Medical Appointment Leave
Answer
POLICY:
The Library Board will provide medical leave days for regular full-time employees who have successfully completed their probationary period.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this benefit is to provide regular full-time employees guidelines on how medical leave will be handled.
PROCEDURE:
- Employees shall be provided with paid time off for appointments with Health Professionals within the Lac La Biche area that last no more than 2 hours.
- Employees will receive 6 medical leave days per year for appointments lasting longer than 2 hours and/or are outside Lac La Biche. These days are not accrued nor are they carried over to the next calendar year.
- If medical leave days have been exhausted, then the use of sick time or leave without pay will be permitted.
- Request for time off forms need to be submitted for any medical appointments to ensure that the libraries operational needs are met.