General Provisions Governing Leaves of Absence. The following provisions are applicable to all leaves of absence except where otherwise stated.
(a) Application for a leave of absence shall be submitted in writing to the Employer as early as possible. The application shall indicate the start and end dates for the leave of absence and the reason(s) for the leave of absence.
(b) Approval of leaves of absence shall be at the discretion of the Employer and shall be subject to the efficient operation of the Employer but will not be unreasonably denied. The Employer shall respond in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days of the receiving an Employee’s application for a leave of absence.
(c) An Employee who neglects to return at the end of the approved leave of absence shall be subject to clause 15.05.
(d) An Employee shall not work for gain during a leave of absence without the written consent of the Employer.
(e) An Employee wishing to extend their leave of absence shall submit such request in writing to the Employer as early as possible but no later than fourteen (14) calendar days, except in extenuating circumstances, in advance of the original end date of the leave of absence. The request for extension shall indicate the revised end date for the leave of absence. Approval of the extension of a leave of absence will be made pursuant to clause 25.01(b).
(f) During an unpaid leave of absence:
(i) An Employee shall not be entitled to Named Holiday pay. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for example, a Full-Time Employee shall not be entitled to the holiday-in-lieu for a Named Holiday that falls within the unpaid leave of absence; and,
(ii) An Employee shall not earn sick leave credits.
(g) During an approved unpaid leave of absence, the Employer agrees to continue to pay the Employer’s share of the monthly benefit plan premiums for the month in which the leave of absence commences. Subject to the approval of the benefit plan carrier, an Employee may elect to continue their group benefit plan coverage during the leave of absence by notifying the Employer in writing of their request. If continued coverage is approved by the benefit plan carrier, the Employee must pre- pay the full monthly benefit plan premium prior to the first business day of each month during the leave of absence. Failure to make this payment shall result in cancellation of their coverage under the said group benefit plan during the leave of absence. For maternity leave only, the Employer will continue to pay the Employer sh...
General Provisions Governing Leaves of Absence. The Leaves of Absence in this article will be in accordance with the Employment Standards Code provisions effective June 11th, 2018 and will not be reduced due to a legislative change for the life of this Collective Agreement. Unless otherwise stated in this article, the following shall apply to all Leaves of Absences:
(i) At a minimum, employees shall have all the rights and entitlements provided under the Alberta Employment Standards Code. Any legislated improvements for employees shall be deemed incorporated into this Collective Agreement.
(ii) Unless otherwise stated in this article, employees with at least ninety (90) days of employment shall be entitled to all Leaves of Absence outlined in this Collective Agreement. For employees with less than ninety (90) days of employment, any such leave request(s) may be granted at the Employer’s discretion.
(iii) Before taking a Leave of Absence, an employee must give the Employer notice according to requirements of the Employment Standards Code. Employees must provide documentation as required by the relevant sections of the Employment Standards Code.
(iv) Unless otherwise stated in this article, notice of return to work shall be according to requirements of the Employment Standards Code. Upon return to work, employees shall be either:
(A) Returned to the position they held prior to taking the leave; or
(B) Provided alternative work of a comparable nature at not less than the earnings and other benefit entitlements the employee had accrued prior to taking the leave.
General Provisions Governing Leaves of Absence. The following provisions are applicable to all leaves of absence except where otherwise stated.
(a) Application for a leave of absence shall be submitted in writing to the Employer as early as possible. The application shall indicate the start and end dates for the leave of absence and the reason(s) for the leave of absence.
(b) Approval of leaves of absence shall be at the discretion of the Employer and shall be subject to the efficient operation of the Employer, but will not be unreasonably denied. The Employer shall respond in writing within fourteen
General Provisions Governing Leaves of Absence. A teacher returning from a leave of absence shall be given his/her same position in the same school when he/she returns, provided the position still exists. If the position no longer exists, he/she shall be given a comparable position for which the teacher is properly licensed and on the basis that his/her evaluation rating on the 4.0 scale is higher than others who apply for the position.
General Provisions Governing Leaves of Absence. The following provisions are applicable to all leaves of absence except where expressly stated.
(a) Applications for a leave of absence shall be submitted in writing to the Employer as early as possible in order that staff substitutions may be arranged. Applications shall indicate the date of departure on leave and the date of return. Approval shall not be unreasonably denied and where permission is denied, reasons will be given.
(b) A leave of absence without pay shall be granted to an Employee in the case of serious illness or accident to the Employee’s immediate family.
(c) Leaves of Absence may be extended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee. Requests to extend a Leave of Absence referred to in (a) above shall be provided as soon as reasonably possible.
(d) The Employee shall not work for gain during the period of leave of absence except with the express consent of the Employer.
(e) Xxxx leave entitlement, vacation entitlement and credit towards increments do not accrue during any leave of absence without pay in excess of thirty
General Provisions Governing Leaves of Absence. 4.6.1 A teacher returning from a leave of absence shall be given his/her same position in the same school when he/she returns, provided the position still exists. If the position no longer exists, he/she shall be given a comparable position for which the teacher is properly licensed and, on the basis, that his/her evaluation rating on the 4.0 scale is higher than others who apply for the position. Furthermore, a teacher returning from leave will, for purposes of compensation for future collective bargaining agreements, be treated as if the teacher taught at the school during the leave period and will receive all increases in salary, including all increases earned through prior compensation plans. For purposes of this subsection, the experience, evaluation and other eligibility requirements contained in the compensation plan do not render teachers returning from leave ineligible to receive increases under the compensation plan provided for Article 8. In addition, any such salary increase is provided for because of academic need.
General Provisions Governing Leaves of Absence. The following provisions are applicable to all leaves of absence except where expressly stated.
