Leave for Religious Observances. Each employee may be granted up to two (2) days absence from school duties without loss of salary for the observance of religious holidays not regularly included in the school holiday schedule. If taken, there will be no deduction from the individual’s accumulated sick leave days. Three (3) days advance notification to the Building Principal is a prerequisite to the granting of leave for religious observances.
Leave for Religious Observances a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate an employee who requests time off to fulfill his or her religious obligations.
Leave for Religious Observances a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate an employee who requests time off to fulfill his or her religious obligations. b) Employees may, in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, request annual leave, compensatory leave, leave without pay for other reasons or a shift exchange (in the case of a shift worker) in order to fulfill their religious obligations. c) Notwithstanding clause 19.21 b), at the request of the employee and at the discretion of the Employer, time off with pay may be granted to the employee in order to fulfill his or her religious obligations. The number of hours with pay so granted must be made up hour for hour within a period of six (6) months, at times agreed to by the Employer. Hours worked as a result of time off granted under this clause shall not be compensated nor should they result in any additional payment by the Employer. d) An employee who intends to request leave or time off under this clause must give notice to the Employer as far in advance as possible but no later than four (4) weeks before the requested period of absence.
Leave for Religious Observances. A) Consistent with the needs of the Office and in accordance with relevant law and regulations, an employee will be advanced compensatory time when his/her personal religious beliefs require abstention from work for certain period of the workday or work week.
Leave for Religious Observances. Each teacher may be granted up to three days’ absence from school duties without loss of salary for the observance of religious holidays not regularly included in the school holiday schedule. Advance notification to the individual’s immediate supervisor is a prerequisite to the granting of leave for religious observances.
Leave for Religious Observances. Employees may utilize annual leave, credit hours, compensatory time or religious compensatory time when their personal religious beliefs require the abstention from work during certain periods of the workday or work week. For the purpose stated, the employee may work religious compensatory time before or after the grant of compensatory time off. A grant of advance religious compensatory time off should be repaid by the appropriate amount of compensatory overtime worked within a reasonable amount of time.
Leave for Religious Observances. Leaves of absence for religious observances will be granted in accordance with and subject to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 151B, Section 4(1A). Employees shall be eligible for up to two (2) days leave of absence for religious observance without the loss of pay in any one school year provided the religious holidays are not regularly included in the district holiday schedule. Additional days shall be without pay.
Leave for Religious Observances. Unpaid leaves of absence for religious observances will be granted in accordance with and subject to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 151B, Section 4(1A). Any employee who is eligible for and receives a leave of absence under that statute will be allowed to make up time missed from work if feasible.
