Common use of Leaves of Absence Section 1 - Special Leaves Clause in Contracts

Leaves of Absence Section 1 - Special Leaves. 14.1.1 Leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed a maximum of one year, may be granted to Unit II employees for professional study, foreign assignments, physical or mental health reasons of staff member or immediate family, and exchange teaching. Leave extensions may be granted annually. 14.1.2 A leave of absence may be granted at the discretion of the Employer for reasons other than those listed in Article 14, when the leave of absence is deemed by the Employer to be beneficial to the employee and the Employer.