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the 2-hour minimum, whichever is greater. Employees may not take vacation when on stand-by or on-call duty. G. ABSENTEEISM AND TARDINESS The City of Batesville is committed to providing value-added service to its citizens and believes that the regular attendance and punctuality of all employees is necessary to fulfill that commitment and maintain the efficient operations of services. Excessive absenteeism or repeated tardiness will not be permitted and shall be cause for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. 1. REPORTING ABSENCES If an employee is absent from work for any reason, it is his/her responsibility to notify his/her immediate supervisor at the time specified by the Supervisor for such calls. If the Supervisor is unavailable, the information should be left with the person designated by the Supervisor. The employee should also leave a phone number where he/she may be contacted. If an absence exceeds one day, employees must notify their Supervisor each day. Failure to notify the Supervisor may result in disciplinary action. The exception to the notification requirement would be if, in the case of illness, the employee has been advised by his/her doctor to not return to work until a certain date. The employee should advise his/her Supervisor of the doctor's instructions and bring in the doctor's statement when he/she returns to work. An employee who fails to contact his/her Supervisor to explain an absence for three consecutive scheduled workdays will be considered to have voluntarily resigned his/her job. This type of resignation is defined as a "failure to report to work." On the fourth day of such an absence, a "Notice of Voluntary Termination" form shall be sent to the employee. This letter will notify the employee that he/she has been taken off the payroll as a voluntary resignation. A copy of the letter will be filed in the employee's personnel records. The letter will request that the employee come to the City Clerk's office and complete all necessary forms, including signing a Voluntary Termination letter. If the employee refuses to sign the Notice of Voluntary Termination, this information will be documented and included in the employee's records. It is important that the events surrounding such a termination be thoroughly documented. 2. EXCESSIVE ABSENTEEISM "Excessive Absenteeism" is defined as unscheduled time off in excess of five occurrences in any 60-day period of time. Excessive absenteeism may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. Examples: if an employee 11