Section Leave of Absence. When the requirements of the Company's services will permit any employee and owner operator hereunder upon written application to the Company with a copy of said application to the Union may, if approved by the Company, be granted a leave of absence in writing (with a copy to the Union) for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. Upon six (6) months prior notification an employee and owner operators may request every three (3) years and may be granted up to thirty (30) days leave of absence in conjunction with his holidays. When considered by the Company approval or rejection is to be given in writing with a copy to the Union within thirty (30) calendar days and if approved such approval may not be withdrawn except by mutual consent of the employee and the Company. Under such leaves the employee and owner operator will retain and accrue seniority only. Such leave may be extended for additional periods of thirty (30) calendar days when approved by both the Company and the Union in writing and seniority will accrue during such extensions. Any employee and owner operators hereunder on leave of absence engaged in gainful employment without prior written permission from both the Company and the Union shall forfeit his seniority and his name will be stricken from the seniority list and he will no longer be considered as an employee or owner operator of the Company. If an employee, employed in a classification requiring a drivers license, suffers the revocation of his drivers license, he will be re-classified provided he is capable and work is available and such work will not result in the bumping of regular employees. If such employee cannot be re-classified, the Company may grant a leave of absence to such an employee who has suffered a revocation of his drivers license of up to twelve
Section Leave of Absence. The Company agrees to allow time off work, without pay, for one (1) delegate (part-time or full-time) per store to a max- imum of three ( 3 ) delegates to attend Union conventions for a period of not more than ten (10) working days per year. Re- quests for more than one (1) delegate per store or for more than three (3) in total shall be decided by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. The Union will give the Company two ( 2 ) weeks notice in regard to such requests to attend conventions. The Company agrees to grant time off, without pay and without discrimination, to not more than one (1) employee, full-time or part-time, designated by the Union for a maximum of nine
Section Leave of Absence. The Company will provide a leave of absence up to a maximum of four (4) weeks to a limited number of employees, determined by the Company, with three (3) or more years of service for the of extending vacation time. It is understood that leaves can only be granted when it will not interfere with the operation or disrupt production. It is further understood that said leaves will not be renewed during the subsequent two (2) year period. Leave of absence will only be considered when sub- mitted in writing by April 15th in each calendar year on forms supplied by the Company. For other leave of absences not covered under Section (a), the Company will grant this other leave of ab- sence to a limited number of employees, as determined by the Company, for compassion and other reasons as defined and interpreted by the Company; with such reasons being satisfactory to the Company and provided the orderly operation of the Company is ensured. Such leave of absence will only be considered when submitted in writing ten working days in advance of the requested period of leave of absence, on a form supplied by the Company. Employees who either falsify, misrepresent, or abuse a request for leave of absence or the leave of absence itself, regardless of any reason whatever it may be, and who fail to provide reason and proof satisfactory to the Company for their delay in returning as specified on the Leave of Absence form, shall be subject to immediate discharge without recourse, and the single arbitrator shall not have the right to modify such penalty. It is further understood that said leaves will not be renewed during the subsequent two (2) year period. An employee in the bargaining unit who has been elected or appointed by the Union to attend Union conferences, conventions or meetings of the Union Executive Board. shall be granted a leave of absence to attend such functions provided at least five working days prior notice is given to the Company. except in the case of emergency meetings when less notice shall be required. An employee elected to a Union office shall be granted leave of absence for one year upon giving reasonable notice. SECTION BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
Section Leave of Absence. When the requirements of the Company's services will permit, any employee hereunder, upon written application to the Company with a copy of said application to the Union, may, if approved by the Company, be granted a leave of absence, writing (with a copy to the Union), for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. Upon six (6) months prior notification an employee may request every three (3) years and shall be granted up to thirty
Section Leave of Absence. An employee requesting a leave of absence shall apply to his Supervisor and if such leave is granted it shall be authorized in writing but shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, provided, however, that if an emergency arises which prevents the employee on leave from returningat the end of the leave granted, he may apply for an extension.
Section Leave of Absence. Any employee on leave of absence engaged in gainful employment without prior written permission from the Company, with a copy to the Union, shall forfeit his seniority rights, and his name will be from the list, and he will no longer be considered an employee of the Company. When an employee within the bargaining unit covered by Agreement receives leave of absence to take a position within the Company, which is beyond the sphere of the bargaining unit, he may retain his seniority for a maximum of ninety (90) calendar days within the former unit. Notice shall be given to the Union, in writing, prior to the employee leaving the bargaining unit for any period of Employees who have been granted such leave of absence must remain a member of the Union and be covered under all benefits of the Collective Agreement, but shall not perform any duties covered by the bargaining unit. such appointments, seniority shall be a consideration. The successful appointee shall not have the right to hire and fire during the ninety (90) day leave of absence. At the end of period of ninety (90) calendar days, the employee must exercise his seniority rights by returning to his former unit or relinquish all such seniority rights.
Section Leave of Absence. Employees may make application for leave of without pay for personal reasons or family The Employer will consider length Of service. compassionate reasons leave and operationalrequirementsin the decision of whether to grant such a leave and the length of time for such leave.
Section Leave of Absence. Leave of absence will be granted on written request to any employee who has been appointed to Union. Federal, Provincial or Civic Office for the term for which he was elected or appointed. Plant seniority will continue to accumulate throughout the elected or appointed term of office. However, it not the intention of the Company to grant leaves of absence.
Section Leave of Absence. The Company agrees that it is proper to grant leave to em- ployees who have been elected or appointed to office in the Union, or who have been nominated, elected or appointed to the Federal, Provincial, Municipal or Aboriginal office. How- ever, it is not the intention of the Company to grant lifetime leaves of absence. An employee appointed or elected to full time office in his Union, or to Federal, Provincial, Municipal or Aboriginal office, shall be granted as much leave as is necessary during the term of such office. The Company will grant extended maternity leave without pay to female employees to a maximum of six (6) weeks in excess of that provided in the Employment Standards Act where there is a valid and documented medical reason applicable to the health or well-being of the mother and/or child. Granting of leave is a matter between the employee and Man- agement. The Company will consider length of service and will endeavor to arrange leave of absence to suit the em- ployee's wishes. Employees with ten (10)or more years of vice and employees over sixty years of age will be given special consideration. The Company will make available tradesmen’stools required upon the introduction of the metric system.
Section Leave of Absence. The Company may grant leave of absence to any employee for legitimate personal reasons and any person who is absent with written permission shall not be considered to be laid off and seniority shall continue to accumulate during this absence up to a period of six months.
