LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 20:01 The Manager of Human Resources or designate may grant a Leave of Absence to an employee for personal reasons within this Article provided: (a) Request for leave must be submitted on the standard "Request for Leave" form available in each school office and in the Human Resources Department of the Board Complex; (b) The "Request for Leave" form must be properly completed, signed by the employee, by the Principal/Supervisor and forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources or designate to arrive at least ten (10) days prior to the date of leave; (c) In the event of an emergency, a telephone call to the Principal/Supervisor, followed by a completed application form, will be acceptable; (d) Such absence must not, in the opinion of the Employer, conflict with the efficient operation of the school system, such request will not be unreasonably denied. 20:02 Leaves of absence, without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted to employees elected to represent the Union at conventions and seminars to a total of ninety (90) working days, within the Union, in any contract year, provided that no more than six (6) employees are absent on such leave at any one time. 20:03 An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any organization with which the Union is affiliated or is elected to public office will be granted leave of absence without pay and without the other benefits provided by this Agreement for a period of one (1) year, but without loss of seniority. Such leaves may be renewed for one (1) further year during this term in such position and for two (2) further years during his/her term in such office provided application is made to the Employer in writing, no less than two (2) months prior to the expiry of the first year or second year of such term, as the case may be. 20:04 The Employer may place an employee on Indefinite Leave of Absence when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties due to illness which extends beyond the employee's accumulated sick days. Such days lost shall be without pay and without benefits; however, the employee may elect to have benefits continue through the Employer by paying the premiums up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months. 20:05 notwithstanding the terms of Article 20:01, the Employer shall grant Leave with pay to an employee who is required to serve: (a) As a juror; (b) As a witness in a court action to which he/she was not a party provided that witness fees or jury fees received be turned over to the Employer. 20:06 Bereavement Leave is recognized as the time away from work required by employees to mourn the loss of family and/or to pay respects to the departed by attending the funeral; thus the following conditions apply: (a) Verbal Requests for Bereavement Leave may be made to the Principal/Supervisor who shall grant a temporary Leave of Absence. The Request for Leave form covered in Article 20:01 (a) and Article 20:01 (b) shall be submitted as soon as possible for final determination regarding eligibility for Bereavement Leave. (b) Absence from work will be allowed without loss of pay as follows: (i) Five (5) continuous working days for the death of wife, common-law spouse, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, guardian or another primary care giver in a residential setting. (ii) Three (3) continuous working days for the death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchild, grandparent or total dependent or lesser kin living in the same abode; (iii) One (1) working day to attend the funeral of another relative; (iv) A maximum of one (1) working day to attend the funeral of a close friend; (v) An additional two (2) working days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate, in extenuating circumstances. 20:07 Compassionate leave of three (3) days per year without loss of pay in the event of hospitalization or extremely grave illness of wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild or near relative living in the same abode, may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate. An additional two (2) days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources, or designate, in extenuating circumstances. (a) A one (1) day leave, without loss of pay, shall be granted to write an examination for credit toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a College Diploma, a University Degree or a Trades License or Professional Accreditation. Approval must be obtained in advance through the individual's supervisor and Manager of Human Resources or designate. (b) All employees will be allowed one (1) day off without pay to attend the graduation of a spouse, son or daughter, or the wedding of a son, daughter, brother or sister. 20:09 Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave will be granted as per the Employment Standards Act. The Employer shall provide for employees on Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave a Supplementary Employment Insurance Plan approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For each week of the two week mandatory waiting period, the plan will pay a sum equal to the E.I. benefit that would be payable to the employee each week of the benefit period. Employees will only be eligible for this payment if they were scheduled to work during the period of the leave. 20:10 An extended leave of up to one (1) year may be granted upon written request of an employee who has completed at least five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board subject to the following provisions: (a) The request must not be for the employee to seek alternative employment, unless specifically requested by the Employer in order for the employee to gain experience in skills needed by the Employer; (b) This request is most often for the purpose of the employee continuing his/her education. The provisions of Article 17:08 do not apply to this Article. When the request is for continuing an employee's education the request must be accompanied by a written acceptance statement from a duly recognized post-secondary institution indicating that the employee will be a full-time student; (c) The leave shall be without pay; (d) Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost; (e) A qualified replacement, acceptable to the Board, is available; (f) Seniority will be frozen; (g) The conditions for the employees return shall be mutually agreed by the employer and the employee at the time the leave is granted, with written copy to the Union. This will include the length of time that the employee's job will be held open before hiring a permanent replacement. If the position being held is eliminated the employee will return with bumping privileges outlined in this Collective Agreement. If the employee returns after the date decided then the employee will be rehired to the first available position for which the employee has the skills and qualifications needed for the position. (h) The leave may be extended by mutual consent with sixty (60) days notice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 20:01 a. The Manager of Human Resources or designate Employer may grant a Leave of Absence to an employee for personal reasons within this Article provided:
(a) Request for leave must be submitted on the standard "Request for Leave" form available in each school office and in the Human Resources Department of the Board Complex;
(b) The "Request for Leave" form must be properly completed, signed by the employee, by the Principal/Supervisor and forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources or designate to arrive at least ten (10) days prior to the date of leave;
(c) In the event of an emergency, a telephone call to the Principal/Supervisor, followed by a completed application form, will be acceptable;
(d) Such absence must not, in the opinion of the Employer, conflict with the efficient operation of the school system, such request will not be unreasonably denied.
20:02 Leaves of absence, without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted to employees elected to represent the Union at conventions and seminars to a total of ninety (90) working days, within the Union, in any contract year, provided that no more than six (6) employees are absent on such leave at any one time.
20:03 An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any organization with which the Union is affiliated or is elected to public office will be granted leave of absence without pay and without the other benefits provided by this Agreement to any employee. A request for a period leave of one (1) yearabsence shall not be unreasonably refused, but without loss unless it impinges upon the efficient operation of senioritythe Home. Such leaves may A leave of absence shall only be renewed for one (1) further year during this term in such position and for two (2) further years during his/her term in such office provided application is made granted as long as there are a sufficient number of employees to cover the shifts so that the Employer shall not be placed in writinga position to pay overtime.
b. An employee who wishes to have a leave of absence, no less than two including a limited extension to a scheduled vacation period shall, except in cases of emergency, state her request in writing four (24) months weeks prior to the expiry commencement of the first year or second year requested leave of such termabsence to her supervisor. The request shall include the commencement date of the requested leave of absence, as the case may bereturn date to work and the reason for the request. Leaves of absence will not be granted to probationary employees.
20:04 16.02 Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in gainful employment elsewhere. An employee who violates this rule will forfeit all seniority rights, and may be dismissed by the Employer.
16.03 An employee on a leave of absence shall become responsible for total payment of any insurances or premiums on the first day of the following month after the commencement of the leave of absence. The employee becomes responsible for total payment for the full month. The Employer may place an employee shall become responsible for payment only on Indefinite Leave the first day of Absence the month following the return to work. On the first day of the month following the commencement of the leave of absence the following benefits will cease for the length of the leave of absence:
i. uniform allowance ii. holiday pay iii. accrual of sick day credits
16.04 Seniority shall stop accumulating when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties due to illness which extends beyond the employee's accumulated sick days. Such days lost shall be without pay and without benefits; however, the employee may elect to have benefits continue through the Employer by paying the premiums up to a maximum leave of twenty-four absence exceeds three (243) months.
20:05 notwithstanding 16.05 For the terms purpose of Article 20:01mourning at the time of a death, the Employer shall grant Leave with pay to an employee who is required to serve:
(a) As a juror;
(b) As a witness in a court action to which he/she was not a party provided that witness fees or jury fees received be turned over to the Employer.
20:06 Bereavement Leave is recognized as the time away from work required by employees to mourn the loss of family and/or to pay respects to the departed by attending the funeral; thus the following conditions apply:
(a) Verbal Requests for Bereavement Leave may be made to the Principal/Supervisor who shall grant a temporary Leave of Absence. The Request for Leave form covered in Article 20:01 (a) and Article 20:01 (b) shall be submitted as soon as possible for final determination regarding eligibility for Bereavement Leave.
(b) Absence from work will be allowed without loss of pay granted bereavement leave as follows:
(i) Five a. In the case of the death of a spouse or child, five (5) continuous working days for with pay.
b. In the case of the death of wifea parent, common-law spouse, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, brother or sister, brother, guardian or another primary care giver in a residential setting.
(ii) Three (3) continuous working days for the death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughtergrandparent, sister-in- law, brother-in-law, sonand grandchild, three (3) working days with pay.
c. In the case of the death of an uncle, uncle-in-law, grandchildaunt, grandparent or total dependent or lesser kin living in the same abode;
(iii) One (1) working day to attend the funeral of another relative;
(iv) A maximum of aunt-in-law, nephew, niece, grandmother-in- law, grandfather-in-law, great-grandparent, one (1) working day leave with pay.
d. It is understood that the references to attend spouse and in- laws in this Article shall mean current spouse and in- laws. HCH requires proof of death within fourteen (14) calendar days of returning to work (i.e. death certificate, letter from the funeral home, obituary). If proof of a close friend;death is prolonged, the employee can access their statutory, float or vacation pay. If within sixty (60) days the employee provides proof of death, the Employer will reimburse either the statutory, float or vacation pay.
(v) 16.06 Pay shall be at the employee’s regular rate and shall only be for the time the employee was scheduled to work.
16.07 An additional two (2) working days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
20:07 Compassionate leave of three (3) days per year absence, without loss of pay in the event of hospitalization or extremely grave illness of wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild or near relative living in the same abodepay, may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate. An additional two (2) days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources, or designate, in extenuating circumstancesEmployer.
a. If an employee attends the funeral of a member in the immediate family (aas specified in 16.05) A one (1) day while being on sick leave, without loss of pay, shall the bereavement leave will not be granted to write an examination for credit toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a College Diploma, a University Degree or a Trades License or Professional Accreditation. Approval must be obtained in advance through the individual's supervisor and Manager of Human Resources or designate.
(b) All employees will be allowed one (1) day off without pay to attend the graduation of a spouse, son or daughter, or the wedding of a son, daughter, brother or sister.
20:09 Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave will be granted as per the Employment Standards Act. The Employer shall provide for employees on Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave a Supplementary Employment Insurance Plan approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For each week of the two week mandatory waiting period, the plan will pay a sum equal to the E.I. benefit that would be payable to the employee each week of the benefit period. Employees will only be eligible for this payment if they were scheduled to work during the period of the charged against accumulated sick leave.
20:10 An extended leave of up to one (1) year may be granted upon written request of b. In the event an employee who has completed is bereaved of a family member, as described in 16.05, while on vacation, they shall be entitled to bereavement leave and shall reschedule their lost vacation time at least five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board subject to the following provisions:
(a) The request must not be for a mutually agreeable time. Provided the employee attends the funeral.
c. An employee who requests to seek alternative employment, unless specifically requested by the Employer in order for the employee to gain experience in skills needed by the Employer;
(bsave a bereavement day(s) This request is most often for the purpose of the employee continuing his/her education. The provisions attending a delayed internment or for a celebration of Article 17:08 life shall do not apply to this Article. When the request is for continuing an employee's education the request must be accompanied by a written acceptance statement from a duly recognized post-secondary institution indicating that the employee will be a full-time student;
(c) The leave shall be without pay;
(d) Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost;
(e) A qualified replacementso in writing, acceptable to the Board, is available;
(f) Seniority will be frozen;
(g) The conditions for the employees return shall be mutually agreed by the employer and the employee at the time of death, before the leave is granted, with written copy to commencement of the Union. This will include the length of time that the employee's job will be held open before hiring a permanent replacement. If the position being held is eliminated the employee will return with bumping privileges outlined in this Collective Agreement. If the employee returns after the date decided then the employee will be rehired to the first available position for which the employee has the skills and qualifications needed for the positionbereavement leave.
(h) The leave may be extended by mutual consent with sixty (60) days notice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 20:01 a. The Manager of Human Resources or designate may Employer may, at the Employer's discretion, grant a Leave of Absence to an employee for personal reasons within this Article provided:
(a) Request for leave must be submitted on the standard "Request for Leave" form available in each school office and in the Human Resources Department of the Board Complex;
(b) The "Request for Leave" form must be properly completed, signed by the employee, by the Principal/Supervisor and forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources or designate to arrive at least ten (10) days prior to the date of leave;
(c) In the event of an emergency, a telephone call to the Principal/Supervisor, followed by a completed application form, will be acceptable;
(d) Such absence must not, in the opinion of the Employer, conflict with the efficient operation of the school system, such request will not be unreasonably denied.
20:02 Leaves of absence, without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted to employees elected to represent the Union at conventions and seminars to a total of ninety (90) working days, within the Union, in any contract year, provided that no more than six (6) employees are absent on such leave at any one time.
20:03 An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any organization with which the Union is affiliated or is elected to public office will be granted leave of absence without pay and without the other benefits provided by this Agreement to any employee. A request for a leave of absence shall not be unreasonably refused. An employee who wishes to have a leave of absence shall, except in cases of emergency, state her request in writing four (4) weeks prior to the commencement of the requested leave of absence to her supervisor. The request shall include the commencement date of the requested leave of absence, the return date to work and the reason for the request. Leaves of absence will not be granted to probationary employees. Leaves of absence may be used for educational purposes.
16.02 Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in employment elsewhere, or utilize a leave of absence for purposes other than those for which the leave was granted. An employee who violates this rule will forfeit all seniority rights, and may be dismissed by the Employer.
16.03 An employee who overstays her leave of absence shall be considered to have terminated employment, unless she has obtained permission from the Employer or provides a satisfactory explanation.
16.04 Seniority shall stop accumulating when a leave of absence exceeds three (3) months.
16.05 An employee who is bereaved of a spouse, a child, grandchild and parent shall be granted a leave with pay of up to five (5) consecutive calendar days to arrange and/or attend the service. The period for such leave shall commence with the date of death. Where an employee is unable to attend the service she shall be granted a leave of two (2) day with pay.
16.06 An employee who is bereaved of brother, sister or grandparent shall be granted a leave with pay of up to three (3) consecutive calendar days to arrange and/or attend the service. The period for such leave shall commence with the date of death. Where an employee is unable to attend the service she shall be granted a leave of one (1) year, but without loss of seniority. Such leaves may be renewed for one (1) further year during this term in such position and for two (2) further years during his/her term in such office provided application is made to the Employer in writing, no less than two (2) months prior to the expiry of the first year or second year of such term, as the case may beday with pay.
20:04 The Employer may place an employee on Indefinite Leave of Absence when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties due to illness which extends beyond the employee's accumulated sick days. Such days lost shall be without pay and without benefits; however, the employee may elect to have benefits continue through the Employer by paying the premiums up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months.
20:05 notwithstanding the terms of Article 20:01, the Employer shall grant Leave with pay to an 16.07 An employee who is required to serve:
(a) As bereaved of a juror;
(b) As a witness in a court action to which he/she was not a party provided that witness fees or jury fees received be turned over to the Employer.
20:06 Bereavement Leave is recognized as the time away from work required by employees to mourn the loss of family and/or to pay respects to the departed by attending the funeral; thus the following conditions apply:
(a) Verbal Requests for Bereavement Leave may be made to the Principal/Supervisor who shall grant a temporary Leave of Absence. The Request for Leave form covered in Article 20:01 (a) and Article 20:01 (b) shall be submitted as soon as possible for final determination regarding eligibility for Bereavement Leave.
(b) Absence from work will be allowed without loss of pay as follows:
(i) Five (5) continuous working days for the death of wifefather-in-law, common-law spouse, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, guardian or another primary care giver in a residential setting.
(ii) Three (3) continuous working days for the death of mother-in-law, fathersister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, law or son-in-law, grandchild, grandparent or total dependent or lesser kin living in the same abode;
(iii) One (1) working day to attend the funeral of another relative;
(iv) A maximum shall be granted a leave with pay of one (1) working day between the day of death and the date of the service inclusive provided the employee was scheduled to attend the funeral of a close friend;
(v) An additional two (2) working days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate, in extenuating circumstanceswork.
20:07 Compassionate 16.08 Where the bereavement has occurred in a location where travel is necessary the Employer will give consideration to requests for additional leave of three (3) days per year without loss of pay in the event of hospitalization or extremely grave illness of wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild or near relative living in the same abode, may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate. An additional two (2) days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources, or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
(a) A one (1) day leave, without loss of pay, shall be granted to write an examination for credit toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a College Diploma, a University Degree or a Trades License or Professional Accreditation. Approval must be obtained in advance through the individual's supervisor and Manager of Human Resources or designate.
(b) All employees will be allowed one (1) day off without pay to attend the graduation of a spouse, son or daughter, or the wedding of a son, daughter, brother or sisteraccommodate such travel.
20:09 Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave will 16.09 An employee shall not be granted paid bereavement pay when in receipt of other payments, such as per sick leave, vacation pay or WSIB.
16.10 It is understood that the Employment Standards Act. The Employer references to day(s) off with pay shall provide for employees on Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave a Supplementary Employment Insurance Plan approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For each week of the two week mandatory waiting period, the plan will pay a sum equal to the E.I. benefit that would be payable to mean day(s) the employee each week of the benefit period. Employees will only be eligible for this payment if they were is scheduled to work during the period of the leavework.
20:10 An extended leave of up to one (1) year may be granted upon written request of an employee who has completed at least five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board subject to the following provisions:
(a) The request must not be for the employee to seek alternative employment, unless specifically requested by the Employer in order for the employee to gain experience in skills needed by the Employer;
(b) This request is most often for the purpose of the employee continuing his/her education. The provisions of Article 17:08 do not apply to this Article. When the request is for continuing an employee's education the request must be accompanied by a written acceptance statement from a duly recognized post-secondary institution indicating that the employee will be a full-time student;
(c) The leave shall be without pay;
(d) Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost;
(e) A qualified replacement, acceptable to the Board, is available;
(f) Seniority will be frozen;
(g) The conditions for the employees return shall be mutually agreed by the employer and the employee at the time the leave is granted, with written copy to the Union. This will include the length of time that the employee's job will be held open before hiring a permanent replacement. If the position being held is eliminated the employee will return with bumping privileges outlined in this Collective Agreement. If the employee returns after the date decided then the employee will be rehired to the first available position for which the employee has the skills and qualifications needed for the position.
(h) The leave may be extended by mutual consent with sixty (60) days notice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 20:01 a. The Manager of Human Resources or designate Employer may grant a Leave of Absence to an employee for personal reasons within this Article provided:
(a) Request for leave must be submitted on the standard "Request for Leave" form available in each school office and in the Human Resources Department of the Board Complex;
(b) The "Request for Leave" form must be properly completed, signed by the employee, by the Principal/Supervisor and forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources or designate to arrive at least ten (10) days prior to the date of leave;
(c) In the event of an emergency, a telephone call to the Principal/Supervisor, followed by a completed application form, will be acceptable;
(d) Such absence must not, in the opinion of the Employer, conflict with the efficient operation of the school system, such request will not be unreasonably denied.
20:02 Leaves of absence, without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted to employees elected to represent the Union at conventions and seminars to a total of ninety (90) working days, within the Union, in any contract year, provided that no more than six (6) employees are absent on such leave at any one time.
20:03 An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any organization with which the Union is affiliated or is elected to public office will be granted leave of absence without pay and without the other benefits provided by this Agreement to any employee. A request for a period leave of one (1) yearabsence shall not be unreasonably refused, but without loss unless it impinges upon the efficient operation of senioritythe Home. Such leaves may A leave of absence shall only be renewed for one (1) further year during this term in such position and for two (2) further years during his/her term in such office provided application is made granted as long as there are a sufficient number of employees to cover the shifts so that the Employer shall not be placed in writinga position to pay overtime.
b. An employee who wishes to have a leave of absence, no less than two including a limited extension to a scheduled vacation period shall, except in cases of emergency, state her request in writing four (24) months weeks prior to the expiry commencement of the first year or second year requested leave of such termabsence to her supervisor. The request shall include the commencement date of the requested leave of absence, as the case may bereturn date to work and the reason for the request. Leaves of absence will not be granted to probationary employees.
20:04 16.02 Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in gainful employment elsewhere. An employee who violates this rule will forfeit all seniority rights, and may be dismissed by the Employer.
16.03 An employee who overstays her leave of absence shall be considered to have terminated employment, unless she has obtained prior permission from the Employer or provided the Employer with a satisfactory explanation.
16.04 An employee on a leave of absence shall become responsible for total payment of any insurances or premiums on the first day of the following month after the commencement of the leave of absence. The employee becomes responsible for total payment for the full month. The Employer may place an employee shall become responsible for payment only on Indefinite Leave the first day of Absence the month following the return to work. On the first day of the month following the commencement of the leave of absence the following benefits will cease for the length of the leave of absence:
i. uniform allowance ii. holiday pay iii. accrual of sick day credits
16.05 Seniority shall stop accumulating when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties due to illness which extends beyond the employee's accumulated sick days. Such days lost shall be without pay and without benefits; however, the employee may elect to have benefits continue through the Employer by paying the premiums up to a maximum leave of twenty-four absence exceeds three (243) months.
20:05 notwithstanding 16.06 For the terms purpose of Article 20:01mourning at the time of a death, the Employer shall grant Leave with pay to an employee who is required to serve:
(a) As a juror;
(b) As a witness in a court action to which he/she was not a party provided that witness fees or jury fees received be turned over to the Employer.
20:06 Bereavement Leave is recognized as the time away from work required by employees to mourn the loss of family and/or to pay respects to the departed by attending the funeral; thus the following conditions apply:
(a) Verbal Requests for Bereavement Leave may be made to the Principal/Supervisor who shall grant a temporary Leave of Absence. The Request for Leave form covered in Article 20:01 (a) and Article 20:01 (b) shall be submitted as soon as possible for final determination regarding eligibility for Bereavement Leave.
(b) Absence from work will be allowed without loss of pay granted bereavement leave as follows:
(i) Five a. In the case of the death of a spouse or child, five (5) continuous working days for with pay.
b. In the case of the death of wifea parent, common-law spouse, husband, daughter, sonbrother or sister, mother, father, sister, brother, guardian or another primary care giver in a residential setting.
(ii) Three (3) continuous working days for the death of mother-in-in- law, father-in-law, daughtergrandparent, sister-in-law, sonbrother-in-law, and grandchild, grandparent or total dependent or lesser kin living in the same abode;
three (iii) One (13) working day to attend days with pay.
c. In the funeral case of another relative;
(iv) A maximum the death of an uncle, uncle-in-law, aunt, aunt-in- law, nephew, niece, grandmother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, great-grandparent, one (1) working day leave with pay.
d. It is understood that the references to attend spouse and in-laws in this Article shall mean current spouse and in-laws. HCH requires proof of death within fourteen (14) calendar days of returning to work (i.e. death certificate, letter from the funeral home, obituary). If proof of a close friend;death is prolonged, the employee can access their statutory, float or vacation pay. If within sixty (60) days the employee provides proof of death, the Employer will reimburse either the statutory, float or vacation pay.
(v) 16.07 Pay shall be at the employee’s regular rate and shall only be for the time the employee was scheduled to work.
16.08 An additional two (2) working days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
20:07 Compassionate leave of three (3) days per year absence, without loss of pay in the event of hospitalization or extremely grave illness of wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild or near relative living in the same abodepay, may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate. An additional two (2) days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources, or designate, in extenuating circumstancesEmployer.
a. If an employee attends the funeral of a member in the immediate family (aas specified in 16.06) A one (1) day while being on sick leave, without loss of pay, shall the bereavement leave will not be granted to write an examination for credit toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a College Diploma, a University Degree or a Trades License or Professional Accreditation. Approval must be obtained in advance through the individual's supervisor and Manager of Human Resources or designate.
(b) All employees will be allowed one (1) day off without pay to attend the graduation of a spouse, son or daughter, or the wedding of a son, daughter, brother or sister.
20:09 Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave will be granted as per the Employment Standards Act. The Employer shall provide for employees on Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave a Supplementary Employment Insurance Plan approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For each week of the two week mandatory waiting period, the plan will pay a sum equal to the E.I. benefit that would be payable to the employee each week of the benefit period. Employees will only be eligible for this payment if they were scheduled to work during the period of the charged against accumulated sick leave.
20:10 An extended leave of up to one (1) year may be granted upon written request of b. In the event an employee who has completed is bereaved of a family member, as described in 16.06, while on vacation, they shall be entitled to bereavement leave and shall reschedule their lost vacation time at least five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board subject to the following provisions:
(a) The request must not be for a mutually agreeable time. Provided the employee attends the funeral.
c. An employee who requests to seek alternative employment, unless specifically requested by the Employer in order for the employee to gain experience in skills needed by the Employer;
(bsave a bereavement day(s) This request is most often for the purpose of the employee continuing his/her education. The provisions attending a delayed internment or for a celebration of Article 17:08 life shall do not apply to this Article. When the request is for continuing an employee's education the request must be accompanied by a written acceptance statement from a duly recognized post-secondary institution indicating that the employee will be a full-time student;
(c) The leave shall be without pay;
(d) Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost;
(e) A qualified replacementso in writing, acceptable to the Board, is available;
(f) Seniority will be frozen;
(g) The conditions for the employees return shall be mutually agreed by the employer and the employee at the time of death, before the leave is granted, with written copy to commencement of the Union. This will include the length of time that the employee's job will be held open before hiring a permanent replacement. If the position being held is eliminated the employee will return with bumping privileges outlined in this Collective Agreement. If the employee returns after the date decided then the employee will be rehired to the first available position for which the employee has the skills and qualifications needed for the positionbereavement leave.
(h) The leave may be extended by mutual consent with sixty (60) days notice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 20:01 a. The Manager of Human Resources or designate Employer may grant a Leave of Absence to an employee for personal reasons within this Article provided:
(a) Request for leave must be submitted on the standard "Request for Leave" form available in each school office and in the Human Resources Department of the Board Complex;
(b) The "Request for Leave" form must be properly completed, signed by the employee, by the Principal/Supervisor and forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources or designate to arrive at least ten (10) days prior to the date of leave;
(c) In the event of an emergency, a telephone call to the Principal/Supervisor, followed by a completed application form, will be acceptable;
(d) Such absence must not, in the opinion of the Employer, conflict with the efficient operation of the school system, such request will not be unreasonably denied.
20:02 Leaves of absence, without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted to employees elected to represent the Union at conventions and seminars to a total of ninety (90) working days, within the Union, in any contract year, provided that no more than six (6) employees are absent on such leave at any one time.
20:03 An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any organization with which the Union is affiliated or is elected to public office will be granted leave of absence without pay and without the other benefits provided by this Agreement to any employee. A request for a period leave of one (1) yearabsence shall not be unreasonably refused, but without loss unless it impinges upon the efficient operation of senioritythe Home. Such leaves may A leave of absence shall only be renewed for one (1) further year during this term in such position and for two (2) further years during his/her term in such office provided application is made granted as long as there are a sufficient number of employees to cover the shifts so that the Employer shall not be placed in writinga position to pay overtime.
b. An employee who wishes to have a leave of absence, no less than two including a limited extension to a scheduled vacation period shall, except in cases of emergency, state her request in writing four (24) months weeks prior to the expiry commencement of the first year or second year requested leave of such termabsence to her supervisor. The request shall include the commencement date of the requested leave of absence, as the case may bereturn date to work and the reason for the request. Leaves of absence will not be granted to probationary employees.
20:04 16.02 Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in gainful employment elsewhere. An employee who violates this rule will forfeit all seniority rights, and may be dismissed by the Employer.
16.03 An employee on a leave of absence shall become responsible for total payment of any insurances or premiums on the first day of the following month after the commencement of the leave of absence. The employee becomes responsible for total payment for the full month. The Employer may place an employee shall become responsible for payment only on Indefinite Leave the first day of Absence the month following the return to work. On the first day of the month following the commencement of the leave of absence the following benefits will cease for the length of the leave of absence:
i. uniform allowance ii. holiday pay iii. accrual of sick day credits
16.04 Seniority shall stop accumulating when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties due to illness which extends beyond the employee's accumulated sick days. Such days lost shall be without pay and without benefits; however, the employee may elect to have benefits continue through the Employer by paying the premiums up to a maximum leave of twenty-four absence exceeds three (243) months.
20:05 notwithstanding 16.05 For the terms purpose of Article 20:01mourning at the time of a death, the Employer shall grant Leave with pay to an employee who is required to serve:
(a) As a juror;
(b) As a witness in a court action to which he/she was not a party provided that witness fees or jury fees received be turned over to the Employer.
20:06 Bereavement Leave is recognized as the time away from work required by employees to mourn the loss of family and/or to pay respects to the departed by attending the funeral; thus the following conditions apply:
(a) Verbal Requests for Bereavement Leave may be made to the Principal/Supervisor who shall grant a temporary Leave of Absence. The Request for Leave form covered in Article 20:01 (a) and Article 20:01 (b) shall be submitted as soon as possible for final determination regarding eligibility for Bereavement Leave.
(b) Absence from work will be allowed without loss of pay granted bereavement leave as follows:
(i) Five a. In the case of the death of a spouse or child, five (5) continuous working days for with pay.
b. In the case of the death of wifea parent, common-law spouse, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, brother or sister, brother, guardian or another primary care giver in a residential setting.
(ii) Three (3) continuous working days for the death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughtergrandparent, sister-in-law, sonbrother-in-law, and grandchild, grandparent or total dependent or lesser kin living in the same abode;
three (iii) One (13) working day to attend days with pay.
c. In the funeral case of another relative;
(iv) A maximum the death of an uncle, uncle-in-law, aunt, aunt-in-law, nephew, niece, grandmother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, great-grandparent, one (1) working day leave with pay.
d. It is understood that the references to attend spouse and in-laws in this Article shall mean current spouse and in-laws. HCH requires proof of death within fourteen (14) calendar days of returning to work (i.e. death certificate, letter from the funeral home, obituary). If proof of a close friend;death is prolonged, the employee can access their statutory, float or vacation pay. If within sixty (60) days the employee provides proof of death, the Employer will reimburse either the statutory, float or vacation pay.
(v) 16.06 Pay shall be at the employee’s regular rate and shall only be for the time the employee was scheduled to work.
16.07 An additional two (2) working days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
20:07 Compassionate leave of three (3) days per year absence, without loss of pay in the event of hospitalization or extremely grave illness of wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild or near relative living in the same abodepay, may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate. An additional two (2) days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources, or designate, in extenuating circumstancesEmployer.
a. If an employee attends the funeral of a member in the immediate family (aas specified in 16.05) A one (1) day while being on sick leave, without loss of pay, shall the bereavement leave will not be granted to write an examination for credit toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a College Diploma, a University Degree or a Trades License or Professional Accreditation. Approval must be obtained in advance through the individual's supervisor and Manager of Human Resources or designate.
(b) All employees will be allowed one (1) day off without pay to attend the graduation of a spouse, son or daughter, or the wedding of a son, daughter, brother or sister.
20:09 Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave will be granted as per the Employment Standards Act. The Employer shall provide for employees on Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave a Supplementary Employment Insurance Plan approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For each week of the two week mandatory waiting period, the plan will pay a sum equal to the E.I. benefit that would be payable to the employee each week of the benefit period. Employees will only be eligible for this payment if they were scheduled to work during the period of the charged against accumulated sick leave.
20:10 An extended leave of up to one (1) year may be granted upon written request of b. In the event an employee who has completed is bereaved of a family member, as described in 16.05, while on vacation, they shall be entitled to bereavement leave and shall reschedule their lost vacation time at least five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board subject to the following provisions:
(a) The request must not be for a mutually agreeable time. Provided the employee attends the funeral.
c. An employee who requests to seek alternative employment, unless specifically requested by the Employer in order for the employee to gain experience in skills needed by the Employer;
(bsave a bereavement day(s) This request is most often for the purpose of the employee continuing his/her education. The provisions attending a delayed internment or for a celebration of Article 17:08 life shall do not apply to this Article. When the request is for continuing an employee's education the request must be accompanied by a written acceptance statement from a duly recognized post-secondary institution indicating that the employee will be a full-time student;
(c) The leave shall be without pay;
(d) Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost;
(e) A qualified replacementso in writing, acceptable to the Board, is available;
(f) Seniority will be frozen;
(g) The conditions for the employees return shall be mutually agreed by the employer and the employee at the time of death, before the leave is granted, with written copy to commencement of the Union. This will include the length of time that the employee's job will be held open before hiring a permanent replacement. If the position being held is eliminated the employee will return with bumping privileges outlined in this Collective Agreement. If the employee returns after the date decided then the employee will be rehired to the first available position for which the employee has the skills and qualifications needed for the positionbereavement leave.
(h) The leave may be extended by mutual consent with sixty (60) days notice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 20:01 The Manager of Human Resources or designate may grant a Leave of Absence to an employee for personal reasons within this Article provided:
(a) Request for leave must be submitted on the standard "Request for Leave" form available in each school office and in the Human Resources Department of the Board Complex;
(b) The "Request for Leave" form must be properly completed, signed by the employee, by the Principal/Supervisor and forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources or designate to arrive at least ten (10) days prior to the date of leave;
(c) In the event of an emergency, a telephone call to the Principal/Supervisor, followed by a completed application form, will be acceptable;
(d) Such absence must not, in the opinion of the Employer, conflict with the efficient operation of the school system, such request will not be unreasonably denied.
20:02 Leaves of absence, without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted to employees elected to represent the Union at conventions and seminars to a total of ninety (90) working days, within the Union, in any contract year, provided that no more than six (6) employees are absent on such leave at any one time.
20:03 An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any organization with which the Union is affiliated or is elected to public office will be granted leave of absence without pay and without the other benefits provided by this Agreement for a period of one (1) year, but without loss of seniority. Such leaves may be renewed for one (1) further year during this term in such position and for two (2) further years during his/her term in such office provided application is made to the Employer in writing, no less than two (2) months prior to the expiry of the first year or second year of such term, as the case may be.
20:04 The Employer may place an employee on Indefinite Leave of Absence when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties due to illness which extends beyond the employee's accumulated sick days. Such days lost shall be without pay and without benefits; however, the employee may elect to have benefits continue through the Employer by paying the premiums up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months.
20:05 notwithstanding a) Employees who are subpoenaed as jurors or witnesses in criminal or civil courts and are not party to the terms action shall be granted a leave of Article 20:01, the Employer shall grant Leave absence with pay to an employee who is required to serve:
(a) As a juror;
(b) As a witness in a court action to which he/she was not a party provided that and without loss of privileges. The witness fees or jury fees received received, minus any expense remuneration, will be turned over to the EmployerBoard. Where an employee is excused from attending on any day for jury duty, they will report for their normal duties the day or days excused.
b) Employees shall be granted up to three (3) days per year with pay and without loss of privileges, to attend custodial court proceedings involving their dependant child(ren).
20:06 Bereavement Leave is recognized as the time away from work required by employees to mourn the loss of family and/or to pay respects to the departed by attending the funeral; thus the following conditions apply:
(a) Verbal Requests for Bereavement Leave may be made to the Principal/Supervisor who shall grant a temporary Leave of Absence. The Request for Leave form covered in Article 20:01 (a) and Article 20:01 (b) shall be submitted as soon as possible for final determination regarding eligibility for Bereavement Leave.
(b) Absence from work will be allowed without loss of pay as follows:
(i) Five (5) continuous working days for the death of wife, common-law spouse, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, guardian step-parents, step-children or another primary care giver in a residential setting.
(ii) Three (3) continuous working days for the death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchild, grandparent or total dependent or lesser kin living in the same abode;
(iii) One (1) working day to attend the funeral of another relative;
(iv) A maximum of one (1) working day to attend the funeral of a close friend;
(v) An additional two (2) working days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
20:07 Compassionate leave of three (3) days per year without loss of pay in the event of hospitalization or extremely grave illness of wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild or near relative living in the same abode, may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate. An additional two (2) days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources, or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
(a) A one (1) day leave, without loss of pay, shall be granted to write an examination for credit toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a College Diploma, a University Degree or a Trades License or Professional Accreditation. Approval must be obtained in advance through the individual's supervisor and Manager of Human Resources or designate.
(b) All employees will be allowed one (1) day off without pay to attend the graduation of a spouse, son or daughter, or the wedding of a son, daughter, brother or sister, step child.
20:09 (a) Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave will be granted as per the Employment Standards Act. The Employer shall provide for employees on Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave a Supplementary Employment Insurance Plan approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For each week of the two week mandatory waiting period, the plan will pay a sum equal to the E.I. benefit that would be payable to the employee each week of the benefit period. Employees will only be eligible for this payment if they were scheduled to work during the period of the leave.
(b) A second year of unpaid leave for Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption leave shall be granted to the employee, upon request. The employer will return the employee to the original position. If the original position no longer exists then the employee would access bumping/transfer process as listed in the collective agreement. Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost.
20:10 An extended leave of up to one (1) year may be granted upon written request of an employee who has completed at least five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board subject to the following provisions:
(a) The request must not be for the employee to seek alternative employment, unless specifically requested by the Employer in order for the employee to gain experience in skills needed by the Employer;
(b) This request is most often for the purpose of the employee continuing his/her education. The provisions of Article 17:08 do not apply to this Article. When the request is for continuing an employee's education the request must be accompanied by a written acceptance statement from a duly recognized post-post- secondary institution indicating that the employee will be a full-time student;
(c) The leave shall be without pay;
(d) Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost;
(e) A qualified replacement, acceptable to the Board, is available;
(f) Seniority will be frozen;
(g) The conditions for the employees return shall be mutually agreed by the employer and the employee at the time the leave is granted, with written copy to the Union. This will include the length of time that the employee's job will be held open before hiring a permanent replacement. If the position being held is eliminated the employee will return with bumping privileges outlined in this Collective Agreement. If the employee returns after the date decided then the employee will be rehired to the first available position for which the employee has the skills and qualifications needed for the position.
(h) The leave may be extended by mutual consent with sixty (60) days notice.
(i) Four weeks notice is required for early return. Placement will be based on a mutually agreeable position. The employer will endeavour to return the individual as agreed in the original leave, if applicable.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 20:01 15.01 The Manager of Human Resources or designate Employer, in its discretion, may grant a Leave personal leaves of Absence absence to an employee for personal reasons within this Article provided:
(a) Request for individual employees. Employees requesting such leave must be submitted on shall give the standard "Request for Leave" form available in each school office Employer as much notice as possible and in the Human Resources Department writing unless circumstances do not allow. Such requests shall not be unreasonably withheld.
15.02 Employees who are on leave of the Board Complex;
(b) The "Request for Leave" form must be properly completed, signed by the employee, by the Principal/Supervisor and forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources or designate to arrive at least ten (10) days prior to the date of leave;
(c) In the event of an emergency, a telephone call to the Principal/Supervisor, followed by a completed application form, absence will be acceptable;
(d) Such absence must not, not engage in the opinion gainful employment elsewhere without agreement of the Employer, conflict with the efficient operation of the school system, such request will not be unreasonably denied.
20:02 Leaves of absence, without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted to employees elected to represent the Union at conventions and seminars to a total of ninety (90) working days, within the Union, in any contract year, provided that no more than six (6) employees are absent on such leave at any one time.
20:03 . An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union or any organization with which the Union is affiliated or is elected to public office violates this rule will be granted leave of absence without pay forfeit all seniority rights, and without the other benefits provided by this Agreement for a period of one (1) year, but without loss of seniority. Such leaves may be renewed for one (1) further year during this term in such position and for two (2) further years during his/her term in such office provided application is made to the Employer in writing, no less than two (2) months prior to the expiry of the first year or second year of such term, as the case may be.
20:04 The Employer may place an employee on Indefinite Leave of Absence when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties due to illness which extends beyond the employee's accumulated sick days. Such days lost shall be without pay and without benefits; however, the employee may elect to have benefits continue through the Employer dismissed by paying the premiums up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months.
20:05 notwithstanding the terms of Article 20:01, the Employer shall grant Leave with pay to an employee who is required to serve:
(a) As a juror;
(b) As a witness in a court action to which he/she was not a party provided that witness fees or jury fees received be turned over to the Employer.
20:06 Bereavement Leave 15.03 An employee who has completed the probationary period and is recognized as the time away from work required by employees to mourn the loss bereaved of family and/or to pay respects to the departed by attending the funeral; thus the following conditions apply:
(a) Verbal Requests for Bereavement Leave may be made to the Principal/Supervisor who shall grant a temporary Leave of Absence. The Request for Leave form covered in Article 20:01 (a) and Article 20:01 (b) shall be submitted as soon as possible for final determination regarding eligibility for Bereavement Leave.
(b) Absence from work will be allowed without loss of pay as follows:
(i) Five (5) continuous working days for the death of wifespouse, common-law spouse, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sisterspouse or child shall be granted a leave of absence of five (5) consecutive days with pay. If bereaved of a parent, brother, guardian sister or another primary care giver in a residential setting.
(ii) Three (3) continuous working days for the death of grandchild, grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, fatherbrother-in-law, sister-in- law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law, grandchild, grandparent or total dependent or lesser kin living in then the same abode;
(iii) One (1) working day to attend the funeral of another relative;
(iv) A maximum of one (1) working day to attend the funeral of a close friend;
(v) An additional two (2) working days may leave shall be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
20:07 Compassionate leave of three (3) days per year without loss with pay. If an employee is bereaved of pay in an aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, then the event of hospitalization or extremely grave illness of wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild or near relative living in the same abode, may leave shall be granted by the Manager of Human Resources or designate. An additional two (2) days may be granted by the Manager of Human Resources, or designate, in extenuating circumstances.
(a) A one (1) day leave, without loss of with pay, . An employee who has not completed the probationary period shall be granted to write an examination for credit toward an Ontario Secondary School Diplomaa leave of absence; however, a College Diploma, a University Degree or a Trades License or Professional Accreditation. Approval must such leave may be obtained in advance through the individual's supervisor and Manager of Human Resources or designatewithout pay.
(b) All employees will be allowed one (1) day off without 15.04 Bereavement pay shall apply only to attend days upon which the graduation employee was scheduled to work.
a. If an employee attends the funeral of a spouse, son or daughter, or member in the wedding of a son, daughter, brother or sister.
20:09 Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave will be granted immediate family (as per the Employment Standards Act. The Employer shall provide for employees specified in Article 15.03) while being on Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave a Supplementary Employment Insurance Plan approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For each week of the two week mandatory waiting periodsick leave, the plan bereavement leave will pay a sum equal to the E.I. benefit that would not be payable to the employee each week of the benefit period. Employees will only be eligible for this payment if they were scheduled to work during the period of the charged against accumulated sick leave.
20:10 b. An extended leave of up to one (1) year may be granted upon written request of an employee who has completed at least five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board subject to the following provisions:
(a) The request must will not be eligible to receive payment under the terms of bereavement leave for the employee to seek alternative employment, unless specifically requested by the Employer any period in order for the employee to gain experience in skills needed by the Employer;
(b) This request which she is most often for the purpose of the employee continuing his/her education. The provisions of Article 17:08 do not apply to this Article. When the request is for continuing an employee's education the request must be accompanied by on vacation or off on a written acceptance statement from a duly recognized post-secondary institution indicating that the employee will be a full-time student;
(c) The leave shall be without pay;
(d) Benefits may be continued with the employee being responsible for one hundred per cent (100%) of the premium cost;
(e) A qualified replacement, acceptable to the Board, is available;
(f) Seniority will be frozen;
(g) The conditions for the employees return shall be mutually agreed by the employer and the employee at the time the leave is granted, with written copy to the Union. This will include the length of time that the employee's job will be held open before hiring a permanent replacement. If the position being held is eliminated the employee will return with bumping privileges outlined in this Collective Agreement. If the employee returns after the date decided then the employee will be rehired to the first available position for which the employee has the skills and qualifications needed for the positionholiday.
(h) The leave may be extended by mutual consent with sixty (60) days notice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
