79.2. An employee must advise the employer as soon as possible of a period of absence from work, giving the reasons for it. If it is warranted by the duration of the absence or its repetitive nature, for instance, the employer may request that the employee furnish a document attesting to those reasons.
However, no employer may request the document referred to in the first paragraph for the first three periods of absence not exceeding three consecutive days taken over a period of 12 months.
During a period of absence under the second paragraph of section 79.1, the employee may return to work intermittently or on a part-time basis if the employer consents to it.
2002, c. 80, s. 27; 2007, c. 36, s. 7; 2018, c. 212018, c. 21, s. 181; 2024, c. 292024, c. 29, s. 71.