Benefits Accrued. When an employee is on paid sick leave all benefits of the Agreement shall continue to accrue. Expiration of Credits The Employer may approve an advance of leave credits for an employee for up to fifteen (15) days where the employee has not accumulated enough leave credits for the leave requires. In determining whether to grant an advance of leave credits, the Employer shall consider the length of service of the employee and the Employer’s capacity to secure reimbursement from the employee. An advance of leave credits shall be reimbursed to the Employer by deduction from future leave credits or, where the employee’s service is terminated before the advance is repaid, by deduction from compensation owed to the employee. Where employment is terminated by death, the employee is deemed to have earned the amount of any leave with pay advanced to Enforceable Legal Claims If an employee has received sick leave with pay and has a legally enforceable claim to compensation or damages for earnings lost during the said period from any third party other than the employee’s own insurer under a contract of insurance, the employee shall at the request and expense of the Employer, take all steps reasonably necessary to enforce the said claim. If the employee receives any payment on of earnings as a result of such claim, the employee shall pay to the Employer so much of the sick payment as relates to the sick leave pay received for the said period and upon so doing, shall receive sick leave for the number of days represented by such payment. The employee shall have the option of declining to enforce any legal claim by foregoing any claim they may have against the Employer for paid sick leave during the period which gave rise to the enforceable legal claim. Additional Leave Employees who continue to be off work following the expiration of their paid sick leave, shall be placed on leave of absence without pay for up to (28) calendar days. If the employee requires additional unpaid leave this must be requested in writing prior to the expiration of the aforementioned twenty-eight (28) calendar days and such additional unpaid leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees on such leave must maintain contact with their Employer and indicate their expected date of return at least one week in advance. Appointments Where it is not possible to arrange medical, dental or paramedical appointments outside normal working hours, time off work will be granted by the Employer and such hours shall be paid for from accumulated sick leave credits for up to two (2) hours.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Benefits Accrued. When an employee is on paid sick leave all benefits of the Agreement shall continue to accrue. Expiration of Credits The Employer may approve an advance of leave credits for an employee for up to fifteen (15) days where the employee has not accumulated enough leave credits for the leave requires. In determining whether to grant an advance of leave credits, the Employer shall consider the length of service of the employee and the Employer’s 's capacity to secure reimbursement from the employee. An advance of leave credits shall be reimbursed to the Employer by deduction from future leave credits or, where the employee’s 's service is terminated before the advance is repaid, by deduction from compensation otherwise owed to the employee. Where employment is terminated by death, the employee is deemed to have earned the amount of any leave with pay advanced to Enforceable Legal Claims If an employee has received sick leave with pay and has a legally enforceable claim to compensation or damages for earnings lost during the said period from any third party other than the employee’s 's own insurer under a contract of insurance, the employee shall at the request and expense of the Employer, take all steps reasonably necessary to enforce the said claim. If the employee receives any payment on account of earnings as a result of such claim, the employee shall pay to the Employer so much of the sick payment as relates to the sick leave pay received for the said period and upon so doing, shall receive sick leave credit for the number of days represented by such payment. The employee shall have the option of declining to enforce any legal claim by foregoing any claim they may have against the Employer for paid sick leave during the period which gave rise to the enforceable legal claim. Additional Leave Employees who continue to be off work following the expiration of their paid sick leave, shall be placed on leave of absence without pay for up to twenty-eight (28) calendar days. If the employee requires additional unpaid leave this must be requested in writing prior to the expiration of the aforementioned twenty-eight (28) calendar days and such additional unpaid leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees on such leave must maintain contact with their Employer and indicate their expected date of return at least one week in advance. Appointments Where it is not possible to arrange medical, dental or paramedical appointments outside normal working hours, time off work will be granted by the Employer and such hours shall be paid for from accumulated sick leave credits for up to two (2) hours.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Benefits Accrued. When an employee is on paid sick leave all benefits of the Agreement shall continue to accrue. Expiration of Credits The Employer may approve an advance of leave credits for an employee for up to fifteen (15) days where the employee has not accumulated enough leave credits for the leave requires. In determining whether to grant an advance of leave credits, the Employer shall consider the length of service of the employee and the Employer’s 's capacity to secure reimbursement from the employee. An advance of leave credits shall be reimbursed to the Employer by deduction from future leave credits or, where the employee’s 's service is terminated before the advance is repaid, by deduction from compensation otherwise owed to the employee. Where employment is terminated by death, the employee is deemed to have earned the amount of any leave with pay advanced to Enforceable Legal Claims If an employee has received sick leave with pay and has a legally enforceable claim to compensation or damages for earnings lost during the said period from any third party other than the employee’s 's own insurer under a contract of insurance, the employee shall at the request and expense of the Employer, take all steps reasonably necessary to enforce the said claim. If the employee receives any payment on account of earnings as a result of such claim, the employee shall pay to the Employer so much of the sick payment as relates to the sick leave pay received for the said period and upon so doing, shall receive sick leave credit for the number of days represented by such payment. The employee shall have the option of declining to enforce any legal claim by foregoing any claim they may have against the Employer for paid sick leave during the period which gave rise to the enforceable legal claim. Additional Leave Employees who continue to be off work following the expiration of their paid sick leave, shall be placed on leave of absence without pay for up to twenty-eight (28) calendar days. If the employee requires additional unpaid leave this must be requested in writing prior to the expiration of the aforementioned twenty-eight (28) calendar days and such additional unpaid leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees on such leave must maintain contact with their Employer and indicate their expected date of return at least one week in advance. Appointments Where it is not possible to arrange medical, dental or paramedical appointments outside normal working hours, time off work will be granted by the Employer and such hours shall be paid for from accumulated sick leave credits for up to two (2) hours.eight
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Benefits Accrued. When an employee is on paid sick leave all benefits of the Agreement shall continue to accrue. Expiration of Credits The Employer may approve an advance of leave credits for an employee for up to fifteen (15) days where the employee has not accumulated enough leave credits for the leave requires. In determining whether to grant an advance of leave credits, the Employer shall consider the length of service of the employee and the Employer’s capacity to secure reimbursement from the employee. An advance of leave credits shall be reimbursed to the Employer by deduction from future leave credits or, where the employee’s 's service is terminated before the advance is repaid, by deduction from compensation otherwise owed to the employee. Where employment is terminated by death, the employee is deemed to have earned the amount of any leave with pay advanced to Enforceable Legal Claims If an employee has received sick leave with pay and has a legally enforceable claim to compensation or damages for earnings lost during the said period from any third party other than the employee’s 's own insurer under a contract of insurance, the employee shall at the request and expense of the Employer, take all steps reasonably necessary to enforce the said claim. If the employee receives any payment on account of earnings as a result of such claim, the employee shall pay to the Employer so much of the sick payment as relates to the sick leave pay received for the said period and upon so doing, shall receive sick leave credit for the number of days represented by such payment. The employee shall have the option of declining to enforce any legal claim by foregoing any claim they may have against the Employer for paid sick leave during the period which gave rise to the enforceable legal claim. Additional Leave Employees who continue to be off work following the expiration of their paid sick leave, shall be placed on leave of absence without pay for up to (28) calendar days. If the employee requires additional unpaid leave this must be requested in writing prior to the expiration of the aforementioned twenty-eight (28) calendar days and such additional unpaid leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees on such leave must maintain contact with their Employer and indicate their expected date of return at least one week in advance. Appointments Where it is not possible to arrange medical, dental or paramedical appointments outside normal working hours, time off work will be granted by the Employer and such hours shall be paid for from accumulated sick leave credits for up to two (2) hours.eight
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Samples: Collective Agreement