Effect of Absence on Seniority. If an employee’s absence without pay, including absences under Article 14, Leaves of Absence, exceeds thirty (30) continuous calendar days she will not accumulate seniority or service for any purposes under the Collective Agreement for the period of the absence in excess of thirty (30) continuous calendar days except as otherwise provided for in this article.
(a) Seniority and service shall be retained and accumulated when an employee is absent from work under the following conditions:
i) when on leave of absence with pay
ii) when on an approved leave of absence without pay, not exceeding thirty (30) continuous calendar days;
iii) when on Pregnancy and Parental Leave but not during Personal leave extensions following that Leave;
iv) when absent without pay due to a disability as required by legislation.
v) when on approved (eligible) Family Medical Leave
(b) Seniority and service shall be retained but not accumulated when an employee is absent from work under the following circumstances:
i) when on an approved leave of absence without pay, for the period which exceeds thirty (30) continuous calendar days;
ii) When on an approved leave of absence for purposes of upgrading employee education
iii) when absent due to lay-off for up to twenty-four (24) calendar months;
iv) When absent without pay due to a disability and not required per (a)(iv) above up to twenty-four (24) months
(c) Seniority and service once established for an employee shall be forfeited and the employees shall be deemed to be terminated under the following conditions:
i) resignation;
ii) if discharged and not reinstated through the grievance or arbitration procedures;
iii) retirement;
iv) if the employee is absent from work for more than two (2) scheduled working days without notifying the Employer unless a satisfactory reason is provided to the employer;
v) if an employee takes a leave of absence without permission or fails to return to work upon termination of an authorized leave of absence without satisfactory reason or utilizes a leave of absence for purposes other than that for which the leave was granted; vi) is laid off for more than twenty-four (24) calendar months vii) fails upon being notified of a recall to signify within seven (7) calendar days after she/he has received the notice of recall mailed by registered mail to the last known address according to the records of the Employer her/his intention to return and fails to report to work fourteen (14) calendar days after she/he ha...
