Common use of Driver’s Licence Suspension Clause in Contracts

Driver’s Licence Suspension. (a) If an employee, who is required by the Region to drive his/her personal vehicle on Region business, or to operate Regional vehicles or equipment, loses his/her driver’s licence, given a reduced classification and/or is otherwise prohibted from operating a vehicle, she must immediately advise her Manager. (b) When an employee loses his/her licence and is therefore unable to perform the essential duties of his/her job, he/she shall be given an unpaid leave of absence for the same period of time he/she is without his/her driver’s licence and/or prohibted from driving; (c) When the licence is restored, the employee shall return from his/her unpaid leave of absence within ten (10) days of the receiving the licence; (d) When an employee loses his/her licence for a second time, the employee shall be terminated unless: i) a driver’s licence is not an essential part of the employee’s job; or, ii) the employee has the skill and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of a vacant position that does not require driving on Region business. The employee shall be paid the rate of pay of the vacant position.

Driver’s Licence Suspension. (a) If an employee, who is required by the Region to drive his/her personal vehicle on Region business, or to operate Regional vehicles or equipment, loses his/her driver’s licence, given a reduced classification and/or is otherwise prohibted from operating a vehicle, she must immediately advise her Manager. (b) When an employee loses his/her licence and is therefore unable to perform the essential duties of his/her job, he/she shall be given an unpaid leave of absence for the same period of time he/she is without his/her driver’s licence and/or prohibted from driving; (c) When the licence is restored, the employee shall return from his/her unpaid leave of absence within ten (10) days of the receiving the licence; (d) When an employee loses his/her licence for a second time, the employee shall be terminated unless: i) a driver’s licence is not an essential part of the employee’s job; or, ii) the employee has the skill and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of a vacant position that does not require driving on Region business. The employee shall be paid the rate of pay of the vacant position.