Common use of OF ABSENCE Clause in Contracts

OF ABSENCE. reasons. Any Leave will be in writing and no such leave will affect an employee’s seniority rights when used for the purpose granted, provided the employee returns to work on the. regular shift immediately following the expiration of the Leave of Absence. Any statutory holiday statutory holidays which might not be compensated for in any manner whatsoever, and when Leave of Absence is granted for declared working day immediately preceding a statutory granted for a statutory holiday the provisions of will apply. The Company will grant Leave to the President Local, and for two other delegate Union Members provided they ate not from the same occupational group, to attend Union conventions, conferences and educationalseminars, provided that the Company is notified at least 7 (seven) working days in advance such requested leaves and in the opinion of the Company the employees concerned can be spared from their The leaves will be granted to a maximum of (fifteen) working days without pay for the President of the Local, a total of (fifteen) working days without pay for the other delegate Union members and an additional (fifteen) working days for the delegate Union member elected to serve on the Joint Council. Such Leaves of Absences shall not be unreasonably withheld and will be exempt from provisions of and will not therefore be considered absence for the purpose of The Companywill grant leave ofabsence to an employee called for Jury Duty and the Company will compensate such employee for any loss in earnings to the extent difference between Jury Duty remuneration and his normal earnings. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with pay to an employee suffering a bereavement in his immediate family. Such leave of absence shall be granted for a reasonable mourning period and the funeral shall in no event be for a period of more than 3 (three) working days. Immediate shall be as Father, Mother, Husband, Wife, Children, Brothers, Sisters, Grandchildren and Grandparents. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with pay to an employee whose spouse has suffered a bereavement of Mother or and such leave of absence shall be granted for the day of the funeral only.

OF ABSENCE. reasonsLeave Goodwill agreed to allow employees leave of absence without loss of regular pay for time necessarily lost from work during the three (3) days next following the death of a member of the employee’s immediate family for the purpose of arranging and/or attending the funeral. Any Leave “Immediate family” is defined as husband or wife, mother or father, grandmother or grandfather, son or daughter, brother or sister, mother or father-in-law, sister or brother-in-law. Established common-law relationships over one (1)year will be in writing and no recognized. Goodwill agrees to allow employees one day‘s leave of absence without loss of regular pay for time necessarily lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral of other relatives, including relatives by marriage. Leave of Absence Written request for leave of absence without pay shall be considered by Goodwill. It is understood that any leave of absence is subject to three (3) weeks notice being given to Goodwill, however emergency requests will be considered. In the event such leave will affect an employee’s seniority rights when of absence is not used for the purpose granted, provided the employee returns may be subject to work disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. It is further understood that leaves of absence will be honored on thea first come, first serve basis. regular shift immediately following the expiration All requests for leaves of the Leave of Absence. Any statutory holiday statutory holidays which might not absence will be compensated for in any manner whatsoever, and when Leave of Absence is granted for declared working day immediately preceding a statutory granted for a statutory holiday the provisions of will apply. The Company will grant Leave directed to the President LocalDirector, and Human Resources or designate through the employee’s direct supervisor for two other delegate Union Members provided they ate not from the same occupational group, to attend Union conventions, conferences and educationalseminars, provided that the Company is notified at least 7 (seven) working days in advance such requested leaves and in the opinion of the Company the employees concerned can be spared from their The leaves approval. A written response will be granted to a maximum of (fifteen) working days without pay for the President of the Local, a total of (fifteen) working days without pay for the other delegate Union members and an additional (fifteen) working days for the delegate Union member elected to serve on the Joint Council. Such Leaves of Absences shall not be unreasonably withheld and will be exempt from provisions of and will not therefore be considered absence for the purpose of The Companywill grant leave ofabsence to an employee called for Jury Duty and the Company will compensate such employee for any loss in earnings provided to the extent difference between Jury Duty remuneration and his normal earnings. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with pay to an employee suffering a bereavement in his immediate family. Such leave of absence shall be granted for a reasonable mourning period and the funeral shall in no event be for a period of more than 3 within five (three5) working days. Immediate shall No leaves of absence in excess of eight (8) consecutive weeks need be as Father, Mother, Husband, Wife, Children, Brothers, Sisters, Grandchildren and Grandparentsgranted by Goodwill except in xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx considers to be exceptional. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with pay to an employee whose spouse has suffered Previously accrued vacation must be used before a bereavement of Mother or and such leave of absence shall will be granted for considered. Authorized leaves of absence may be extended at the day discretion of Goodwill upon written request of the funeral onlyemployee or direct contact by the employee with the appropriate Manager or Director and approval given. Employees failing to return from authorized leaves of absence without receiving written approval for extension of the original leave of absence from Goodwill may be disciplined or discharged from employment unless a bona fide reason is given by the employee directly to the appropriate Manager or Director prior to the expected date of return.

OF ABSENCE. reasons. Any Leave will be in writing and no such leave will affect an employee’s seniority rights when used Employees requesting time off for the purpose grantedof attending Labour Conventions or other Union business not connected with this Agreement, provided shall be granted such time off without pay subject to the employee returns following conditions: number of Employees not to work 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 theauthorized leave of absence for Union business, the Employer shall continue normal salary wage payments. regular shift immediately following The Union shall be invoiced quarterly by the expiration 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 Leave names of Absence. Any statutory holiday statutory holidays which might Employees to be granted time off under the conditions as outlined in this Article, not be compensated for in any manner whatsoever, and when Leave of Absence is granted for declared working day immediately preceding a statutory granted for a statutory holiday the provisions of will apply. The Company will grant Leave to the President Local, and for two other delegate Union Members provided they ate not from the same occupational group, to attend Union conventions, conferences and educationalseminars, provided that the Company is notified at least 7 less than five (seven5) working days in advance before such requested leaves 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 in the opinion Joint Job Evaluation Committee, shall be granted leave of absence with pay for attendance at all meetings with Officials of the Company necessary to the employees concerned can be spared from their The leaves 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 specifically one member of the Grievance Committee will be granted entitled to leave of absence with pay to Arbitration Hearings. The Employer agrees to recognize a maximum Joint Grievance Committee composed of three (fifteen3)members, one of whom shall be the Chairperson and at least two (2) working days without pay for of whom shall be Employees of the Employer, and the remaining member shall be a member of Local The Chairperson of the Joint Grievance Committee shall be an Employee of the Employer. At the request of the Union, a Departmental Xxxxxxx may attend grievance meetings to facilitate the process. Employer recognizes the right of the President of the LocalUnion and the Acting President to attend grievance meetings, a total though at no time shall the number of Union representatives exceed four (fifteen) working days without 4). Members of the Negotiating Committee shall be granted leave of absence with pay for attendance at all meetings with Officials of the Employer, including with any Committee, Board or other delegate Union members and an additional (fifteen) working days for the delegate Union member elected to serve on the Joint Council. Such Leaves of Absences shall not be unreasonably withheld and will be exempt from provisions of and will not therefore be considered absence duly constituted statutory authority, arranged or called for the purpose of The Companywill grant leave ofabsence to an employee called for Jury Duty and the Company will compensate such employee for any loss in earnings to the extent difference between Jury Duty remuneration and his normal earnings. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with pay to an employee suffering a bereavement in his immediate family. Such leave of absence shall be granted for a reasonable mourning period and the funeral shall in no event be for a period of more than 3 (three) working days. Immediate shall be as Father, Mother, Husband, Wife, Children, Brothers, Sisters, Grandchildren and Grandparents. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with pay to an employee whose spouse has suffered a bereavement of Mother or and such leave of absence shall be granted for the day of the funeral only.of

OF ABSENCE. reasonsThe Company, at its discretion, may grant a leave of absence to employees with seniority. Seniority will accumulate during leaves of absence not exceeding days, providing application for the leave of absence is made in duplicate on a form to be provided by the Company at least one week prior to the intended starting date of the leave of absence. Any Leave will be in writing and no such leave will affect an employee’s seniority rights when used for the purpose granted, provided the employee returns elected or appointed to work on the. regular shift immediately following the expiration of the Leave of Absence. Any statutory holiday statutory holidays which might not be compensated for in any manner whatsoever, and when Leave of Absence is granted for declared working day immediately preceding a statutory granted for a statutory holiday the provisions of will apply. The Company will grant Leave to the President Local, and for two other delegate Union Members provided they ate not from the same occupational group, to attend Union conventions, conferences and educationalseminars, provided that the Company is notified at least 7 (seven) working days in advance such requested leaves and full time position in the opinion of Local or the Company the employees concerned can be spared from their The leaves will National Union, shall be granted to a maximum leave of (fifteen) working days absence without pay for the President of the Local, a total of (fifteen) working days without pay for the other delegate Union members period up to one year and an additional (fifteen) working days for the delegate Union member elected to serve on the Joint Council. Such Leaves of Absences shall not be unreasonably withheld retain and will be exempt from provisions of and will not therefore be considered absence for the purpose of The Companywill grant leave ofabsence to an employee called for Jury Duty and the Company will compensate such employee for any loss in earnings to the extent difference between Jury Duty remuneration and his normal earnings. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with pay to an employee suffering a bereavement in his immediate familyaccumulate seniority. Such leave of absence shall will be automatically renewed each year until the position has expired. During such leave of absence, the Union may elect to maintain the employee's benefit program including pension through the Company by paying the cost to the Company. The Company will, upon written notice of at least one week, grant a leave of absence without pay to employees to attend to Union business outside the plant. Such notice will indicate whether the leave is for Union business or education. The Union will provide a monthly schedule of requested leaves of absence for Union business or education, indicating the employee's name and anticipated dates of leave. No more than a total of hours leave of absence will be granted under this Article in each calendar month to employees who are not members of the Plant Committee. The Company is willing to discuss with the Union leaves of absence in excess of hours per calendar month. For employees on leave under Article or the Company will continue to pay the employee's wages and once per month bill Local for reimbursement of these wages. Upon written notice to the Employee Relations Manager, the Company will grant leaves of absence to employees elected to a reasonable mourning period and full time public of the funeral shall in no event be Municipal, Provincial, or Federal Government for a period the term of more than 3 (three) working days. Immediate shall be as Father, Mother, Husband, Wife, Children, Brothers, Sisters, Grandchildren and Grandparentsthe office to fulfil the duties of their ofice. The Company will grant leave ofabsence with not continue or pay for any benefits during this period. When employees recover from sickness or disability, they will be returned to an employee whose spouse has suffered their original job, and shift where it is sensible and practical to do so. The Company and the Union will establish a bereavement of Mother or to Inc. Work Committee, consistingof three Company representativesand three Union representatives. The Committee will establish guidelinesfor returning disabled employees to work and such leave of absence shall be granted for review and monitor the day effectiveness of the funeral onlyprocess.