Notice of Absence If Tenant plans to leave the Property for 7 (seven) or more consecutive days or expects long, frequent or customary absences, Tenant must notify the Landlord in writing. Tenant hereby agrees that any such absence, whether a singular occurrence or customary, shall not obviate Tenant's obligation to pay timely Rent.
Extended Leave of Absence Professional employees who have attained renewable contract status may request extended leaves of absence for one (1) year without pay under any one of the circumstances listed in this section. All requests for such extended leave of absence will be applied for and granted or rejected in writing. Such application will be reviewed by the principal and superintendent. If the latter approves, he/she will recommend that the leave be granted by the Board. An employee returning from an extended leave will be assigned to the same position as that which he/she held before assuming the leave, providing that position still exists. By mutual agreement between the employer and the employees, he/she may be given a different assignment. Extended leaves of absence may be requested under, but not limited to, the following:
1. To serve in a county, state, or national public office.
2. To care for a sick member of the immediate family.
3. To serve as an exchange teacher or an overseas teacher.
4. To accept a sabbatical leave.
Notification of Absence A unit member shall contact the office of the division xxxx whenever there is a need to be absent and at least thirty (30) minutes prior to missing any work assignment. Should circumstances prohibit this notification, the unit member shall notify the division office in writing, within one week of returning to work, providing the reasons why advance notification was not given.
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.
Approved Leave of Absence With Pay During Vacation When an employee is qualified for bereavement leave, sick leave or any other approved leave with pay during her vacation period, there shall be no deduction from the vacation credits for such leave. In the case of sick leave, this section shall only apply when the period of illness or injury is in excess of two (2) days and a note from a physician may be required. The period of vacation so displaced shall be taken at a mutually agreed time. An employee intending to claim displaced vacation leave must advise the Employer and provide necessary documentation within seven (7) days of returning to work.
Approved Leave of Absence During Vacation Where it can be established by the employee through a doctor's certificate that an illness or accident occurred, or where an employee qualifies for bereavement or any other approved leave during his/her period of vacation, there shall be no deduction from vacation credits for such absence. The period of vacation so displaced shall either be added to the vacation or reinstated for use at a later date, at the employee's option, as mutually agreed.
Request for Leave At any time, employees may request the use of short-term leave (annual leave, compensatory time use, or personal leave). Such request shall be submitted on the appropriate form and approved or denied on the form within one week of submission to the appropriate authority (practices of shorter time periods will be maintained) except that current practices concerning emergency leave requests shall be maintained. Requests will not be denied unreasonably. The issue of more employees requesting the use of short-term leave than can be granted because of operational needs shall be resolved at the LMC. The Employer shall not request the reasons for the use of earned leave other than sick leave as permitted by Article 12. All leave may be used in tenth of an hour increments provided, however that use of personal leave to cover tardiness related absences shall not serve as a bar or defense to disciplinary action.
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.
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.
