Board Orientation Manual 2024

Sick Leave Sick leave is provided with the intent to support individual and family health and wellbeing. Sick leave is to be used for medical and/or wellness-focused appointments, or for the illness or injury of the staff member, or an immediate family member. Each full-time staff member will be provided with up to eighteen (18) paid days of sick leave per year, accrued monthly. Sick leave accrual is accrued at a rate of one and one-half (1.5) days per month and no paid sick leave is permitted during the three (3) month probation period. For part-time staff members sick leave is accrued monthly, pro-rated based on time worked in the month. Temporary and casual staff members are not entitled to paid sick leave. Sick leave does not carry over from year-to-year, and will not be paid out upon resignation, retirement, or termination of employment.

After five (5) consecutive days of sick leave, the BC Games Society may request a doctor’s note for any paid and/or unpaid sick leave absences, including information regarding limitations, restrictions, and prognosis as it relates to job duties or requirements. A doctor’s note that indicates that the staff member is fit to return to work may also be requested. The staff member will be reimbursed for the cost of the doctor’s note, if the note has been specifically requested by the BC Games Society.

In the event of an unanticipated illness, staff members are asked to contact the President and CEO as soon as possible to inform them of any time-off needed and the expected duration, if known.

Accrual and Usage The sick leave accrual and usage will be tracked on an annual basis for the purposes of management and will remain in the payroll tracking system for the purposes of benefits entitlement should they ever be required. The staff member must have 700 hours of employment with the Society during the previous 52 weeks to qualify for short term illness and for the short-term benefits available from the Society outlined below. The BC Games Society will be responsible for the (substitute earnings to 100%) wages of the staff member (based on their usual number of hours per week) for the two (2) week waiting period before EI benefits are available.

Updated June 2023

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