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.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE 14.01 An employee requesting a leave of absence shall apply to his Supervisor and if such leave is granted it shall be authorized in writing but shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, provided, however, that if an emergency arises which prevents the employee on leave from returning at the end of the leave granted, he may apply for an extension.
(a) Not withstanding the above, an employee with fifteen (15) years of more of service may apply once for a special leave of absence at the time vacations are being scheduled for the following year subject to the following conditions:
(i) The employee's leave of absence must be taken in conjunction with the employee's remaining vacation entitlement in excess of two (2) week’s vacation. An employee may request that the leave of absence be taken in conjunction with full vacation entitlement and,
(ii) Leaves of absence and vacation may only be taken during the period October 1st to June 21st and,
(iii) The employee must apply in writing to the Operations Manager. It is understood that the granting and scheduling of such leave of absence will be subject to the needs of operations and an assessment of the reasons for the request for leave.
14.02 Upon written application to the Manager, the Company will grant extended leaves of absence, without pay, to not more than one (1) member of the Union to enable him to attend to the affairs of the Union. During any such leave of absence all service rights shall be retained except that service rights shall not be counted for the period of such leave of absence. Any such leave of absence shall not exceed six (6) months and not more than two (2) leaves of absence shall be applied for or granted in any calendar year regardless of the duration thereof.
14.03 Upon written application to the Manager at least two (2) weeks prior to the event, the Company will grant leave of absence to not more than two (2) employees from any one (1) division to attend to the business of the Union. Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 14.03, the Company shall be under no obligation to grant any leave of absence to attend to the business of the Union for more than:
(a) One (1) employee from any of the following areas: Die Room Welders Utilities Electrical Annealers, or
(b) Two (2) employees from any of the following areas:
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.
Special Maternity Allowance for Totally Disabled Employees (a) An employee who:
(i) fails to satisfy the eligibility requirement specified in subparagraph 17.02(a)(ii) solely because a concurrent entitlement to benefits under the Disability Insurance (DI) Plan, the Long term Disability (LTD) Insurance portion of the Public Service Management Insurance Plan (PSMIP) or the Government Employees Compensation Act prevents her from receiving Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan maternity benefits, and
(ii) has satisfied all of the other eligibility criteria specified in paragraph 17.02(a), other than those specified in sections (A) and (B) of subparagraph 17.02(a)(iii), shall be paid, in respect of each week of maternity allowance not received for the reason described in subparagraph (i), the difference between ninety-three per cent (93%) of her weekly rate of pay and the gross amount of her weekly disability benefit under the DI Plan, the LTD Plan or via the Government Employees Compensation Act.
(b) An employee shall be paid an allowance under this clause and under clause 17.02 for a combined period of no more than the number of weeks during which she would have been eligible for maternity benefits under the Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan had she not been disqualified from Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance maternity benefits for the reasons described in subparagraph (a)(i).
