Leave of Absence for Union Duties i) Each leave of absence is at the discretion of the Fire Chief; however, approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
ii) The City agrees to allow on duty members of the Union leave of absence without loss of pay and/or benefits, when required to attend meetings with the City for the purpose of settling a grievance or attending Labour/Management meetings, or bargaining subject to operational requirements. It is agreed that the granting of leave under this section will not obligate the City to backfill for the employee. The city agrees to pay acting time when necessary due to elevations required for union business absences.
iii) An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any body with which the Union is affiliated shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for a period of up to four (4) years, provided such leave does not unduly disrupt the Fire Department’s operations. Such leave, each year thereafter, shall be extended during the employee’s term of office.
iv) The employee will continue to accrue seniority during the leave of absence.
v) For the purpose of this section it is agreed that if any employee is granted leave of absence, there shall be no cost to the City, other than acting pay.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. The Company agrees that leave of absence without pay, but with maintenance of seniority and pension rights, to which they would otherwise be entitled, shall be granted to a limited number of employees in order to carry out the proper administration of this Agreement. Such leave shall not exceed a period of one (1) year but may be subject to renewal at the expiration of one (1)year. The Company agrees that leave of absence without pay, but with maintenance of seniority and-pension be granted to an employee is elected or appointed to a full-time Union office, provided the Union and the employee make application for such leave. Such leave shall not exceed a period of one (1) year, but may be subject to renewal at the expiration of one (1) year. The Company reserves the right to limit the number of employees to whom such leaves of absence will apply. Such leave will be automatically renewed unless three (3) months notice of non-renewal is provided by the Union and provided that the nature of the leave has not materially changed. Where an officer, representative or member of the Union is granted leave of absence in connection with conciliation, arbitration or other Union activities, upon written authority the Local Union, the Company will pay the employee regular pay for time not worked during the employee's regular hours of work, not to exceed one (1) month for any one leave. The Local Union shall reimburse the Company for such payments. At the of the Local Union, officers and representatives shall be allowed time off for Union educational purposes. Not more than one-half of this group, except by mutual agreement, shall be off under this provision at any one time and the length of time any one employee may be off under this provision shall not exceed two (2) consecutive weeks. Each period of absence shall be separately requested. Upon written authority from the Local Union, the Company will pay the employee's regular pay for the absence and the Local Union will reimburse the Company for such payments. The Union agrees to co-operate with the Company in order that disruption of business may be minimized. FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE UNION Overtime shall mean "authorized overtime" and shall not include time worked which is less than one-half hour. Payments for periods worked in excess of one-half hour will be paid for, to the last full half hour worked. Employees shall be paid at one and one-half (1 times their equivalent hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of ...
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. Any member of the Union being elected to a permanent office in the Union, or as a delegate to any Union activity necessitating temporary leave of absence, shall be granted such leave of absence and shall, at the end of the term in the first instance, or at the end of his mission in the second instance, be restored, within six (6) months, to his former position or to a position of similar type at the then prevailing wage rate. An authorized leave of absence shall not break an employee's service record.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. An employee who is elected or appointed to an office with the Union shall, upon application in writing by the Union to the Clerk-Treasurer, be granted leave of absence, without pay, for a period of three (3) months. Upon similar application by the Union within the period of such leave, the employee shall be granted an extension thereof upon similar terms.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. An employee who is elected or selected for a position with the Union shall be granted leave of absence without pay and benefits and without loss of seniority. Such leave will not exceed twelve (12) months unless otherwise mutually agreed to. Such request shall be in writing and approved by the Employer.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. Upon written request of the Union with at least one (1) month’s advance notice, the Employer agrees to allow leave of absence for employee(s) to attend the CUPE National Convention and for employee(s) to attend the CUPE Ontario Division Convention, provided that the total overall leaves concerned do not exceed four (4) weeks. Included within the overall leaves, the Employer agrees to allow a leave of absence for one employee for Union duties, provided that the employer receives at least one week’s notice and provided proper coverage at straight time wages can be arranged. The employees on such leave(s) will be paid by the Employer who will be reimbursed fully by the Union for the amount paid to the employees for wages, statutory benefits and pension.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. 16.01 The Company agrees that leave of absence without pay but with maintenance of continuous service, seniority and pension rights and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled shall be granted to a limited number of employees in order to carry out the proper administration of the Agreement or for union educational purposes. Such leave shall not exceed a period of one (1) year but may be subject to renewal at the expiration of one (1) year. At the expiration of the leave, the employee shall be reinstated in the same job he held with the Company when the leave was originally granted, provided such job still exists. If the job no longer exists, the employee will be placed in a job in the same manner as if he were deployed as surplus from his former job.
16.02 At the request of the National Union or the Local Union reasonably in advance of the proposed leave of absence date and confirmed in writing, the Company may grant a leave of absence not to exceed one (1) month in any one leave to a member of the Local in connection with arbitration, education or other Union activities. In the case of a Local Officer, Xxxxxxx or Bargaining Rep., the Company shall grant such a requested leave: however not more than half of this group, except by mutual agreement, shall be off at any one time.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. An employee who is elected or appointed to an office with the Union shall, upon application in writing by the Union to the CAO, be granted leave of absence, without pay, for a period of up to three months. Upon similar application by the Union within the period of such leave, the employee shall be granted one extension thereof upon similar terms. During the period of such leave, the employee shall be deemed to be an employee of the Union, and not the Town, but shall continue to accrue seniority.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. Upon written request of the Union with at least two (2) month’s advance notice, where possible, the Employer agrees to allow leave of absence for employee(s) to attend the CUPE National Convention, the CUPE Ontario Division Convention, and education workshops provided that the total overall leaves concerned do not exceed ten (10) weeks. The employees on such leave will be paid by the Employer who will be reimbursed fully by the Union for the amount paid to the employees for wages, statutory benefits and pension. The Employer shall provide the Union with an answer within ten (10) working days upon receipt of the written request.
Leave of Absence for Union Duties. Union business shall be considered good cause for leave of absence for an employee elected or selected to attend conventions, seminars, educational classes or local Union meeting and such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. The Union agrees that every reasonable effort will be made to request leaves of absence for the purposes identified herein for only one (1)employee in one
