Article 55
Except in case of sickness or accident, a member of temporary staff may not be absent without prior permission from his immediate superior. Without prejudice to any disciplinary measures that may apply, any unauthorised absence which is duly established shall be deducted from the annual leave of the member of temporary staff concerned. If he has used up his annual leave, he shall forfeit his remuneration for an equivalent period. If a member of temporary staff wishes to spend sick leave elsewhere than at the place where he is employed he shall obtain prior permission from the AACC. Special leave and parental and family leave shall not extend beyond the term of the contract. The paid sick leave provided for in Article 53 shall not, however, exceed three months or the length of time worked by the member of the temporary staff, where the latter is longer. The leave shall not extend beyond the term of his contract. On expiry of these time limits, a member of the temporary staff whose contract is not terminated, notwithstanding that he is unable to resume his duties, shall be placed on unpaid leave. However, where a member of the temporary staff contracts an occupational disease or sustains an accident in the performance of his duties, he shall continue to receive his full remuneration throughout the period during which he is incapable of working until such time as he is awarded an invalidity allowance under Article 77.