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This directive covers job protected leaves provided to Alberta Public Service managers, and opted out and excluded employees.
This directive describes types of job-protected leaves from work provided to managers, opted out and excluded employees under the Employment Standards Code and how the leaves are administered.
An employee is eligible for the following leaves without pay if the employee has been employed with the GoA at least 90 days:
If an employee has taken leave with pay for the above reasons under Special Leave, Casual Illness Leave or General Illness Leave, the employee may not be entitled to any additional leave without pay for the same reasons.
Employees may be eligible for up to 10 days of paid Special Leave for bereavement.
Under the Employment Standards Code, an employee is entitled to bereavement leave of up to 3 days per calendar year after the death of an immediate or extended family member. All of the following are considered family members:
Eligible employees may take up to a half-day of unpaid leave to attend their citizenship ceremony.
Employees attending their citizenship ceremonies may also be eligible to take paid Special Leave for personal reasons.
An employee may take up to 27 weeks of leave to care for a seriously ill family member. The definition of family member for compassionate care leave is the same as for bereavement leave.
The employee must:
An employee may take up to 36 weeks for the critical illness of a child or up to 16 weeks for the critical illness of an adult family member. Critical illness leave may be taken in more than one period, but each period must be at least one week long.
The employee must:
If the family member is still critically ill and requiring care after the leave is completed, the employee may request the leave again. However, a new medical certificate must be provided.
If more than one family member of the same critically ill family member is employed in the APS, the leave will be granted for only one of the employees at a time.
An employee may take up to 52 weeks if the employee’s child disappeared, or up to 104 weeks if the child died, as a result of a probable Criminal Code offence.
The employee must:
Employees may be eligible for up to 5 days of paid Special Leave for domestic violence reasons.
If an employee, the employee’s dependent child or a protected adult who lives with the employee is a victim of domestic violence, the employee is eligible for up to 10 days of leave in a calendar year.
An employee may take domestic violence leave for the following purposes:
An employee must give notice as soon as is reasonable before taking the leave.
Employees are entitled to paid Casual Illness and General Illness leaves.
Employees are also entitled to up to 10 days of paid Special Leave for family illness.
Under the Employment Standards Code, an employee is entitled to leave without pay of up to 5 days per calendar year for health issues or family responsibilities. For the purpose of Personal and Family Responsibility leave, a family member is:
Authority: | Public Service Employment Regulation (PDF, 880 KB) |
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Application: | Organizations under the Public Service Act |
Effective Date: | March 5, 2019 |
Contact: | Alberta Public Service Commission: Labour and Employment Practices; Labour and Employment Policy |
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