Eligibility for Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Unpaid leave of absence, except military leave shall be granted only after the completion of probationary service.
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Unpaid Leaves of Absence 24.01 An employee who has completed one (1) year of continuous service with the Employer may be granted a leave of absence without pay or benefits because of injury, illness, education purposes, employment by the Union, or other personal reasons, including maternity leave. The decision to grant the leave or the length of the leave period will be at the discretion of the Employer with due consideration given to the reasons and evidence presented by the employee to the Employer. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 24.02 All leaves of absence (and any extensions thereof) must be applied for and granted in writing on forms provided by the Employer (with a copy to the employee). Except in cases of emergency, the leave request shall be filed with the employee's Department Head not later than two (2) weeks prior to the date on which the leave is to start. Along with the request for the leave, he shall supply any and all available documentation in support of said leave. This documentation shall consist of medical proof of disability in cases where the leave is for medical purposes and the specific reason for the leave when the leave is for other purposes. An employee will be notified in writing within five (5) working days from the date the application was made of the approval or disapproval of the leave of absence request for ten (10) working days or less. For a leave request in excess of ten (10) working days, the employee will be notified within two (2) weeks from the date the application was made of the approval or disapproval of the leave. An employee who is granted such a leave shall not accrue any benefits during his absence, including seniority. 24.03 Leaves of absence will not be granted for the employee to seek employment with another employer, nor shall any employee work for another employer during the time period he is on leave. Any employee who works for another employer while on leave shall have his leave canceled immediately and be subject to disciplinary action. 24.04 When an employee returns to work after a leave of absence, he will be assigned to the position which he formerly occupied or to a similar position if his former position no longer exists at the applicable rate of pay, provided the employee is able to perform the work. 24.05 An employee may, upon request, return to work prior to the expiration of any leave of absence, provided that such early return is agreed to by the Employer. 24.06 Employees absent from work without authorization or approval shall be considered on an unauthorized leave. An unauthorized leave for a period of more than four (4) eight (8) hour consecutive working days may, at the Employers discretion, subject the employee to disciplinary action, including discharge.
Unpaid Leave of Absence If an employee is on an unpaid leave of absence, then vacation leave, compensatory time, or sick leave cannot be used for the purpose of maintaining eligibility for an Employer Contribution by keeping the employee on a State payroll for one (1) working day per pay period.
Paid Leaves of Absence Paid leaves of absences granted under this Article shall not exceed the employee's normal work schedule.
Other Leaves of Absence In the event that you are on a bona fide leave of absence, not otherwise described in this definition, from which you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, your Separation from Service has occurred on the first day on which your leave of absence period exceeds six months or, if earlier, upon your termination of employment (provided that such termination of employment constitutes a Separation from Service in accordance with the last sentence of the first paragraph of this definition).
Medical Leave of Absence Where you have a medical leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, and you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, a Separation from Service has occurred on the earlier of: (A) the first day on which you would not be considered “disabled” under any disability policy of the Company or Affiliate under which you are then receiving a benefit; or (B) the first day on which your medical leave of absence period exceeds 29 months.
General Leave of Absence a) Leave of absence without pay may be granted to employees for valid reasons as set out by Company policy. b) An employee on general leave of absence shall not accumulate sick leave credits, or earn vacation but shall retain the seniority, sick leave credits, and vacation credits earned prior to commencing leave of absence. c) Employees do not have the option of continuing their benefit coverage during the leave. d) Employees on leave of absence shall be required to apply for any extension.
Return from Leave of Absence (a) Before a Nurse may return to work from a leave granted under Article 9.00, she or he must provide a minimum of four (4) weeks written notice of the specific date of his or her return to work, or such shorter time as mutually agreed. (b) Upon return from an approved Unpaid Leave of Absence, a Nurse shall be reinstated to her or his former position unless the position has been discontinued, in which case the Nurse shall be appointed to an equivalent position. (c) This clause requiring four (4) weeks written notice, does not apply to other leaves granted by an express provision of this Collective Agreement with different requirements for written notice.
Educational Leave of Absence Leaves of absence may be granted up to six (6) months under the above provisions only if the course would be beneficial to both the University and the employee.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE applies for both paid and unpaid leaves. For the purposes of an unpaid 11.25 hour shift, the deduction from pay shall equate to 14.05 hours. For the purposes of an unpaid 7.5 hour shift, the deduction from pay shall equate to 9.375 hours.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE 18.01 The President and one (1) member of the Association shall be granted leave of absence without pay as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of their office insofar as the regular operations of the service of the Fire Department will permit, at the discretion of the Fire Chief. 18.02 The Bargaining Committee members shall suffer no loss of earnings for the time required to meet with the Corporation for negotiations. 18.03 The Grievance Committee members shall suffer no loss of earnings for the time required to investigate grievances and meet with the Corporation on the processing of grievances. 18.04 A Fire Fighter who is absent from duty because of non-occupational accident or sickness and who provides satisfactory evidence of disability shall be granted leave of absence for the duration of his/her paid sick leave entitlement or one (1) year, whichever is the greater, and his/her pay shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 11.02 and not to be pyramided. 18.05 A Fire Fighter who has been absent from duty under the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act shall be granted leave of absence for the duration of such disability or until he/she has been granted an award for permanent disability by the Board, and his/her pay shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.01. A Fire Fighter on temporary disability in excess of one (1) year, who is pronounced fit for duty by a competent medical authority acceptable to the Corporation, may return to duty if his/her length of service at the commencement of his/her leave was greater than that of the junior Fire Fighter at the time of the proposed return, provided he/she gives thirty (30) days' prior notice. 18.06 A member of the Economic Policy Committee shall suffer no loss of earnings to attend meetings in his/her role as Committeeman. It is understood that a Committeeman will not leave his/her work without the permission of the officer in charge and the time so used shall not be unreasonable. 18.07 A Fire Fighter who has been absent from duty due to a compensable accident which occurred while working for another employer, other than the Corporation, shall not be entitled to Green Shield, including hospital, drugs, dental, and vacation entitlement shall be pro-rated. In addition, lieu day entitlement will be limited to those days accumulated while on duty. Employees will have the option of reimbursing the Corporation for the continued coverage of any or all of the above benefits with the exception of vacation entitlement. 18.08 A Fire Fighter shall be provided with pregnancy/parental leave in accordance with the terms of The Employment Standards Act. A Fire Fighter shall receive a top up of employment insurance (EI) benefits received during pregnancy/parental leave of seventy- five percent of regular earnings for a maximum of twenty-five (25) weeks comprised of fifteen (15) weeks of pregnancy leave and ten (10) weeks of parental leave, effective September 25, 2016.
