7. LEAVE & VACATION

While the Management of TMS recognizes and respects the personal obligations of its employees beyond those to TMS, we are obligated to fulfill our commitment to the students and families of our community. We have created what we believe to be a fair and reasonable system of time off, in a variety of forms, not including school closures, for the benefit of our employees. This being said, the goal of each TMS employee is to serve the students and their families and be mindful that any absence during the term negatively impacts the School’s obligations to its students and to other employees. TMS encourages its employees to make every effort to practice and maintain a commitment to their personal health and well-being to limit disruptions in its operations and expects that each employee will make every effort to arrange appointments and other personal time off outside of business hours, including during school breaks. TMS will consider requests for leaves before or after school breaks only in EXCEPTIONAL circumstances. (For clarity, requests for additional days off to travel to receive a discount on travel costs will not be considered an exceptional circumstance). Requests for leaves under exceptional circumstances will be considered on a case by case basis and the needs of the School will be considered paramount. They should be directed in writing to the Human Resources Office.

Appointments

It is the expectation of TMS that employees will make every effort to schedule any required personal appointments outside of work hours. TMS will allow employees to take time off work for a limited number of appointments in exceptional circumstances. ● The Office Manager and appropriate Supervisor require an LOA form or email indicating all absences from work, including appointments. This is for safety, fairness and insurance purposes. ● Absences for appointments less than 2 hours will not be counted towards sick leave. Longer absences will be counted towards your sick leave.