LEAVE OF ABSENCE Sample Clauses

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. 14.01 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority to an employee for personal reasons. All requests for such leaves of absence shall be in writing and addressed to the General Manager as far in advance as practicable. The General Manager shall reply to such request within seven (7) working days. Approval for such requests shall be subject to operational requirements. If an employee fails to return to work upon termination of an authorized leave of absence unless prior arrangements acceptable to the employee, the Union and the Company have been made for an extension of such leave, it shall leave the employee subject to disciplinary action. If an employee utilizes a leave of absence for purposes other than those for which the leave of absence was granted, the employee shall lose all seniority and his employment shall be deemed to have terminated. 14.02 Leave of absence will be granted to not more than one (1) employee who has been selected by the Union membership as a delegate to attend a Union convention or seminar and to not more than five (5) employees who have attained seniority and who have been selected by the Union to attend meetings on negotiations for a Collective Agreement or renewal thereof. (a) In the event of a death in the employee’s immediate family, that is husband, wife, son, daughter, father or mother, brother, sister, mother-in-law or father- in-law, grandchild, grandfather, and grandmother, employees who have completed their probationary period shall be entitled to receive four (4) days leave of absence and will be paid their regular rate for each scheduled work day that occurs within such seven (7) day period. The request for such leave must be made at the time of death or as soon as possible thereafter. In addition to the aforementioned leave, where the burial/interment of the deceased is not possible at the time of the death, one (1) additional day’s leave with pay shall be granted to employees to attend the burial/interment so long as the employee is scheduled to work that day. (b) In order to qualify for the foregoing leave of absence, upon request an employee must supply satisfactory proof of death by way of a doctor’s certificate or newspaper clipping and must promptly notify his or her Department Head. (c) In the application of this Article, the Company agrees to recognize “common law” relations, as defined by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, in the same fashion as relations by way of “ma...

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. A. Unit members shall be eligible for leave of absence without pay for urgent and compelling personal business. Periods of absence, not to exceed three (3) work days per fiscal year, may be granted. A request for this leave must be submitted by the unit member to the appropriate supervisor, which request shall be made in writing where practicable. The unit member must obtain the supervisor's approval prior to commencement of the leave. B. Unit members shall be eligible for extended leaves of absence without pay for personal reasons other than personal illness including but not limited to leave for the purpose of further education or leave on the occasion of the birth of a child to a unit member or the adoption of a child by a unit member. A written request, with reasons for this leave, must be submitted at least forty-five (45) days in advance by the unit member to the appropriate supervisor. This time requirement may be waived by the supervisor. A request for leave of this nature shall require approval, in advance, by designated administrator(s). A maximum period of unpaid personal leave of twelve (12) consecutive months may be requested by a unit member. The designated administrator shall have the sole discretion to accept or reject the request and his/her decision shall be final and shall not be grievable as long as the decision by the University to grant or deny a leave of absence without pay is based on considerations such as the University's ability to replace the unit member during the period of leave, and the necessity of the leave to the unit member. C. While on the leave of absence described in paragraph B, the unit member will not accumulate sick leave, annual leave, holiday pay or be eligible for tuition waiver or long term disability benefits. If the duration of the leave is longer than (6) months, the unit member's merit review date shall be adjusted by the length of the leave. Unit members may at the time of the approval of the leave, but prior to commencement of the leave, make arrangements to maintain life and health insurance coverage. Premiums for such insurance during the period of the leave must be paid by the unit member in full on a monthly or prepaid basis; except in the case of leaves granted for the purpose of participating in an educational program related to the unit member's current position, the University shall contribute its proportionate share to insurance programs. Full-time regular unit members who are participants in the...

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. 2401 The nurse will be required to submit a written request for any leave of absence unless otherwise herein stipulated. These requests will specify the reason for the leave and will be considered on an individual basis and may be allowed at the discretion of the Employer unless otherwise indicated in the agreement; however, requests for education leave will be given special consideration. Except in emergencies, such requests must be made at least four (4) weeks in advance. The Employer shall notify the nurse of her/his decision in writing, within two (2) weeks of receipt of the request. Requests for extension of educational leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, and bereavement leave will be granted if reasonably possible.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. With respect to the Award, the Company may, in its sole discretion, determine that if you are on leave of absence for any reason you will be considered to still be in the employ of, or providing services for, the Company, provided that rights to the Restricted Shares during a leave of absence will be limited to the extent to which those rights were earned or vested when the leave of absence began.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. The Administrator may grant or refuse a request for a leave of absence without pay for extenuating personal reasons, provided that he receives at least one (1) month's notice in writing, unless impossible, and that such leave may be arranged without undue inconvenience to the normal operations of the nursing home. Applicants when applying must indicate the date of departure and specify the date of return. If a leave of absence is granted, the employee shall be advised in writing with a copy to the Union. Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in gainful employment while on such leave, and if an employee does engage in gainful employment while on such leave, he will forfeit all seniority rights and privileges contained in this Agreement unless otherwise agreed by the Union and the Employer. To qualify for leaves of absence as stipulated above the employee must have completed six (6) months of employment with the Employer and it is expressly understood, no benefit except as hereinafter provided shall accrue to or be paid to any employee on leave of absence. Unpaid leaves of absence in excess of thirty (30) consec- utive days shall not count as service to advance an employee to a one (1) or two (2) year wage rate in a job classification. However, a leave of absence because of a work related disability or illness shall count as service for wage progression purposes. Where any leave of absence without pay exceeds thirty (30) continuous calendar days: (a) The Employer shall pay his share of any and all health and welfare benefits for the first thirty (30) continuous calendar days. If the leave of absence exceeds thirty (30) continuous calendar days, benefit coverage may be continued by the employee, provided the employee pays the total cost of the premiums to the Employer for each monthly period in excess of thirty (30) continuous calendar days leave of absence. ARTICLE PREGNANCY PARENTAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE Pregnancy and parental leaves will be granted in accordance with the Standards Act of Ontario unless otherwise amended.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. (a) Requests for a leave of absence, without pay or benefits of Employer contributions will, where possible, be made in writing to the proper officer of the Employer four (4) weeks in advance, except that in extenuating circumstances the time factor may be waived or reduced. Recognizing that the primary commitment of the Employee is to the Employer, the granting of leaves of absence is subject to the approval of the Employer. Except in exceptional circumstances the Employer will reply in writing to a request for leave of absence within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the request. (b) During leaves of absence without pay of longer than thirty (30) calendar days, subject to approval by the Insurer(s), Employees may elect to maintain coverage of contributory plans specified in Article 31, provided that the Employee makes prior arrangements to pay full premium costs. Employees shall provide post-dated cheques for the premium costs. In the event of failure to remit the full payment required above, reinstatement in any and all plans shall be subject to the enrollment and other requirements of the Underwriter. (c) For the portion of maternity leave during which an Employee has a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and who is in receipt of sick leave payments shall be administered in the same fashion as an Employee absent due to illness. (d) An Employee who has been granted leave of absence and overstays the leave without permission of the Employer, shall automatically terminate their position, except in cases of extenuating circumstances acceptable to the Employer. (e) Employees shall not be entitled to Named Holidays with pay, which may fall during a period of leave of absence without pay. Employees granted leave of absence shall be required to use up accumulated vacation entitlement prior to returning to duty.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Employees on leave of absence without pay may opt to retain coverage under the Plan and shall pay the full premium. Coverage shall be permitted for a period of twelve (12) months of absence without pay, except if such leave is for educational purposes, when the maximum period shall be extended to two (2) years. If an employee on leave of absence without pay becomes disabled, her allowance under this Plan shall be based upon monthly earnings immediately prior to the leave of absence.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to employees for a reasonable length of time for legitimate personal reasons. Delegation for Union business will be deemed sufficient cause for leave of absence provided not more than three (3) employees may be absent on Union business at the same time. An employee requesting leave of absence shall make such request in writing to the Company and, where a leave of absence is granted, or not granted, it shall be in writing by the Company. “The Union shall endeavor to give the Company at least one week of notice of requested leave.” In cases of Union Leave of Absence, the Company shall continue the employee on payroll and will continue pension contributions and the Union will reimburse those wages and pension contributions paid to the employee in conjunction with the leave of absence. In case of a death in the immediate family of an employee, upon making proper application, the company shall grant up to three (3) days leave of absence, with pay, on days otherwise were scheduled to work, and which occur within three (3) days of the death, funeral or service. Time thus paid will not duplicate pay received for time not worked for any other reason. Application forms for payment are available in the personnel office. Immediate family shall be meant to include Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Wife, Husband, Children, Step and Common-Law Children, Mother-in-Law, Father-In-Law, and Common-Law Spouse of record. A one day leave of absence with pay will be granted to attend the funeral of any employees Grandparents and Step-parents. An employee who is called for jury duty or crown witness shall be compensated by the Company for the difference between payment received for straight time hours was thereby required to lose from regularly scheduled hours of work. The differential payment made in accordance with this Article shall only be made on presentation of jury duty or crown witness subpoena and the payment received therefore. The Company will grant one (1) employee at any one time a leave of absence with pay for up to two (2) years for appointment to a United Steelworkers of America staff position. Seniority will be accumulated during such leave. The Union agrees to reimburse the Company promptly for the cost of all pay provided by the Company in conjunction with the leave of absence including pension contributions, profit sharing and health benefit premiums. The Union shall reimburse the Company within one (1) month o...

LEAVE OF ABSENCE. A one (1) year leave of absence will be granted to any fully certified teacher who has completed not less than two (2) years of service in the District and who has been recommended for employment during the succeeding year in the following cases: A. Should a teacher desire to further his/her education by attendance at a college or university, or, if vocational personnel, at a technical school, or if a teacher accepts a position in a state or national educational office, a notice of intent and application for leave should be submitted by the teacher as early in the preceding school year as is possible. A leave of absence for travel when an accredited institution gives college credit may be approved. B. Should it be impossible for a teacher to fulfill a teaching contract during the contract year or the succeeding year because of illness, childbirth or adoption, family emergency or other circumstances beyond the teacher's control, an application for such leave may be made at the time the necessity for the leave becomes known and if a qualified replacement can be secured, the leave will be granted. The Board of Trustees will attempt to make written contact with the teacher on the leave of absence during March of the leave year for the purpose of receiving the teacher's intent towards teaching in the District for the succeeding year. Documentation of this attempt will be placed in the personnel file of the teacher on leave. The teacher must notify the Board in writing no later than April 1 if he/she wishes to accept a contract. If the teacher's intention is to accept a contract, the teacher is guaranteed a position upon return unless the position was RIFed. Should the position not be RIFed, the teacher may be guaranteed a return to the same position if his/her request to return to that position is approved by the board prior to the beginning of the leave of absence. The board's prior approval will be contingent upon the ability of the District to find a suitable replacement and the recommendation of the school principal. A leave of absence will be considered a break in service. The teacher returning from leave will be placed on the current salary schedule in the step following that of his/her last full term contract, and in the appropriate column for academic preparation. ▇▇▇▇ leave accumulated prior to the leave of absence will be credited to the teacher upon resumption of services in the District.