LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR THE CARE AND NURTURING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY. 18.01 Subject to operational requirements, an employee shall be granted leave without pay for the personal care and nurturing of the employee’s pre-school age children or a member of the employee’s immediate family for whom the employee has care giving responsibility. Care giving responsibility is defined as prime responsibility for providing care to a member of the immediate family who is unable to live independently.
LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR THE CARE AND NURTURING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY. For the purpose of this Article, immediate family is defined as spouse residing with the employee, children (including xxxxxx children or children of spouse), parents (including stepparents or xxxxxx parents) or any relative permanently residing in the employee’s household or for whom the employee has caregiving responsibility. Subject to operational requirements, an employee shall be granted leave without pay for the care of immediate family in accordance with the following conditions: an employee shall notify the Gallery in writing as far in advance as possible but not less than four (4) weeks in advance of the commencement date of such leave; unless because of an urgent or unforeseeable circumstance such notice cannot be given; leave granted under this clause shall be for a minimum period of four (4) weeks; the total leave granted under this clause shall not exceed three (3) years during an employee's total period of employment with the Gallery. Time spent on such leave shall not be counted for pay increment purposes. When an employee is returning to work the above-noted leave and subject to operational requirements, the Gallery agrees to consider, should the employee so request, a return to work involving but not limited to, part-time work, job-sharing (as per Memorandum of Understanding dated November 2003) or variable hours of work to provide the employee with a more flexible work arrangement. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. Compassionate Care Leave (without Upon written request, an employee with six (6) months employment shall be granted leave without pay for a period of up to eight (8) weeks for compassionate care leave. The purpose of the leave is to provide care or support to a family member, or someone who considers you like a family member, who has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death within twenty-six (26) weeks. The employee must provide proof that has applied for and is eligible to receive Employment Insurance benefits during this period of leave.
LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR THE CARE AND NURTURING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY. 25.01 For the purpose of this Article, immediate family is defined as spouse residing with the employee, children (including xxxxxx children or children of spouse), parents (including stepparents or xxxxxx parents) or any relative permanently residing in the employee’s household or for whom the employee has caregiving responsibility.
