Requesting Leave
Please click here for instructions to add the DSD-CivAv Team Calendar to Outlook. Once installed, you should record the following activities in the shared calendar:
Vacation: Vacation requests should discussed with your Team Lead and Team prior to requesting leave in LEX or the Team Calendar. As a rule of thumb, all leave requests should be made 2 weeks in advance of expected time off: this will give your team the opportunity to plan ahead of your absence and make necessary arrangements with the stakeholders in terms of development and support.
Sick Days: In case of illness, contact your Team Lead and Supervisor/Manager (phone, email, MS Teams, team calendar, etc) as soon as possible. Rules and guidelines for sick days follow the current CS Collective Bargaining Agreement. Your Team Lead or Supervisor will update the Team Calendar to reflect your absence. Note: Sick days requested in advance will be rejected and you will be asked to use vacation, personal leave, or unpaid leave to account for your time off.
Teleworking / Working off-site: Until further notice, team members are expected to be working from home by default: WFH requests are not required.
Whenever possible, requests to work off-site or for teleworking should be discussed with your Team Lead and manager/supervisor at least 24 hours in advance. Giving notice prior to teleworking will give your team the opportunity to prepare for virtual meetings and work. IMPORTANT: If you would like to work from home, you must have your TC laptop, TC mobile phone, and an idea of the work you'll be doing from home (i.e. DevOps backlog, e-mail, teams conversation, etc.). We should always aim for clear and constant communication, collaboration, and transparency in our work.Training: Training should be clearly marked in the Team Calendar and discussed with your Team Lead and team prior to making the request. Please refer to our Learning space for further details regarding training.
Other Absences, including Family, Medical or Dental Appointments: All other absences should be added to the Team Calendar and discussed with your Team Lead and supervisor as soon as possible.
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