Seniority Retained and not Accumulated. Seniority shall be retained but not accumulated when an employee is absent from work under the following conditions:
i) When on an approved leave of absence without pay, not provided for in (a) ii) above;
ii) When absent due to lay-off for a period of twenty-four (24) calendar months;
Seniority Retained and not Accumulated. Seniority for Nurses shall be retained but not accumulated in accordance with the Ontario
(a) for a period of twenty-four (24) months when laid off due to a reduction in the nursing staff;
(b) for a period of one (1) year when transferred to a non-bargaining unit position.
(c) for a period of two (2) years after the Nurse begins to receive Long Term Disability benefits provided that the combined total of sick leave, as identified in Article 13.07 (e) and Long Term Disability benefits does not exceed two (2) years.
