Inactive Period. The portion of a year during which a Continuing Term Employee does not work.
(a) during an inactive period a Continuing Term Employee shall retain the right to return to the position, or comparable position, for which the Employee was employed at the time the inactive period commenced.
(b) for the duration of the inactive period, a full-time Continuing Term Employee who was hired after August 15, 2005 and whose inactive period is two (2) months or less, shall:
(i) receive their salary over twenty-four (24) pay periods; and
(ii) remain enrolled in the applicable benefit plans.
(c) for the duration of the inactive period, the following groups of Continuing Term Employees:
(i) Continuing Term Employees who were hired prior to August 15, 2005;
(ii) Continuing Term Employees whose inactive period is more than two (2) months;
(iii) Part-time Continuing Term Employees who work twenty-five (25) hours or more per week shall have the option of either:
(1) receiving their salary over twenty-four (24) pay periods and remaining enrolled in the applicable benefit plans; or
(2) receiving their salary during the active period only and being eligible to prepay the entire cost of premiums for the benefit plans identified in Article 28, subject to the regulations of each plan.
(d) for the duration of the inactive period, part-time Continuing Term Employees who work twenty-four (24) hours a week or less, will receive their salary during their active period only.
(e) for the duration of the inactive period, a Continuing Term Employee shall retain the rights provided in Article 12 (Grievance Procedure).
(f) unless indicated otherwise in the Agreement, during the inactive period Continuing Term Employees are entitled only to the rights and privileges of the Agreement as described in (a) and (b) above.
(g) the employment of a Continuing Term Employee shall cease and all rights be forfeited when the Employee:
(i) resigns or otherwise terminates services by voluntary act; or,
(ii) fails to report for work within two days after the end of the inactive period, except where an extension has been requested prior to the expiration of the inactive period and the need for the extension is verified and justified by the Employee and approved by the employer.
(h) inactive periods shall not change any Continuing Term Employee’s anniversary date.
Inactive Period. If a freeze on use of a purchased training package is needed, a written email request to trainer is required. Training sessions following a 30- day inactive period are non-refundable. Sessions unused after a 90-day inactive period will no longer be available. Sessions may be transferred to another individual within the 30-day inactive period.
