Leave Without. Pay Leave of absence without pay may be granted to an employee in cases of emergency or substantial personal reasons. Any leave of absence requested must be approved by the General Manager or his designee and such approval shall be based on the nature of the emergency, the estimated length of the leave and the staffing needs of the Agency. Leave under this section shall not be granted to allow the employee to seek or accept other employment.
Leave Without. Pay An employee may be granted leave without pay for significant life events. Such leave shall not be requested/used for vacations. Annual leave must be exhausted before requesting leave without pay. The employee shall make every effort to give the District thirty (30) days prior notice. Requests for such leave shall be made in writing to the Human Resources Department outlining the extraordinary nature of the request. Should the request be denied, the employee may appeal to the Deputy Superintendent for consideration of the request. The decision of the Deputy Superintendent shall be final.
Leave Without. Pay The Employer may, at its discretion and upon the written request of an employee, grant a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed six
Leave Without. Pay The Employer may, at its discretion and upon the written request of an employee, grant a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed six (6) months. Time spent on Family and Medical Leave shall be tolled against the six (6) month period as may be applicable. An additional six (6) months may be granted in the case of an approved leave of absence for educational purposes, at the discretion of the Employer.
Leave Without. Pay Employees shall be eligible for leave without pay for education purposes or professional development with the approval of the Program Manager in consultation with the Human Resources Department and consistent with the operational needs of the EPA contract. ARTICLE 15
Leave Without. (a) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending not later than seventeen (17) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy. Notwithstanding paragraph (a): where the employee has not yet proceeded on maternity leave without pay and her newborn child is hospitalized, or where the employee has proceeded on maternity leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the period during which her newborn child is hospitalized, the period of maternity leave without pay defined in paragraph (a) may be extended beyond the date falling seventeen (17) weeks after the date of termination of pregnancy by a period equal to that portion of the period of the child’s hospitalization during which the employee was not on maternity leave, to a maximum of weeks. The extension described in paragraph shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy. The Employer may require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying pregnancy.
Leave Without. Upon completion of three (3) years of employment in a teaching position with the Division, a teacher shall be eligible for a leave of absence without pay of up to two years in length for study or other purpose. The Superintendent shall have full authority to deny any such request or modify any such request with the consent of the employee and the denial of a request shall not be subject to the Settlement of Differences article. Teachers with less than three (3) years of service may not apply for leave under this article. Without limiting the generality of the following, leaves may be granted for the following: extended parenting leave; illness within the teacher’s family; educational reasons; travel; teacher exchange; to engage in work other than as a teacher in a public or private school, other purposes acceptable to the Superintendent. Such leave shall not result in loss of accumulated sick leave nor benefits accrued to the date leave without pay commences and shall not count as experience for increment purposes. Where benefits are allowed to continue the teacher on leave must on a timely basis, both the teacher and employer portion and be subject to any and all provisions of the applicable master plans which may apply. Teachers shall not accumulate sick leave while on leave without pay. A teacher returning from leave under this article within the first year will be placed in a position at the same level but not necessarily the same position. For a teacher who has been on leave for more than one (1) year, placement on return will be to any position. A teacher will return from leave only at the start of the applicable term or semester. Under no circumstances will leave in excess of two (2) years be granted under this article. A teacher on leave will be subject to the Layoff article should that teacher have been covered by that article had that teacher not been on leave. Applications for a leave of absence under this article to be taken during any school year are to be received by April of the preceding school year. Trails Teachers Collective Agreement v
Leave Without. Pay Where an employee has been absent from duty on approved leave without pay (other than leave without pay which counts as service) for more than 22 working days, the annual leave credit which would otherwise accrue on 1 January is reduced by 1/12 of the period of the credit for each 22 working days on which the employee was so absent, provided that the reduction does not exceed 1 2/3 days for each calendar month of such absence within any calendar year. 18.2 Conditions for Leave The granting of annual leave is subject to the following conditions: 18.2.1 Application An application for leave is submitted in the prescribed manner; Cl 25.1 GC of E Cl 25.2 GC of E
Leave Without. At the discretion of the Company, an employee may be granted leave without pay for purposes other than those specified in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, pursuing further education related to Company operations, enrolment in the Canadian Armed Forces, or election to a full time elected or Alliance office. Such leave shall be limited to one (1) year from commencement of leave, but at the discretion of the Company may be extended for (2) additional years in the case of an employee elected to a full time Alliance office.
