Leave of Absence for Public Duties Sample Clauses

Leave of Absence for Public Duties. (a) The employer recognizes the right of an employee to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer shall allow a leave of absence without pay and continued access to benefits in accordance with the Benefits Article, so that the employee may be a candidate in Federal, Provincial, or Municipal elections. (b) An employee who is elected to public office shall be allowed a leave of absence without pay during his/her first term of office. Following the first term, the employee shall be required to apply to the Board for an extension of the leave.
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Leave of Absence for Public Duties. (1) Upon written request, the Employer may grant a leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority to a maximum of four (4) weeks so that an employee may be a candidate in federal, provincial or municipal elections. (2) Upon written request, the Employer may grant a leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority to an employee who is elected to public office, during the employee’s term of office. (3) Such leaves shall not be unjustly withheld. (4) The employee shall pay the premiums for all benefit plans.
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Leave of Absence for Public Duties. The Employer recognizes the right of an Employee to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer shall allow leave of absence without pay so that the Employee may be a candidate in a Federal, Provincial or Municipal election. Employees may continue benefits through the Employer at the Employee's cost. If elected the Employee shall be granted leave of absence without loss of seniority for the term of the elected office. In the event of an Employee being elected to a full-time executive position to a National or Provincial Labour Organization to which the Local Union is affiliated to or chartered by, the Employee shall be given leave of absence without pay for a period of up to two (2) years and extended in the event of re-election.
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Leave of Absence for Public Duties. Upon application in writing by the employee to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Employer shall grant a leave of absence without pay to allow an employee to be a candidate in a municipal, provincial or federal election. In the event that the employee is elected to municipal, provincial, or federal office, the employee shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for the employee’s term of elected office.
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Leave of Absence for Public Duties. (i) The City recognizes the right of an employee to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the City shall allow leave of absence without loss of benefits provided the employee pays full cost of benefits so that the employee may be a candidate in federal, provincial, or municipal elections. (ii) Subject to (iii) below, an employee who is elected to public office shall be allowed leave of absence without loss of seniority during his/her first term of office. (iii) An employee who is re-elected for an additional term after having the benefit of (ii) above, shall not be entitled to receive the benefit of this provision again.
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Leave of Absence for Public Duties. An Employee who is elected to public office shall be allowed leave of absence without loss of seniority during their term of office. The Employee shall not be entitled to wages or benefits during such absence(s).
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Leave of Absence for Public Duties a) An employee seeking election to public office (provincial of federal) shall be provided with a leave of absence subject to the following provisions: i) Such leave of absence shall be without pay; ii) The employee will provide a minimum of ten (10) working days notice in writing prior to the commence of leave; iii) Leave will be allowed for a maximum period starting from the date the writ issued for provincial or federal elections to a date no later than five (5) working days following the release of official election results; iv) The employee shall be entitled to return to the position held at the commencement of the leave; v) The employee will retain bidding rights for internal job postings for the period of leave; vi) The employee shall continue to accumulate seniority and service credits during the period of leave; vii) The employee’s participation in the Employer’s employee group benefit plans shall be continued during the period of leave. b) It is understood and agreed that if elected, the employee upon written application shall be granted an extension of the leave of absence for a period of up to one year. The following conditions shall apply to this period of extension: i) Such leave of absence shall be without pay; ii) The employee shall have the option of continuing participation in the Employer’s employee group benefit plans (except Long Term Disability) during the period of leave of absence by paying 100% of premium contributions payable monthly in advance; iii) The employee shall be entitled to return to the position held at the commencement of the leave. If such position is no longer available, the employee shall be placed in a comparable position at a comparable rate of pay; iv) The employee will retain bidding rights for internal job postings for the period of leave on provision that the employee must be available for work when required by the Employer. v) The employee shall continue to accumulate seniority but shall not accumulate any service credits during such period of leave; vi) If the employee does not return to work upon expiration of the one-year extension of leave, it is agreed that their employment shall be terminated.
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Leave of Absence for Public Duties. (a) The Employer recognizes the right of the employee to participate in public affairs. Provided a written request is given 14 days in advance, the Employer shall allow up to 90 days leave of absence so that an employee may be a candidate in federal or provincial elections. (b) Such leave shall be without pay, and shall also be without benefits unless the employee, prior to commencement of the leave, pays to the Employer the full sum of the employee and the Employer contributions for such benefits during the period of the leave. Seniority shall be retained but not accumulated during such leave. (c) An employee who is elected to such public office shall be allowed leave of absence during his terms of office. Seniority shall be retained but not accumulated during such leave.
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Related to Leave of Absence for Public Duties

  • LEAVE OF ABSENCE 18.01 The President and one (1) member of the Association shall be granted leave of absence without pay as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of their office insofar as the regular operations of the service of the Fire Department will permit, at the discretion of the Fire Chief. 18.02 The Bargaining Committee members shall suffer no loss of earnings for the time required to meet with the Corporation for negotiations. 18.03 The Grievance Committee members shall suffer no loss of earnings for the time required to investigate grievances and meet with the Corporation on the processing of grievances. 18.04 A Fire Fighter who is absent from duty because of non-occupational accident or sickness and who provides satisfactory evidence of disability shall be granted leave of absence for the duration of his/her paid sick leave entitlement or one (1) year, whichever is the greater, and his/her pay shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 11.02 and not to be pyramided. 18.05 A Fire Fighter who has been absent from duty under the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act shall be granted leave of absence for the duration of such disability or until he/she has been granted an award for permanent disability by the Board, and his/her pay shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.01. A Fire Fighter on temporary disability in excess of one (1) year, who is pronounced fit for duty by a competent medical authority acceptable to the Corporation, may return to duty if his/her length of service at the commencement of his/her leave was greater than that of the junior Fire Fighter at the time of the proposed return, provided he/she gives thirty (30) days' prior notice. 18.06 A member of the Economic Policy Committee shall suffer no loss of earnings to attend meetings in his/her role as Committeeman. It is understood that a Committeeman will not leave his/her work without the permission of the officer in charge and the time so used shall not be unreasonable. 18.07 A Fire Fighter who has been absent from duty due to a compensable accident which occurred while working for another employer, other than the Corporation, shall not be entitled to Green Shield, including hospital, drugs, dental, and vacation entitlement shall be pro-rated. In addition, lieu day entitlement will be limited to those days accumulated while on duty. Employees will have the option of reimbursing the Corporation for the continued coverage of any or all of the above benefits with the exception of vacation entitlement. 18.08 A Fire Fighter shall be provided with pregnancy/parental leave in accordance with the terms of The Employment Standards Act. A Fire Fighter shall receive a top up of employment insurance (EI) benefits received during pregnancy/parental leave of seventy- five percent of regular earnings for a maximum of twenty-five (25) weeks comprised of fifteen (15) weeks of pregnancy leave and ten (10) weeks of parental leave, effective September 25, 2016.

  • Leave of Absence for Union Functions It is agreed that official representatives of the Union be granted leave of absence, without pay, to attend Union Conventions or perform any other function on behalf of the Union and its affiliations, provided not more than ten (10) Union representatives shall be away at any one time. Such leave of absence shall not affect the employee's seniority and/or benefits contained in this Agreement.

  • ARTICLE LEAVE OF ABSENCE The Employer, may, in its discretion, grant a leave of absence with or without pay to any employee for education personal reasons. Request for leave of absence shall be in writing and submitted to his supervisor who will forward the same to the designated Human Resources representative for approval. An employeeshall not be required to use his accumulated vacation before requesting a leave of absence for non-vacation purposes. The Employer shall grant leaves of absence without pay to up to four (4) employees to attend Union conventions or seminars, provided that: such leave does not unduly interfere with the operation requirements of the Employer; the total leave of absence granted hereunder shall not exceed twenty-five working days per year of the agreement; not more than one (1) employee from any program unit may receive leave hereunder at any one time and; the Union gives fourteen (14) clear notice of such leave to the Employer. Leave of absence due to pregnancy and/or parental leave shall be granted in accordance with the requirements of the Standards Act of Ontario If an employee who has completed his probationary period is required to serve as a juror, he shall not lose his regular pay because of such attendance provided he notifies his supervisor immediately upon notification that he will be required to serve as a juror, presents proof of service and promptly pays to the Employer any amounts paid to him for such service. Employees absent from work for any continuous period of fifteen (15) calendar days or more other than a period of vacation leave or paid sick leave shall not earn vacation or sick leave credits during the period of any such absence and anniversary dates shall be adjusted accordingly except as specified in Article In addition, the Employer shall not be required to contribute to the payment of health and welfare benefits during any such absence. Employees who desire to maintain health and welfare benefits through the Employer must arrange payments of premiums for all such benefits and pay all such premiums through the Employer before commencing any absence. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, it is agreed that the Employer shall maintain health and welfare benefits for employees who are off work on Long Term Disability or Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Benefits for a period of up to one (1) year from the date such employee ceased working for the Employer provided the employee pays his portion of the health and welfare benefits premium. An employee shall be entitled to paternity leave which shall consist of one (1)day with pay and two (2) days without pay.

  • Leave of Absence for Union Business ‌ Any elected or appointed officer of the Union shall, upon request and approval of the Employer, be granted a leave of absence without pay to attend to Union business, or the leave can be granted with pay if the Union agrees to pay the cost of the substitute.

  • General Leave of Absence a) Leave of absence without pay may be granted to employees for valid reasons as set out by Company policy. b) An employee on general leave of absence shall not accumulate sick leave credits, or earn vacation but shall retain the seniority, sick leave credits, and vacation credits earned prior to commencing leave of absence. c) Employees do not have the option of continuing their benefit coverage during the leave. d) Employees on leave of absence shall be required to apply for any extension.

  • Parental Leave of Absence A. Female unit members may use any or all accumulated leave during pre and post-natal care for that period of time she is temporarily disabled, as determined by the unit member and her physician. B. Unit members desiring to use any or all accumulated leave during a period of pregnancy or post-natal care should state this in writing to the Office of Human Resources and Employee Relations using the FMLA paperwork. C. Unit members who use any or all accumulated leave as a temporary disability during pre- and post- natal care must return to active service as soon as her physical health permits according to her physician; unless she requests a leave of absence without pay or she resigns. D. Any non-probationary female unit member who does not wish to use any or all accumulated [sick] leave during pre- and/or post-natal care shall be granted a leave of absence without pay provided that a reasonable notice in writing to the Office of Human Resources and Employee Relations is made in advance. E. Unit members using a leave of absence without pay for pre-natal care, adoption, post-natal care and/or child rearing (not to exceed a period of one (1) year in duration and taken within the first year after birth or adoption) shall have the opportunity to continue benefit programs provided to unit members. Unit members with at least one (1) year of experience with the Xxxxxxx County Board of Education will be required after the first twelve (12) weeks to assume the Board’s share of the premium in addition to any premiums he/she theretofore paid for dependent coverage. Provided that a written, advanced request is made to the Office of Human Resources and Employee Relations the employee on such leave will be offered employment upon expiration of the leave in the first available position in their classification for which they are qualified. The request should be made at least thirty (30) days prior to the return and should include the anticipated date of return. If the return is within ninety (90) duty days and such return is stipulated at the beginning of the leave, the same position shall be offered. F. Adoptive parents may use up to twelve (12) weeks in compliance with Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of any or all accumulated leave for the purpose of adoption and/or bonding. G. If using combined sick leave and leave without pay teachers who have at least one (1) year experience with the Xxxxxxx County Board of Education will have premiums paid for a total of twelve (12) weeks per year in accordance with the terms of the FMLA, and have their position held prior to such leave.

  • Union Leave of Absence 22:01 (a) The Employer shall grant leave of absence to employees to attend Union conventions, seminars, educational classes or other Union business. It is understood that the Union will not request leave of absence for more than four (4) full-time employees and three (3) part-time employees at any one time and the total leave of absence in any year shall be not more than an aggregate of thirty (30) working days for full- time employees and fifteen (15) working days for part- time employees. Longer leaves of absence will be approved at management’s discretion and will not be unreasonably withheld. Such leaves of absence shall not seriously disrupt the operations of the Home, and shall be requested as far in advance as possible, in writing to the Home Administrator, with a copy to the Human Resources Associate. It is further understood that the leave of absence shall be granted without pay and the Union shall be responsible for the payment of wages during the period of absence. (b) The parties agree the employer will continue the regular compensation for the employees on such leave, and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer in a timely fashion for all costs associated with the compensation for the employees. The parties agree that the Employer is not liable for any WSIB claims that may arise while the employee is on union leave as described in 22.01 (a). 22:02 An employee who is elected or appointed to office in the Unifor, upon request and provision of six (6) weeks notice, shall be granted a leave of absence without loss of seniority and benefits for up to three (3) years. During such leaves of absence, salary and benefits shall be kept whole by the Employer and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer for such salary and the Employers' contribution to said benefits. The employee agrees to notify the Employer of the employee's intention to return to work within four (4) weeks following termination of office for which the leave was granted. At the end of such leave, any employee hired or placed as a substitute for the employee on such absence, may be terminated or laid off by the Employer as required, or be transferred to the employee's previous position, if the substitution was a transfer. 22:03 Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in gainful employment while on such leave and if an employee does engage in gainful employment while on such leave of absence they may forfeit all seniority rights and privileges contained in this Agreement. Ft&Pt 22:04 Employees on leave of absence under this Article shall continue to accumulate all rights and privileges under this Agreement.

  • 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.

  • Educational Leave of Absence Leaves of absence may be granted up to six (6) months under the above provisions only if the course would be beneficial to both the University and the employee.

  • Return from Leave of Absence (a) Before a Nurse may return to work from a leave granted under Article 9.00, she or he must provide a minimum of four (4) weeks written notice of the specific date of his or her return to work, or such shorter time as mutually agreed. (b) Upon return from an approved Unpaid Leave of Absence, a Nurse shall be reinstated to her or his former position unless the position has been discontinued, in which case the Nurse shall be appointed to an equivalent position. (c) This clause requiring four (4) weeks written notice, does not apply to other leaves granted by an express provision of this Collective Agreement with different requirements for written notice.

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