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).
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.
Personal Leaves of Absence SRD includes the time an employee is on "leave", if the employee is on a: • personal leave of absence with pay; or • personal leave of absence without pay which is less than 15 working days; or • personal leave of absence without pay which is more than 15 working days and which was started on or after April 15, 1993 -- only that portion which was taken during the period from April 15, 1993 to August 31, 1997. • prepaid leave of absence, under the enhanced leaves of absence policy dated April 16, 1993, greater than eight (8) weeks.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
(a) Any employee desiring a leave of absence from his employ ment shall secure written permission from the Employer. Copy of such permission and schedule shall be sent to the Union. Leave of absence, without pay, may be granted for any good and sufficient per xxxxx reason other than pregnancy, at a time the employee may be spared, as follows: Maximum Leave Service of Absence 90 days to one year..................................... 2 weeks 1 year and over, but under 5 years............. 1 month 5 years and over, but under 10 years......... 2 months 10 years and over, but under 15 years....... 3 months Over 15 years................................................4 months (b) Leaves of absence will not be granted for the purpose of allow ing an employee to take another position temporarily, try out new work or venture into business for himself. Only one leave of absence will be granted during any calendar year and any absence pursuant to leave granted shall be chargeable to the employee against the maximum leave of absence to which he may be entitled during any of the above periods of years of service.
(c) P r eg x x x x x : Leave of absence, without pay, shall be granted a pregnant employee as follows: Maximum Leave of Absence Under 5 months None Over 5 months and under 2 years............... 6 months Over 2 years................................................. 1 year Leave of absence due to pregnancy shall begin not later than five months after commencement of the pregnancy.
(d) If, at the time of commencement of a leave of absence for any of the above reasons, the employee shall not as yet have taken vacation and the leave of absence is to begin or end between May 1st and September 30th, the leave of absence shall be combined with vacation as one continuous period of absence and the maximum period of the leave of absence pursuant to either of the above schedules shall be inclusive of vacation.
(e) An employee on leave of absence granted as herein-above pro vided shall retain full seniority rights. An employee overstaying a granted leave of absence shall lose all seniority rights, unless the over stay he due to inability to work because of proven sickness or injury and notice of such inability to work shall have been given to the Em ployer before the expiration of the leave of absence.
