Common use of Political Service Leave Clause in Contracts

Political Service Leave. (a) Members are free to run for election to any Canadian municipal, regional school board, provincial, or federal office. (b) Members running for office shall be entitled to leave of absence with full pay and benefits during an election campaign as follows: (i) for election to the Parliament of Canada or Legislature of Nova Scotia, thirty one (31) consecutive calendar days in the period between the issuance of the writ and the election itself; (ii) for election as Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, any thirty one (31) consecutive calendar days in the period ending no later than the date of the election; (iii) for election as councilor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, or as a member of a regional school board, any seven (7) consecutive calendar days in the period ending no later than the date of the election. (c) It is agreed that a Member running for office shall give reasonable assistance to his/her Xxxx or the Director of Library Services in making arrangements satisfactory to the Employer to look after his/her teaching or other job responsibilities during the period of such leave. (d) If elected to any of the said offices, except as a municipal councilor or member of a regional school board, the Member shall go on leave of absence without pay or benefits for the initial term of office. However, election or re-election to municipal council or to a regional school board shall have no employment consequences for a Member provided his/her responsibilities in such offices do not interfere with his/her employment responsibilities at the University. Should he/she be re-elected to another term of office, except as a municipal councilor or regional school board member, immediately following the initial term of office that will bring the total period of consecutive elective office beyond six (6) years, then his/her employment at the University shall automatically terminate after the sixth (6th) year of office. If following the end of the said second consecutive term of office, the Member ceases to hold elective office, he/she may apply for any appropriate vacancy at the University in his/her area of competence at which time he/she will be given due consideration for such vacancy, subject to all applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement between the Parties then in existence. (e) During the period of any of the leaves specified in (b) or (d) above, unless prohibited by law or unless there is available to the Member a pension plan and/or benefit plans reasonably comparable to those of the University, the Member may continue to make payments to the University Pension Plan and benefit plans in which he/she was a member prior to commencing political leave (by making both his/her and the University's portions of such payments), if, and only to the extent, the said plans permit such participation. (f) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as precluding the Member from making other mutually agreeable arrangements with the University during a period of political leave, such as, but not limited to, teaching or other employment on a part time basis. (g) The terms and conditions of employment of a Member returning to employment at the University following any of the leaves provided for in (b) or (d) above shall be those in effect for him/her at the time he/she commenced such leave under this Article or as may have been amended under the existing Collective Agreement.

Political Service Leave. (a) Members are free to run for election to any Canadian municipal, regional school board, provincial, or federal office. (b) Members running for office shall be entitled to leave of absence with full pay and benefits during an election campaign as follows: (i) for election to the Parliament of Canada or Legislature of Nova Scotia, thirty one (31) consecutive calendar days in the period between the issuance of the writ and the election itself; (ii) for election as Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, any thirty one (31) consecutive calendar days in the period ending no later than the date of the election; (iii) for election as councilor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, or as a member of a regional school board, any seven (7) consecutive calendar days in the period ending no later than the date of the election. (c) It is agreed that a Member running for office shall give reasonable assistance to his/her Xxxx or the Director Xxxx of Library Services and Multicultural Learning in making arrangements satisfactory to the Employer to look after his/her teaching or other job responsibilities during the period of such leave. (d) If elected to any of the said offices, except as a municipal councilor or member of a regional school board, the Member shall go on leave of absence without pay or benefits for the initial term of office. However, election or re-election to municipal council or to a regional school board shall have no employment consequences for a Member provided his/her responsibilities in such offices do not interfere with his/her employment responsibilities at the University. Should he/she be re-elected to another term of office, except as a municipal councilor or regional school board member, immediately following the initial term of office that will bring the total period of consecutive elective office beyond six (6) years, then his/her employment at the University shall automatically terminate after the sixth (6th) year of office. If following the end of the said second consecutive term of office, the Member ceases to hold elective office, he/she may apply for any appropriate vacancy at the University in his/her area of competence at which time he/she will be given due consideration for such vacancy, subject to all applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement between the Parties then in existence. (e) During the period of any of the leaves specified in (b) or (d) above, unless prohibited by law or unless there is available to the Member a pension plan and/or benefit plans reasonably comparable to those of the University, the Member may continue to make payments to the University Pension Plan and benefit plans in which he/she was a member prior to commencing political leave (by making both his/her and the University's portions of such payments), if, and only to the extent, the said plans permit such participation. (f) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as precluding the Member from making other mutually agreeable arrangements with the University during a period of political leave, such as, but not limited to, teaching or other employment on a part time basis. (g) The terms and conditions of employment of a Member returning to employment at the University following any of the leaves provided for in (b) or (d) above shall be those in effect for him/her at the time he/she commenced such leave under this Article or as may have been amended under the existing Collective Agreement.