Effective Dec. 31, 2021, Okanagan College will provide up to a maximum of three days of paid leave on a gratuitous and without prejudice basis to employees without access to paid leave. This provision will be in place until April 30, 2022, under the following criteria: 

• The employee is unable to work a scheduled and accepted shift because they are diagnosed with COVID-19, directed to self-isolate or quarantine by a qualified medical practitioner due to COVID-19 and cannot work remotely, or because the employer has directed the employee not to work due to exposure to COVID-19; and
• The employee does not have access to any other applicable paid leave in the circumstances.
• Employees accessing this leave should enter the sick leave hours in ELMS and for employees on timesheets, include the hours on the relevant timesheet for pay.
• Employees who are unable to work under the above criteria because they have travelled outside of Canada contrary to public health orders or guidance are excluded from accessing this leave. Under these circumstances an employee may use other leave available to them or take an unpaid leave of absence.

In order to access the leave, employees should login to myOkanagan/Employees/my leave balances and input for their sick time using the code Sick Leave – Employee Taken.