Compassionate and Special Leave Sample Clauses

Compassionate and Special Leave. Employees will be granted a leave of absence with pay on compassionate grounds under the following circumstances: (a) Three (3) days with pay when there is a serious illness, serious injury or death of a member of the immediate family. (b) One (1) additional day with pay shall be allowed for out of town travel in excess of one hundred and sixty (160) kilometers or two (2) additional days with pay where travel is required outside of North America. (c) Any other situation which the supervisor considers to be legitimate compassionate grounds. Any such leave over three (3) days necessitated by distance of travel or granted for any other reason considered by the department head to be valid, shall either be without pay, or vacation credits may be used at the employee's request. (d) In addition an employee will be granted a leave of absence with pay for the wedding day of the employee or a member of the immediate family. (e) For the purposes of this Article, immediate family means husband, wife, common-law spouse, parents, children, sisters, brothers, person in loco parentis, grandparents, grandchildren, parent-in-law or legal guardian of the employee.
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Compassionate and Special Leave. 31.01 An Employee who requires time off from work shall be granted Compassionate leave under Article 31.04 a) and b) without loss of pay upon notification to the Employer. An Employee who requires time off from work may be granted Compassionate leave under Article 31.04 c) or special leave under Articles 31.05, 31.06 or 31.07 without loss of pay upon approval by a Senior Official at his work place. 31.02 The maximum annual leave specified for each circumstance requiring use of Compassionate or Special leave shall not normally be exceeded. However, those leaves identified as Compassionate leave or Special leave (Immediate family) may be granted more than once within a calendar year, provided the total compassionate and special leave – Immediate family and other special leaves under Article 31.06 granted does not exceed eleven (11) working days per calendar year. Under special circumstances additional Compassionate or Illness leave may be approved by the President or designate for when a total of eleven
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Compassionate and Special Leave. A teacher shall be granted a leave of absence with pay in respect of an absence occasioned by one or another of the circumstances provided hereunder and when applicable, for the time limit set forth. During such a leave a teacher shall continue to accumulate credit for seniority and credit for teaching experience. The cumulative total of all such leaves may be extended and charged against the teacher’s sick leave credits, at the discretion of the Board. a) The Board shall grant a leave of absence of up to five (5) days with pay in the event of the death of a spouse or a person with whom the teacher resided, a child, a parent or guardian, a parent by custom, a sibling, a spouse of a sibling, a grandchild, a grandparent, and a parent of a spouse. b) The Board shall grant a leave of absence of up to three (3) days with pay in the event of a serious illness of a parent, a child, a sibling, a spouse, or a person with whom the teacher resides, and which requires the attendance of the teacher. c) The Board shall grant a leave of absence of one (1) day with pay to permit the writing of a university examination improving the teacher’s professional or academic qualifications, and for attendance as the teacher’s graduation. Where the examination is required to be written outside the Moosonee/Moose Factory geographical area, one (1) additional day shall be granted for required travel. d) The Board shall grant a leave of absence with pay for required attendance at any stage of the grievance-arbitration procedure. e) It is understood that spouse includes common-law and same sex partners.
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Compassionate and Special Leave. On request, all regular full-time employees shall be granted leave of no more than four (4) days per calendar year, without loss of credits or pay on compassionate grounds. This allowance is not cumulative.
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Compassionate and Special Leave. 12.01 Compassionate leave is identified as being for the purpose of bereavement and/or to assist with family illness. The Police Chief may grant compassionate leave including necessary travel time without loss of wage or benefits. If the Executive Assistant wishes to extend the leave by use of lieu time or vacation time, he/she may do so by application to the Police Chief. Paid leave will also be granted in the case if the Executive Assistant is required for jury duty, court witness or pallbearer. Any per diem received as a result of jury duty will be turned over to the employer. 12.02 A member shall be granted special leave, with pay, to a maximum of two (2) working days per calendar year upon approval of the Chief of Police of officer acting in his/her stead. Use of such leave shall be restricted to the following circumstances: (a) birth of a child, (b) adoption of a child when the child comes into the care/custody/control of the member (c) illness of a family member, (d) marriage of a member (granted once only), (e) any other circumstances as approved by the Chief upon written application by the member. Such requests will not be unreasonably withheld The Executive Assistant may be granted a leave of absence for personal reasons by the Police Chief without pay and without loss of seniority. In such instances, if the Executive Assistant wishes to continue to receive benefits during the leave of absence then the employee will be responsible for paying all benefits contributions. All requests for such leaves of absence shall be in writing as far in advance as practicable and the Police Chief shall confirm or deny, in writing, the request for such leave.
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Compassionate and Special Leave. 12:01 Compassionate leave with pay shall be granted to a member up to three (3) consecutive days at the discretion of the member. Compassionate leave shall be granted upon the death of a parent, spouse, common law spouse or same sex partner, child, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or any person standing in loco parentis, and shall include relatives of the member’s spouse, common law spouse or same sex partner, or any other person for whom the member is required to administer bereavement responsibilities. Should a member require additional compassionate leave, with pay, such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld. 12:02 A member shall be granted special leave, with pay, to a maximum of two (2) working days per calendar year upon approval of the Chief of Police of officer acting in his/her stead. Use of such leave shall be restricted to the following circumstances: (a) birth of a child, (b) adoption of a child when the child comes into the care/custody/control of the member (c) illness of a family member, (d) marriage of a member (granted once only), (e) any other circumstances as approved by the Chief upon written application by the member. Such requests will not be unreasonably withheld 12:03 Additional leave, without pay, may be granted by the Chief upon written application. Members granted additional leave may use, at the discretion of the Chief, annual vacation, statutory holiday credits and accumulated time credits to substitute for working hours during such leave period.
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Compassionate and Special Leave. A teacher shall be granted a leave of absence with pay in respect of an absence occasioned by one or another of the circumstances provided hereunder and when applicable, for the time limit set forth. During such a leave a teacher shall continue to accumulate credit for seniority and credit for teaching experience. The cumulative total of all such leaves may be extended at the discretion of the Board. a) The Board shall grant a leave of absence of up to five (5) days with pay in the event of the death of a spouse or a person with whom the teacher resided, a child, a parent or guardian, a parent by custom, a sibling, a spouse of a sibling, a grandchild, a grandparent, and a parent of a spouse. b) The Board shall grant a leave of absence of up to three (3) days with pay in the event of a serious illness of a parent, a child, a sibling, a spouse, or a person with c) The Parties agree that a teacher may request a leave of absence of up to three
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Compassionate and Special Leave. 12.01 Compassionate leave is identified as being for the purpose of bereavement and/or to assist with family illness. The Police Chief may grant compassionate leave including necessary travel time without loss of wage or benefits. If the Executive Assistant wishes to extend the leave by use of lieu time or vacation time, he/she may do so by application to the Police Chief. Paid leave will also be granted in the case if the Executive Assistant is required for jury duty, court witness or pallbearer. Any per diem received as a result of jury duty will be turned over to the employer. 12.02 The Executive Assistant may be granted a leave of absence for personal reasons by the Police Chief without pay and without loss of seniority. In such instances, if the Executive Assistant wishes to continue to receive benefits during the leave of absence then the employee will be responsible for paying all benefits contributions. All requests for such leaves of absence shall be in writing as far in advance as practicable and the Police Chief shall confirm or deny, in writing, the request for such leave.
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Compassionate and Special Leave. ARTICLE 18 JURY DUTY ARTICLE 19 SHIFT PREMIUMS ARTICLE 20 TEMPORARY TRANSFERS ARTICLE 21 CALL-IN PAY ARTICLE 22 GENERAL WELFARE PROGRAM
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Related to Compassionate and Special Leave

  • Compassionate Leave (1) An employee is entitled to take up to 2 days’ paid compassionate leave on each occasion that a member of his or her immediate family or a member of his or her household: (a) contracts or develops an illness that poses a serious threat to his or her life; or (b) sustains an injury that poses a serious threat to his or her life; or

  • Compassionate Care Leave 1. For the purposes of this article “family member” means:

  • Professional Improvement Leave A teacher may be granted leave to be used for the teacher's professional improvement. Professional improvement days may be approved by the superintendent and used for the purpose of: 1. Visitation to view other instructional techniques or programs. 2. Conferences, workshops, or seminars conducted by colleges, universities, or vocational schools. The teacher planning to use a professional improvement day shall notify the principal at least one week in advance of the proposed absence. The teacher shall be required to file a written report with the principal within one (1) week of attendance at such event. Also, the teacher may/shall be requested to return with materials and/or information to be shared with other teachers. The expense of attending such visitation, conference, workshop, or seminar will be paid by the Board when the proper reimbursement applications are sent to the district office. In cases where attendance at a convention, workshop, seminar, or other educational activity is deemed to be of value only to the individual teacher, leave may be granted for attendance with either no expenses or limited expenses being underwritten by the district. In these cases, no written or verbal reports will be required.

  • Taking compassionate leave An Employee may take compassionate leave for a particular permissible occasion if the leave is taken: (a) to spend time with the member of the Employee’s immediate family or household who has contracted or developed the personal illness, or sustained the personal injury, referred to clause 5. 2.3.1 of this Agreement; or (b) after the death of the member of the Employee’s immediate family or household An Employee may take compassionate leave for a particular permissible occasion as (a) a continuous two (2) day period; or (b) two (2) separate periods of one (1) day each; or (c) any separate periods to which the Employee and the Employer agree. If the permissible occasion is the contraction or development of a personal illness, or the sustaining of a personal injury, the Employee may take the compassionate leave for that occasion at any time while the illness or injury persists.

  • School Improvement 1. The Board and the Association agree that employee participation in decision making is effective in providing positive results for education. 2. The provisions contained in this section shall apply to all school improvement plans, programs or processes set forth by school improvement committees established in the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx School District as a result of Section 1277 of the Revised School Code. 3. It is understood that participation on school improvement committees is voluntary. Further, employees who participate, or are non-participants, in such activities shall not be negatively evaluated for any conduct relative to such committees. 4. In the event that any provision(s) of a school improvement plan, program or process or application thereof violates, contradicts, or is inconsistent with this Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall prevail.

  • PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT The parties’ support the principle of continuing training of teachers, participation by teachers in professional organizations in the areas of their specialization, leaves for work on advanced degrees or special studies, foreign travel and participation in community educational projects.

  • Personal/Carer’s Leave 18.1 Entitlement to paid personal/carer’s leave a) Paid personal leave will be available to an Employee (other than casual Employees) when they are absent due to: (i) personal illness or injury (sick leave); or (ii) for the purposes of caring for an immediate family or household member who is sick and requires the Employee's care and support (carer's leave). b) The amount of personal leave to which an Employee is entitled is as follows: (i) Upon commencement of employment Employees will automatically be credited with 5 days Personal and/or Xxxxx’s leave. After 6 months of employment, the leave will begin to accrue progressively up until it reaches 10 days at the conclusion of 12 months employment. (ii) Once the Employee has completed one year of continuous employment, the Employee shall be credited with a further ten days personal leave entitlement at the beginning of the Employee's second and subsequent year, which subject to clause 18.1(f) hereof, shall commence on the anniversary of engagement. c) In any year unused personal leave accrues. d) An Employee will inform the Company of the Employee's inability to attend for duty, and need to take personal leave, as soon as practicable. e) An Employee shall prove to the Company's satisfaction that the Employee’s Personal/Xxxxx’s leave is/was justified. Such evidence may be a medical practitioner’s certificate, or a statutory declaration. An Employee will not be required to provide such evidence for single days of absence but only where two or more consecutive days of absence are taken. f) If an Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company and is re-engaged within a period of six months, then the Employee's unclaimed balance of sick leave shall continue from the date of re-engagement. In such case the Employee's next year of service will commence after a total of twelve months has been served with that Company excluding the period of interruption in service from the date of commencement of the previous period of employment or the anniversary of the commencement of the previous period of employment, as the case may be. g) Unpaid carer’s leave will be in accordance with the NES. 18.2 Immediate family or household a) The entitlement to use personal leave for the purpose of carer's or compassionate leave is subject to the person being either: (i) a member of the Employee's immediate family; or (ii) a member of the Employees' household. b) The term immediate family includes: (i) a spouse, de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the Employee; or (ii) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of a spouse or de facto partner of the Employee.

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT A. The Board of Education agrees to pay the actual tuition costs of courses taken by a teacher at accredited colleges or universities up to three courses per two (2) year fiscal periods from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008 and July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010 respectively, except as follows: 1. No teacher may be reimbursed for courses taken during the first year of teaching in Vineland. 2. Teachers taking courses in the second and third years of employment in Vineland will not receive remuneration until tenure has been secured. The remuneration will then be retroactive and will be paid to the teacher in a lump sum within sixty (60) days after the teacher has secured tenure. 3. All courses must be pre-approved by the Superintendent or his designee subject to the following requirements: (a) A teacher must provide official documentation that he/she has obtained a grade of B or better; (b) Reimbursement shall be paid only for courses directly related to teacher’s teaching field which increase the teacher’s content knowledge and are related to the teacher’s current certification, as determined by the Superintendent or his/her designee in his/her sole discretion; no reimbursement shall be paid for courses leading to a post graduate or professional degree in a field other than education or teaching. Further, effective September 1, 2010, all newly hired teachers shall not be eligible for reimbursement until they are tenured, and they shall not be eligible for retroactive reimbursement upon gaining tenure for courses taken prior to being tenured. (c) The maximum total payments to be made by the Board shall not exceed $130,000.00. Courses shall be applied for no earlier than the following dates: Summer Session - April 1 Fall/Winter Session - June 1 Spring Session - October 1 Courses must, as set forth hereinabove in this sub-article 18.A.3, be pre-approved by the Superintendent or his designee, prior to the teacher commencing the course(s); and (d) Teacher taking courses shall sign a contract requiring them to reimburse the Board for all tuition paid for a course if the teacher shall voluntarily leave the employ of the Board within one (1) full school/academic year of completion of said course, except that reimbursement shall not be required when the teacher shall voluntarily leave the employ of the Board due to a significant, documented life change. 4. Tuition reimbursement costs shall be a sum not to exceed the actual cost of college credits charged in an accredited public State college/University of the State of New Jersey. B. When the Superintendent initiates in-service training courses, workshops, conferences and programs designed to improve the quality of instruction, the cooperation of the Vineland Education Association will be solicited. Notwithstanding the above, the initiation of in-service training courses, workshops, conferences and programs shall be determined solely at the discretion of the Board. C. One professional leave day may be granted to a teacher upon request, according to the following guidelines: 1. The professional day may be for attendance at a workshop, seminar or visit to another school for the expressed purpose of self professional improvement for the job. 2. The request shall arrive in the office of the Superintendent of Schools at least ten (10) working days prior to the date requested and shall be reviewed by the immediate supervisor prior to submission. The Board reserves the right to deny a professional leave day before or immediately following a holiday or on a day which by its nature suggests a hardship for providing a substitute. 3. No more than two teachers from any one elementary school or from any one department in the secondary schools may be granted a professional leave for a given day. 4. The teacher may be required to submit a report to the Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Superintendent, supervisor (s), principal and staff regarding the activity of the professional day. 5. Costs incurred by the teacher for the professional day authorized under this Section shall be the teacher’s responsibility. 6. A maximum of 90 professional leave days may be authorized for the school year which shall be apportioned as follows: elementary, 35; grades seven and eight, 20; and high school, 35. D. If the Board initiates a teacher’s attendance at a professional workshop, seminar or visit, the expenses shall be the responsibility of the Board. Further, this day shall not be subtracted from the 90 professional leave days granted to teachers of the Association. E. The Board agrees to pay the full cost of courses taken by secretaries related to skills and knowledge improvement when such courses are required and approved by the Board. F. The Board and the Association agree that it is important to communicate when developing and implementing current and future learning technologies, including but not limited to distance and on-line learning.

  • Overstandard Tenant Use If Tenant uses water, electricity, heat or air conditioning in excess of that supplied by Landlord pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon billing, the cost of such excess utility consumption, the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment which is required to be installed in order to supply such excess consumption; and, to the extent no previously installed, Landlord may install devices to separately sub-meter any increased use and in such event Tenant shall pay the increased cost directly to Landlord, on demand, at the rates charged by the public utility company furnishing the same, including the cost of such additional metering (or sub-metering) devices. Tenant’s use of electricity shall never exceed the capacity of the feeders to the Property or the risers or wiring installation; provided, however, Tenant shall have the right, subject to the terms of Article 8, to increase such capacity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, Tenant may operate the HVAC within the Premises at its discretion; provided, however, if Tenant desires to use heat, ventilation or air conditioning during hours other than those for which Landlord is obligated to supply such utilities pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 of this Lease, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the actual cost of supplying chilled water and gas to the Premises during non-Building Hours at the actual rates charged by the utilities, which cost shall be equitably prorated among all Building occupants (other than the Bank) operating HVAC during the same non-Building Hours. For purposes of an example, Exhibit K, attached hereto, sets forth the calculation of such actual utilities costs, with the actual calculation being subject to the actual rates charged by the utilities. Landlord shall, at its sole cost, as part of the Core and Shell Work, provide a cloud-based software system (Workspeed) to allow Tenant to control Tenant’s after-hours HVAC.

  • Construction Contract; Cost Budget Prior to execution of a construction contract, Tenant shall submit a copy of the proposed contract with the Contractor for the construction of the Tenant Improvements, including the general conditions with Contractor (the “Contract”) to Landlord for its approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Following execution of the Contract and prior to commencement of construction, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a fully executed copy of the Contract for Landlord’s records. Prior to the commencement of the construction of the Tenant Improvements, and after Tenant has accepted all bids and proposals for the Tenant Improvements, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a detailed breakdown, by trade, for all of Tenant’s Agents, of the final estimated costs to be incurred or which have been incurred in connection with the design and construction of the Tenant Improvements to be performed by or at the direction of Tenant or the Contractor (the “Construction Budget”), which costs shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of the Architect’s and Engineers’ fees and the Landlord Coordination Fee. The amount, if any, by which the total costs set forth in the Construction Budget exceed the amount of the Tenant Improvement Allowance is referred to herein as the “Over Allowance Amount”. In the event that an Over-Allowance Amount exists, then prior to the commencement of construction of the Tenant Improvements, Tenant shall supply Landlord with cash in an amount equal to the Over-Allowance Amount. The Over-Allowance Amount shall be disbursed by Landlord prior to the disbursement of any of the then remaining portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, and such disbursement shall be pursuant to the same procedure as the Tenant Improvement Allowance. In the event that, after the total costs set forth in the Construction Budget have been delivered by Tenant to Landlord, the costs relating to the design and construction of the Tenant Improvements shall change, any additional costs for such design and construction in excess of the total costs set forth in the Construction Budget shall be added to the Over-Allowance Amount and the total costs set forth in the Construction Budget, and such additional costs shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord immediately as an addition to the Over-Allowance Amount or at Landlord’s option, Tenant shall make payments for such additional costs out of its own funds, but Tenant shall continue to provide Landlord with the documents described in items (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Section 2.2.2.1 of this Tenant Work Letter, above, for Landlord’s approval, prior to Tenant paying such costs. All Tenant Improvements paid for by the Over-Allowance Amount shall be deemed Landlord’s property under the terms of the Lease.

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