Political Leave Clause Samples

Political Leave. Upon submission of the appropriate application, a unit member will be granted a leave of absence without pay in order to run for, or serve in, public or political office. Such leave shall be for a period not to exceed one (1) year or the length of the elected office. The unit member on leave will be offered the first available position for which he/she qualifies during a period not to exceed two years from the end of the leave upon written notice by June 1 or 30 days prior to the time of return.

Political Leave. Employees may be granted leaves of absence, without pay, for the purpose of running for or serving in a public office in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Rules of the Board.

Political Leave a. Leave of absence without pay for up to twelve (12) weeks shall be granted to an employee for the purpose of campaigning for a public office for which s/he has officially qualified. b. Leave of absence without pay may be granted for any employee elected to public office. c. Short-term leave of absence with pay shall be granted for elected public officials to conduct official business for up to five (5) days per year. Additional days may be granted by the Superintendent.

Political Leave. 1. Where time spent in a campaign for the purpose of securing a political office will interfere with the duties of a teacher, a leave of absence should be requested in writing by the teacher/candidate. Such leave shall be leave without pay. The District shall give written answer to such request for political leave. This leave of absence shall be arranged for a definite period of campaigning. At the conclusion of the leave, the teacher shall be returned to the former position held immediately prior to the granting of the leave and shall have all benefits accrued as if actively employed. 2. Leave of absence with pay shall be granted for the purpose of holding political office. The teacher/office holder shall request in writing a leave within the framework of this policy and shall receive a written response defining the terms of the leave. The response shall include reinstatement upon termination of the leave and, where applicable, all benefits accrued as if the teacher were actively employed. a. Every effort shall be made to identify an experienced and highly qualified substitute who shall be available on a consistent basis to take over the teaching duties and responsibilities of the teacher while that individual is out on political leave. b. The teacher shall be responsible for meeting with and planning with his/her political leave substitute to ensure the greatest degree of continuity of instruction possible in the absence of the teacher. 3. Leave of absence without pay and accrued benefits shall be granted to teachers who are elected to full-time, salaried positions. Upon termination of the leave of absence, the teacher shall be reinstated in the same or similar position according to the personnel needs of the District. 4. Leave of absence with pay shall be granted to teachers who are elected or appointed to part-time, non- salaried positions. The number of days granted to teachers under this paragraph will be determined by the Superintendent except that teachers elected to the State Legislature will be limited to the number of days for the regular annual session and any special sessions plus ten (10) additional days. Any days granted beyond this number will be without pay. The teacher shall maintain the position in the school system normally held when not serving in political office. 5. Application for such leave shall be made to the Superintendent.

Political Leave. Employees running for election shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay on the following basis: (a) Election to the Parliament of Canada: one (1) month. (b) Election to the Legislature of Ontario: one (1) month. (c) Election to the Municipal Council or Board of Education: five (5) working days. (d) Election to Mayor or Chairperson or City/Town/Regional Council: ten (10) working days. Such leave need not be taken on consecutive days.

Political Leave. ‌ (See Common Agreement, Article 7.11) 8.13.1 In order to enable a faculty member to contest a federal, provincial or municipal election, the College shall grant the faculty member an unpaid leave of absence for a period of up to 2 months. 8.13.2 In the event that a faculty member is elected to a federal, provincial or municipal office, the faculty member, upon application, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence for the term of the political office. The maximum leave the College is prepared to grant shall be 2 consecutive terms of political office.

Political Leave. The Board shall grant a leave of absence without pay to any teacher to campaign for himself for public office for not less than one (1) semester if a substitute is available. If elected to an office, which has a legal incompatibility to a teaching position, the teacher would have to resign the teaching position upon taking the oath of office.

Political Leave. An A & S person may be granted a leave of absence without pay in order to run for, or serve in, public or political office, exclusive of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Board of Education. Such leave without pay may not exceed one (1) year and must be at least ninety (90) days in duration. The A & S person on such leave will be offered the first available position which is not a promotion for which he/she is qualified and certified upon his/her return.

Political Leave. Unpaid personal leave may be granted to a teacher for political activity such as attending legislative sessions, legislative committee meetings and lobbying, when approved by the superintendent or his designee.