Sickness & Absenteeism Policy

Sick leave enables employees to take time off work when ill.

 

Sickness & Absenteeism Policy

It is the policy of Arts Management Systems that Employees are entitled to be sick or absentee from work due to illness up to 5 consecutive days with pay.

 

Definition

Sick leave enables employees to take time off work when ill. It is not intended for leave of family obligations although it may sometimes be used as such.

Employees may not be dismissed, suspended, laid off or demoted when on sick leave.

 

General

  • Arts Management Systems hereinafter called “AMS”.

 

Revision History

  • January 2010

Coverage

  • Generally, sick leave of less then 5 days will not require a medical certificate, but may be requested at AMS’s discretion.
  • Sick leave after 5 days will be unpaid sick leave.
  • Paid sick days after 5 consecutive days of absenteeism, is at AMS’s discretion. In times of sickness, AMS will support the employee and will require a doctor’s note describing the condition and diagnosis treatment.
  • AMS may allow their employees to use part of their sick leave for certain family obligations. This requires management approval before sick leave or absenteeism occurs.
  • Given adequate notice, AMS will allow an employee time off to accommodate unavoidable personal business appointments, including medical and dental appointments for dependent persons. Such time off will subsequently be made up at a time mutually agreeable to AMS and the employee.
  • If the employee needs to take a longer sick leave because of health reasons, he/she may be entitled to take longer unpaid sick leave. He/she may then be eligible for Employment Insurance sickness benefits or benefits from other compensation plans for work-related illness or injury.

Recommendations

  • AMS strongly recommends that employees have short-term and long-term health benefits. If requested, AMS will provide a list of contacts to consult with if you request such information for benefit plans. By no means are you required to use the services of these contacts, rather they can be provided as a starting point into finding a short-term and long-term health benefits package that suites your specific needs and requirements.
  • AMS will be here to support the employee in times of illness for their attempts to obtain any 3rd party insurance payments that may qualify to supplement lost income due to sickness that is not covered under this policy.

Banked Sick Time

  • AMS does not maintain a monthly credit system to track unused and used banked sick time. With this in mind, AMS does not allow employees to bank sick time.

General Questions

If an employee was absent from work for a scheduled shift and was paid sick pay by the employer for that day, can the employee be required to make up a shift?

Yes. Sick pay or any absenteeism is not wages and sick days do not constitute hours of work.