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Attendance Policy and Scheduling

Employees are required to report to work in accordance with their approved schedules. This includes maintaining regular attendance and arriving to work for their scheduled start time.


CALL IN PROCEDURES


In the event of an absence, employees are required to call in/text/email/submit to the chat to report the absence to their manager at least 1 hour before their scheduled start time. If an absence can be scheduled in advance, an employee is required to do so in writing to their manager.

Where it is impossible for an employee to report an absence because of hospitalization or for other emergency related reasons, the employee may have a family member or friend report the absence at the first available opportunity.

In the event of a late arrival, employees are required to call in/text/email to report their late arrival to their

manager as soon as possible.

If an employee must leave work early, they must notify their manager as soon as possible. Office staff must

let the office team know if they are leaving the office before 4:30 via the Google chat.

If late arrivals or early departures can be scheduled in advance, an employee is required to do so in writing

to their supervisor.


MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION


Employees are required to provide medical documentation (at the employee’s expense) after the 3rd consecutive sick day taken after they have exhausted their annual Sick Leave entitlement under the ESA.


CULPABLE ABSENTEEISM


An employee may be disciplined up to and including dismissal for culpable absenteeism. Culpable absenteeism refers to absences that are “blameworthy” in the sense that they involve the unjustified

withdrawal of services by an employee – for example, failing to show up for work on time, failing to report for the entirety of their working hours or failing to request and/or report an absence in accordance with this policy.


ABSENCES FOR APPOINTMENTS


All appointments (e.g. doctor/dentist appointment, etc.) should be scheduled outside of normal working time. Time off for appointments that can only be scheduled during working hours must be approved by the employee’s manager.

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