Faith Observance Sample Clauses

Faith Observance. Each year, an employee may elect to transfer general holidays that are based on the Christian Faith (Good Friday and Christmas Day), to days that are observed as holy days generally recognized by followers of their sincerely held religious beliefs. The employee may be required to provide confirmation of their affiliation by a confirmed religious leader. All requests to transfer a general holiday(s), for the upcoming year must be made by May 1 of each year. If an employee is hired after May 1, the employee shall not be entitled to transfer general holidays in accordance with this Article until the following year. The Employer shall notify all affected employees by June 1. Requests will not be unreasonably denied and will be subject to the needs of the business as determined by the Employer.
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Faith Observance. Employees will have the option to request unpaid time off to observe holy days generally recognized by followers of their sincerely-held religious beliefs. The Employer may request and the Employee must demonstrate that the religious belief is sincerely and deeply held by the Employee and that the holy day is recognized by a particular and comprehensive, overarching system of belief that governs one’s conduct and practices. The Employee may be required to provide confirmation of the holy day(s) and their membership to the faith by a cleric or religious official. All requests for time off for the upcoming calendar year shall be made by January 31st each year. The Employer shall have the final discretion to grant or deny the unpaid time off depending on the individual circumstances of the Employee and the operational impact of the leave.
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Related to Faith Observance

  • Observance (a) When a holiday specified in Section 1 of this Article falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be recognized as the holiday. When a holiday specified in Section 1 of this Article falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be recognized as the holiday. (b) When a holiday specified in Section 1 of this Article falls on a regularly scheduled day off, the employee shall have the choice of receiving an alternate eight (8) hours of compensatory straight time or straight-time pay. Part-time, seasonal, and job share employees will receive a prorated amount of compensatory time or straight-time pay based on the calculation in Section 3(b). (c) However, the Parties recognize that some positions must be staffed on holidays, and that employees in these positions cannot be released from duty on those holidays. Part (a) of this Section shall not apply to employees in these positions and the holiday shall be observed on the actual day specified in Section 1. Employees filling such positions will be notified in writing prior to hiring or when their work assignment is changed that they may have to work on certain holidays.

  • Religious Observance 47.1 The Council shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate an employee who requests time off to fulfill his religious obligations. 47.2 Employees may, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, request annual leave, compensatory leave, leave without pay for other reasons or a shift exchange (in the case of a shift worker) in order to fulfill their religious obligations. 47.3 Notwithstanding clause 47.2, at the request of the employee and at the discretion of the Council, time off with pay may be granted to the employee in order to fulfill his religious obligations. The number of hours with pay so granted must be made up hour for hour within a period of six (6) months, at times agreed to by the Council. Hours worked as a result of time off granted under this clause shall not be compensated nor should they result in any additional payments by the Council. 47.4 An employee who intends to request leave or time off under this Article must give notice to the Council as far in advance as possible but not later than four (4) weeks before the requested period of absence.

  • Religious Observances Members shall be entitled to make reasonable rearrangements of their duties upon due notice to permit them to observe the religious obligations and practices of their faiths.

  • Holiday Observance When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday.

  • Other Religious Observances ‌ (a) Employees who are members of non-Christian religions are entitled to up to two days leave without pay per calendar year to observe spiritual or holy days. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld. (b) A minimum of two weeks' notice is required for leave under this provision. Where two weeks' notice is not possible due to the unpredictable nature of the spiritual or holy days, then as much notice as possible shall be provided. (c) Employees granted leave under this provision may utilize or reschedule CTO, ETO, unused vacation or lieu days.

  • OBSERVANCE OF THE LAW The Contractor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations bearing upon the performance of its obligations under the terms of this Contract.

  • Observance of Legal Requirements Observe and comply in all material respects, and cause each Subsidiary so to do, with all laws, ordinances, orders, judgments, rules, regulations, certifications, franchises, permits, licenses, directions and requirements of all Governmental Authorities, which now or at any time hereafter may be applicable to it or to such Subsidiary, a violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse effect.

  • Observance of Law Tenant shall not use the Premises or permit anything to be done in or about the Premises which will in any way conflict with any law, statute, ordinance or governmental rule or regulation now in force or which may hereafter be enacted or promulgated. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly comply with all laws, statutes, ordinances and governmental rules, regulations or requirements now in force or which may hereafter be in force, and with the requirements of any board of fire insurance underwriters or other similar bodies now or hereafter constituted, relating to, or affecting the condition, use or occupancy of the Premises, excluding structural changes not related to or affected by Tenant's improvements or acts. The judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or the admission of Tenant in any action against Tenant, whether Landlord is a party thereto or not, that Tenant has violated any law, ordinance or governmental rule, regulation or requirement, shall be conclusive of that fact as between Landlord and Tenant.

  • Good Faith Performance Each Party shall act in good faith in its performance under this Agreement and, in each case in which a Party’s consent or agreement is required or requested hereunder, such Party shall not unreasonably withhold or delay such consent or agreement.

  • Accommodations of Spiritual or Cultural Observances Where an employee observes a cultural/spiritual day other than those listed above, the employee shall submit their request in January of each year for the twelve (12) month period following March 1st, identifying the required date they need off.

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