Leave for Victims of Family Violence. Every employee who is a victim of family violence or who is the parent of a child who is a victim of family violence is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment of up to ten (10) days in every calendar year, in order to enable the employee, in respect of such violence,
a. To seek medical attention for themselves or their child in respect of a physical or psychological injury or disability;
b. To obtain services from an organization which provides services to victims of family violence;
c. To obtain psychological or other professional counselling;
d. To relocate temporarily or permanently; or
e. To seek legal or law enforcement assistance or to prepare for or participate in any civil or criminal legal proceeding. If the employee has completed three (3) consecutive months of continuous employment with the Company, the employee is entitled to the first five
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. Pursuant to the Canada Labour Code, provided an FCM has three (3) consecutive months of continuous employment, they will be granted a maximum of ten (10) days, including five (5) paid leave days and five (5) unpaid leave days per calendar year, to engage in activities related to family violence for themselves or for their child, such as: to seek medical attention for yourself or your child in respect of a physical or psychological injury or disability; to obtain services from an organization which provides services to victims of family violence; to obtain psychological or other professional counselling; to relocate temporarily or permanently; to seek legal or law enforcement assistance or to prepare for or participate in any civil or criminal legal proceeding, or; to take any measure prescribed by regulation. The leave may be taken over more than one (1) period, however the Company may require that each period be at least one (1) day. FCM’s may be requested to provide supporting documents concerning the reasons for the leave. The employee shall provide that documentation only if it is reasonably practicable for them to obtain and provide it. An FCM who has not completed three (3) months of continuous employment is entitled to ten (10) days of leave without pay.
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. The Leave for Victims of Family Violence provisions of the Canada Labour Code, Part III, Division VII will apply for eligible employees. The Employer shall provide information on current provisions to employees upon request. (10 days per calendar year, 5 days are paid)
Leave for Victims of Family Violence a) The Employer recognizes that employees sometimes face situations of family violence or abuse, which may be physical, emotional or psychological, in their personal lives that may affect their attendance and performance at work.
b) Upon request, an employee who is subject to family violence or who is the parent of a child who is subject to family violence in accordance with the qualifying criteria of the Canada Labour Code shall be granted Leave for Victims of Family Violence in order to enable the employee to:
i. To seek medical attention for themselves or their child in respect of a physical or psychological injury or disability;
ii. To obtain services from an organization which provides services to victims of family violence
iii. To obtain psychological or other professional counselling
iv. To relocate temporarily or permanently;
v. To seek legal or law enforcement assistance or to prepare for or participate in any civil or criminal legal proceeding; or
vi. To take any measures prescribed by regulation
c) Employees experiencing family violence shall be granted ten (10) days of leave every calendar year, the first five (5) of which shall be leave with pay. The leave may be taken as consecutive or single days or as a fraction of a day.
d) The employer recognizes that an employee’s attendance or performance at work may suffer as a result of experiencing family violence. The Employer will give reasonable consideration to all mitigating circumstances before taking any action against an employee if their attendance or performance at work suffers as a result of experiencing family violence.
e) Subject to the duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship, the Employer will approve reasonable requests for workplace accommodations from an employee who is experiencing family violence.
f) All personal information concerning family violence will be kept confidential in accordance with relevant legislation and will only be disclosed to other parties in the fulfilment of Health and Safety and legal obligations. No information on family violence will be kept on an employee’s personnel file without their express written agreement.
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. Employees are entitled ten (10) days per calendar year. The first 5 days are paid. Leave may be taken at one time or split into multiple separate leaves.
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. Provided an employee has three (3) consecutive months of continuous employment, they will be granted a maximum of ten (10) days, including five (5) paid leave days and five (5) unpaid leave days per calendar year, to engage in activities related to family violence for themselves or for their child, such as: The leave may be taken over more than one (1) period, however the Corporation may require that each period be at least one (1) day. Employees may be requested to provide supporting documents concerning the reasons for the leave. The employee shall provide that documentation only if it is reasonably practicable for them to obtain and provide it. An employee who has not completed three (3) months of continuous employment is entitled to ten (10) days of leave without pay.
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. The Canada Labour Code (the ”Code”) Leave for Victims of Family Violence (s.206.7) is hereby incorporated in the collective agreement with the following exception. Whereas the Code provides five (5) paid days and five (5) unpaid days per calendar year, employees shall instead receive ten (10) days paid at their regular rate of wages for their normal hours of work, and such pay shall for all purposes be considered to be wages.
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. Employees shall be granted a leave of absence without pay in accordance with applicable legislation.
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. Every employee who is a victim of family violence or who is the parent of a child who is a victim of family violence is entitled to and shall be granted
(a) To seek medical attention for themselves or their child in respect of a physical or psychological injury or disability;
(b) To obtain services from an organization which provides services to victims of family violence;
(c) To obtain psychological or other professional counselling;
(d) To relocate temporarily or permanently; or
(e) To seek legal or law enforcement assistance or to prepare for or participate in any civil or criminal legal proceeding. If the employee has completed three (3) consecutive months of continuous employment with Cowichan Tribes, the employee is entitled to the first five (5) days of the leave with pay at their regular rate of wages for their normal hours of work, and such pay shall for all purposes be considered to be wages. Cowichan Tribes may request documentation to substantiate the leave within fifteen (15) days of the employee's return to work. An employee who has likely committed the family violence is not entitled to this leave.
Leave for Victims of Family Violence. Every employee who is a victim of family violence or who is the parent of a child who is a victim of family violence is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment of up to ten (10) days in every calendar year, in order to enable the employee, in respect of such violence,
(a) to seek medical attention for themselves or their child in respect of a physical or psychological injury or disability;
(b) to obtain services from an organization which provides services to victims of family violence;
(c) to obtain psychological or other professional counselling;
(d) to relocate temporarily or permanently; or
(e) to seek legal or law enforcement assistance or to prepare for or participate in any civil or criminal legal proceeding. If the employee has completed three (3) consecutive months of continuous employment with the Company, the employee is entitled to the first five (5) days of the leave with pay at their regular rate of wages for their normal hours of work, and such pay shall for all purposes be considered to be wages. An employee is not entitled to a leave of absence with respect to any act of family violence if the employee is charged with an offence related to that act or if it is probable, considering the circumstances, that the employee committed that act. The leave of absence may be taken in one (1) or more periods. The Company may require that each period of leave be of not less than one (1) day’s duration. The Company may, in writing and no later than fifteen (15) days after an employee’s return to work, request the employee to provide documentation to support the reasons for the leave. The employee shall provide that documentation only if it is reasonably practicable for them to obtain and provide it.
