Personal and Educational Leave. A leave of absence may be granted upon written request for a period of up to six (6) months for personal reasons. Such reasons include, but are not limited to, non- disability maternity, paternity and child-rearing leave, adoption leave, and such other purposes as may be approved at the sole discretion of the Employer. Such leaves may be extended upon written request for a period of up to six (6) months. A leave of absence may be granted upon written request by an employee for the purpose of entering an educational program leading to a degree or certification. The leave may be granted for a period of up to two (2) years and may be extended upon request for an additional period of up to two (2) years. Such leaves of absence shall not be unreasonably requested by employees, nor shall they be unreasonably denied by the Agency.
Personal and Educational Leave. (i) Upon receipt of reasonable notice, leave of absence may be granted for good and sufficient reason, without pay, but with maintenance and accumulation of seniority and superannuation rights (and credits).
(ii) The leave shall be granted for periods not to exceed the total accumulated seniority of the Employee, up to a maximum of one (1) year.
(iii) In cases of leaves in excess of four (4) months, the Company will notify the Union as an information item.
(iv) In no case will an Employee be granted a leave of absence for educational purposes if such Employee does not have at least one (1) year continuous service with the Company.
(v) Employees on such leaves of absence shall not be restricted from bidding on vacant positions, however, upon appointment to the new position their leave of absence will be terminated. The Employee may apply for a new leave of absence from their new position.
(vi) The position of an Employee granted a leave of absence in excess of four (4) months may be bulletined on a permanent basis and may not be available when the Employee returns. An Employee returning from such leave of absence must secure another position through the job bidding procedure, or may be considered for temporary employment within the Employee’s capability. An Employee who advises the Company, in writing, (including their current address and location where they would be willing to accept employment), that they are available for work but does not secure employment at the expiration of the leave of absence will be terminated but will maintain seniority, for the purposes of bidding only, until:
(a) the Employee secures another position through the job bidding procedure; or,
(b) for permanent full-time Employees, a vacant permanent full-time UNIFOR position is posted in the location specified by the Employee for which the Employee is qualified and there is no appointment from amongst the applicants, the Company offers the position to the Employee and the Employee declines; or,
(c) for permanent part-time Employees, a vacant permanent part-time UNIFOR position is posted in the location specified by the Employee for which the Employee is qualified and there is no appointment from amongst the applicants, the Company offers the position to the Employee and the Employee declines; or,
(d) a period of time, equal to the length of their seniority to a maximum of two (2) years, has elapsed.
(e) The Employee is excluded from the provisions of Article 9.
Personal and Educational Leave. The Hospital provides personal and educational leaves on a case-by-case basis depending on the Employee’s request and department need. Leave granted will not serve as precedent for future requests of a similar nature.
Personal and Educational Leave. Requests for personal or educational leave of absence without pay, for up to twelve (12) months will be considered on an individual basis Employer. Such requests are to be made in at least four (4) weeks in advance, except in cases of emergency, and a written reply will be given within seven
Personal and Educational Leave. (a) Requests for personal or educational leave of absence without pay, for up to twelve (12) months will be considered on an individual basis by the Employer. Such requests are to be made in writing at least four (4) weeks in advance, except in cases of emergency, and a written reply will be given within seven (7) working days of the receipt of such request. Except in unusual circumstances, a leave of absence other than for educational purposes will not be granted until one year’s continuous service has been completed. For leaves exceeding six (6) months, all vacation time and compensating time must be used prior to applying for a leave of absence, except in unusual circumstances.
(b) Leave of absence with pay or without pay may be granted to employees to attend professional and educational meetings, courses, or other events, which may be judged beneficial to the employee’s professional development, especially as it relates to her/his responsibilities with the Employer.
(c) Where an employee is required by the Employer to attend a course or workshop, the Employer agrees to pay any applicable fee and the employee shall not suffer any loss of regular earnings from regularly scheduled hours as a result of attending the course.
Personal and Educational Leave. A personal leave of absence without pay for a period of up to six (6) months for personal reasons may be granted at the discretion of the Employer and upon written request. Such reasons include, but are not limited to, non–disability maternity, paternity and child–rearing leave and adoption leave. Such leaves may be extended for a period of up to six (6) months upon written request. A leave of absence may be granted at the discretion of the Employer and upon written request by an employee for the purpose of engaging in an educational program leading to a degree or certification. The leave may be granted for a period of up to one (1) year and may be extended upon request for an additional period of up to one (1) year.
