Common use of General Conditions for Leaves of Absence Clause in Contracts

General Conditions for Leaves of Absence. (a) A leave of absence is a written authorized absence from work for not more than thirty (30) calendar days at a time without pay for employees with less than three (3) years continuous employment. A regular employee who has worked continuously for the employer for three (3) years or more may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for a period of time up to one (1) year, which may be extended at the discretion of the Board. A lease shall be granted, denied or extended in the exclusive discretion of the employer upon written request for such leave from a bargaining unit employee who shall state the reason for such leave upon his/her application. (b) Leaves requested due to illness must be accompanied by a medical doctor’s certificate that the employee is unable to work and the reason therefore. (c) All leave requests shall state the exact date on which the leave begins and the exact date on which the employee is to return to work. (d) If an employee falsifies a request for a leave of absence, the employee will be terminated from his/her job, without recourse. (e) Failure to return to work on the exact date scheduled shall be cause for termination at the discretion of the Board, unless the employee furnishes evidence to the Board that there is proper justification for extension. (f) Employees shall not accept employment elsewhere while on a leave of absence unless agreed to by the Board. Acceptance of employment or working for another employer while on leave of absence shall result in immediate and complete loss of employment with the Board, without recourse. (g) No employee shall return to work prior to the expiration of his/her leave unless otherwise agreed to by the employer. (h) No employee shall accumulate seniority during an approved, unpaid leave of absence, except as herein specified in this Agreement. (i) Upon return of an employee from a leave of absence, he/she shall be employed at work generally similar to that which he/she did last and at the prevailing rate of pay for that job, or where his/her seniority would allow him/her to be placed. (j) Any employee on leave of absence for any reason, including but not limited to illness, who does not return to work at the conclusion of such leave, shall cease to be an employee and his/her seniority shall automatically be terminated.