Leave for Public Office. (a) The Employer recognizes the right of an employee to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer may allow leave of absence without pay, and the employee retains all benefits accrued and seniority up to that date of the leave, for a maximum of five (5) years, for the employee to hold office at the National, Provincial or Municipal level.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Leave for Public Office. (a) The Employer recognizes the right of an employee to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer may shall allow leave of absence of up to two (2) months without pay, pay and without loss of seniority so that the employee retains all benefits accrued and seniority up to that date of the leavemay be a candidate in federal, for a maximum of five (5) years, for the employee to hold office at the National, Provincial or Municipal level.provincial or
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Samples: Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement
Leave for Public Office. (a) 41 .8.1 The Employer recognizes the right of an employee Employee to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer may shall allow a leave of absence without paypay so that an Employee may be a candidate in federal, and the employee retains all benefits accrued and seniority provincial or municipal elections.
41 .8.2 Employees who successfully attain public office shall be granted a further leave of absence without pay up to forty-eight (48) months to permit them to fulfill the duties of that date of the leave, for a maximum of five (5) years, for the employee to hold office at the National, Provincial or Municipal leveloffice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement