LEAVE – UNPAID. 22.01 Requests for unpaid short term or extended leave of absence shall be made in writing to the immediate Supervisor, and may be granted at the Employer’s discretion with due regard to operational requirements. The Employer will make a reasonable effort to comply with a request for an unpaid leave. Reasonable notice requesting leave of absence shall be given by the employee. The Employer shall inform the employee, in writing, within a rea- sonable period, of the acceptance or refusal of the request. Upon request, verbal reason(s) will be given by the Employer for denying the leave request. 22.02 Any employee granted unpaid leave(s) of absence totalling 144 working hours or less in any year shall continue to accumulate all benefits. Any excess over 144 working hours shall be deducted from service in the computation of benefits. 22.03 Requests for unpaid leave of absence to participate in union contract negotiations or arbitration proceedings as outlined in Article 8 shall be made in writing to the immediate Supervisor, and shall be granted by the Employer. 22.04 The Employer will make a reasonable effort to grant each employee so requesting one extended unpaid leave of absence for each three (3) years of continuous service, providing that replace- ments to ensure proper operation of the facility can be recruited. Leave will not be permitted for an employee to commence alternate employment except for appointments for a specified time to a posi- tion related to the employee’s profession in a post secondary edu- cational institution. 22.05 Unpaid leave of absence shall be granted to employees so requesting who have been nominated for a federal, provincial or municipal office. If elected, the leave of absence shall be extended to cover term(s) of office.
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Samples: Provincial Agreement, Provincial Collective Agreement, Provincial Agreement
LEAVE – UNPAID. 22.01 Requests for unpaid short term or extended leave of absence shall be made in writing to the immediate Supervisor, and may be granted at the Employer’s discretion with due regard to operational requirements. The Employer will make a reasonable effort to comply with a request for an unpaid leave. Reasonable notice requesting leave of absence shall be given by the employee. The Employer shall inform the employee, in writing, within a rea- sonable period, of the acceptance or refusal of the request. Upon request, verbal reason(s) will be given by the Employer for denying the leave request.
22.02 Any employee granted unpaid leave(s) of absence totalling 144 working hours or less in any year shall continue to accumulate all benefits. Any excess over 144 working hours shall be deducted from service in the computation of benefits.
22.03 Requests for unpaid leave of absence to participate in union contract negotiations or arbitration proceedings as outlined in Article 8 shall be made in writing to the immediate Supervisor, and shall be granted by the Employer.
22.04 The Employer will make a reasonable effort to grant each employee so requesting one extended unpaid leave of absence for each three (3) years of continuous service, providing that replace- ments to ensure proper operation of the facility can be recruited. Leave will not be permitted for an employee to commence alternate employment except for appointments for a specified time to a posi- tion related to the employee’s profession in a post secondary edu- cational institution.
22.05 Unpaid leave of absence shall be granted to employees so requesting who have been nominated for a federal, provincial or municipal office. If elected, the leave of absence shall be extended to cover term(s) of office.office.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
