Service Recognition For purposes of any Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangements providing benefits to any Transferring Employees, the Seaport Entertainment Group shall, from and after the applicable Benefit Commencement Date: (i) provide or cause to be provided to each Transferring Employee full credit for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and level of benefits under each Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangement under which such Transferring Employee is eligible to participate on or after the applicable Benefit Commencement Date for service accrued on or prior to the applicable Benefit Commencement Date with the HHH Group to the same extent that such credit was recognized by the HHH Group under comparable HHH Benefit Arrangements; (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to the Transferring Employees and their eligible dependents under any Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangements in which such Transferring Employees may be eligible to participate after the Distribution Date, except, with respect to pre-existing conditions or exclusions, to the extent such pre-existing conditions or exclusions would apply under the analogous HHH Benefit Arrangement; and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide each Transferring Employee and their eligible dependents under any Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangement with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid during the portion of the plan year of the corresponding HHH Benefit Arrangement, as applicable, ending on the date such Transferring Employee’s participation in the Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangement begins (to the same extent that such credit was given under the analogous HHH Benefit Arrangement, as applicable, prior to the date that the Transferring Employee first participates in the Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangement) in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under the Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangement; provided, however, that no such credit shall be provided under the foregoing provisions (A) to the extent it would result in duplication of benefits, or (B) for any purpose with respect to any defined benefit pension plan, postretirement welfare plan or any Seaport Entertainment Benefit Arrangement under which similarly situated employees do not receive credit for prior service or that is grandfathered or frozen, either with respect to level of benefits or participation.
Long Service Leave (1) Subject to subclause (3) of this clause, an employee who has completed ten years’ continuous service with the employer shall be entitled to
(a) up to 31 December 2006, ten weeks’ long service leave
(b) from 1 January 2007, thirteen weeks’ long service leave
(c) For each subsequent period of ten years’ service an employee shall be entitled to an additional thirteen weeks’ long service leave.
(2) An employee who has accrued a minimum entitlement of ten weeks’ long service leave shall be entitled to take such leave.
(3) Employees are entitled to take long service leave in minimum periods of one week.
(4) In calculating an employee’s entitlement under this clause, continuous service with the employer prior to the 1st day of January 1997 shall be taken into account in the following manner:
(a) In the case of an employee who has already accrued an entitlement to long service leave with the employer prior to the 1st day of January, 1997, the employee shall continue to accrue subsequent entitlements to long service leave in accordance with the provisions of subclause (1) of this clause.
(b) In the case of an employee who, at the 1st day of January 1997, had not accrued an entitlement to long service leave, the employee’s entitlement shall be calculated on the following basis: For any period of continuous employment prior to the 1st day of January 1997, an amount calculated on the basis of 13 weeks’ long service leave on full pay for each 15 years of continuous service, in accordance with the relevant award.
(c) In the case of employees who have worked less than full-time during the accrual period, long service leave shall be paid at the rate of the average of hours worked over the accrual period.
(5) The expression “continuous service” includes any period during which the employee is absent on full pay from their duties, but does not include:
(a) Any period exceeding two weeks during which the employee is absent on leave without pay. In the case of leave without pay which exceeds eight weeks in a continuous period, the entire period of that leave is excised in full;
(b) Any service of an employee who resigns or is dismissed, other than service prior to such resignation or prior to the date of any offence in respect of which they are dismissed by the employer, when that prior service has actually entitled the employee to long service leave under this clause.
(6) Any entitlement to annual leave that falls due during the period of long service leave shall be recognised as extra leave and not included in the long service leave.
(7) Any public holiday which occurs during the period an employee is on long service leave shall be treated as part of the long service leave and extra days in lieu thereof shall not be granted.
(8) Where an employee has become entitled to a period of long service leave in accordance with this clause, the employee shall commence such leave as soon as possible after the accrual date, or in a manner mutually agreed between the employer and employee.
(9) Payment for long service leave shall be made;
(a) in full before the employee goes on leave, or
(b) by the normal fortnightly payment intervals;
(c) or by agreement between the employee and the employer.
(10) Where an employee has completed at least 7 years’ service but less than 10 years’ service and employment is terminated-
(a) by their death;
(b) in any circumstances, other than serious misconduct, the amount of leave shall be such proportion to the number of completed years of such service bears to 10 years.
(11) In the case to which subclause (8) of this clause applies and in any case in which the employment of the employee who has become entitled to leave hereunder is terminated before such leave is taken or fully taken the employer shall, upon termination of employment otherwise than by death, pay to the employee and upon termination by death, pay to the personal representative of the employee upon request by the personal representative, a sum equivalent to the amount which would have been payable in respect of the period of leave to which they are entitled or deemed to have been entitled and which would have been taken but for termination. Such payment shall be deemed to have satisfied the obligation of the employer in respect of leave hereunder.
(12) Where an employee is ill during a period of long service leave and produces at the time, or as soon as practicable thereafter, medical evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person that as a result of illness or injury the employee was confined to their place of residence or a medical facility for a period of at least fourteen (14) consecutive days, the employer shall grant sick leave for the period the employee was so confined and reinstate long service leave equivalent to the period of confinement.
Military Service Leave Military unpaid leaves of absence shall be granted in accordance with applicable laws. The reinstatement rights of any employee who enters the military service of the United States by reason of an act of law enacted by the Congress of the United States, or who may voluntarily enlist during the effective period of such law, shall be determined in accordance with the provision of the law granting such rights.
Community Service Leave Community service leave is provided for in the NES.
Separate Contractor Any person or entity other than Contractor that enters into an agreement with Owner to perform the construction of all or any portion of the construction on a Project.
Tax Relief Services Bank will provide tax relief services as provided in Section 8.2.
Return from Leave of Absence (a) Before a Nurse may return to work from a leave granted under Article 9.00, she or he must provide a minimum of four (4) weeks written notice of the specific date of his or her return to work, or such shorter time as mutually agreed.
(b) Upon return from an approved Unpaid Leave of Absence, a Nurse shall be reinstated to her or his former position unless the position has been discontinued, in which case the Nurse shall be appointed to an equivalent position.
(c) This clause requiring four (4) weeks written notice, does not apply to other leaves granted by an express provision of this Collective Agreement with different requirements for written notice.
Service Interruptions The Company may need to interrupt Your access to the Website to perform maintenance or emergency services on a scheduled or unscheduled basis. You agree that Your access to the Website may be affected by unanticipated or unscheduled downtime, for any reason, but that the Company shall have no liability for any damage or loss caused as a result of such downtime.
Union Leave of Absence 22:01 (a) The Employer shall grant leave of absence to employees to attend Union conventions, seminars, educational classes or other Union business. It is understood that the Union will not request leave of absence for more than four (4) full-time employees and three (3) part-time employees at any one time and the total leave of absence in any year shall be not more than an aggregate of thirty (30) working days for full- time employees and fifteen (15) working days for part- time employees. Longer leaves of absence will be approved at management’s discretion and will not be unreasonably withheld. Such leaves of absence shall not seriously disrupt the operations of the Home, and shall be requested as far in advance as possible, in writing to the Home Administrator, with a copy to the Human Resources Associate. It is further understood that the leave of absence shall be granted without pay and the Union shall be responsible for the payment of wages during the period of absence.
(b) The parties agree the employer will continue the regular compensation for the employees on such leave, and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer in a timely fashion for all costs associated with the compensation for the employees. The parties agree that the Employer is not liable for any WSIB claims that may arise while the employee is on union leave as described in 22.01 (a).
22:02 An employee who is elected or appointed to office in the Unifor, upon request and provision of six (6) weeks notice, shall be granted a leave of absence without loss of seniority and benefits for up to three (3) years. During such leaves of absence, salary and benefits shall be kept whole by the Employer and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer for such salary and the Employers' contribution to said benefits. The employee agrees to notify the Employer of the employee's intention to return to work within four (4) weeks following termination of office for which the leave was granted. At the end of such leave, any employee hired or placed as a substitute for the employee on such absence, may be terminated or laid off by the Employer as required, or be transferred to the employee's previous position, if the substitution was a transfer.
22:03 Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in gainful employment while on such leave and if an employee does engage in gainful employment while on such leave of absence they may forfeit all seniority rights and privileges contained in this Agreement. Ft&Pt 22:04 Employees on leave of absence under this Article shall continue to accumulate all rights and privileges under this Agreement.
Personal/Carer’s Leave 18.1 Entitlement to paid personal/carer’s leave
a) Paid personal leave will be available to an Employee (other than casual Employees) when they are absent due to:
(i) personal illness or injury (sick leave); or
(ii) for the purposes of caring for an immediate family or household member who is sick and requires the Employee's care and support (carer's leave).
b) The amount of personal leave to which an Employee is entitled is as follows:
(i) Upon commencement of employment Employees will automatically be credited with 5 days Personal and/or Xxxxx’s leave. After 6 months of employment, the leave will begin to accrue progressively up until it reaches 10 days at the conclusion of 12 months employment.
(ii) Once the Employee has completed one year of continuous employment, the Employee shall be credited with a further ten days personal leave entitlement at the beginning of the Employee's second and subsequent year, which subject to clause 18.1(f) hereof, shall commence on the anniversary of engagement.
c) In any year unused personal leave accrues.
d) An Employee will inform the Company of the Employee's inability to attend for duty, and need to take personal leave, as soon as practicable.
e) An Employee shall prove to the Company's satisfaction that the Employee’s Personal/Xxxxx’s leave is/was justified. Such evidence may be a medical practitioner’s certificate, or a statutory declaration. An Employee will not be required to provide such evidence for single days of absence but only where two or more consecutive days of absence are taken.
f) If an Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company and is re-engaged within a period of six months, then the Employee's unclaimed balance of sick leave shall continue from the date of re-engagement. In such case the Employee's next year of service will commence after a total of twelve months has been served with that Company excluding the period of interruption in service from the date of commencement of the previous period of employment or the anniversary of the commencement of the previous period of employment, as the case may be.
g) Unpaid carer’s leave will be in accordance with the NES.
18.2 Immediate family or household
a) The entitlement to use personal leave for the purpose of carer's or compassionate leave is subject to the person being either:
(i) a member of the Employee's immediate family; or
(ii) a member of the Employees' household.
b) The term immediate family includes:
(i) a spouse, de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the Employee; or
(ii) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of a spouse or de facto partner of the Employee.
