OF ABSENCE. Written requests for a personal leave of absence without pay will be considered on an individual basis by the Chief Nursing Officer, Supervisor or designate. Such requests are to be given as far in advance as possible and a written reply will be given within fourteen (14) days; except in cases of emergency in which case a reply will be given as soon as possible. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld. Hospital Central Agreement March I
OF ABSENCE. Employees requesting time off for the purpose of attending Labour Conventions or other Union business not connected with this Agreement, shall be granted such time off without pay subject to the following conditions: number of Employees not to exceed seven (7) for each period of leave. and maximum days not to exceed twenty (20) days in any calendar year, and the number of Employees from any one department or sub- department in the case of large departments shall be limited to one save and except that the Employer shall give consideration to a request by the Union that more than one (1) Employee from a department or sub-department, in the case of large departments, be permitted leave of absence. where so designated by an Employee on authorized leave of absence for Union business, the Employer shall continue normal salary wage payments. The Union shall be invoiced quarterly by the Employer for reimbursement of salary or wages plus the Employer’s share of all benefits paid to such Employee during such leave of absence. the President of Local shall be granted leave of absence without pay to attend Labour Conventions or to do other Union business not connected to this Collective Agreement. the Union shall notify the Commissioner of Human Resources in writing of the names of Employees to be granted time off under the conditions as outlined in this Article, not less than five (5) working days before such leave is to be taken. An Employee shall be granted three (3) regularly scheduled consecutive work days bereavement leave, without loss of pay or benefits, on the death of a spouse, common-law spouse, child, parent, xxxxxx or adopted parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister, parent-in-law, son-in- law, daughter-in-law. brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Such bereavement leave shall be taken at the time of that bereavement or at the time the Employee received notification of such bereavement Proof of bereavement may be required by the Commissioner of Human Resources. Members of Joint Committees including but not limited to Grievance Committee, Committee, Joint Occupational Health, Safety Committee and Joint Job Evaluation Committee, shall be granted leave of absence with pay for attendance at all meetings with Officials of the necessary to the administration of this Agreement, including, but without limiting the generality of this section, any meetings or hearings with any Committee necessary to or incidental to the administration of the Agreement. More spe...
OF ABSENCE requests for a personal leave of absence pay will be considered on an individual basis by the Director of Nursing or her designate. Such requests are to be given as far in advance as possible and a written reply will be given within fourteen days; except in cases of emergency in which case a reply will be given as soon as possible. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld. LEAVE FOR ASSOCIATION BUSINESS The Hospital agrees to grant leaves of absence, without pay, to nursesselected by Association to attend Association business including conferences, conventions and Provincial Committee meetings. The cumulative total leave of absence, the amount of notice, the number of nurses that be absent al any one time and any one area and the number days is set out in the Appendix of Local Provisions. During such leave of absence, the nurse’s salary and applicable benefits shall be maintained by the Hospital and the local Association agrees to reimburse the Hospital in the amount of the daily rate of the nurse except for Provincial Committee meetings which will be reimbursed by the Association, The Hospital will bill the local Association within a reasonable of time. LEAVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS otherthan begranted upon request such leave(s) of absence as she may require to the duties of her position. Reasonable notice-sufficient to adequately allow the Hospital to of its servicesshall Article there shall be no loss of seniority or service during such absence. Leave of absence under this provision shall be in addition to the Association leave provided in Article above. During such leave of absence, the nurse’s salary and applicable benefits shall be maintained by the Hospital and the Association agrees to reimburse the Hospital in theamount of the full cost of such salary and applicable benefits. LEAVE, PRESIDENT, Upon application in writing by the Association on behalf of the nurse to the Hospital, a leave of absence shall be granted to such nurse elected to the office of President of the Ontario for a period of up to two consecutive years. Notwithstanding Article there shall be no loss of service or seniority during such leave of absence. During such leave of absence, the nurse’s salary and applicable benefits shall be maintained by the Hospital and the Association agrees to reimburse the Hospital in the amount of the full cost of such salary and applicable benefits. It is understood, however, that during such leave the nurse shall be deemed to be an employee of th...
OF ABSENCE. The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to employees for the purpose of attending Union conferences, conventions, schools, seminars, Labour College, or attending to Local Union business. All these leaves will be of not less than one (1) day and be subject to the requirements of operations and be granted upon written request by the Local Union to the Superintendent of Employee Relations. This request will include the name of the employee for whom the leave is sought and the length of the leave. Reasonable notice will be necessary and, in the case of leaves of five (5) days or more a minimum of one (1) week notice will be required, unless otherwise agreed. The total number of leaves provided for in Section shall not exceed twenty-five (25) person days per one hundred (100) employees during each year of this Agreement. Time spent by employees on the Local Union Negotiating Committee in preparation and during negotiations for renewal of this Collective Bargaining Agreement during the one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the termination of this Collective Bargaining Agreement will not be included in the total number of leaves provided under Section The Company will grant, upon written request by the Union, leave of absence without pay for a period or periods not in excess of one (1) year or less than fourteen (14) days aggregating not more than one year during each year of this Agreement. In addition, upon written request by the Local Union, the Company will grant leave of absence without pay for a period or periods, not in excess of one (1) year or less than five (5) days aggregating not more than one (1) person year during each year of this Agreement to Local Union Officers for Local Union purposes. All leaves will be determined and governed in accordance with the provisions of Section of this Article.
OF ABSENCE. During an authorized leave of absence, an employee shall maintain and accumulate seniority.
OF ABSENCE. Bereavement Leave (Full-time and Part-time) Any employee who notifies the Hospital as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavementleave for up to four (4) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours in conjunction with the death of the spouse, child, or parent. Any employee who notifies the Hospital as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavement leave for three (3) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay for regularly scheduled hours, in conjunction with the death of a member of his immediate family. “Immediate family” means parent, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, guardian or step-parent. An employee shall be granted one day bereavement leave without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours for the death of his or her aunt or uncle, xxxxx or nephew. The Hospital, in its discretion, may extend such leave with or without pay. Where an employee does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, the Hospital may, nonetheless, grant a paid bereavement leave. For the purpose of bereavement leave, the relationships specified in the preceding clause are deemed to include a common-law spouse and a partner of the same sex. Education Leave (Full-time and Part-time) If required by the Hospital, an employee shall be entitled to leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority and benefits to write examinations to upgrade his or her employment qualifications. A leave of absence, without pay, to take further education related to the employee's work with the Hospital may be granted upon written application by the employee to the administrationof the Hospital. It is further understood and agreed that the Hospital will, whenever its operational requirements permit, endeavour to arrange the shifts of employees attending courses or seminars to permit such attendance. Where employees are required by the Hospital to take courses to upgrade or acquire new employment qualifications, the Employer shall pay the full costs associated with the courses. Subject to operationalrequirements the Hospital will make every reasonable effort to grant requests for an employee to take an educational leave without pay and without loss of seniority of up to twelve (12) months for training related to the employee's employment at the Hospital.
OF ABSENCE. Section Leaves of absence are discouraged. However, in the event of an emergency or for compassionate reasons an employee may request a leave of absence in writing specifying the therefore and the time required which shall not exceed thirty days. If the Company approves the request, the employee shall be notified in writing with x copy to the Union. Leaves of absence may be extended for periods of thirty days upon approval of both the Company and the Seniority shall continue to accrue authorized leaves of absence. Section Prior to a leave of absence becoming effective the Company will collect from the employee the appropriate health, welfare and pension contributions cover the entire period of absence. Section Leaves of absence will not be granted for the purpose of or engaging in other Any violation of this result in loss of seniority without Section an employee, employed in a classification requiring a drivers license, suffers the revocation of his drivers license for reasons other than Driving the Influence (DUI), the Company may grant a leave of absence to such employee for a period of up to twelve This request must be in writing with a copy to the Union. The employee take advantage of this Section only one time while in the employ of the Company. ARTICLE Regular employees shall be guaranteed eight hours work or pay when put to work. The guarantee may be broken by mutual agreement between the Company and the employee. If instructed to report to work and not put to work a regular employee will be guaranteed four hours pay at the straight time rate of pay. This provision shall not apply in the event of an Act of God.
OF ABSENCE. General Leave of Absence Insofar as regular operations permit, leave of absence without pay shall be granted to the employee provided the employee furnishes reasons for requiring such leave. The Employer shall respond to all requests for leave of absence within seven (7) days of receipt of the request. All requests for leave of absence shall be submitted in writing to the person responsible for scheduling with a copy to Human Resources and a copy to the Local Union Office when leaves are denied.
OF ABSENCE. (a) Any Officer desiring leave of absence for any reason other than those set out Sections and (e) of this Article must obtain authorization in writing from the Company, and the Company and the Guild must mutually agree in writing to the granting of such leave and it will not be unreasonably denied. Where any Officer is granted leave of absence under this Article for a period of longer than thirty (30) calendar days, the Company agrees to notify the Guild as to the circumstances for granting of such period of leave. The Company will grant leave of absence to Officers suffering injury or illness, subject to a medical certificate if required by the employer. The Company will grant leave of absence to Officers who are appointed or elected to a Guild office (or who go ashore to work for the Company) for a period up to and including three (3) years. The Officer shall accumulate seniority for three (3) years and then his seniority shall remain dormant until his return. Further leave of absence will be granted if requested. Any who obtains such leave of absence shall return to the Company within thirty (30) calendar days after completion of his term of employment the Guild. In the event an Officer returns to sea and subsequently returns ashore he shall not be entitled to accumulate seniority for more than the period of his return to sea unless is for more than one year. Officers going ashore on a temporary basis, less than one (1) year at a time, shall continue to accumulate seniority.
OF ABSENCE. (a) Any Employee desiring leave of absence for any reason other than those set out Sections and (e) of this Article must obtain authorization writing from the Company, and the Company and the Guild must mutually agree in writing to the granting of such leave and it will not be unreasonably denied. Where any Employee granted leave of absence under this Article for a period of longer than thirty (30) calendar days, the Company agrees to notify the Guild as to the circumstances for granting of such period of leave.
