Common use of STANDARDS OF ATTENDANCE Clause in Contracts

STANDARDS OF ATTENDANCE. It is your responsibility to notify your supervisor as far in advance as possible whenever you will not be present during your normal work hours. This includes full and partial day absences, as well as lateness. You are expected to inform your supervisor of the reason for your absence, and to advise when you expect to return to work. Unless you and your supervisor have agreed to an alternate method of communication (i.e., text message), you are expected to call and speak with your supervisor. If the supervisor is not reached, you are expected to leave a message, and make an effort to speak with someone else in the administrative function of your department. If you are physically unable to make a personal call, you are expected to have someone else contact your supervisor on your behalf. A written medical excuse will be required from a healthcare professional for absences of three (3) days in length or more. No absence is automatically considered to be excused. Chronic, habitual or excessive absenteeism or lateness, as judged by the Town in its sole discretion, may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination in circumstances including but not limited to the following: 1. Frequent short-term unplanned absence or lateness. The Town regards “excessive” absenteeism as two or more unscheduled instances not due to a certified medical condition within sixty (60) days. 2. Absence from work for three (3) consecutive, scheduled work days without notifying the Town during the absence of an illness or accident which prevents you from working. These absences must be supported by written certification from a medical professional, or be attributable to another satisfactory reason, as determined by the Town. 3. Failure to return to work promptly following release for duty by a healthcare professional, unless specifically requested not to do so by the Human Resources Director, or after being notified of recall from layoff/furlough status by the Town. 4. Extended absence from work for any reason, including but not limited to illness, off- the-job injury, layoff, or leave of absence, for a period in excess of six (6) consecutive months since your last day worked for the Town, or for a period exceeding the length of your continuous service with the Town, whichever is shorter.

STANDARDS OF ATTENDANCE. It A. The maintenance of good attendance is your responsibility important and necessary to notify your supervisor as far in advance as possible whenever you will not be present during your normal the successful performance of all the duties and functions of an employee. B. Employees are required to work hourson a regular, continuing and consistent basis. This includes full Any excessive or unusual amount of absence from work, for whatever reason, is contrary to the employer's attendance requirements. C. The employer has the right to establish written policies pertaining to standards and partial day absencesrequirements of attendance, as well as lateness. You are expected policies which define indices of patterns of and/or excessive absenteeism subject to inform your supervisor bargaining obligations under M.G.L. Chapter 150E. Copies of policies shall be given to the reason for your absenceAssociation. D. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, and in addition to advise when you expect the rights established therein to return to work. Unless you and your supervisor have determine attendance policies, it is agreed to an alternate method that any employee who, for any reason of communication absence exceeds five (i.e., text message), you are expected to call and speak with your supervisor. If the supervisor is not reached, you are expected to leave a message, and make an effort to speak with someone else in the administrative function 5) days of your department. If you are physically unable to make a personal call, you are expected to have someone else contact your supervisor on your behalf. A written medical excuse will be required from a healthcare professional for absences of absence per year or three (3) days in length separate instances of absence per year for any reason or morereasons, may be requested to meet with the Superintendent, the Director or a designee, to discuss the absenteeism and the legitimacy of the absences. No An Association representative may accompany the employee. E. The employer reserves the right to review and record employee absenteeism from the work place and impose disciplinary action, including the withholding of pay increments or wage increases, for violations of its attendance policies. An employee’s absence will be excused if the absence is automatically considered to be excused. Chronic, habitual or excessive absenteeism or lateness, as judged by the Town in its sole discretion, may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination in circumstances including but not limited to the following: 1. Frequent short-term unplanned absence or latenessfor a known medical condition. The Town regards “excessive” absenteeism as two or more unscheduled instances not due employee is responsible to a certified medical condition provide documentation within sixty (60) days. 2. Absence one week from work for three (3) consecutivethe last date of absence, scheduled work days without notifying the Town during the absence of an illness or accident which prevents you from working. These absences must be supported by written certification if possible, from a medical professionalprovider for an excused absence. F. The Superintendent, or his designee, may meet with, talk to or otherwise be attributable to another satisfactory reasonin contact with, as determined by employees concerning their attendance performance. An Association representative may accompany the Townemployee. 3. Failure G. This Article is subject to return to work promptly following release for duty by a healthcare professional, unless specifically requested not to do so by the Human Resources Director, or after being notified Grievance and Arbitration provisions of recall from layoff/furlough status by the Townthis Agreement. 4. Extended absence from work for any reason, including but not limited to illness, off- the-job injury, layoff, or leave of absence, for a period in excess of six (6) consecutive months since your last day worked for the Town, or for a period exceeding the length of your continuous service with the Town, whichever is shorter.