EMERGENCY LEAVE

1. PURPOSE:

 1.1 To outline the terms and conditions of Emergency Leave from Island Home Health Care.

2. POLICY:

 2.1 In the event of the substantiated critical illness or death of a spouse, child, or parent of the employee, or an authorized dependent, the staff may be granted by the employer, at its sole discretion, up to seven (7) consecutive calendar days of absence without pay, during the employee’s term of contract. When the employee is on Emergency Leave no air travel ticketing will be provided by the employer.

3. DEFINITION:

 Nil

4. PROCEDURE:

  4.1 IHHC employees must notify the Senior Staff In-Charge of the nature of the emergency    and receive prior approval to take emergency leave.

 4.2 IHHC staff must complete a leave request form and obtain the appropriate signatures.

 4.3 The leave request form must be submitted to Human Resources for processing.

 4.4 Upon return from the approved Emergency Leave the employee must submit to HR
   adequate documentation to substantiate the emergency (e.g.death certificate or medical    report).

5. RESPONSIBILITY:

  5.1 Human Resources will monitor & communicate this policy effectively to all Island Home    Health Care staff and employees.

6. APPENDICES

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