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be given in writing with a copy to the Union within thirty (30) calendar days and if approved such approval may not be withdrawn except by mutual consent of the employee and the Company.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
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Samples: Master Freight Cartage Agreement
Section Leave of Absence. When the requirements of the Company's services will permit permit, any employee and owner operator hereunder hereunder, upon written application to the Company (with a copy of said application to the Union may, 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 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 Union, in writing 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 seniority, and his name will be stricken from the seniority list list, and he will no longer be considered as an employee or owner operator of the Company. If an employee, employed in A regular employee driver will not be discharged as a classification requiring a drivers license, suffers result of the revocation first loss of his drivers licensedriver’s license for an infraction which is not work related. In such case the employee shall be placed at the bottom of the seniority list, he will be re-classified provided he is capable as of that point in time, for work preference and work is available layoff and such work will not result in the bumping of regular employees. If such employee cannot be re-classified, the Company may grant allowed a leave of absence, which shall not exceed months. When he regains his license he will resume his former seniority position. V Any employee requesting leave of absence to for compassionate reasons shall not be unreasonably denied such an employee who has suffered a revocation of his drivers license of up to twelverequest.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
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 mayUnion, 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 given, in writing writing, with a copy to the Union Union, within thirty (30) calendar days days, and if approved such approval may not be withdrawn 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 Union, in writing 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 seniority, and his name will be stricken from the seniority list 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 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 twelvetwelve (12) months duration, in writing, with a copy to the Union. The employee may only take advantage of this section once while in the employ of the Company. Any employee requesting leave of absence for compassionate reasons shall not be unreasonably denied such request.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement
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 mayUnion, 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 given, in writing writing, with a copy to the Union Union, within thirty (30) calendar days days, and if approved such approval may not be withdrawn 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 Union, in writing 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 seniority, and his name will be stricken from the seniority list 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 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 twelvetwelve (12) months duration, in writing, with a copy to the Union. The employee may only take advantage of this section once while in the employ of the Company. Any employee requesting leave of absence for compassionate reasons shall not be unreasonably denied such request.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement