Retention Leave. Avamere may grant a Bargaining Unit Employee an additional unpaid, protected leave of absence for ongoing personal medical/mental health issues. Employees who have been employed a minimum of one (1) year, have exhausted available disability, State and/or federal leave options and are unable to return to work due to an ongoing serious health condition may be granted an additional 12 weeks of unpaid leave. The Employee must provide the employer with supporting documentation provided by a licensed healthcare provider every 30 days to confirm the necessity for continued leave. If the employee is able to return to work within the additional twelve (12) weeks, then the employee shall be returned to active employment in the position previously held. If that position is no longer available, the returning employee may be reinstated to any available position for which the employee is qualified. The returning employee may not displace or bump another employee in order to resume employment. The employee will not accrue additional time off benefits and will be required to pay the employee portion of any applicable insurance premiums during the leave. The employee will be credited for all of their seniority during the leave period, upon return to work. Continuation of benefits during a Retention leave will be the sole responsibility of the employee on leave.
Retention Leave. 45.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, Section E of Commissioner’s Determination 3.1, Public Sector Skills and Retention Entitlement (as at 1 July 2017) will apply, as a minimum, to employees bound by this Agreement.
