Personal Development Leave. (a) Upon written application to the Employer, a regular employee considering a career change may request a leave of absence without pay for reasons of personal development. A regular employee shall be eligible for consideration of personal development leave after completing five (5) years of continuous full-time service, or equivalent hours based on two thousand one hundred and eighty-four (2,184) hours per year exclusive of overtime hours worked. Such leave shall not exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months in an unbroken manner. (b) At least fourteen (14) days prior to the employee’s return from the personal development leave, the employee shall meet with the Employer to discuss whether the employee wishes to change careers or remain with the Employer. Pending the employee’s decision to remain with the Employer, the employee shall be reinstated by the Employer in the same position and classification held by them immediately prior to taking such leave or be provided with alternate work of a comparable nature. (c) Where a regular employee has received a personal development leave, such a regular employee will not be eligible for another personal development leave. (d) During the personal development leave the employee shall not accrue seniority, sick time or vacation.
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Personal Development Leave. (a) Upon written application to the Employer, a regular employee Regular Employee considering a career change may request a leave of absence without pay for reasons of personal development. A regular employee Regular Employee shall be eligible for consideration of personal development leave after completing five (5) years of continuous full-time service, or equivalent hours based on two thousand one hundred and eighty-four (2,184) hours per year exclusive of overtime hours workedemployment. Such leave shall not exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months in an unbroken mannermonths.
(b) At least fourteen (14) days prior to the employeeEmployee’s return from the personal development leave, the employee Employee shall meet with the Employer to discuss whether the employee Employee wishes to change careers or remain with the Employer. Pending the employeeEmployee’s decision to remain with the Employer, the employee Employee shall be reinstated by the Employer in the same position and classification held by them immediately prior to taking such leave or be provided with alternate work of a comparable nature.
(c) Where a regular employee Regular Employee has received a personal development leave, such a regular employee Regular Employee will not be eligible for another personal development leave.
(d) During the personal development leave leave, the employee Employee shall not accrue seniority, sick time or vacation.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Personal Development Leave. (a) Upon written application to the Employer, a regular employee considering a career change may request a leave of absence without pay for reasons of personal development. A regular employee shall be eligible for consideration of personal development leave after completing five (5) years of continuous full-time service, or equivalent hours based on two one thousand one nine hundred and eighty-four twenty (2,1841920) hours per year exclusive of overtime hours worked. Such leave shall not exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months in an unbroken manner.
(b) At least fourteen (14) days prior to the employee’s return from the personal development leave, the employee shall meet with the Employer to discuss whether the employee wishes to change careers or remain with the Employer. Pending the employee’s decision to remain with the Employer, the employee shall be reinstated by the Employer in the same position and classification held by them him immediately prior to taking such leave or be provided with alternate work of a comparable nature.
(c) Where a regular employee has received a personal development leave, such a regular employee will not be eligible for another personal development leave.
(d) During the personal development leave leave, the employee shall not accrue seniority, sick time or vacation.
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Sources: Collective Agreement