Leaves of Absence: Association Business. (a) The Employer shall grant, on written request from the Association to Human Resources and to the appropriate exempt administrator, release time for Employees elected to positions with the Association.
(b) Requests for leaves of absence will be made by the Association in writing to the Associate Vice President, Human Resources and the appropriate exempt administrator as soon as possible after the AGM, but no later than June 1 for Fall semester leaves and November 1 for Winter semester leaves.
(c) The Employer must be satisfied that the granting of a particular request for leave would not be in conflict with or disruptive to the operation of UFV.
(d) The Employer agrees that, with the exception of 3 full-time leaves, the granting of leave in excess of halftime for any one individual is subject to the University's educational requirements; approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(e) To facilitate the operation of the Collective Agreement and employer-employee relationships, the Association is entitled to be reimbursed for a one-quarter full-time per annum release. This will be equivalent to twenty-five percent of a top of scale faculty salary.
(f) Leaves of absence for employees elected to positions with the Association shall be at full replacement cost, including the cost of wages, benefit premiums, statutory holiday pay, vacation pay and payroll burdens which attend the replacement. It is understood that UFV neither makes a savings nor experiences a cost in the replacement process.
(g) Where an Association leave of absence results in the posting of the resulting vacancy as a permanent position, the Association and the Employer recognize that the employee on leave will exercise bumping rights at the end of the leave.
(h) An Association member selected for a full-time position in the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators or in any successor organization to FPSE shall be granted a full-time unpaid leave of absence subject to the following conditions:
(i) As soon as possible in advance of the leave, the Association shall notify the Employer of the possibility of this clause being invoked. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Association shall provide the Employer with written notice by June 1 for Fall leaves and November 1 for Spring leaves;
(ii) An Association member on leave under this clause shall continue to receive full salary and the benefits from the Employer, and the Association shall, on a monthly basis, reimburse the Employer for the full amoun...
Leaves of Absence: Association Business. In accordance with Article 11.02, the Employer will grant a leave of absence on the following basis:
Leaves of Absence: Association Business. J.1 In accordance with Article 11.02, the Centre will grant a leave of absence on the following basis:
(a) To twelve (12) nurses at any one time selected or appointed by the Association to attend Association functions, provided that the number of days in total in one (1) year does not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) working days off. No more than two (2) nurses shall be granted such leave from any one (1) unit. In those areas which have less than fifteen (15) nurses, only one (1) nurse shall be granted such leave.
Leaves of Absence: Association Business. J.1 In accordance with Article 11.02, the Centre will grant a leave of absence on the following basis:
(a) To twelve (12) nurses at any one time selected or appointed by the Association to attend Association functions, provided that the number of days in total in one (1) year does not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) working days off. No more than two (2) nurses shall be granted such leave from any one (1) unit. In those areas which have less than fifteen (15) nurses, only one (1) nurse shall be granted such leave.
J.2 The Centre agrees to grant leaves of absence up to thirty (30) 7.5 hour tours or 225 hours/per year, without pay, to nurses elected to the position of Local Co-ordinator. Requests for these days off must be submitted prior to the posting of the schedule.
J.3 The Bargaining Unit President will be allowed to request unpaid leaves of absence to a maximum of one-half (1/2) of her or his regularly scheduled shifts. These days will not be part of the time provided under J.1.
Leaves of Absence: Association Business. In accordance with Article the will grant a leave of absence on the basis:
