Hi Chuck,
Thank you for sharing. I am also looping in Lisa Spiegler as she oversees
the leaves of absence process.
@Lisa Spiegler <lisa.spiegler@thekey.com> Do you want to follow up with
Chandani for the right documentation to support her LOA request or would
you like me to follow up with her?
@Chuck Terlesky <cterlesky@thekey.com> Happy to meet if you feel like there
is more going on here that needs to be discussed.
thank you,
Kathryn
On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM Chuck Terlesky <cterlesky@thekey.com> wrote:
> Hi Kathryn,
>
> Please see this email from Chandani - she can not take 6 weeks off from a
> physiotherapist note. Tim has asked me to loop you in so that you can let
> Chandani know that she needs a medical note from a doctor. I have asked
> Irin to hold off on the ROE.
>
> It's also my assumption that there is some malingering happening.
>
> Please let me know if you would like to have a call with Dennis and me.
>
> Regards,
> Chuck
>
> In Alberta, a physiotherapist does not have the authority to provide a
> medical leave of absence directly. Medical leaves of absence, including
> those due to illness, injury, or other health-related reasons, typically
> require a medical certificate which can only be issued by a physician or
> nurse practitioner. According to the Alberta Employment Standards Code,
> employees can take up to 16 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave if they
> provide a medical certificate stating the estimated duration of the leave.
> This certificate needs to come from a medical professional who is licensed
> to practice medicine or a nurse practitioner, not from other healthcare
> providers like physiotherapists. However, a physiotherapist can play a role
> in supporting this process by providing information or assessments to the
> physician or nurse practitioner who would then issue the appropriate
> medical documentation.[](
> https://www.alberta.ca/long-term-illness-injury-leave)[](
> https://www.alberta.ca/job-protected-leaves)
> [image: Alberta.ca]Alberta.ca
> Long-term illness and injury leave
> <https://www.alberta.ca/long-term-illness-injury-leave>
> Eligible employees can take up to 16 weeks of leave due to illness, injury
> or quarantine.
> [image: Alberta.ca]Alberta.ca
> Job-protected leaves <https://www.alberta.ca/job-protected-leaves>
> Eligible employees can take job-protected leave for various personal
> matters.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Chandani Patel <cpatel@thekey.com>
> Date: Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
> Subject: Medical Note
> To: Chuck Terlesky <cterlesky@thekey.com>, Dennis Fancy <dfancy@thekey.com
> >
> Cc: Irin Eva <irin.eva@thekey.com>, Canada Payroll <
> canadapayroll@thekey.com>
>
>
> Hello Chuck, Dennis & Irin,
>
> I hope you are well, I know the last few days must have been unexpected
> for you as they were for me. Due to an Injury, I have had to take the last
> 2 days off work as sick days, I had an assessment done again today, and was
> advised to be off work for recovery for the next 6 weeks. I am attaching
> the note for your review, if I could please get my ROE submitted to Service
> Canada for me as well as a copy for me as this is a MVA injury and my
> lawyers are also needing a copy of this to put on file.
>
> I would appreciate it if my personal matters are respected and not shared
> publicly to anyone on the team as I take the steps I need to, to focus on
> getting better and returning back to work as early as possible.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
>
>
>
> *Kind Regards, Chandani Patel *
> *Employee Care Manager / Human Resources*
> of Calgary, Alberta & Winnipeg, Manitoba
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