Student Leave. All employees, may apply in writing for a student leave, who attend post-secondary school sixty (60) km or more from their home and/or live in residence. Such employee(s) will maintain their seniority and rate of pay set out in the Collective Agreement. Employee discounts on food and complimentary employee movie passes will be suspended during the approved leave. The student leave will correspond with the post-secondary schedule. Employees who request this leave must be available for work during Christmas holidays, spring break and summer holidays, unless otherwise approved to remain off at the sole discretion of the general manager and/or his/her designate. If the employee does not return during these periods they will deemed to have resigned their role effective the first day of their expected return. All student leave requests and returns from approved leave must be received thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the leave beginning or ending. A maximum of six (6) employees will be approved annually for this leave. Employees who are granted this leave, will also be granted the leave for all future requests while they are in school and will count toward the maximum allotment of six (6) employees approved annually. All student leaves will be granted based on employee seniority. Such leave will not be unreasonable denied.
Student Leave. All employees, may apply in writing for a student leave, who attend post-secondary school sixty (60) km or more from their home and/or live in residence. Such employee(s) will maintain their seniority and rate of pay set out in the Collective Agreement. Employee discounts on food and complimentary employee movie passes will be suspended during the approved leave. The student leave will correspond with the post-secondary schedule. Employees who request this leave must be available for work during Christmas holidays, spring break and summer holidays, meeting the employer’s minimum availability requirements, unless otherwise approved to remain off at the sole discretion of the general manager and their designate. If the employee does not return during these periods, they will be deemed to have resigned their role effective the first day of their expected return. All student leave requests and returns from approved leave must be received thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the leave beginning or ending. The employer will be required to grant approval for up to 5% of all employees (rounding up) to a maximum of six (6) employees annually for student leave. For purposes of clarity, if Strawberry Hill has 100 employees, the Employer will be required to grant student leave approval for up to 5 employees. If Strawberry Hill has 50 employees, the Employer will be required to grant student leave approval for up to 3 employees. Employees who are granted this leave, will also be granted the leave for all future requests while they are in school and will count toward the maximum allotment of employees approved annually. All student leaves will be granted based on employee seniority. Such leave will not be unreasonable denied.
Student Leave. The Employer agrees that students with one (1) year seniority may be granted a leave of absence without pay for the summer vacation period to take a full-time job with another employer, provided no full-time job exists with the Employer and provided that this request is submitted seven (7) days before the desired leave of absence. Senior employees shall be given preference in the granting of such leave and shall not be unreasonably withheld.
