Military Caregiver Leave The employer shall grant an employee who is a family member of a covered service member an unpaid leave of up to twenty-six (26) weeks (inclusive of the twelve (12) weeks granted under 1. above) in a single twelve (12) month period to care for the covered service member who has a serious illness or injury incurred in the line of duty on active duty.
Military Service Leave Military unpaid leaves of absence shall be granted in accordance with applicable laws. The reinstatement rights of any employee who enters the military service of the United States by reason of an act of law enacted by the Congress of the United States, or who may voluntarily enlist during the effective period of such law, shall be determined in accordance with the provision of the law granting such rights.
Military Spouse Leave Up to fifteen (15) days of unpaid leave will be granted to an eligible employee who averages twenty (20) or more hours of work per week, whose spouse is on leave from deployment or before and up to deployment during a period of military conflict. An employee who takes leave under this provision may elect to substitute any of the accrued paid leave to which the employee is entitled for any part of the leave provided under this provision. The employee must provide his or her supervisor with notice of the employee’s intention to take leave within five (5) business days of receiving official notice that the employee’s spouse will be on leave or of an impending call to active duty. This provision shall be administered in accordance with RCW 49.77.
Military Training Leave An employee who has served with the State of Oregon or its counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions for six (6) months or more immediately preceding an application for military leave, and who is a member of the National Guard or of any reserve components of the armed forces of the United States is entitled to a leave of absence with pay for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) calendar days or eleven (11) workdays in any training year (October 1 through September 30). If the training time for which the employee is called to active duty is longer than fifteen (15) calendar days, the employee may be paid for the first fifteen (15) days only if such time is served for the purpose of discharging an obligation of annual active duty for training in the military reserve or National Guard.
Military Leave An employee will be granted unpaid Military Leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. The employee will give as much notice as is reasonably possible and will provide a copy of the Military Notice when received.
Military Leave of Absence Upon application, a military leave of absence without pay will be granted to employees who are inducted through Selective Service or voluntary enlistment, or those called through membership in the National Guard or reserve component into the Armed Forces of the United States. Credited service for military service shall be determined by the retirement plan.
Military Family Leave Employees may use vacation leave for leave as required by the Military Family Leave Act, RCW 49.77 and in accordance with Article 19.13.
Sabbatical Leave 1. Upon written application, not later than April 1 of any school year, a unit member who meets the following qualifications shall be granted a sabbatical leave.
2. All applications for sabbatical leave will be reviewed by a committee consisting of three (3) representatives to be named by the Superintendent, and three (3) representatives to be named by the Association President. The committee shall consider, among other qualifications, the following:
a. The proposed program of the applicant as related to professional graduate study, travel, writing, or research.
b. The value of the proposed program to the Pickerington Schools, its pupils, and the individual applicant.
c. The applicant’s total length of service with Pickerington Schools.
3. In order to be eligible for a sabbatical leave, a unit member must have been employed in the Pickerington School District for at least five (5) years.
4. Unit members requesting such leaves must accompany their applications with detailed plans for the proposed use of their sabbatical leaves. Within ninety (90) days after the expiration of his/her leave, the unit member will make a written report to the Superintendent detailing the use, which was made of his/her leave. If the leave was granted for graduate study, the unit member will present to the Superintendent a transcript from the university or college attended.
5. Unit members approved for a sabbatical leave will be notified of their approval by May 15th, or as soon thereafter as possible. A unit member on a sabbatical leave shall be given an employment contract for the year of leave and shall be entitled to a salary equal to the difference between their previous salary and the salary of the substitute teacher replacing them while on sabbatical leave.
6. As a condition of being granted a sabbatical leave, a unit member must agree to return to the Pickerington Schools for a period of one (1) year upon returning from leave. Failure to do so shall require the unit member to refund to the Board all payments received from the Board for sabbatical leave purposes during the leave period. Such refund shall be made within a four (4) month period beginning with the first full month said unit member was to have returned to duty. Such time limit may be extended by agreement of both parties.
7. Unit members on sabbatical leave shall be given full experience credit on the salary schedule and credit for seniority purposes for the period of the leave and shall return to their same or to a similar position as they held at the time the leave commenced.
8. A bargaining unit member on sabbatical leave may maintain health, life, and dental insurance benefits during the period of leave. Any member desiring continuation of such benefits must notify the Treasurer not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the leave and pay to the Treasurer an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total monthly cost of the insurance not less than ten (10) days in advance of the time that the Board premium payment is due.
9. Any bargaining unit member who purchases retirement credit for the portion of their salary forfeited during the sabbatical leave will pay to STRS both the employee and employer share of retirement contributions.
10. All such sabbatical leaves shall be granted in conformity to the provisions of Section 3319.131 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Military Leaves 1. Short Term Military Leaves of Absence (Reserve or National Guard Duty)--Less Than 90 Days Per Calendar Year
a. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in subsections 1.b. through 1.d. of this Article, below, employees shall be entitled to time off with pay when they are required to take a leave of absence for: (i) military training duty and/or (ii) military duty in the State of Wisconsin because of riot or civil disturbance.
Maternity Leave (i) The Employee who intends to take maternity leave shall provide their Manager/Chair and Human Resources at least six (6) weeks' notice in writing of the expected date of delivery of the child, specifying the proposed duration of leave.
(ii) The maternity leave may commence up to twelve (12) weeks immediately before the estimated date of delivery.
(iii) An Employee taking maternity leave shall be eligible to receive benefits in accordance with the University’s Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan. The SUB Plan supplements Employment Insurance (EI) benefits during the maternity leave.
(iv) The parties acknowledge that subject to the requirements of Employment and Social Development Canada, the Supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit Plan (“SUB” plan) shall remain in effect for the duration of this Agreement.
(v) In order to be eligible to receive benefits under the University’s SUB Plan, an Employee must: - be eligible for a maternity leave in accordance with statement in 23.1 above; - commence maternity leave prior to or on the date of delivery; - apply for and be eligible for Employment Insurance benefits.
(vi) The period of eligibility for the SUB Plan is seventeen (17) weeks.
a. The SUB Plan provides: - ninety-five (95) percent of the Employee’s regular salary during the waiting period; and - the calculation will be based on an Employee taking a twelve (12) month leave.
b. Changes made to the maternity leave program by Service Canada will be reflected in the University’s Maternity Leave Policy.
c. The total amount of the SUB plan payments will be divided evenly over the pay periods during the 17 week period.
(vii) An Employee who commences maternity leave may continue all benefits they are enrolled in prior to the leave subject to the provisions of the Carrier during her maternity leave. The payment of benefit premiums shall be shared between the Board and Employee as per Article 27.1(c), Article 27.1(d), and Article 27.1(e).
(viii) An Employee granted leave without pay for maternity reasons pursuant to the statement in 23.1 shall be returned to the Employee’s former position or be placed in a comparable position for which the Employee is qualified provided that the Employee indicates intention to return to work by notifying the University four (4) weeks before the intended date of return.
(ix) Service with the University continues to accrue for the duration of the maternity leave, up to a maximum of one (1) year, for the purposes of vacation entitlement and Employee award only. Employees do not accrue actual vacation hours while on maternity leave from the University.
