These grievances involve the review of medical certificates submitted by employees who return to duty following extended absences due to illness. We mutually agreed to remand these cases for application of the following:
1. To avoid undue delay in returning an employee to duty, the on-duty medical officer, contract physician, or nurse should review and make a decision based upon the presented medical information the same day it is submitted. Normally the employee will be returned to work on his/her next workday provided adequate medical documentation is submitted within sufficient time for review.
2, The reasonableness of the Service in delaying an employee's return beyond his/her next workday shall be a proper subject for the grievance procedure on a case-by-case basis.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1N5DC29673, H1N5DC25713, H1N5DC25711