Return From a Leave of Absence. Teachers shall be entitled to return from a leave of absence at the beginning of the semester immediately following the expiration of the leave of absence, or at the beginning of the next academic quarter following its expiration. Such teachers may return to a position for which they are certified and qualified as defined in Article XIX, and subject to the provisions of Article XIX as they relate to the layoff and recall of teachers. In the event that an open position is not available, the returning teacher shall displace the least senior teacher in a position for which he/she is certified and qualified. Such teachers shall provide written notice of their intent to return to the school district by March 15 for return at the beginning of the first semester of the next school year, or sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of any subsequent academic quarter for which they intend to return. The school district shall, at the time a leave is granted, inform such teachers of the procedures for advising the district of their intent, of the appropriate deadline for doing so, and of the consequences for failing to do so. The school district shall also solicit responses from such teachers by advising them when the deadline for their responses is approaching. Under these circumstances, the failure of such teachers to provide timely notification of their intent to return shall constitute an irrevocable voluntary resignation.
Return From a Leave of Absence. Applications for reinstatement from a leave of absence must be made to the Human Resources Department before the leave expires. The Employer, at its option and without cost to the employee, may require that a physician or physicians of its choosing examine the employee to determine their fitness to return to work. An employee who has requested and received an approved leave of absence of thirty (30) calendar days or less shall, upon return from such leave, be given their former job or a job of like status and pay. An employee returning to work from an approved leave of absence of more than thirty (30) calendar days shall be given their former job or a job of like status and pay, unless the Employer's circumstances have so changed as to make it unreasonable to do so. In such event he/she shall be placed on layoff and recalled to work as seniority permits.
Return From a Leave of Absence. Nurses returning from all paid leaves of absence shall be guaranteed their same position upon return. Nurses returning from non-Family or Medical leaves of absence will not be guaranteed their former positions, but will be offered the first available opening for which the nurse is qualified.
Return From a Leave of Absence. Applications for reinstatement from an extended leave of absence [more than two (2) weeks duration] must be made to the Human Resources Office before the leave expires. If returning from a medical leave, the Employer, at its option and without cost to the employee, may require that a physician or physicians of its choosing examine the employee to determine the employee's fitness to return to work, and provide written release to do so. An employee who has requested and received an approved leave of absence of thirty (30) calendar days or less, shall, upon return from such leave, be given his/her former job or a job of like status and pay. An employee returning to work from an approved leave of absence of more than thirty (30) calendar days shall be given his/her former job or a job of like status and pay, unless the Employer's circumstances have so changed as to make it unreasonable to do so. In such event the employee shall be placed at the top of the layoff list.
Return From a Leave of Absence. An employee on Leave of Absence due to illness or injury shall, at the time of recovery, be returned to the employee's former work function and location providing a vacancy exists. If no vacancy exists, the employee shall be permitted to accept a position for which the employee is qualified in the same or nearest exchange where there is a vacancy.
Return From a Leave of Absence. A librarian returning from an approved leave of absence referenced in 15.1 C., F., and G. shall be reinstated to his or her original position, or to another position for which qualified by reason of skill, experience, ability and physical capacity consistent with the terms of this Agreement and City policy, unless business necessity dictates otherwise.
