Common use of LEAVE OF Clause in Contracts

LEAVE OF. The Board may grant leave of absence without pay to employees for personal reasons. Request for such leave of absence shall be in writing and shall be submitted in advance of the commencement of the leave, except in cases of emergency, where reasons for such leave shall be submitted in writing to the Board as soon as possible. Such leave shall not be for the purpose of taking employment elsewhere except as noted in Section Unless otherwise mutually agreed such leave shall not exceed three months and seniority shall accumulate during such leave. An employee elected or appointed by the Union attend conventions, conferences and seminars of the Union shall be granted leave of absence without pay provided the Board is given reasonable notice. No more than three employees may be absent at any one time. The total number of days accumulated for such leave under this Agreement shall not exceed forty days in one calendar year. An additional forty days leave in a calendar year may be apportionedfrom this Agreement in accordance with Article of the "A" Agreement. However, for the purpose of this Article, these days shall be the equivalent of half days in accordance with the coverage time worked under the Agreement in proportion to a forty hour week under the "A" Agreement. The total number of full days shall not exceed sixty The sixty days shall not includetwelve (1 days for a committee of six persons to attend the meeting of the Ontario Education Institute Co-ordinating Committee. The total of six persons may be from the "A" Agreement, the Agreement or a combination thereof. Agree that travel time is included in the total number of days. The Union President or representative shall be allowed up to four hours with pay to attend the funeral of an employee covered by this Agreement. An employee who is elected or selected for a full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council or who is elected to public office shall have seniority frozen from the date of transfer and shall retain accumulated seniority. If the employee returns within one year, shall be entitled to claim former position. If the employee returns to the bargaining unit after one (1) year, the employee is entitled to take a temporary position until such time as a vacancy occurs where can apply full length of service to the job posting. For purposes of this Article, the term "full time" shall mean being in attendanceat a position assigned for a continuous uninterruptedwork perioddedicatedto the organization selected for thirty-five hours or more in a given week and the duration of the assignment is for at least six consecutive months. An employee who is elected or selected for a short term, full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council shall be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority. For purposes of this Article (1 the term "full time" shall mean being in attendance at a position assigned for a continuous uninterrupted work period dedicated to the organization selected for thirty-five (35)hours or more in a given week, and the duration of the assignment is for a minimum of twenty working days at one time and the total accumulated days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed sixty days. There shall be provision for leave without pay for an employee who is selected to do instruction sessions on assignment from provided the Board is given ten working days' advance notice of such assignment. There shall be no more than one employee away at any one time on teaching assignments. The assignments shall be for at least two (2)days at any one time and the total accumulated days shall not exceed twenty days. Employees selected for these teaching assignments may come from either the "A" or Agreements but the total number of teaching days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed twenty full time days in the calendar year. The parties agree that the provisions of the Employment Standards Act shall apply in the event of the pregnancy of an employee with at least thirteen weeks of employment with the Board. Requests for such leave of absence must be submitted to the Board in writing and be accompanied by a medical doctor's certificate verifying the expected date of birth and the employee's ability or inability to do the work of her position and be submitted to the immediate supervisor at least two weeks beforethe date the leave is required to begin. Such employee shall be placed in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. In no case shall maternity leave of absence be eligible for payment under the sick leave plan. The Board shall grant a leave of absence without pay for a period of up to six (6) months to an employee who intends to adopt a child. The leave shall include the statutory eighteen weeks provided under the Employment Standards Act. The employee shall give the Board one month notice in writing of intent to take a leave for the purpose of adoption and the date the leave is to begin. Recognizing that the date of departure may be at any time after the application is made, the leave shall begin with a mutually agreeable date related to the date the child is to be received, once it is known, and shall end six (6)months from that date unless otherwise arranged with the mutual consent of the Board and the employee. The employee shall report for work upon termination of such leave of absence, or extension, following two weeks' notice of intention to return to work at which time such an employee will be placed in a required position consistent with the seniority provisions of this agreement.

LEAVE OF. The Board in its discretion may grant a leave of absence without pay to employees an upon written request, for a exceeding one year for personal reasons. Request Any who is elected or to a position with the Union or with the Canadian Labour Congress shall, upon written request, be granted a leave of absence for such leave his of office, that not more than two leaves of absence shall be in writing and shall effect at any one time. leave w i l l be submitted in advance of the commencement of the leave, except in cases of emergency, where reasons for such leave shall be submitted in writing to the Board as soon as possible. Such leave shall not be for the purpose of taking employment elsewhere except as noted in Section Unless otherwise mutually agreed such leave shall not exceed three months and seniority shall accumulate during such leave. An employee elected or appointed by the Union attend conventions, conferences and seminars of the Union extended upon written shall be granted leave of absence without pay provided to attend union conventions and leave shall for the Board is given published time of the convention or conference reasonable notice. No more than three employees may travelling time to Such leave shall be absent limited to: two each of Manufacturing and Packaging at any one time. The total number , to a of days accumulated per year between Manufacturing Packaging; and one from each of and at any one time, to a of twenty days each for such leave under this Agreement and Maintenance. the Whenever an shall not exceed forty days pregnant, she w i l l furnish both and the Union with a certificate from her physician of delivery, the nature of the work she may do, and the length of she may, in one calendar yearthe physician's opinion, continue to work. An additional forty days leave in a calendar year may She shall be apportionedfrom this Agreement to work in accordance with Article her physician's provided she is able to the requirements of the "A" AgreementIf work of the nature permitted by her physician is not available or if she is not eligible for work, or if the physician the of her she shall be granted a leave of absence of up to ninety days after the of delivery. HoweverI the aforementioned leave of absence, seniority shall be preserved but shall not increase or that: if the leave is for union and is less than two weeks, seniority shall and if the leave is for personal reasons then seniority shall for three to his department and classification at its straight-time rate. In the event no vacancy exists in such returning department, the shall displace the within the having the seniority, provided that the seniority of the returning is higher than that of the displaced employee. who is called to jury duty will be a leave of absence as is necessary and will be by the for the purpose of this Article, these days shall be difference between the equivalent of half days in accordance with the coverage time worked under the Agreement in proportion to a forty hour week under the "A" Agreementpayment received for such duty and his regular pay. The total number shall present proof of full days shall not exceed sixty The sixty days shall not includetwelve (1 days service as a juror as well as the amount of pay received for a committee of six persons to attend the meeting of the Ontario Education Institute Co-ordinating Committeesuch service. The total of six persons may be from the "A" Agreement, the Agreement or a combination thereof. Agree that travel time is included in the total number of days. The Union President or representative shall be allowed up to four hours with pay to attend the funeral of When an employee covered is not required to be present to fulfil his jury duty, he shall present himself for in usual manner. Each by this Agreement. An employee who is elected or selected in any vacation year has been the for a full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council or who is elected to public office shall have seniority frozen from the date of transfer and shall retain accumulated seniority. If the employee returns within one year, less than five years shall be entitled to claim former positionreceive vacation credits and vacation pay in accordance with ACT, Each employee who in any vacation year has been continuously by the for five years or but less than ten years shall, unless he has already had his vacation for such year, be entitled three weeks vacation with pay. If Each who in any vacation year by the employee returns for ten years or but leas than twenty years shall, unless he has already had his vacation for such year, be entitled to four weeks vacation with pay. Each who in any vacation year has been continuously by the for twenty years or shall, unless he has already had his vacation for such year, be to five vacation with pay. Vacation shall be paid prior to the bargaining unit after one taking his vacation. Each week of vacation pay shall be a sum equal to percent (12%) yearof the during the twelve period ending the preceding April 30th. For of vacation pay, the employee sickness and accident benefits paid under this agreement and/or Worker's benefits (other than medical or hospitalization disability settlement shall be included total earnings. The vacation period shall be May 1st to April 30th of each year Allotment of vacations is entitled to take a temporary position until such time as a vacancy occurs where can apply full length of service reserved to the job posting. For purposes of this Article, in order to ensure the term "full time" shall mean being in attendanceat a position assigned for a continuous uninterruptedwork perioddedicatedto the organization selected for thirty-five hours or more in a given week and the duration orderly of the assignment is for at least six consecutive monthsplant. An employee who is elected or selected for a short termEfforts, full w i l l made to give their choice of vacation where the has no preference, between individual employees as to the time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council their vacation shall be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss resolved on the basis of seniority. For purposes of this Article (1 may schedule unused vacation time to coincide with a department The may, but shall not be grant paid vacation leave other than the term "full time" shall mean being in attendance at a position assigned regular vacation period. no event, however, may vacations be year to year. In the event that the decides to shut the plant for a continuous uninterrupted work period dedicated to vacation period, it is agreed that the organization selected for thirty-five (35)hours or more in a given week, and the duration of the assignment is for a minimum of twenty working days at one time and the total accumulated days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed w i l l give sixty days. There shall be provision for leave without pay for an employee who is selected to do instruction sessions on assignment from provided the Board is given ten working days' advance notice of such assignment. There shall If an leaves the of the and he has not had his vacation for that year, he will be no as follows: for less than five years in accordance with for five years or more than one employee away at any one time on teaching assignments. The assignments shall be for at least two (2)days at any one time and the total accumulated days shall not exceed twenty days. Employees selected for these teaching assignments may come from either the "A" or Agreements but the total number of teaching days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed twenty full time days service: in the calendar year. The parties agree that with the provisions of The word "holidays", whenever used in this shall mean and include only: Good Friday Day Victoria Christmas Eve Christmas Civic Boxing Floater Holidays New Year's Eve The date of the Employment Standards Act two holidays shall apply fall between other than probationary required to work on the above mentioned holidays will be one days pay at their regular hourly rate that they have worked the last regular shift on the preceding the holiday and the first regular shift on the day the holiday, except where absence on days is due to sickness, accident, lay-off, days off or prior have work for the in the event preceding the holiday. to work on the w i l l be paid at one and one-half 1/21 times their regular hourly rate for the first eight worked in addition to their holiday pay. Hours worked in excess of the pregnancy of an employee with at least thirteen weeks of employment with the Board. Requests for such leave of absence must eight w i l l be submitted to the Board in writing and be accompanied by a medical doctor's certificate verifying the expected date of birth and the employee's ability or inability to do the work of her position and be submitted to the immediate supervisor at least two weeks beforethe date the leave is required to begin. Such employee shall be placed paid in accordance with the provisions of Any scheduled to work who fails report for work shall not be entitled holiday pay unless he has an excuse for failure acceptable to the Employment Standards Act. In no case shall maternity leave If any of absence the holidays referred to of this article fall on a or they will be eligible for payment under observed on the sick leave planFriday preceding or the following, after with the Union. The Board shall grant a leave of absence without pay for a period of up observed day will be deemed to six (6) months to an employee who intends to adopt a child. The leave shall include be the statutory eighteen weeks provided under the Employment Standards Act. The employee shall give the Board one month notice in writing of intent to take a leave holiday for the purpose purposes of adoption this article. If the holiday falls on an employee's off or during his annual vacation, he w i l l be entitled to a days pay at hie regular hourly rate in lieu of the holiday, or the corresponding time off at a agreed to by and the date it is the leave is holiday shall be on the day day on which holiday or the one on which In the event that a holiday, as recognized ARTICLE on a Friday, will be paid on the preceding the The agrees to begin. Recognizing that continue the pension plan which was in effect prior to the date of departure may this January pension shall be at any time after the application is made, the leave shall begin with a mutually agreeable date related to the date the child is to be received, once it is known, and shall end six (6)months from that date unless otherwise arranged with the mutual consent rate of the Board and the employee. The employee shall report for work upon termination of such leave of absence, or extension, following two weeks' notice of intention to return to work at which time such an employee will be placed in a required position consistent with the seniority provisions of this agreement.eighteen dollars per per year of

LEAVE OF. Any employee who is required to be available for Jury Duty, Xxxxxxx's Duty, Xxxxxxx's Witness, Crown Witness and where the employee represents his Employer in a court action, will be paid while on such duty, provided such court action is not occasioned by the Employee's private The Board may pay will be such so as to maintain the Employee's monthly basic rate. Leave banks will be during this time. Such pay shall be offset where an employee's pay is remunerated by a third xxxxx, when acting as a witness. The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to employees who are appointed or elected to an office (or who go ashore to work for personal reasonsthe Company and remain members in good with the Union) for a period up to an including three (3) years and then his seniority shall remain dormant until his return. Request for Further leave of absence will be granted Any employee who obtains such leave of absence shall be in writing and shall be submitted in advance of the commencement of the leave, except in cases of emergency, where reasons for such leave shall be submitted in writing return to the Board as soon as possible. Such leave shall not be for the purpose Company within (30) calendar days after completion of taking his term of employment elsewhere except as noted in Section Unless otherwise mutually agreed such leave shall not exceed three months and seniority shall accumulate during such leave. An employee elected or appointed by the Union attend conventions, conferences and seminars of the Union shall be granted leave of absence without pay provided the Board is given reasonable notice. No more than three employees may be absent at any one time. The total number of days accumulated for such leave under this Agreement shall not exceed forty days in one calendar year. An additional forty days leave in a calendar year may be apportionedfrom this Agreement in accordance with Article of the "A" Agreement. However, for the purpose of this Article, these days shall be the equivalent of half days in accordance with the coverage time worked under the Agreement in proportion to a forty hour week under the "A" Agreement. The total number of full days shall not exceed sixty The sixty days shall not includetwelve (1 days for a committee of six persons to attend the meeting of the Ontario Education Institute Co-ordinating Committee. The total of six persons may be from the "A" Agreement, the Agreement or a combination thereof. Agree that travel time is included in the total number of days. The Union President or representative shall be allowed up to four hours with pay to attend the funeral of an employee covered by this Agreement. An employee who is elected or selected for a full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council or who is elected to public office shall have seniority frozen from the date of transfer and shall retain accumulated seniority. If the employee returns within one year, An Employee shall be entitled to claim former position. If the employee returns to the bargaining unit after one (1) year, the employee is entitled to take a temporary position until such time as a vacancy occurs where can apply full length of service to the job posting. For purposes of this Article, the term "full time" shall mean being in attendanceat a position assigned for a continuous uninterruptedwork perioddedicatedto the organization selected for thirty-five hours or more in a given week and the duration of the assignment is for at least six consecutive months. An employee who is elected or selected for a short term, full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council shall be granted compassionate leave of absence without pay and without loss up to seven days to attend to urgent domestic affairs. Leave of seniority. For purposes of this Article (1 the term "full time" shall mean being in attendance at a position assigned for a continuous uninterrupted work period dedicated to the organization selected for thirty-five (35)hours or more in a given week, and the duration of the assignment is for a minimum of twenty working days at one time and the total accumulated days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed sixty days. There shall be provision for leave without pay for an employee who is selected to do instruction sessions on assignment from provided the Board is given ten working days' advance notice of such assignment. There shall be no more than one employee away at any one time on teaching assignmentsseven (7) days may be taken, subject to Company approval, circumstanceswarrant. The assignments shall be for at least two (2)days at any one time and the total accumulated days shall not exceed twenty days. Employees selected for these teaching assignments may come from either the "A" or Agreements but the total number of teaching days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed twenty full time days Bereavement leave is provided in the calendar year. The parties agree that accordance the provisions of the Employment Standards Act Canada Labour Code that the entitlement shall apply be four (4) calendar days pay and immediate means, in respect of any employee, the spouse, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, sisters, brothers, father-in-law and mother-in-law of the employee, and includes any relative residing in the event of employee's household or withwhom the pregnancy of an employee with at least thirteen weeks of employment with the Boardresides. Requests for such The Company will grant leave of absence must to employees who are elected as representatives to attend Union meetings, Union conventions, conventions of labour organizations to which the Union nominates the employee as delegate on its behalf or act as members of any Union negotiating committee provided the company is given due notice in by the Union in order to be submitted able to replace the Board in writing and be accompanied by employee during his absence witha competent substitute. The Company will grant leave of absence to employees injury or illness, subject to a medical doctor's certificate verifying by the expected date of birth and the employee's ability or inability to do the work of her position and be submitted to the immediate supervisor at least two weeks beforethe date the leave is required to beginemployer. Such employee shall be placed in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. In no case shall maternity An extended leave of absence be eligible for payment under granted regarding illness in the sick leave plan. immediate The Board shall Company will grant a leave of absence without pay for a period of up to six (6) months to an employee who intends takes education leave pursuant to adopt a childthe terms of Article An employee desiring leave of absence for reasons other than those set out above must provide reasons for the request, acceptable to both Company and the Union and must obtain authorization in writing the Company and the Union. The leave shall include the statutory eighteen weeks provided under the Employment Standards Act. The When an employee on regular tour of duty requests and is granted relief duty, that employee shall give bear extra wage cost (any double payment) for his relief except under and (e) above. Leave of absence for child care responsibility shall be as provided for in the Canada Labour Code. Where an employee on a Worker's Compensation Board one month notice in writing of intent to take a leave for claim is medically determined by the purpose of adoption and the date the leave is to begin. Recognizing that the date of departure may be at any time after the application is made, the leave shall begin with a mutually agreeable date related to the date the child is to be received, once it is known, and shall end six (6)months from that date unless otherwise arranged with the mutual consent of the Board and the employee. The employee shall report for work upon termination of such leave of absence, or extension, following two weeks' notice of intention unable to return to work at which time such an the employ of the Company and evaluation or re-training for alternate employment under the Vocational Rehabilitation Phase has commenced, the employment relationship between the employee will be placed and the Company is ended. The foregoing shall apply providing the medical determination is not in a required position consistent with the seniority provisions of this agreementdispute or where in dispute until settled.

LEAVE OF. The Board may grant Subject to the of the business, leave of absence absence, without pay pay, up to employees for personal reasons. Request for such leave three (3) months shall be granted by the Company on the written request of employee, provided the reasons stated the are good and Leave of absence shall be in writing and shall be submitted in advance of the commencement of the leave, except in cases of emergency, where reasons for such leave shall be submitted in writing to the Board as soon as possible. Such leave shall will not be granted for the purpose of taking employment elsewhere except any employee to take another temporarily, try out new work or enter into for Ifleave of absence granted, the employee be informed by the Company. Employees will be allowed to retain the weeks granted as noted in Section Unless otherwise mutually agreed such and week’s vacation under but no leave shall of absence be granted until all other vacation entitlement bas been used. Leave of absence will not exceed three months and seniority shall accumulate be granted during such leave. An employee elected or appointed the period May to September Employees, not to two by the Union to attend conventions, conferences and seminars to Union of the Union shall plant may, of the Company, be granted leave of absence without pay provided not exceeding (8) weeks. Such leave of absence! be extended with the Board is given reasonable notice. No more than three employees of the Company, One employee who may be absent at any one time. The total number of days accumulated for such leave under this Agreement shall not exceed forty days in one calendar year. An additional forty days leave in a calendar year may be apportionedfrom this Agreement in accordance with Article of the "A" Agreement. However, for the purpose of this Article, these days shall be the equivalent of half days in accordance with the coverage time worked under the Agreement in proportion elected or appointed to a forty hour week under the "A" Agreement. The total number of full days shall not exceed sixty The sixty days shall not includetwelve (1 days for a committee of six persons to attend the meeting of the Ontario Education Institute Co-ordinating Committee. The total of six persons may be from the "A" Agreement, the Agreement or a combination thereof. Agree that travel time is included in the total number of days. The Union President or representative shall be allowed up to four hours with pay to attend the funeral of an employee covered by this Agreement. An employee who is elected or selected for a full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, or the Ontario Federation of Labour, shall upon (15) notice to the Ontario Division Company, be granted a leave of pay, for a period not to exceed the term of this Such employee, within one month's notice of desire to return to work with the Company shall, subject to seniority, providing can satisfactorily perform the work, be placed on the Job previously held or one at an equal rate of pay. If such employee neither returns to work nor applies in for a renewal of leave of absence before the National Body of the Canadian Union term of Public Employeesthis Agreement, Labour Council, Council or who is elected to public office shall have seniority frozen from the date of transfer and shall retain accumulated seniority. If the employee returns within one year, Company shall be entitled to claim former position. If assume that the said employee returns to has voluntarily left the bargaining unit after one (1) year, the employee is entitled to take a temporary position until such time as a vacancy occurs where can apply full length of service to the job posting. For purposes of this Article, the term "full time" shall mean being in attendanceat a position assigned for a continuous uninterruptedwork perioddedicatedto the organization selected for thirty-five hours or more in a given week and the duration of the assignment is for at least six consecutive monthsCompany's employ. An employee who is elected or selected for to public with duties and responsibilities to be away from work may, upon fifteen (15) days' prior notice to the Company, be allowed a short term, full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council shall be granted leave of absence absence, without pay and without loss of senioritypay, not exceeding years. For purposes of this Article (1 the term "full time" shall mean being in attendance at a position assigned for a continuous uninterrupted work period dedicated to the organization selected for thirty-five (35)hours or more in a given week, and the duration of the assignment is for a minimum of twenty working days at one time and the total accumulated days for the purpose of this Article shall This provision does not exceed sixty days. There shall be provision for leave without pay for an employee who is selected to do instruction sessions on assignment from provided the Board is given ten working days' advance notice of such assignment. There shall be no more than one employee away at any one time on teaching assignments. The assignments shall be for at least two (2)days at any one time and the total accumulated days shall not exceed twenty days. Employees selected for these teaching assignments may come from either the "A" or Agreements but the total number of teaching days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed twenty full time days in the calendar year. The parties agree that the provisions of the Employment Standards Act shall apply in the event of the pregnancy case of an employee with at least thirteen weeks of employment with the Board. Requests for such leave of absence must be submitted elected to the Board in writing and be accompanied by a medical doctor's certificate verifying the expected date of birth and the employee's ability or inability to do the work of her position and be submitted to the immediate supervisor at least two weeks beforethe date the leave is required to begin. Such second term, An employee shall be placed in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. In no case shall maternity leave of absence be eligible for payment under the sick leave plan. The Board shall grant granted a leave of absence without pay under this not be credited with any seniority or credited service for a the full period of up to six (6) months to an employee who intends to adopt a child. The leave shall include the statutory eighteen weeks provided under the Employment Standards Act. The employee shall give the Board one month notice in writing of intent to take a leave for the purpose of adoption and the date the leave is to begin. Recognizing that the date of departure may be at any time after the application is made, the leave shall begin with a mutually agreeable date related to the date the child is to be received, once it is known, and shall end six (6)months from that date unless otherwise arranged with the mutual consent of the Board and the employee. The employee shall report for work upon termination of such leave of absence, or extension, following two weeks' notice of intention to return to work at which time such an employee will be placed in a required position consistent with the seniority provisions of this agreementleave.

LEAVE OF. The Board may grant An employee elected by the Union as a delegate to a Union Conventionmay be granted reasonable leave of absence without pay to employees for personal reasons. Request for such leave of absence shall be in writing and shall be submitted in advance of the commencement of the leave, except in cases of emergency, where reasons for such leave shall be submitted in writing to the Board as soon as possible. Such leave shall not be for the purpose of taking employment elsewhere except as noted in Section Unless otherwise mutually agreed such leave shall not exceed three months and seniority shall accumulate during such leave. An employee elected or appointed by the Union attend conventions, conferences and seminars of the Union shall be granted leave of absence without pay provided the Board is given reasonable notice. No more than three employees may be absent at any one time. The total number of days accumulated for such leave under this Agreement shall not exceed forty days in one calendar year. An additional forty days leave in a calendar year may be apportionedfrom this Agreement in accordance with Article of the "A" Agreement. However, for the purpose of this Article, these days shall be the equivalent of half days in accordance with the coverage time worked under the Agreement in proportion to a forty hour week under the "A" Agreement. The total number of full days shall not exceed sixty The sixty days shall not includetwelve (1 days for a committee of six persons to attend the meeting of the Ontario Education Institute Co-ordinating Committee. The total of six persons may be from the "A" Agreementsuch convention, the Agreement or a combination thereof. Agree that travel time is included in the total number of days. The Union President or representative shall be allowed up to four hours with pay to attend the funeral of an employee covered by this Agreement. An employee who is elected or selected for a full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council or who is elected to public office shall have seniority frozen from the date of transfer and shall retain accumulated seniority. If the employee returns within one year, shall be entitled to claim former position. If the employee returns to the bargaining unit after one (1) year, the employee is entitled to take a temporary position until such time as a vacancy occurs where can apply full length of service to the job posting. For purposes of this Article, the term "full time" shall mean being in attendanceat a position assigned for a continuous uninterruptedwork perioddedicatedto the organization selected for thirty-five hours or more in a given week and the duration of the assignment is for at least six consecutive months. An employee who is elected or selected for a short term, full time position with the Union, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Ontario Division or the National Body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Labour Council, Council shall be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority, provided the Company receivedadequate noticeof intendedabsence. For purposes of this Article (1 Such leave shall not be unreasonably denied. An employee who accepts a full-time position with the term "full time" shall mean being in attendance at a position assigned Union may hold, but not accumulate, seniority with the Company for a continuous uninterrupted work period dedicated not to the organization selected for thirty-exceed five (35)hours or more in a given week5) years from the date he leaves the employ of the Company, and the duration provided that he renews his applicationfor leave of the assignment absence every twelve (12) months. Such leave shall not be unreasonably denied. The negotiating or grievance committee may request leave of absence to conduct union business. Such of absence if granted will be without pay and without loss of seniority and shall not be unreasonably denied, adequate notice is for given. An employee requesting a minimum leave of twenty working days at one time and the total accumulated days for the purpose absence shall apply to his supervisor. Such of this Article absence shall be authorized in writing but shall not exceed sixty days(3) months. There Such shall not be unreasonably denied. An employee must have exhausted vacation entitlement for the year before he can be granted a leave of absence. Provided however, that if a situation arises which prevents the employee on leave from returning at the end of the leave granted, he may apply for an extension. A copy of the leave letter will be to the secretary of the local An employeewho is a leave of absence under this for the day before, or day after a holiday, shall be provision for leave without pay for an employee who is selected to do instruction sessions on assignment from provided the Board is given ten working days' advance notice of considered as having worked such assignment. There shall be no more than one employee away at any one time on teaching assignments. The assignments shall be for at least two (2)days at any one time and the total accumulated days shall not exceed twenty days. Employees selected for these teaching assignments may come from either the "A" or Agreements but the total number of teaching days for the purpose of this Article shall not exceed twenty full time days in the calendar year. The parties agree that the provisions payment of the Employment Standards Act shall apply in the event of the pregnancy of an holiday. An employee with at least thirteen weeks of employment with the Board. Requests for such requesting a maternity and/or parental leave of absence must be submitted to the Board in writing and be accompanied by a medical doctor's certificate verifying the expected date of birth and the employee's ability or inability to do the work of her position and be submitted to the immediate supervisor at least two weeks beforethe date the leave is required to begin. Such employee shall be placed so in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the Ontario Employment Standards Act. In no case shall maternity leave of absence be eligible for payment under the sick leave plan. The Board shall grant a leave of absence without pay for a period of up to six (6) months to an employee who intends to adopt a child. The leave shall include the statutory eighteen weeks provided under the Employment Standards Act. The employee shall give the Board one month notice in writing of intent to take a leave for the purpose of adoption and the date the leave is to begin. Recognizing that the date of departure may be at any time after the application is made, the leave shall begin with a mutually agreeable date related to the date the child is to be received, once it is known, and shall end six (6)months from that date unless otherwise arranged with the mutual consent of the Board and the employee. The employee shall report for work upon termination of such leave of absence, or extension, following two weeks' notice of intention to return to work at which time such an employee will be placed in a required position consistent with the seniority provisions of this agreement.