted. (ia) Where an employee’s sick The first 5 days of discretionary leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated shall be approved on the same basis as the leave under clause 12.1(a) above. b) In considering the next 5 days of discretionary leave the employer shall take into account the following: - The employee's length of service - The employee's attendance record - The consequences of not providing the leave - Any unusual and/or extenuating circumstances. 12.3 The parties agree that extenuating circumstances will include instances where an employee has exhausted their sick leave shall entitlement as a result of top-ups to earnings related compensation. • 12.4 Requests should be granted considered at the closest possible level of delegation to an the employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of quickest time possible. Reasons for a refusal shall, when requested by the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in writing and before refusing a request, the event of decision-maker is expected to seek appropriate guidance. a) Where discretionary leave under this clause is not approved, then in special cases, the General Manager may allow an employee to anticipate up to 5 days' sick leave. b) Where the employee is suffering from an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if which could have a detrimental effect ·on the patients in the District’s care, general managers may, at their discretion, place the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not suitable alternative duties, in addition to the considering discretionary leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003as detailed above.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be 19.1 In the event of absence due to sickness, for themselves or a dependant, an employee is entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate per year up to a maximum of 30 60 days. 19.2 Part-time employees are entitled to no less than the statutory minimum 5 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused paid sick leave of up to 20 days. provided for by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. 19.3 A year shall be calculated from dependent is any natural person with whom the anniversary of commencement of work of employee has a significant relationship, and who is dependent on the employee. If an employee is unable to attend work due to their or their dependant’s sickness, they should contact the employer as soon as practicable to advise them of their absence. (iv) Sick 19.4 Employees have the flexibility to attend health appointments during working hours in accordance with the Leave Policy. 19.5 Where the employer believes that sick leave may not be appropriate a medical certificate may be requested by the employer. 19.6 Where there is established, recurring and significant pattern of sick leave, the employer will meet with the employee to discuss their Wellness. 19.7 In accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, where sickness occurs while an employee is on annual, long service or bereavement leave, sick leave will be granted. If an employee has exhausted their entitlement to sick leave, the employee may request the leave be taken on a public holiday shall as annual holidays to which the employee is entitled. If the employee doesn’t want to use any annual leave but has no sick leave, then the period off work will be paid at unpaid unless special leave is granted as per the relevant daily payleave policy. (v) 19.8 The parties accept that for operational planning purposes it is reasonable for the employer to be informed about the employee’s progress regarding returning to work. In general, this will occur where an absence extends beyond 5 working days. 19.9 Where an employee is likely to be on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement for an extended period, the employee needs to cover obtain appropriate medical advice on the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used illness, what treatment is available and when a return to cover absences where an employee work is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuineestimated. The employer will inform has the right to seek independent medical advice, at the employer’s cost, which may include advice on a return to work plan. After 6 months absence where it has been established that medical advice indicates return to work is not likely in a reasonable period or that the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees does not believe a return to meet work is in their best interest, employment will be terminated in accordance with the reasonable costs Termination of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimedEmployment clause. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall A. Accumulated paid sick leave credit is to be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay used for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year sole purpose of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at protecting the relevant daily pay on employee's wages in the occasion event absence is made necessary because of sickness disability due to non-industrial injury or injury illness of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work illness of the employee. (iv) 's immediate family. For the purposes of this article, immediate family is defined pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act. Sick Leave may not be used for absences due to an industrial injury or illness except as follows: in the event an employee sustains an industrial injury or illness that requires an absence beyond the one year of paid leave taken afforded by Labor Code 4850 and it appears, based on the medical evidence, that they will be able to return to full duty within a public holiday shall reasonable time frame, they may be granted an exemption to the non-industrial causation requirement of this section. This determination will be made by the City Manager on the advice of the Fire Chief, Director of Human Resources, and the Risk Manager, based on the medical evidence. If this exemption is granted and the employee fails to return to full duty for any reason other than the disabling condition, they may be required to pay back to the City all salary and benefits provided and accrued during the exemption period if it is determined that the employee is intentionally attempting to defer their retirement beyond the one year of paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where leave afforded by Labor Code Section 4850. When an employee is on ACC sick leave, any type of outside employment will not be permitted. The clear intent of this section is to prevent (except in very unusual cases) an employee from deferring his or her retirement beyond the one year of paid leave afforded by Labor Code 4850. B. Members of represented classifications assigned to the Fire Suppression Division will accumulate sick leave at the rate of 5.15 working hours for a non work related injury each biweekly pay period of service. C. Members of represented classifications assigned to divisions other than Fire Suppression will accumulate sick leave at the rate of 3.68 working hours for each biweekly pay period of service (96 hours annually). D. Unused sick leave may be accumulated in an unlimited amount but the City shall have no financial obligation to pay for such employee can use their accumulated and unused sick leave entitlement upon termination from the City for any reason provided, however, this subsection does not abrogate the employee's right to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the have all unused accumulated sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted credited to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children service credits under PERS upon retirement or dependant relativeany rights provided under Section 7 below. It shall not In calculating the number of days of service credits under PERS, unused accumulated sick leave hours will be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childdivided by 8.0. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. Every employee holding a regular full-time position shall accrue a total of twelve (a12) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily leave with pay (or the maximum allowed by the State if greater than 12 days) per school year for illness, injury or emergency for self and/or immediate family member(s). Immediate family includes mother, father, spouse, son, daughter, brother, mother or father-in-law or any relative living in the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) same household. Sick leave shall accumulate according to state statute. Every employee holding a maximum regular part-time position shall accrue such leave with pay in proportion to the relationship of 30 days in total their basic work week as to forty (40) hours. Compensated leave may be applied to absence caused by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave illness, injury, or emergency of up to 20 daysan employee. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick Compensated leave may be used to cover absences where an employee for medical, dental, or ocular appointments when absence during working hours for this purpose is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentsauthorized forty-eight (48) hours in advance by the appropriate supervisor. However, in the first In any instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require involving use of a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs fraction of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givendays sick leave, the employer may not pay for minimum charge to the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted account shall be one-half day. The employee may be required to furnish a note issued by a licensed physician or other evidence of illness satisfactory to the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from Principal. When an employee will be absent from work due to illness, he shall give notice to the Principal or person designated by the Superintendent to receive such notice not later than 7:00 a.m. of the first day of illness. If the absence may be consecutive days, the District shall be notified of the probable date of return. An employee returning from any illness of five (5) consecutive days or more, whether or not compensated benefits have been paid, may be required to submit to a medical examination or other medical evaluation at the expense of the District in order to establish medical fitness for additional duties of the position before returning to work. Emergencies are defined as those situations which cannot be dealt with outside of working hours which are planned and which require the individual to absent him/herself from his/her duties. In the event that an employee or member of an employee’s family suffers from a serious injury or illness requiring protracted leave on ordinary payand the said employee does not have sufficient accumulated sick leave, calculated on other employees governed by this agreement may voluntarily donate sick leave time with the same basis as following restrictions: No employee can be pressured or coerced in any way. Employees can donate days in excess of 60 days (480 hours) of accumulated leave. Pursuant to current statute, employees may cash in unused sick leave days above an accumulation of sixty (60) days at a ratio of one full day’s monetary compensation for four (4) accumulated sick leave days. In January of the year following any year in which a minimum of sixty (60) days of injury or illness leave is accrued, and each January thereafter, the staff member may exercise an option either (1) to receive remuneration for unused leave for illness or injury accumulated in the previous year at a rate equal to one day’s monetary compensation of the staff member for each four full days of accrued leave for illness or injury in excess of sixty (60) days or (2) to add that year’s sick leave to the staff member’s accumulated sick leave. Such leave for which the staff member has received compensation shall be deducted from accumulated sick leave at the rate of four days for every one day’s monetary compensation. A staff member who retires may cash-out all accrued injury or illness leave at the above rate. Such leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in accrued at the event rate of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of not more than two days one day per month except for purposes of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional cash-out leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldaccumulated in excess of 180 days (1440 hours). The beneficiary of a deceased staff member may also exercise those same cash-out rights. For the purpose of this provision, retirement shall be defined as when an employee is eligible to receive benefits under Washington State Teachers Retirement System (WSTRS). (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 11.01 The Company's sick leave plan for regular employees was created by the Company to reduce the financial hardship that bona fide illness can create so far as inability to work and the consequent loss of normal wages are concerned. 11.02 To qualify for payment of sick pay, an employee must: (i) Ensure that his or her illness is reported by speaking directly to Management as soon as possible. (ii) Be suffering from a bona fide illness or injury which - (a) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid prevents his or her attendance at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for carework. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to not compensable under the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence Workplace Safety and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sicknessInsurance Act except as provided under this agreement. (iii) Sick leave Submit written verification of his or her illness, signed by a qualified doctor, if requested either prior to his or her return to work, or if absent for three (3) working days or more. The employer shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from reimburse the anniversary of commencement of work employee the cost of the employeedoctor’s note with proof of receipt. (iv) Sick leave taken on Submit to a public holiday shall be paid medical examination by a doctor of his or her choice at the relevant daily payManagement's request. (v) Where an The employee is on ACC for agrees to sign a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement form authorizing his or her doctor to cover provide to a doctor designated by the first week Company results of absencethe above examination in writing. (vi) Sick leave may Time required for such examination shall be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentsconsidered time worked if it occurs during normal daily working hours. However, in Any additional costs not covered by insurance for this examination and the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate accompanying report shall be paid for by the appointmentCompany.) (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds Return to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee work as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenfollowing recovery from illness, or, where applicable, the employer may not Workplace Safety and Insurance Board classifies employee fit to return to work. (viii) Complete, upon return to work, an "absentee" slip. 11.03 Sick leave credit will accrue to regular employees at the rate of one-and-one half (1-1/2) days per month of accredited Company service credit to a maximum of three-hundred-and-thirty (330) days. 11.04 A maximum of eighteen (18) days of sick leave credit will be accumulated per calendar year, but this amount will be reduced by the number of days of sick pay credit used during the calendar year. 11.05 Regular employees shall be allowed time off with pay for medical and/or dental appointments, subject to reasonable notification to Management and to the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an provisions outlined above. Such time off shall be charged to the employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted credits as it is used. 11.06 Management agrees to provide each regular employee by March 31st of each calendar year, a statement as to his or her sick leave credits as of December 31st of the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from previous year. 11.07 If an employee is absent from work for additional leave on ordinary paymore than ten (10) working days in a month, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee credit is forfeited for that month save and except where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence pregnancy and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the parental leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time, are applicable.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current These provisions are agreed to be inclusive of and continuous service employees satisfy the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ to provide sick leave. 14.1 In accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ the employee if full or part time shall on appointment be entitled to 10 ten (10) working days paid at their relevant daily pay leave for sick or domestic purposes during the next 6 first twelve months of employment; and up to an additional ten (10) working days for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) twelve month period. The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate be paid for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused minimum statutory sick leave of up to 20 daysentitlement as prescribed in the Holidays Act. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick Additional contractual or discretionary sick leave that is taken on a public holiday or approved shall be paid at the relevant daily paynormal rates of pay (T1 rate only). A medical certificate may be required to support the employee’s claim. (v) Where 14.2 In the event an employee is on ACC has no entitlement left, they are entitled to apply for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused up to an additional 10 days discretionary sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuineper annum. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs first five (5) days of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the discretionary sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated shall be approved on the same basis as sick leave under caluse 14.1. In considering the next five (5) days the employer shall take into account the following: - The employees length of service - The employees attendance record - The consequences of not providing the leave - Any unusual and/or extenuating circumstances The parties agree that extenuating circumstances will include instances where an employee has exhausted their sick leave entitlement as a result of top-ups to earnings related compensation as a result of injury sustained in an assault by a patient in accordance with Clause 14.10. Requests should be considered at the closest possible level of delegation to the employee and in the quickest time possible, taking into account the following: Reasons for a refusal shall, when requested by the employee, be given in writing and before refusing a request, the decision maker is expected to seek appropriate guidance. Leave granted under this provision may be debited as an advance on the next years’ entitlement up to a maximum of 5 days. 14.3 At the employer’s discretion the employee may be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home further anticipated sick or domestic leave. Any anticipated leave taken in the event of illness excess of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period entitlement at the time of more than two days cessation of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessemployment may be deducted from the employee’s final pay. (ii) Approval shall only be given 14.4 Where the employee is suffering from a minor illness which could have a detrimental effect on the patients or other staff in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if employer’s care, the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.employer may, at its discretion, either:

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Each employee shall be entitled to 10 working credited with fifteen (15) sick leave days paid at their relevant daily with pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick with earned leave paid being credited biweekly and accumulated on an hourly basis. Sick leave shall be accumulated without limit and any accumulation which present employees have at the relevant daily pay on the occasion effective date of this Agreement shall be retained. Sick leave may be requested for sickness or injury of the employeeemployee or a family member. The Superintendent may require the presentation of a medical provider’s certificate in connection with a claim for sick leave. If not received by the time specified, the employee’s spouse absence shall not be chargeable to sick leave. At the discretion of the Superintendent, subsequent certificates may be required before, or a person who depends on at the time, the employee for care. returns to work. All employees in the bargaining unit are covered by the provisions of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (b) Entitlement FMLA). Employees may substitute accrued paid sick, vacation, and personal leave in place of the unpaid FMLA leave. Leave the employee is entitled to under the FMLA shall run concurrently with any paid leave the employee may request. To minimize the impact on department operations, sick leave is subject for medical appointments should be requested at least 5 work days prior except upon emergency. The notification shall include the date, time and estimated duration of the appointment. The Town retains the right request to that the following conditions:- (i) employee reschedule the use of sick leave for “routine” medical appointments if the leave will cause serious hardship for the Town. In the case of absence due to an industrial accident, the Town agrees to make up the difference between the employee’s wages and the amount received from Worker’s Compensation. The employee amount of such difference shall produce a Medical Certificate for any be charges to sick leave when the period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates exceeds five (5) work days. For serious illness in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of immediate family, up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. fifteen (iv15) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave working days may be used allowed in any one (1) calendar year; such time will be charged to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentssick leave. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an Immediate family shall include employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary payspouse, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, step-parents, brothers and sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law and other members of the employee’s spousehousehold. For the birth of a child, a female employee may, with the approval of the Town Manager, charge up to four (4) weeks to paid Maternity Leave and charge an additional four (4) weeks to accumulated Sick Leave. A male employee may charge up to four (4) weeks Paternity Leave to accumulated compensatory time, sick leave or vacation. Such leave shall begin at a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if time mutually agreed upon by the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not and the Superintendent and be given for absence on account of illness in subject to the employee's family if another adult member approval of the family is able to attend to the sick childTown Manager. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. All regularly appointed full-time employees shall be granted sick leave with pay of one (a1) After six months current day for every month of service during the remainder of the first calendar year of service and continuous service employees sixteen (16) days in every calendar year of employment thereafter. Sick leave does not accrue during the employee’s probationary period. The amount of sick leave not taken shall accumulate year to year, and each employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year such accumulated sick leave paid at with pay, if and when needed. For the relevant daily pay on the occasion purpose of sickness or injury of the employeeretirement, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid all sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave accumulated may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeveras annual leave, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform however the employee as soon as possible after forming will be limited to not more than 183 days for this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificatepurpose. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an An employee for additional leave absent on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall submit acceptable medical evidence substantiating the illness, if requested by the employer. Abuse of sick leave will be granted to an cause for disciplinary action. An employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in absent on sick leave shall report his/her absence as early as possible, no later than one (1) hour after the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness start of his/her dependent children working day, except where emergent circumstances would prevent the employee from doing so. In those instances, the employee shall report his/her absence as promptly as possible. All reporting shall be to your Department Director. The employer agrees to pay employees at their regular rate of pay during periods of job-connected disabilities due to illness, or dependant relativerecuperation therefrom, for a maximum period of one (1) year from the date of such disability, provided such employee is incapable of performing his/her duties as a Township employee, and that such disability(s) is established by competent physician of the Township's choice. It In computing the amount of pay for sick leave, there shall not be given deducted the amount of money, if any, which such employee is paid under the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey for temporary disability during the period of time such employee shall be absent from work on sick leave, which pay shall be computed based on annual salary at time of injury. The employer retains the rights, in its discretion, to extend this period of payment in the above paragraph for such job connected disability due to illness or injury beyond one (1) year. The employer may require, at any time during the period of such disability, as described in the above provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey for temporary disability, that the employee be examined by a physician selected by the employer for such purpose. In the event a disagreement arises with respect to the existence or extent of a job-connected disability, such issue shall be determined by a physician agreed to by both parties. Sick leave is hereby defined to mean absence from position by an employee due to illness and/or injury certified by the employee's doctor or physician appointed by the governing body of the employee after five (5) consecutive days. Any employee of the Township represented by the Union who, for any reason, fails to notify his/her supervisor or the Township of his/her absence from work for a period of five (5) consecutive work days shall be deemed by the Township to have terminated his/her employ with the Township and the Union shall be notified of this action by the Business Administrator. Sick leave will be assessed on a half hour (1/2) basis, with portions of leave half hours charged back to the last full half hour worked. For example, if an employee leaves work due to illness at 10:40 a.m., that employee will be assessed for sick time from 10:30 a.m. Sick leave will only be granted upon an employee's written request to the Department Director, on a form provided by the Township. The form provided by the Township shall be executed by the employee upon the request for leave if the employee has had advance notice is at work, or upon a reasonable time after request, if the employee is not at work. Employees hired after January 1, 1985: Cap sick day accumulation to 183. All sick days earned in excess of admission 183 days will be reimbursed annually at a rate of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child$40.00 per day. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 17.01 Full-Time employees will accumulate sick leave at the rate of one (a1) After six months current and continuous service employees day per month. Part-Time staff shall be entitled allowed to 10 working use sick time, which was earned while in a Full-Time position. All medical certificates requested by the Employer (includes medical certificates required for those who require a Class F license), shall be paid by the Employer, upon providing the Employer with receipt. An employee is required to notify their home site as well as leave a voice mail message for their supervisor, of their intended absence, due to illness/injury three (3) hours (or earlier if known) before the commencement of their shift. Notification time for day shifts shall be determined/documented based on the specific site/programme needs, which shall not be greater than three (3) hours. Failure to so report will result in an absence without pay unless there are mitigating circumstances or an emergency, which are reasonable. 17.02 Employees will be permitted to use up to five (5) days paid at of their relevant daily pay accumulated sick leave each fiscal year, for the next 6 months purpose of attending medical appointments with doctors or dentists or care for an ill family member who cannot care for themselves. Such medical appointments may be in respect of a member of the employee's family where the family member is unable to attend the medical appointment without assistance. Requests for such absence, except in the case of emergencies, must be made at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Where replacement staff are required, staff shall be required to take a minimum of three (3) hours. Accumulated sick days may be used to compensate employees for sick time; for preventive care time; for the waiting period required for short term disability; and for each subsequent year the use of current continuous service 10 working days per year supplementing short and long term disability to one hundred percent (100%) of salary. Any unused sick leave paid at shall be accumulated each fiscal year for future use. Sick leave accumulation shall be to a maximum of ninety (90) days. When the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness Employer provides an STD or injury of LTD application to the employee, the Employer shall also provide a form to the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care, which shall indicate one of two choices. (ba) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. wish to supplement their claim with their sick credits or b) the employee does not wish to supplement their claim with their sick credits The employee must indicate their choice, at the time of application. Please note a separate form must be completed for each application. There shall produce a medical certificate be no retro activity for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessthis process. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 1. Each non-probationary regular full-time bargaining unite employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for sick leave in accordance of the following schedule: 0 – 1 year 40 hours 1+ years – 5 years 48 hours 5+ years – 9 years 60 hours 9+ years 72 hours Unused sick leave may be carried over into the next 6 months contract year. The total amount of accrual and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year unused sick leave shall not exceed a total of forty (40) days (320 hours). Employees may use sick leave beginning the first day of any absence. Additionally, employees may use sick leave to supplement disability income from either a work or non-work related disability or illness. Work related disabilities could be paid at the relevant daily pay up to 75% of normal straight-time earnings. 2. Paid sick leave shall be compensated for on the occasion basis of sickness or injury of the employee, the an employee’s spouse or a person who depends on regular straight-time hourly rate and calculated using the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period scheduled straight-time hours of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate that he was absent to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s twelve (12) hours per workday. 3. Sick leave will be paid as and when actually used. No employee shall receive pay for earned but unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year except as provided in Article X. In no event shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement be added to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessvacation. (ii) Approval shall only be given 4. Regular attendance is required of all employees except in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence emergencies, all absences, including absences on account of illness in or injury, shall be reported by the employee to the Company at least two (2) hours prior to the beginning of the scheduled workday and all subsequent scheduled workdays. In cases where the absence is reported over the telephone, calls will be made directly to the employee's family if another adult member ’s supervisor or Lead Operator on duty. Notification of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave absence may not be left on recorders. Absences shall not be unnecessarily withheldreported by fellow employees, friends, neighbors or other persons, except where circumstances reasonably prevent the employee from personally reporting his / her absence. Maintenance personnel not relieving prior schedule shift may call in at any time prior to their scheduled workday to report their absence. (d) The 5. In the event of any absence due to illness, the employee, if required, shall submit a doctor’s note certifying the nature and extent of the illness, the prognosis and treatment therefore and expected date of return to full-time duty. Moreover, as the Company deems warranted, an employee suffering from an illness or injury may be required to be examined by a physician chosen by the Company before being permitted to return to duty, the cost of same to be borne by the Company. 6. An employee shall not be entitled to sick pay if, at the time of the illness, he / she is on vacation, layoff, contractual holiday, any other leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are or otherwise is not in addition to actively at work under the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003this Agreement. The foregoing shall not be applicable in cases of actual involuntary hospital confinement during a scheduled vacation.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 22.01 Sick leave means the period of time an employee is absent from work by reason of being sick or disabled because of an accident for which compensation is not payable under the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act. 22.02 A regular part-time employee who has successfully completed the probationary period shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily earn sick leave credits on a pro-rata basis. A qualifying employee shall earn and be credited with one-twentieth (1/20) of the hours worked per pay period (bi-weekly) to a maximum of seventy (70) hours per calendar year. An employee may carry forward unused sick leave credits earned during the last nine (9) pay periods of the calendar year into the following calendar year. Any sick leave credits carried forward in this fashion shall constitute part of the seventy (70) hours maximum for the next 6 months and following year. 22.03 In order to qualify for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid credit, the employee shall be actively at work. 22.04 An employee shall, when required, produce to the relevant daily pay on Employer evidence of illness satisfactory to the occasion of sickness Employer or injury be required to undergo a medical examination by the physician of the employeeEmployer if the Employer deems it necessary. A doctor's certificate will be required in all cases of absence in excess of five (5) working days. An employee required by the Employer to provide a medical certificate will be reimbursed for the costs of such certificate up to a maximum of $20.00, provided a receipt from the Physician accompanies such certificate. (a) An employee must notify Administration between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and, at any other time, the employee’s spouse Central Library Switchboard, at least one (1) hour in advance of his scheduled starting time, of absence due to illness, on a daily basis, unless hospitalized or a person who depends on the employee for carepreviously authorized sick leave. (b) Entitlement Where an employee has been absent and provides medical documentation indicating that his return to paid sick leave work is subject to restrictions/limitations and the following conditions:- (i) The Employer seeks clarification of the documentation or additional information, the Employer will reimburse the employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period the cost of Three days the documentation associated with the clarification or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessadditional information. (ii) 22.05 The Employer will provide the employee shall advise and the employer prior to Union with a copy of WSIB Form 7 and any notice of appeal by the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid Employer at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week time of absencefiling such. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. A. Covered employees will accrue one (a1) After six months current and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and day of sick leave for each subsequent year full month of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) employment. Sick leave shall accumulate credits may be accumulated to a maximum total of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 daystwo thousand and five hundred (2500) hours. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall will be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where when an employee is required to attend specialist be absent because of: 1. Illness, injury, quarantine or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour similar exposure to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentcontagious disease. (vii) The employer may require 2. Required attendance upon a medical certificate verifying the illness seriously ill spouse or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimedchild. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted 3. Verifiable medical and/or dental appointments which cannot be scheduled outside the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness normal working hours of the employee, provided that a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours advance notice is given and provided subsequent confirmation that the appointment was kept is given if requested by Management. 4. An employee whose attendance is required by a doctor upon a seriously ill mother or father, subject to verification, shall be allowed to use sick leave. All sick leave may be verified by telephone or by personal visit during the affected employee’s spousescheduled hours of duty provided: The employee’s supervisor or next higher in command shall “only” contact the employee at home for verification purposes when he/she calls in sick, where there is an identifiable pattern of abuse or suspected pattern of abuse of sick leave. If, after several attempts, an employee cannot be contacted at the address/telephone number provided at the time the employee reported the illness, the supervisor will request a dependent child memo from the employee explaining his whereabouts on the day and time in question. In addition to said memo, a supervisor may request medical verification of the illness. In either case, the affected employee must respond within seven (7) calendar days and the absence shall remain denied until acceptable verification has been received. Employees whose record of absenteeism gives evidence of being excessive or shows a dependent relativepattern shall be subject to having future absences verified by acceptable medical documentation. The Such medical verification may be required from the employee for a specified period of time, as determined by the employee’s supervisor. Inability of the District to obtain such verification shall produce a medical certificate result in the affected employee not receiving sick leave payment for any period such work shift during which verification is unavailable. Within forty-eight (48) hours of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member return to work, the District shall notify the affected employee of the family withholding of sick leave benefits. In any instance where the District is able unable to attend verify per above paragraph and consequently proposed to deny sick leave benefits, parties agree written evidence of an employee's having received professional health services at the sick childtime during which District was unable to verify per above paragraph shall constitute such verification. It is further agreed such written proof of professional health service having been received shall be submitted within seven (7) calendar days of employee's return to work. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. SECTION 1. To be eligible for sick leave pay, an employee must be employed at a full-time status. An employee shall be credited with a maximum of fifteen (15) days of sick leave for each year worked, accrued monthly at a rate of ten (10) hours per month or the pro rata share to hire date. Sick leave may be accumulated to an unlimited amount and, subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article and any other provisions pertaining thereto, may be used without limitations. SECTION 2. Leaves of absence for reasons of illness will be granted to any employee known to be ill when supported by a physician’s note, which will be considered satisfactory evidence of such illness. The physician’s note must state the illness. While the employee is on a paid sick leave, seniority will continue to accumulate to a minimum of one (1) year or the length of paid sick leave, whichever is greater. No unpaid absences for reasons of illness will be allowed or authorized until the employee’s sick leave account is exhausted. SECTION 3. Leaves of absence due to sickness shall be subject to the following rules: (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Sick leave allowance shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for authorized only by the next 6 months and for each subsequent year Chief of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of Police upon written application by the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement Each employee must notify the Desk Officer/Dispatcher promptly of any absence which is to paid be computed as sick leave is subject to the following conditions:-leave. (ic) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise should notify the employer prior to Desk Officer/Dispatcher before starting time on the commencement first day of the work period absence regarding the intended absence, then-anticipated length of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from absence, and any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from change in the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week anticipated length of absence. (vid) Sick Absences incurred through substance abuse shall be excluded from sick leave allowance except as provided for in the Substance Abuse Section of this Agreement. (e) The Chief of Police may require satisfactory verification of any claim for sick leave. A physician’s note will be used to cover absences where considered satisfactory evidence of such illness. The physician must state the illness. Any unreasonable expenses incurred by an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentsin complying with this requirement shall be borne by the City. SECTION 4. However, Effective in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate payroll period following the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying date of the illness City’s execution of the Parties’ MOA on July 30, 2018, upon resignation in good standing, retirement or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform death, the employee as soon as possible will be entitled to receive a percentage of their unused sick leave accumulation, pro-rated to the date of said event, at their base pay rate, in a lump sum payment, using the following percentage. 20%: 1,000 hours or less 22%: 1,001 hours but less than 1,500 hours 23%: 1,500 hours but less than 2,000 hours 24%: 2,000 hours but less than 2,500 hours 25%: 2,500 hours or more All full-time employees hired after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet October 6, 2015 (or their estate) shall receive twenty percent (20%) of their unused accumulated sick leave at their base rate of pay in a lump sum based upon years of service in the reasonable costs following termination of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givenemployment classifications: Eligibility 2 Disabled: No minimum years of employment 3 Laid off: Ten (10) years of employment 4 Retirement: Ten (10) years of employment 5 Resignation in good standing: Ten (10) years of employment 6 Leave of absence: No benefit unless an event listed in 1-4 occurs 7 Discharge for cause: No benefit For employees hired after October 6, the employer may not pay for 2015, the sick leave claimedbuy-back shall be capped at five thousand dollars ($5,000). SECTION 5. An Officer shall have the right at least six (i6) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted hours prior to the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness start of his/her dependent children assigned shift to request the use of a stress day. The request shall be made to the Chief of Police or dependant relativeranking Officer on duty. It A stress day will be requested only when the Officer believes that he/she may be unable to safely perform his/her duties as a result of a situation or event causing personal stress; and for such reasons, said request shall not unreasonably be given if denied. The Officer may provide a “general” explanation to the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospitalChief rather than documenting personal reasons. Approval The City may not be given for absence on account of illness require appropriate evaluation/consultation in the employee's family if another adult member case of repeated use of stress leave. Stress days shall be deducted from the Officer’s sick leave and shall not exceed two (2) days per twelve (12) month period except with the express permission of the family is able Chief, whose judgment as to attend whether to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional grant more such leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldarbitrable. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service 14.01 On the first of each month, 12 month full-time employees are allocated a sick leave credit of 2 days for that month. Such credits shall be cumulative from year to year to a maximum of 240 days. Where applicable, ten month employees are allocated 2 sick leave credits per month to an accumulated maximum of 200 days. Part-time employees accumulate sick days based on the percentage of part-time hours worked. The Board shall maintain a Sick Leave Credit Account for all eligible employees to be operated as follows: 14.02 Each eligible employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at use their relevant daily pay accumulated sick leave credits for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year personal illness or injury without loss of current continuous service 10 working salary or benefits. Up to five (5) days per calendar year may be used for family related illness (immediate family). 14.03 In the case of any employee who has reached the maximum permissible number of sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion credits in their account and who is absent because of sickness personal illness or injury during the year, shall be entitled to utilize the current month sick leave allocation prior to accessing the accumulated balance. 14.04 Where loss of wages due to injury or illness is compensative from sources other than those provided under the employeeWorkplace Safety & Insurance Act, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) Board shall have subrogation rights in such cases. The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any be obliged to repay to the Board the sum so awarded to him/her so as to restore his/her sick leave credits to the position in which they were before the period of Three days disability, computed according to his/her rate of remuneration at that time. 14.05 Subject to the final authority of the Board, the administration of the plan shall be vested in the Associate Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer. A record shall be kept for all credits and deductions for each employee and a statement shall be issued on or more about January 31 of absence and further certificates in each year showing the number of sick leave credits accumulated under this plan as of December 31. 14.06 In the case of extended illnessa dispute with respect to credits or deductions, there shall be a right of appeal to the Associate Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer. If still in dispute the Union may grieve as outlined in this Collective Agreement. Such grievances will start at the first formal step of the grievance procedure. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC 14.07 Absences for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the personal illness or injury claimed by an employee within the for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect working days shall be certified by the leave is not genuineappropriate Superintendent/Manager. The employer will inform Board may require, for any absence, a medical certificate of inability to work but absences over three (3) days shall be certified by a qualified physician or dental practitioner. In the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs case of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not givencontinued absence, the employer Board may not pay require an examination by a doctor appointed by the Board. It is understood that the Board will bear the costs for such medical assessments. 14.08 Employees commencing employment after the 1st of any month shall receive sick leave days prorated for the sick leave claimedbalance of the month at two days per complete month or part month in excess of nine working days. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from 14.09 There shall be no payment to an employee for additional leave on ordinary paysalary, calculated on the same basis as statutory holidays or vacation while absent due to illness or injury once sick leave credits are exhausted, nor shall be granted such employee accumulate additional sick leave credits until they have returned to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesswork. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current ‌ 1. Employees shall earn and continuous service employees shall be entitled to 10 working days paid accumulate sick leave at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and rate of 8 hours for each subsequent year month of current continuous service 10 working days per year employment Not more than 1,200 hours sick leave paid at may be carried from one calendar year to the relevant daily pay on the occasion of next. 2. Paid sick leave may be used in accordance with RCW 49.46.210 and RCW 49.76.030. 3. Any sickness or injury for which an employee desires to take sick leave shall be immediately reported to the Sheriff or designee. If an employee is not able to report for the start of their regular shift due to illness or injury, notification must be made prior to the beginning of that work shift. If the employee is incapacitated or physically unable to contact their supervisor, the employee will contact their supervisor as expeditiously as possible. Sick leave must be reported to the immediate supervisor. 4. The employee will need to repeat this notification for each day that they are ill, unless otherwise directed by the supervisor. If the employee has a physician’s release-from-duty form, the employee will not need to repeat the notification for the duration of the release. Early return from an extended absence requires personal notification. For absences longer than three (3) days, the employer may request verification by the employee’s doctor that the employee is ready to return to duty if there is some question about that readiness. 5. When employees know of the need to use sick leave in advance, the employee will provide notice to the supervisor as early as reasonably possible. Employees are encouraged to schedule appointments, whenever possible, outside their regular working hours, during non-peak periods or near the beginning or end of their scheduled shift. Supervisors may expect the employee to report the anticipated length of absence, if known. 6. Upon retirement, employees who are members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) or Public Safety Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) will receive payment for fifty (50%) percent of all sick leave accrued prior to January 1, 1985, based upon the rate of pay at the time of retirement. Any use of sick leave accrued prior to January 1, 1985, during the employment period beyond 1985, shall reduce the total accrued sick leave eligible for retirement payments and that balance shall not be replenished at any time. 7. Upon separation with two weeks’ notice, employees who are eligible for retirement under the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) or Public Safety Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), will receive payment for twenty- five percent (25%) of all remaining sick leave accrued after January 1, 1985. Employees will not be required to apply for the retirement benefit to be eligible to receive payments under this sub-section. 8. Upon an employee’s death, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on beneficiary will receive payment for all accumulated sick leave based upon the employee for carerate of pay at the time of death. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject 9. Employees shall be eligible for Family and Medical Leave pursuant to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate policies and procedures adopted by Kitsap County for any period the purpose of Three days or more of absence implementing federal and further certificates in case of extended illnessstate statutory requirements. (ii) The 10. Each January, an employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent may, at their option, convert their previous calendar year’s accumulated and unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick vacation leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay 10 to 1 ratio. (v) Where As an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeverexample, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospitalearned 120 hours sick leave in a calendar year and used no sick leave, they could convert the 120 hours to 12 hours vacation leave.) If an employee chooses to convert sick leave, the converted vacation leave must be used within the calendar year. Approval may not be given Under no circumstances shall an employee receive cash payment for absence converted leave on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend books. Employees must submit conversion requests to the sick childemploying department on or before January 31. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 27.01 An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter 27.02 An employee shall be granted sick leave with pay when unable to perform an employee's duties because of illness or injury provided that the employee: a) satisfies the Employer of this condition by producing a medical certificate, which shall specify the dates on which the employee was absent due to illness, and b) has the necessary sick leave credits. 27.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, a statement signed by the employee stating that because of illness or injury the employee was unable to perform the employee's duties, shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting with the requirements of article 27.02 (a), if the period of leave with pay requested does not exceed five (5) After six months current and continuous service employees days, but no employee shall be entitled to 10 working granted more than ten (10) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily with pay in a calendar year solely on the occasion basis of sickness or injury of statements signed by the employee, the employee’s spouse or . No seasonal employee shall be granted more than five (5) days sick leave with pay in a person who depends season solely on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period basis of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total statements signed by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where 27.04 When an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement has insufficient or no credits to cover the first week granting of absence. (vi) Sick such leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeverwith pay under the provisions of article 27.02, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted with pay may, at the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary payof the Employer, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential employee, subject to stay home in the event deduction of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce such advance leave from any sick leave credits subsequently earned. 27.05 When a medical certificate is required by the Employer for circumstances/situations other than those indicated in article 27.02 a), the cost of such certificates will be reimbursed by the Employer upon presentation of receipts. 27.06 Employees who will be absent due to illness shall advise their immediate supervisor at least one hour before the start of their shift/work day, unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given, and shall inform the supervisor of the expected length of the absence due to illness. 27.07 Where, in respect of any period of more than two days compensatory leave, an employee is granted sick leave with pay on production of absence and further certificates in case a medical certificate, the period of extended illness. (ii) Approval compensatory leave so displaced shall only either be given in added to the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given compensatory leave period if requested by the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given and approved by the Employer or reinstated for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childuse at a later date. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Section 1. Each full-time employee shall be entitled to 10 working days earn paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily rate of four (4) hours for every Employer-compensated eighty (80) hour pay period with a maximum accrued balance of four hundred (400) sick hours. Employees on short-term disability, long-term disability, and/or unpaid leaves of absence shall not be eligible to accrue sick leave credits. Section 2. ▇▇▇▇ leave may be utilized by an employee in the occasion event of sickness his/her illness or injury of the employeeinjury, or exposure to contagious disease(s) endangering others, or when his/her spouse, parents and/or dependent children are ill or injured and require the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for assistance and care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 daysSection 3. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed utilized by an employee within for appointments with doctors, dentists, or other recognized practitioners to the three (3) consecutive day period if extent of time required to complete such appointments when it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuinepossible to arrange such appointments on non-duty hours. The employer will inform Under such circumstances, the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet shall make a request for sick leave use at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance, unless the reasonable costs situation does not permit. Section 4. Sick leave shall not be allowed in advance of obtaining the medical certificatebeing earned. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the an employee has insufficient sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee credits to cover a period of absence, no allowance for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to posted in advance or in anticipation of future leave credits. In the absence of applicable leave credits, the period of absence will be unpaid. Section 5. In case of work-incapacitating injury or illness for which an employee where that is receiving Michigan Workers’ Compensation benefits, such employee finds it essential may use sick leave which, with his or her Workers’ Compensation benefits, equals up to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness 100% of his/her dependent children regular salary or dependant relativewage. It The sick leave used will be deducted from the employee’s earned sick leave balance. Section 6. The accrual of sick time is accessible to all CRAA employees via the Employee Self- service Portal. Section 7. An employee who separates from CRAA employment with vested retirement benefits, whether or not the vested retirement benefits are then payable, shall not be given if paid fifty (50%) percent of his/her unused sick leave. Such payment shall be made at the employee’s current rate of pay. Section 8. In case of the death of an employee, payment of one hundred (100%) percent of his/her unused sick leave shall be made to his/her beneficiary or estate. Such payment shall be made at his/her last rate of pay. Section 9. All sick leave used by the employee has had advance notice shall be subject to verification with appropriate evidence as the President & CEO may require. Such evidence could, among other things, include a doctor’s verification. Falsification of admission such evidence shall be cause for disciplinary action, up to and including discharge. Section 10. Employees who are laid off for six (6) months shall either have available any unused sick leave previously earned, effective at the time they are recalled, or, if qualified as set forth in Paragraph 8, may receive payment of hospitalfifty (50%) percent of his/her sick leave benefit. Section 11. Approval may not Employees who are members of the Armed Forces and are called to active duty, or who enlist in the Armed Forces during a declared national emergency shall, upon re-employment by the Employer, have available any unused sick leave previously earned, provided that such re- employment takes place within ninety (90) days after discharge or release from active duty of the Armed Forces. Section 12. All payments for sick leave shall be given for absence on account of illness in made at the employee's family if another adult member current rate of the family is able to attend to the sick childpay. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 41.01 The Commission agrees to the following Sick Leave Plan for regular employees: (a) After six months current ▇▇▇▇ leave credits will accumulate at the rate of one and continuous one-half days per month; (b) ▇▇▇▇ leave credits to date will be calculated from length of service employees with the Commission at the rate of one and one-half days per month. All days absent due to sickness will be deducted from this total; (c) Employees will be compensated on the basis of eight hours for each sick leave taken, at the straight time rates for that job classification; (d) Higher rates for temporary assignments and/or shift differentials will not apply; (e) ▇▇▇▇ leave pay is for bona fide employee disabilities because of illness or non- occupational injury, except that, where an employee obtains approval in advance from Management and schedules appointments to keep the time away from work to a minimum, time lost for treatment or tests prescribed by a doctor, will be paid for from the employee’s sick leave credits. Management may request a doctor’s certificate at any time to be completed by the doctor for any time any employee is off on sick leave and shall be reimbursed up to $40.00 upon production of a receipt. (f) It is understood and agreed that the benefits granted by the Commission satisfy the requirements pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act to provide a rebate to the Commission. (g) An employee shall be entitled to 10 working use up to five (5) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent per calendar year of current continuous service 10 working days per year their banked sick day credits to deal with family/dependent emergencies as defined by section 50 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, as may be amended from time to time. 41.02 An employee who, due to sudden illness or for another reason, is unable to report for work at the scheduled time shall notify his/her Supervisor, or designate, sixty minutes in advance of the scheduled start time. Failure to report may result in loss of pay unless the Commission determines there is a valid justification. 41.03 While an employee is receiving Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) benefits, the Commission will augment WSIB payments from the employee’s sick leave paid credits up to a maximum of 10% of the employee’s basic wage rate at the relevant daily pay on time the occasion employee is in receipt of sickness or injury WSIB benefits, but in no case shall the combined payments exceed the employee’s basic wage with income tax deducted, less the equivalent of $7.50 per week. Such payments by the Commission shall not be applicable in conjunction with WSIB benefits in the case of the death of the employee, permanent disability payment or lump sum settlements; or in the event the employee returns to work in any capacity with the Commission or elsewhere. In order to qualify for the Commission’s payments, it is the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on responsibility to keep the employee for careCommission informed of the nature of the WSIB payments and any changes therein. (b) Entitlement 41.04 In order to paid sick leave is subject compensate for the delay in payments to employees from the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, employees applying to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate Board for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate benefits will be eligible for weekly pay advances, to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused six weeks of advances, beginning with the first full week of time missed. 1. The employee must have sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement credits to cover the first week of absenceadvance. (vi) Sick leave may 2. Advances will be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees processed on a weekly basis and will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentnot exceed eligible WSIB benefits. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce must sign a medical certificate for any period waiver indicating that repayment of more than two days the advances will begin immediately upon receipt of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessWSIB benefits. (ii) Approval shall only 4. If the WSIB claim is not approved, sick leave credits will be given charged against the advances until they are repaid in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childfull. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Employees covered by this agreement shall be provided paid sick leave as set forth below. Sick leave shall not be considered as a right that an employee may use at his/her discretion, but shall be allowed only in the case of actual sickness, injury, disability or medical condition that prevents the employee from performing the full scope of the usual and continuous customary duties of his/her classification. An employee who is granted sick leave is expected to take the appropriate recuperative steps and/or follow physician recommended recuperative steps to assure a timely return to work. The accrual and usage of sick leave shall be governed by the following provisions: ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be earned at the rate of eight hours for each calendar month of service, except that law enforcement personnel shall accrue such leave at the rate of 8.4 hours per month. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave credits for law enforcement shift personnel may be accumulated to a maximum of 1,092 hours and non-shift personnel may accumulate sick leave credits to a maximum of 1,040 hours. Employees separating from the City service employees shall not be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year any payment of current continuous service 10 working days per year unused, accrued leave. C. Employees shall not accrue sick leave paid at during their first six months of employment under original appointments, but shall receive credits for that period when six (6) months of service have been attained. However, lateral entry appointment shall be eligible to accrue and use sick leave credits upon the relevant daily pay on the occasion date of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for carehire. (b) Entitlement D. In order to paid be entitled to sick leave leave, an employee who, because of illness or injury, is subject unable to the following conditions:- (i) The employee report for work shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to so notify his immediate supervisor within one hour from the commencement of the work shift. As set forth in Rule 17.01, Attendance, of the City’s Regulations, a department head may require an earlier notification where it is warranted due to operational needs (see Article 23 – Attendance). Failure to provide such notification without good reason may result in that day of absence being treated as a leave of absence without pay. The determination in this regard shall be made by the department head and is subject to final approval by the City Manager or designee. Where the period of her/his inability absence due to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform known at the outset, it shall be the responsibility of the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet remain in contact with his/her immediate supervisor, on a daily basis if deemed necessary by the reasonable costs of obtaining supervisor. Where the medical certificate. If such support absence is, or is not givenexpected to be, for more than one workday, the employer employee may not pay for be required to file a physician’s certificate or stating the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted specific medical condition and the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness cause and nature of the employee’s spouseillness, injury, disability, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The condition that prevents the employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence from performing the usual and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness customary duties of his/her dependent children classification with the City Manager or dependant relativedesignee. It shall not be given if When deemed appropriate, the City Manager or designee may require verification of the employee'’ doctor'’ certificate by a physician specified by the City. In the event the employee’s doctor’s certificate and the opinion of the City’s specified doctor’s verification as to the employee’s ability and/or scheduled time to return to work disagree, the employee may be required to report to a physician that has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in been agreed to by the employee's family if another adult member ’s physician and the City’s physician. The opinion of this physician shall be the family final determination. The City will agree to pay for all costs associated with this verification and/or examination. A request for sick leave may be denied and the employee placed on leave without pay and/or disciplinary action being taken up to and including termination, should the employee fail to return to work after being deemed eligible to return to work by this third physician. The department head or designee may deny a sick leave request and place the employee on leave without pay based on reasonable evidence that the employee failed to follow appropriate and/or doctor specified recuperative steps. The payment of sick leave may be suspended by the City Manager or designee where there is able reasonable grounds to attend believe that absences on a given day or days are the result of a concerted action on the part of two or more employees which is related to a labor dispute with the sick childCity directly or one in which the City is involved as a third party. (iii) Approval for additional E. Where an illness or injury is job-related and covered by State Worker’s Compensation, accrued sick leave and vacation credits shall be applied to make up the difference between State benefits and full, base salary. However, sick leave shall not be unnecessarily withheldpaid for any absence of a law enforcement employee resulting from illness or injury arising out of the course of employment by the City. F. An employee may use one-half of his/her annual accrual of sick leave to attend to an illness of a child, parent, spouse or domestic partner. The City Manager or designee may approve use of leave for this purpose for other than the family members defined above. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ of this benefit and those in Rules 17.04, Bereavement Leave and 17.05, Personal Leave, of City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations shall be charged as follows: 1. Law enforcement shift personnel – One shift equals twelve (d12) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to hours charged against the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003applicable balance.

Sick Leave. ‌ In applying the provisions of this clause, the parties note • their agreed intent to have healthy staff and a healthy workplace • that staff attending work unwell is to be discouraged and the focus is on patient and staff safety • that they wish to facilitate a proper recovery and a timely return to work • that staff can have sick leave and domestic absences calculated on an hourly basis. In accordance with the Holidays Act 2003 (aas amended) After six months current and continuous service employees on appointment to the employer, an employee shall be entitled to 10 ten (10) working days paid at their relevant daily pay leave for sick or domestic purposes during the next 6 first twelve months of employment, and up to an additional ten (10) working days for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) twelve- month period. The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate be paid for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused minimum statutory sick leave of up to 20 daysentitlement as prescribed in the Holidays Act 2003. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick Additional contractual or discretionary sick leave that is taken on a public holiday or approved shall be paid at the relevant daily paynormal rates of pay (T1 rate only). A medical certificate may be required to support the employee’s claim. Additional Discretionary Leave (v) Where 12.2.1 In the event an employee is on ACC has no entitlement left, are entitled to apply for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick up to ten 10 days’ discretionary leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuineper annum. The employer will inform recognises that discretionary sick and domestic leave is to ensure the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees provision of reasonable support to meet the reasonable costs staff having to be absent from work where their entitlement is exhausted. The first five (5) days of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick discretionary leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated shall be approved on the same basis as sick leave under clause 12.1. 12.2.2 In considering the grant of the second five (5) days of leave under this clause the employer shall take into account the following: • The employee’s length of service • The employee’s attendance record • The consequences of not providing the leave • Any unusual and/or extenuating circumstances 12.2.3 Requests should be considered at the closest possible level of delegation to the employee and in the quickest time possible. Reasons for a refusal shall, when requested by the employee, be given in writing and before refusing a request, the decision maker is expected to seek appropriate guidance. At the employer’s discretion an employee may be granted to further anticipated sick or domestic leave. Any anticipated leave taken in excess of an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in employee’s entitlement at the event time of illness cessation of employment may be deducted from the employee’s spouse, final pay. Where an employee is suffering from a minor illness which could have a detrimental effect on the patients or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given other staff in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if employer’s care, the employer may, at its discretion, either: 12.4.1 place the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospitalon suitable alternative duties, including working from home (where appropriate); or 12.4.2 direct the employee to take leave on full pay. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional Such leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) a charge against the employees sick and domestic leave entitlement. The leave referred employee can accumulate their entitlement up to in Clauses 9 and 10 a maximum of 260 days. The provisions of this clause are not in addition to inclusive of the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003. Domestic Leave as described in this clause is leave used when the employee must attend a dependent of the employee. This person would, in most cases, be the employee’s child, partner or other dependent family member. 12.7.1 It does not include absences during or in connection with the birth of an employee’s child. Annual leave or parental leave should cover such a situation. 12.7.2 At the employer’s discretion, an employee may be granted leave without pay, where the employee requires additional time away from work to look after a seriously ill member of the employee’s family. 12.7.3 The production of a medical certificate or other evidence of illness may be required. Sickness during paid leave: When sickness occurs during paid leave, such as annual or long service leave, the leave may be debited against the sick leave entitlement, (except where the sickness occurs during leave following the relinquishment of office) provided that: 12.8.1 the period of sick leave is more than three days, and a medical certificate is produced. 12.8.2 in cases where the period of sickness extends beyond the approved period of annual or long service leave, approval will also be given to debiting the portion, which occurred within the annual leave or long service leave period, against sick leave entitlement, provided the conditions in 12.8 and 12.8.1 above apply 12.8.3 annual leave or long service leave may not be split to allow periods of illness of three days or less to be taken. During periods of leave without pay, sick leave entitlements will not continue to accrue. Where an employee has a consistent pattern of short-term Sick Leave, or where those absences are more than 10 working days/shifts or more in a year, then the employee’s situation may be reviewed in line with the District’s policy and Sick Leave practices. The focus of the review will be to assist the employee in establishing practical arrangements to recover from sickness or injury.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current This plan supercedes any Sick Leave Plan in operation prior to August 31, 1999 as described in the composite agreement or the Board Policies of a predecessor board. b) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ and continuous service OPEIU Local 429 may amend or alter this plan at any time after thirty (30) days written notification has been given to the other party but such amendment or alteration shall be mutually agreed to. c) The Superintendent of Business and Finance of the District School Board Ontario North East shall do and perform all things necessary or incidental to implement the Cumulative Sick Leave Plan. The Superintendent of Business and Finance shall set up a sick leave ledger in which sick leave credits shall be entered monthly. No debit balance in the cumulative leave reserve shall be allowed. (An employee cannot draw more sick leave than is accumulated at the time of illness.) An employee may examine his or her credit in the sick leave ledger upon application to the Superintendent of Business and Finance and during business hours. All permanent employees covered by the Agreement are eligible to become members of the Plan. d) Sick leave credit shall be established upon the following basis: Commencing September 1, 1999 or from the date of initial employment following this date, each eligible employee shall be allowed two (2) days sick leave credits per month pro-rated to time worked. For the purpose of this Plan, such members shall be credited annually with one hundred percent (100%) of the unused portion of the sick leave accumulated up to the reserve amount of two hundred and sixty (260) days. A fraction of a day other than one-half (1/2) shall be taken to the nearest day. e) No days shall be credited to an employee on leave of absence. f) Benefits under this Plan shall apply only to absence due to sickness or physical disability and the Board will continue to pay the employee at his/her regular rate of salary until the accumulated reserve of sick leave has been exhausted. g) An employee who becomes entitled to compensation under the provisions of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 may assign such compensation to the District School Board Ontario North East and thereupon shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave credit gratuities as provided for under this plan. The portion paid at by the relevant daily pay on Board over and above the occasion of sickness or injury of amount received from the employee, Workplace Safety Insurance Board translated into days shall be deducted from the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject days to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work credit of the employee. (ivh) Sick leave taken on credit gratuities for any absence exceeding twenty (20) consecutive days will only be allowed upon the certificate of a public holiday shall be paid at qualified medical practitioner and the relevant daily payDistrict School Board Ontario North East reserves the right to demand a certificate in any case from a doctor named by the Board. (vi) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use Employees may deduct from their unused sick leave entitlement accrual time off for their personal appointments or time off to cover the first week accompany their dependants to appointments with their dentist, optometrist, doctor, chiropractor or other related paramedic appointments, including reasonable time allowance for out of absencetown travel. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 31.1 An employee who has six months continuous service and who has worked and continues to work shall in each ensuing twelve months be entitled to ten (a10) days paid sick leave when the employee, their spouse, partner or someone dependent on the employee for care is sick or injured. 31.2 After six months current and continuous service with Presbyterian Support, part time employees shall be entitled to shall, where they work a) an average of 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 hours per week over a period of six months and b) works no less than 1 hour in every week or no less than 40 hours in every month over that period will receive ten (10) paid days leave in each ensuing twelve-month period provided that this clause does not operate to reduce any entitlement arising after 1 May 2004 which has been recognised by an employer for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the any employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on . 31.3 Presbyterian Support may require the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate medical certificate for any period of Three absence for three consecutive days or more of absence more, and further certificates (at not more frequent intervals than fortnightly) in the case of extended illnessillness or injury. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) 31.4 The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness sickness or injury claimed by an the employee within the three (3) consecutive 3 day period outlined in clause 31.3 if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform informs the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion that proof is required and agrees to meet the employee’s reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support proof is not given, provided the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i31.5 The employee shall advise Presbyterian Support as soon as practicable of inability to work because of sickness or injury: a) For afternoon and night shifts, notification will be preferably at least three hours before the shift and for morning shifts, at least prior to the start time of the shift. b) If possible, notification of absences shall be made via phone, otherwise if sent by text message, the employee shall either answer the phone if called or call back as soon as possible 31.6 Sick leave shall accumulate to the equivalent of 50 days by carrying forward from one year to another any unused accumulated benefit of up to a maximum of 50 days total entitlement. 31.7 Sick leave shall be calculated and paid in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003. 31.8 In special circumstances applications for compassionate leave with or without pay will be considered on a case by case basis by Presbyterian Support. Compassionate leave with pay may not be charged against sick leave entitlement. Sick leave may be used to make up the difference between weekly compensation paid by ACC for an injury and the employee’s normal pay. 31.9 Where an employee’s employee has exhausted their sick leave entitlement has been exhausted and contracts norovirus or a notifiable or infectious disease listed in Schedule 1 of the Health Act 1956 from their work with the employer, the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential additional paid leave. If the employee is required to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce provide a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessconfirming the infection, this will be at the employer’s expense. (ii31.10 Casual employees are entitled to sick leave if they meet the requirements of section 63 1(b) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003 31.11 Where an employee has exhausted their sick leave entitlement, they may use annual leave or alternative leave days up to a maximum of 5 days per annum (collectively), to cover that additional sick leave.

Sick Leave. 41.01 The Commission agrees to the following Sick Leave Plan for regular employees: (a) After six months current ▇▇▇▇ leave credits will accumulate at the rate of one and continuous one-half days per month; (b) ▇▇▇▇ leave credits to date will be calculated from length of service employees with the Commission at the rate of one and one-half days per month. All days absent due to sickness will be deducted from this total; (c) Employees will be compensated on the basis of eight hours for each sick leave taken, at the straight time rates for that job classification; (d) Higher rates for temporary assignments and/or shift differentials will not apply; (e) ▇▇▇▇ leave pay is for bona fide employee disabilities because of illness or non- occupational injury, except that, where an employee obtains approval in advance from Management and schedules appointments to keep the time away from work to a minimum, time lost for treatment or tests prescribed by a doctor, will be paid for from the employee’s sick leave credits. Management may request a doctor’s certificate at any time to be completed by the doctor for any time any employee is off on sick leave and shall be reimbursed up to $40.00 upon production of a receipt. (f) It is understood and agreed that the benefits granted by the Commission satisfy the requirements pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act to provide a rebate to the Commission. (g) An employee shall be entitled to 10 working use up to five (5) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent per calendar year of current continuous service 10 working days per year their banked sick day credits to deal with family/dependent issues. 41.02 An employee who, due to sudden illness or for another reason, is unable to report for work at the scheduled time shall notify his/her Supervisor, or designate, sixty minutes in advance of the scheduled start time. Failure to report may result in loss of pay unless the Commission determines there is a valid justification. 41.03 While an employee is receiving Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) benefits, the Commission will augment WSIB payments from the employee’s sick leave paid credits up to a maximum of 10% of the employee’s basic wage rate at the relevant daily pay on time the occasion employee is in receipt of sickness or injury WSIB benefits, but in no case shall the combined payments exceed the employee’s basic wage with income tax deducted, less the equivalent of $7.50 per week. Such payments by the Commission shall not be applicable in conjunction with WSIB benefits in the case of the death of the employee, permanent disability payment or lump sum settlements; or in the event the employee returns to work in any capacity with the Commission or elsewhere. In order to qualify for the Commission’s payments, it is the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on responsibility to keep the employee for careCommission informed of the nature of the WSIB payments and any changes therein. (b) Entitlement 41.04 In order to paid sick leave is subject compensate for the delay in payments to employees from the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, employees applying to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate Board for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate benefits will be eligible for weekly pay advances, to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused six weeks of advances, beginning with the first full week of time missed. 1. The employee must have sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement credits to cover the first week of absenceadvance. (vi) Sick leave may 2. Advances will be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees processed on a weekly basis and will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointmentnot exceed eligible WSIB benefits. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce must sign a medical certificate for any period waiver indicating that repayment of more than two days the advances will begin immediately upon receipt of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessWSIB benefits. (ii) Approval shall only 4. If the WSIB claim is not approved, sick leave credits will be given charged against the advances until they are repaid in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childfull. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current Sick leave credits are established for use during periods of absence from work due to illness, injury or properly certified quarantined, and continuous service employees are not available to an employee for absence caused by any other reason, except as outlined in Article 16. 01. Each full-time employee shall be entitled to 10 working sick leave credits on the following basis: (a) Sick leave credits shall accumulate at the rate of 11/2 days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year calendar month of current continuous service 10 working permanent employment to a maximum bank of 120 days of paid leave. Employees, who commence employment during the first 15 days of a month, will be granted credits for that month. Employees, who commence employment on or after the 16th of a month shall receive pro-rated credits. Each part-time employee who has completed a probationary period shall be entitled to five (5) sick days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion provided that they continue to work a minimum of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care416 hours per year. (b) Entitlement The balance of available sick leave credits that are accrued according to (a) shall be reduced according to paid sick leave that is subject to claimed by the following conditions:-employee. (c) An employee shall receive no credit in respect of any month in which there is an absence from duty for any reasons other than: (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more vacation leave (ii) leave absence with pay, or (iii) authorized leave of absence without pay for a period that does not exceed ten (10) working days in a month. (i) Sickness must be substantiated by a doctor’s certificate if the absence is for more than three (3) consecutive working days, or for each and further every absence, if so required by written notice, given in advance by the employee’s manager. The notice will specify the duration of the requirement and may be extended upon notification to the employee. Medical certificates must be submitted to the employee’s supervisor upon return to work or in case of extended illnessaccordance with Article 16.01 (e) whichever is applicable. (ii) The In all cases of sickness the employee’s supervisor shall be notified within one hour from commencement of regular duties on the first day of absence. Where the supervisor is not accessible, steps must be taken by the employee to notify a designated alternate. If an employee is not able to give a return to work date during the original call, the employee shall advise be required to call in daily until such time as the employer employee can give an exact date of return. In cases of absence of more than three (3) days and no return to work, the employee shall furnish prior to ten (10) days of absence, a certificate from a legally qualified physician, giving the probable date on which the employee will be able to return to normal duties. Employees in Community Safety Services and the Call Centre shall provide sufficient notice, a minimum of two (2) hours notice prior to the commencement of their scheduled shift, to enable the work period scheduling of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC replacement staff when they are unavailable for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement scheduled shift due to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (iie) Approval shall only be given in If the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if Employer so requires, the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given will supply a medical certificate from a legally qualified medical physician for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.every twenty

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Employees represented by the Labor Council shall be entitled allowed to 10 working days paid accumulate sick leave at their relevant daily the rate of 3.7 hours per pay period provided they receive pay for the next 6 months at least 40 hours in a pay period. Sick leave may be accrued without limit and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working days per year no employee shall be allowed to use sick leave paid at in excess of their accrual as of the relevant daily beginning of the pay on period in which it is to be used. Sick leave benefits are provided for the occasion specified purpose of sickness maintaining an employee's regular earnings when he/she is absent due to non-work related illness, injury or medical/dental appointments or when the employee is absent due to illness, injury or medical/dental appointments of the employee’s child, step-child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, domestic partner or stepparent in accordance with 820 ILCS 191/1, et al. Employees referred to the Employee Assistance Program shall be allowed to use sick leave benefits for treatment prescribed by the E.A.P. referral agency and as approved and documented by the E.A.P. Coordinator. The Chief of Police may require adequate proof of illness or of the need to attend to a member of the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid 's immediate household before allowing sick leave is subject benefits to the following conditions:- (i) The employee be used. Employees who are fired or dismissed for just cause shall produce a Medical Certificate not be eligible for any period payments of Three days or more unused accumulated sick leave. Employees who do not provide a written 14 calendar day notice of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee resignation shall advise the employer prior to the commencement forfeit 80 hours of the work period final amount of her/his inability to work because sick leave eligible for payment. Employees shall be paid for 50% of sickness. (iii) Sick unused accumulated sick leave shall accumulate up to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s 50% of their unused accumulated sick leave as of up March 31, 1978. These hours are payable at the employee's hourly rate of pay as of March 31,1978. Employees who resign in good standing at the minimum retirement age with at least the minimum years of service to qualify for a pension or employees who resign in good standing with at least 20 years of continuous service (excluding any periods of temporary employment or periods of absences in excess of 30 consecutive calendar days. A year ) shall be calculated from the anniversary eligible for payments of commencement unused accumulated sick leave in excess of work their hours accumulated as of the employee.March 31, 1978 as follows: (iva) Sick leave taken on a public holiday Eligible employees as described above shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use 50% of their unused accumulated sick leave entitlement to cover the first week which is in excess of absencetheir balance as of March 31,1978. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (viib) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying employee's average hourly salary as of March 31 of each year following March 31, 1978 shall be the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs rate of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the at which sick leave claimed. hours described in (ia) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave above shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesspaid. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees 20.1 Sick leave shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay granted for employee illness and illness in the immediate family and as otherwise provided in this Article. Employees are responsible for reasonable, prudent, and bona fide use of sick leave benefit. Claiming sick leave when fit, except as provided in this Article, may be cause for disciplinary action, including cancellation of sick leave benefits for the next 6 months employee involved, suspension, demotion, or termination. 20.2 Sick leave is earned at the rate of eight (8) hours per month and accumulates to a total of nine hundred sixty (960) hours. It is accumulated on a prorated basis for each subsequent year part-time employees working between thirty (30) and forty (40) hours per week. 20.3 An employee who accumulated 960 hours of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid may bank an additional 240 hours at a rate of four (4) hours (the relevant daily pay on other four (4) hours being applied to the occasion of sickness or injury of Post-Employment Health Plan pursuant to Article 31) per month to be used only in the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid event that sick leave is subject accumulated under this Section has been exhausted. Sick leave in this bank cannot be used to replenish the following conditions:-maximum accumulation of 960 hours as stated in Section 20.2. Sick leave in this bank may not be used for payment of insurance premiums under Article 17, Section 17.3, or as severance under Article 20, Section 20.9. *Sick leave accumulated under contracts prior to 2004 shall remain in this "Catastrophic Bank." (i) The 20.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, an employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days must notify the Sheriff or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer his/her designee prior to the commencement starting time of his/her scheduled shift. This notice may be waived if the work period of her/his inability Sheriff determines that the employee could not reasonably be expected to work comply with this requirement because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from circumstances beyond the anniversary of commencement of work control of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused 20.5 Employees claiming sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointmentsfile written documentation. HoweverIf employees have been incapacitated, they may be required to provide documentation of being capable of performing all job duties. If sick leave is in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the excess of three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds work days, a written statement from a physician/public health service specifying the amount of time needed may be required. If Employer requires any medical examinations pursuant to suspect this Section, all out-of-pocket costs to the leave employee shall be reimbursed by Employer. 20.6 Other permitted use of sick leave: Situation Number of Work Hours Medical necessity in immediate family 24** Pregnancy/birth/adoption 24*** **Additional time with Department Head approval and physician's certification. ***Additional time as required by physician. 20.7 An employee is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees required to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the use sick leave claimedfor routine dental or medical appointments, unless the appointments total more than three (3) hours in any given month. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer 20.8 An employee on vacation who becomes ill or injured may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of with proper notification change his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able leave status to attend to the sick childleave. 20.9 Employees who leave employment after a minimum of ten (iii10) Approval for additional years with the Sheriff's Department shall receive their accumulated sick leave shall as severance pay into the Post-Employment Health Plan pursuant to Section 31.3 as computed on the following formula: 10 years of employment: 75% of their accumulated sick leave not be unnecessarily withheldto exceed 90 days. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six months current and continuous service employees Employees shall be entitled to 10 sick leave credits on the following basis: All regular full time employees of the Employer shall accumulate sick leave with pay at the rate of one (1) working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and day for each subsequent year month of current continuous service 10 working days per year service. For purposes of this section leave of absence without pay shall not be considered service. Unused sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave credits shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused one hundred and fifty (150) work days. Employees qualified to receive sick leave compensation shall receive such compensation at the rate of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of their regularly scheduled hour’s pay at the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an ’s regular rate of pay for each day of absence. An employee is on ACC may apply for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement with pay for absences necessitated by injury or illness to cover the first week of absence. (vi) employee. Sick leave may also be used to cover absences where an for employee is required to attend specialist doctor or diagnostic appointmentsdental appointments that cannot be scheduled other than during the employee’s work day. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the At least three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds work days’ notice shall be required to suspect apply for the leave for doctor or dental appointments, which is not genuinesubject to the approval of the supervisor for scheduling. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees Up to meet the reasonable costs forty (40) hours of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement accumulation may be used per year for illness, injury, doctor and dental appointments that cannot be scheduled other than during the employee’s work day of the employee’s spouse or dependent children. At least three (3) work days notice shall be required to apply for leave for doctor and dental appointments which is subject to the approval of the supervisor for scheduling. In order to qualify for a sick leave payment an employee must: 1. Report prior to the start of each work day to his department head or supervisor for his/her absence. 2. Keep his/her department head informed of the condition if the absence is more than three (3) working days. 3. Submit a doctor’s certificate for such absence if in excess of three (3) working days. The certificate must state the kind and nature of sickness or injury and whether the employee has been exhausted incapacitated for said period of absence. 4. Apply for such leave according to the employer procedure established by the Employer. Employees suspected of abusing sick leave privileges, may be required to submit a medical certificate to substantiate each absence, of claimed illness, regardless of duration. This requirement will not be invoked without first advising the employee of his questionable sick leave record and giving him/her an opportunity to improve. If there is no improvement, the employee will be advised, in writing, that all future requests for sick leave, must be supported by a medical certificate. This requirement will be periodically reviewed with the employee, at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional least once each ninety (90) days, and determination will be made, if this requirement is to continue. Employees shall be given written notification as to their status within seven (7) calendar days of this review. Sick leave on ordinary payshould be regarded by all supervisors and employees as valuable, calculated on free health, and welfare insurance which, in the same basis as best interest of all employees, should not be used unless really needed. Sick leave is not a "right" like vacation: It is a privilege, to be used carefully. Unused accumulated sick leave shall be granted paid to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home employees who die in service or retire under the event of illness of Wisconsin Retirement Fund, at one-half the employee’s spouserate in effect at the time he/she retires or dies. If a full sick day is taken, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The the employee shall produce be required to use the number of hours that the employee would have worked based on their normal work schedule for that day. In rare circumstances, a medical certificate for any period partial sick day may be used, upon the consent of more than two days the supervisor, with the employee using only the number of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of hours that were missed from his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given normal work schedule for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick childthat day. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 19:01 The provisions of this article cover employees absent from work as a result of personal disability caused by accident or sickness excluding accidents or illness covered by the Workers' Compensation Board. 19:02 Sick leave shall not be paid to employees with less than six (a6) After months service, however, upon completion of six (6) months current and continuous service employees such employee shall be entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months credited with one and for each subsequent year of current continuous service 10 working one-half (1 1/2) days per year sick month from the date of employment. Sick leave paid at the relevant daily shall not accumulate, during any period of absence without pay on the occasion of sickness 30 days or injury of the employeemore, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee nor during any period for care. (b) Entitlement to paid which sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnesspaid. (ii) 19:03 The employee above accumulated sick allowance shall advise be used entirely as sick leave and not have any monetary value at the employer prior to completion of any employee's service with the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sicknessCity whether retiring voluntarily or dismissed for cause. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum 19:04 The length of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year service shall be calculated from the anniversary date of commencement employment and such service must be continuous from said date of work of the employeeemployment. 19:05 Such sick leave to be cumulative but in no case shall such sick leave exceed a period of two hundred and fifty (iv250) Sick working days. 19:06 Recognized days off shall not be deducted from the accumulated sick leave. 19:07 No member shall draw during their active service with the City, accumulated sick leave taken on benefits if their absence from work is not due to illness as attested by the Certificate of a public holiday medical practitioner, if required by the Department Head. The City shall pay up to thirty dollars ($30) for the completion of an Injury/Illness Status Report (IISR) when requested by the employer. The employee shall be paid at required to submit to their supervisor a receipt of payment in order to qualify for reimbursement. 19:08 An employee in receipt of W.S.I.B. payments for injuries or illness suffered during the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee course of employment, shall receive full salary and benefits during such period, provided that the difference between the amount of such compensation and their normal salary or wages is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use deducted from their unused sick leave entitlement to cover credit and the first week of absencepayments shall cease when the credit is exhausted. All wage payments by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board shall be deposited with the City. (vi) Sick leave may be used 19:09 An employee who takes other gainful employment during absence from work due to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted deemed to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if have voluntarily quit their employment unless the employee has had advance notice prior written permission from the Commissioner of admission Human Resources to take other employment. 19:10 A master record of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the each employee's family if another adult member of sick leave, showing the family is able to attend to accumulated credit and accredited debits shall be kept by the sick childCity and each employee may at reasonable times check the current balance. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. 21.01 Any abuse of these provisions may be considered cause for disciplinary action. 21.02 Employees will be allowed to use up to three (a3) After six months current and continuous service days per calendar year of their banked sick day credits to deal with family/dependent issues. 21.03 All regular employees shall be entitled to 10 working one and one-half (1-1/2) days paid at their relevant daily pay for the next 6 months and sick leave for each subsequent year full month of current continuous service 10 working days per year employment and any unused portion of such sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for care. (b) Entitlement to paid sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement of the work period of her/his inability to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum the credit of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused such employees. 21.04 All regular employees shall be entitled to sick leave of with pay up to 20 daysthe amount of their accumulated sick leave credits. A year Probationary employees shall not be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work entitled to such credits until they become regular employees, at which time sick leave credits will be established as of the employeedate of hiring, except that probationary employees may draw an advance on their accumulations. Eligible employees will be advised of their accumulated sick leave credit days on their pay notice. 21.05 Employees absent from work in excess of three (iv3) Sick leave taken on working days due to medical reasons must submit a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement medical physician's certificate to cover the first week absence, and may at the discretion of the Department Head or his delegate, in consultation with the Union, be required to produce a physician's statement to cover any shorter period of absence due to medical reasons. 21.06 Any regular employee who has had at least five (5) years of continuous service shall, upon termination of his employment for any reason, be entitled to a sick leave gratuity equal to his salary at the time of such termination of service, for one-half (1/2) of the number of days of sick leave standing to his credit at that date, provided, however, that the amount of such gratuity shall in no case exceed six (6) months of his salary at that date. 21.07 Sick leave entitlement and accumulation shall not apply to maternity leaves of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences 21.08 In cases where an absence is caused by accident or illness for which the employee is required receiving compensation from the Workers' Safety and Insurance Board, the period of absence to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. However, in be charged against his sick leave credit shall be reduced to give effect only to the first instance employees will make every endeavour net salary paid by the Region to change shifts such employee with respect to accommodate the appointmentsuch absence. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave 21.09 No wage payments shall be granted made to an employee where that claiming compensation beyond the limit of his credit on sick leave, unless or until an award has been made by the Workers' Safety and Insurance Board. 21.10 The five-twelfth (5/12) employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness share of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend Employment Insurance reduction will accrue to the sick childRegion to off-set increased benefit costs. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the leave provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Sick Leave. (a) After six ‌ a. Employees except for those on a fixed-term of 6 months current and continuous service employees shall be or less are entitled to 10 working days paid at their relevant daily Sick Leave on pay for the next 6 months and for each subsequent year as set out in clause F.4.c. below, or Sick Leave without pay may be granted on production of current continuous service 10 working days per year sick leave paid at the relevant daily pay on the occasion of sickness or injury of the employee, the employee’s spouse or a person who depends on the employee for caremedical certificate. (b) Entitlement to paid b. All sick leave is subject to the following conditions:- (i) The employee shall produce a Medical Certificate for any period of Three be computed on working days or more of absence and further certificates in case of extended illnessonly. (ii) The employee shall advise the employer prior to the commencement c. Employees will receive 10 days sick leave on appointment and a further 10 days for each 12 months of the work period service after, with a maximum accumulation of her/his inability 260 days. To support people’s return to work because of sickness. (iii) Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 30 days in total by carrying forward from any subsequent year’s unused sick leave of up to 20 days. A year shall be calculated from the anniversary of commencement of work of the employee. (iv) Sick leave taken on a public holiday shall be paid at the relevant daily pay (v) Where an employee is on ACC for a non work related injury such employee can use their unused sick leave entitlement to cover the first week of absence. (vi) Sick leave may be used to cover absences where an employee is required to attend specialist or diagnostic appointments. Howeverparental leave, in the first instance employees will make every endeavour to change shifts to accommodate the appointment. (vii) The employer may require a medical certificate verifying the illness or injury claimed by an employee within the three (3) consecutive day period if it has reasonable grounds to suspect the leave is not genuine. The employer will inform the employee as soon as possible after forming this suspicion and agrees to meet the reasonable costs of obtaining the medical certificate. If such support is not given, the employer may not pay for the sick leave claimed. (i) Where an employee’s sick leave entitlement has been exhausted the employer may at its sole discretion allow an application from an employee for additional leave on ordinary pay, calculated on the same basis as sick leave shall be granted to an employee where that employee finds it essential to stay home in the event of illness of the employee’s spouse, or a dependent child or a dependent relative. The employee shall produce a medical certificate for any period of more than two days of absence and further certificates in case of extended illness. (ii) Approval shall only be given in the event of an illness of his/her dependent children or dependant relative. It shall not be given if the employee has had advance notice of admission of hospital. Approval may not be given for absence on account of illness in the employee's family if another adult member of the family is able to attend to the sick child. (iii) Approval for additional leave shall not be unnecessarily withheld. (d) The leave referred to in Clauses 9 and 10 are not in addition to the above, any person who becomes a primary carer (or the nominated primary carer in the case of two primary carers) under the University’s Parental Leave Policy will be provided with a one-off allocation of 10 days of sick leave. This leave will be available until used. For existing staff, this leave will be applied automatically once parental leave commences. New staff who meet the primary carer definition will need to contact HR Services for the 10 days to be added. d. This leave is inclusive of the provisions of the Holidays Act 2003. e. The employer may require an employee to undergo an examination by a registered medical practitioner of the employer’s choice where it is considered that the employee’s performance may be impaired by a possible medical condition. Should the employee be found to be unfit to perform their full duties they may be placed on sick leave (with or without pay) until cleared to return to full duties. The cost of the medical examination will be met by the employer. f. If an employee is absent on sick leave for less than a whole day, such leave is to be recorded on an hourly basis in the staff web kiosk in whole hours. Absences of less than two hours do not need to be recorded. Where sick leave is used for medical appointments prior approval must be obtained. Approval will not be unreasonably withheld. g. The employee should notify absence due to sickness to their supervisor whenever possible within 30 minutes of normal starting time. A medical certificate will be required for all absences in excess of five consecutive days and may be required for absences of shorter periods. If information is received which indicates that the sick leave entitlement is being misused, the employer may take such action as is necessary to clarify the matter. h. When sickness occurs during annual or long service leave, the employer will permit the period of sickness to be debited against sick leave entitlement provided a medical certificate is produced. i. In special cases, the employee may be allowed to anticipate sick leave becoming due on completion of a further period of service provided that at least five days sick leave is retained for each year of service for which sick leave has been anticipated. All approvals are subject to the proviso that the necessary adjustments to final pay are to be made if the employee resigns before the next entitlement falls due. j. These sick leave provisions apply equally when the employee is unable to attend work due to their illness and when the employee is required to attend to the ill health of a person dependent on them. k. All employees will submit their leave requests via the staff web kiosk leave approval system