Common use of LEAVES OF ABSENCE - UNPAID Clause in Contracts

LEAVES OF ABSENCE - UNPAID. A. Upon application, a unit member who has completed five (5) years in the Newark City School District may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 23). The reason for the leave of absence must be provided to the Board of Education at the time the leave is requested. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Upon application, a unit member who has completed one (1) year, but fewer than five (5) years in the Newark City School District, may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 23), with the additional requirement that the unit member shall reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement in the event the unit member elects to purchase the retirement credit. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Any unit member who is granted an unpaid leave of absence more than once in any five years, shall only accrue seniority during the first unpaid leave during the five years and must reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement for the second unpaid leave in the event the unit member elects to purchase retirement credit regardless of the unit member’s length of service.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE - UNPAID. A. Upon application, a unit member who has completed five (5) years in the Newark City School District may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 2322). The reason for the leave of absence must be provided to the Board of Education at the time the leave is requested. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Upon application, a unit member who has completed one (1) year, but fewer than five (5) years in the Newark City School District, may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 2322), with the additional requirement that the unit member shall reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement in the event the unit member elects to purchase the retirement credit. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Any unit member who is granted an unpaid leave of absence more than once in any five years, shall only accrue seniority during the first unpaid leave during the five years and must reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement for the second unpaid leave in the event the unit member elects to purchase retirement credit regardless of the unit member’s length of service.