SHORT-TERM  PERSONAL TIME OFF:

For the purposes of the time-off and sick pay provisions of this section, members of the immediate family will be ...

Procedure for Foreseeable Absences:

If an employee desires non-emergency time off work for personal reasons related to care of the employee or member of the employee's immediate family, the employee ...  

Every effort must be made to coordinate the scheduling of the proposed absence ...

Permission also may be granted if a request is made at least two weeks in advance and vacation pay can be applied to the absence ...

Where no paid leave is available and/or where the work cannot be made up, permission for time off is within the sole discretion ...  

Severe disciplinary action may be imposed (up to and including discharge) where:

• The employee fails to seek or obtain timely advance permission for foreseeable absences;
• The employee fails or refuses to make reasonable efforts to accommodate the business needs of PHK CPA or legitimate expectations of co-workers;
• The employee fails to report to work after permission for time off has been denied or postponed due to unwarranted delays by the employee in providing proper advance notice of the absence.

Procedure for Emergency absences:

Unscheduled absences create very severe headaches for any company.  Such absences should be ...

If an emergency situation arises, the employee must immediately contact the supervisor to advise of the reasons ...

Differences between exempts and non-exempts:

As a general rule, non-exempt employees who take time off for personal or family-related absences will not be paid for the time missed (unless the time was permitted to be made up).

Exempt employees usually will be expected to make up work missed by partial days of absence ...