Common use of Benefits While on Leave Clause in Contracts

Benefits While on Leave. Unless otherwise stated in this Article or otherwise required by law, seniority shall not accrue for an employee who is on an approved non-pay leave status (excluding disciplinary suspensions of less than 30 days). Accumulated seniority shall remain in place during that leave and shall begin to accrue again when the employee returns to work on a pay status. Upon the employee’s return, the City will place the employee in the employee’s previous job if the job is vacant; if the job is not vacant, the employee will be placed in the first available opening in the employee’s classification or in a lower rated classification according to the employee’s seniority, where skill and ability to perform the work without additional training is equal. If, upon expiration of the leave of absence, there is no work available for the employee or if the employee would have been laid off according to the employee’s seniority except for the employee’s leave, the employee shall go directly on layoff. During the approved leave of absence or layoff under this Agreement, the employee shall be entitled to continuation or conversion coverage under applicable group medical (pursuant to COBRA) and life insurance plans to the extent provided in such plans, provided the employee makes arrangements for the change and arrangements to pay the entire insurance premiums involved, and any additional surcharges as allowed by law, including the amount of premium previously paid by the City.

Benefits While on Leave. Unless otherwise stated in this Article or otherwise required by law, seniority shall not accrue for an employee who is on an approved non-pay leave status (excluding disciplinary suspensions of less than 30 days). Accumulated seniority shall remain in place during that leave and shall begin to accrue again when the employee returns to work on a pay status. Upon the employee’s return, the City will place the employee in the employee’s previous job if the job is vacant; if the job is not vacant, the employee will be placed in the first available opening in the employee’s classification or in a lower rated classification according to the employee’s seniority, where skill and ability to perform the work without additional training is equal. If, upon expiration of the leave of absence, there is no work available for the employee or if the employee would have been laid off according to the employee’s seniority except for the employee’s leave, the employee shall go directly on layoff. During the approved leave of absence or layoff under this Agreement, the employee shall be entitled to continuation or conversion coverage under applicable group medical (pursuant to COBRA) and life insurance plans to the extent provided in such plans, provided the employee makes arrangements for the change and arrangements arranges to pay the entire insurance premiums involved, and any additional surcharges as allowed by law, including the amount of premium previously paid by the City.

Benefits While on Leave. Unless otherwise stated in this Article or otherwise required by law, seniority length of service shall not accrue for an employee who is on an approved non-pay leave status (excluding disciplinary suspensions of less than 30 days)status. Accumulated seniority length of service shall remain in place during that leave and shall begin to accrue again when the employee returns to work on a pay status. Unless otherwise stated in this Article, an employee returning from leave will have the employee’s seniority continued after the period of the leave. Upon the employee’s return, the City Village will place the employee in the employee’s previous job if the job is vacant; if the job is not vacant, the employee will be placed in the first available opening in the employee’s classification or in a lower rated classification according to the employee’s seniority, where skill and ability to perform the work without additional training is equal. If, upon expiration of the leave of absence, there is no work available for the employee or if the employee would could have been laid off according to the employee’s seniority except for the employee’s leave, the employee shall go directly on layoff. During the approved leave of absence or layoff under this Agreement, the employee shall be entitled to continuation or conversion coverage under applicable group medical (pursuant to COBRA) and life insurance plans to the extent provided in such plans, provided the employee makes arrangements for the change and arrangements to pay the entire insurance premiums involved, and any additional surcharges as allowed by law, including the amount of premium previously paid by the CityVillage.