Common use of RIGHT TO A JOB Clause in Contracts

RIGHT TO A JOB. Any worker whose request for leave of absence has been approved shall be guaranteed upon the end of the authorized leave period that he / she may return to the same job or, at the University’s discretion, to a job substantially equivalent to the job held at the time the request for leave of absence was approved, unless the job itself is eliminated during the period of leave due to a curtailment of operations or a reduction in force, or unless the worker is medically unable to perform the same work. In any case, the returning rate of pay shall be at least equal to the leaving rate of pay, plus intervening general increases, provided the worker is medically able to perform the same work.