Common use of Absence for public service Clause in Contracts

Absence for public service. (a) Any employee who is a candidate for a municipal council, a school board, a hospital administrative board or a CLSC may obtain a leave without pay not exceeding thirty-five (35) working days. The employee may take his accumulated vacation days within these thirty-five (35) days. (b) Any employee who is elected to a municipal (full-time mandate), provincial or federal public office is on leave without pay for the duration of his first mandate. When the employee returns to work, the University shall reinstate him to a position equivalent to the one that he held prior to his departure. (c) Any employee who wishes to take part in organizing an election campaign may, after agreement with the University, use his accumulated vacation days or take leave without pay. (d) Any employee elected to a school board, a municipal council or a hospital or CLSC board is entitled to leave without pay for meetings or official activities related to his office. In such a case, a written request stating the employee’s name, and the nature and probable length of the absence, must be sent to the immediate supervisor, as a general rule at least five (5) working days prior to the date on which the leave begins. (e) When the employee returns to work, the University shall reinstate him to the position that he held at the time of his departure, or, if the position was abolished, an equivalent position.

Absence for public service. (a) Any employee who is a candidate for a municipal council, a school board, a hospital administrative board or a CLSC may obtain a leave without pay not exceeding thirty-five (35) working days. The employee may take his accumulated vacation days within these thirty-five (35) days. (b) Any employee who is elected to a municipal (full-time mandate), provincial or federal public office is on leave without pay for the duration of his first mandate. When the employee returns to work, the University shall reinstate him to a position equivalent to the one that he held prior to his departure. (c) Any employee who wishes to take part in organizing an election campaign may, after agreement with the University, use his accumulated vacation days or take leave without pay. (d) Any employee elected to a school board, a municipal council or a hospital or CLSC board is entitled to leave without pay for meetings or official activities related to his office. In such a case, a written request stating the employee’s name, and the nature and probable length of the absence, must be sent to the immediate supervisorperson responsible for his supervision, as a general rule at least five (5) working days prior to the date on which the leave begins. (e) When the employee returns to work, the University shall reinstate him to the position that he held at the time of his departure, or, if the position was abolished, an equivalent position.