Leaves of Absence for Faculty Association Business. 2.4.1 The maximum workload of the President of the Faculty Association shall be no more than three-quarters (3/4) of the prescribed maximum excluding scheduled office hours (see Article 10). If the Faculty Association wishes to reduce this amount up to three-quarters (3/4) release of the prescribed maximum, the Faculty Association agrees to reimburse the College for all costs related to the cost of replacement, where such replacement is provided. If the Faculty Association wishes to reduce this amount up to full-time release, article 2.4.3 shall apply.
2.4.2 Any faculty employee who is a member of the contract committee, a xxxxxxx, or a Director of the Faculty Association shall have the opportunity of attending meetings with the administration and/or the Board that are held within working hours without loss of salary or benefits. The College shall assist the faculty employee in making satisfactory arrangements to cover his/her instructional duties as required by attendance at such meetings. Times for such meetings shall be mutually agreeable.
2.4.3 For full-time positions within the Faculty Association or any organization to which the Faculty Association or the College is a member, a leave of absence may be granted (12.17) upon a minimum of two months written notice. No reasonable request shall be denied. Such a faculty employee continues to receive full salary and benefits. The Faculty Association agrees to reimburse the College with the full amount of such salary and benefits as well as the reasonable recruitment expense for the faculty employee's replacement, where such replacement is provided.
2.4.4 The College must grant, on written request from the Faculty Association, the requested part-time release for faculty employees selected for positions within the Faculty Association or any organization of which the Faculty Association or the College is a member. Such a faculty employee continues to receive full salary and benefits and the Faculty Association shall reimburse the College for the cost of replacement, where such replacement is provided, except in the case of the Faculty Association President's workload reduction (2.4.1).
2.4.5 Absence from duties shall be permitted where it is required in connection with the handling of, or participation in, a grievance or arbitration provided that permission is received in advance from the appropriate Xxxx/Director/ Regional Director or Vice President. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. Time sp...
