Section 10.6
Section 10.6 Sick Leave[edit]
The Employer agrees to continue the administration of the present sick leave program, which shall include the following specific items:
- Credit employees with sick leave as earned.
- Charge to annual leave or leave without pay (at employee's option) approved absence for which employee has insufficient sick leave
- Employees becoming ill while on annual leave may have leave charged to sick leave upon request.
- Unit Charges for Sick Leave and Annual Leave shall be in mini- mum units of one hundredth of an hour (.01).
- For periods of absence of three (3) days or less, a supervisor may accept an employee's certification as reason for an absence.
- Employees may utilize annual and sick leave in conjunction with leave without pay, subject to the approval of the leave in accordance with normal leave approval procedures. The Employer is not obligated to approve such leave for the last hour of the employee's scheduled workday prior to and/or the first hour of the employee's scheduled workday after a holiday.
[See Memos, pages 157-158]
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SICK LEAVE FOR DEPENDENT CARE[edit]
During the term of the 2019 National Agreement, sick leave may be used by an employee to give care or otherwise attend to a family member having an illness, injury or other condition which, if an employee had such condi- tion, would justify the use of sick leave by the employee. Family members shall include son or daughter, parent and spouse as defined in ELM Section 515.2. Up to 80 hours of sick leave may be used for dependent care in any leave year. Approval of sick leave for dependent care will be subject to normal procedures for leave approval.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TASK FORCE ON SICK LEAVE[edit]
The parties agree to establish at the National Level a “Task Force on Sick Leave – Incentives.” The Task Force will explore available opportunities for the parties to determine if there are alternative options available to em- ployees with regard to the utilization of sick leave. Nothing in this memorandum is intended to negate or alter the applicable requirements of this National Agreement or be inconsistent with obligations under law.