Special Leave Without Pay. Section 1. Employees may participate in a Special Leave Without Pay Program as established by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. The Special Leave Without Pay Program period is from date of County Board Approval through December 31, 2021.
Section 2. Upon the request of either party, the EMPLOYER and the UNION shall meet and confer on the extension of this Special Leave Without Pay Program each year through 2021.
Section 3. The EMPLOYER's policy on use of Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP) provides that employees may use SLWOP in cases where they would otherwise not take the leave. The EMPLOYER will therefore interpret its policy on SLWOP to allow SLWOP for Union Leave and Parenting Leave in cases where the employee would not otherwise take the leave.
Special Leave Without Pay a) Upon written application and when the requirements of the Employer’s service will permit, an employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay, for a period of up to sixty (60) calendar days. Under such leaves, the employee shall retain and continue to accrue seniority.
b) Such leaves may be extended for an additional period of up to sixty (60) calendar days when approved by the Employer. Seniority will accrue during such extension.
Special Leave Without Pay. An employee may be granted leave of absence, without pay, for personal reasons upon written application. It is understood that such leave shall not interfere with the operation of the department concerned.
Special Leave Without Pay. The CEO may grant special leave without pay to an employee if satisfied that there is sufficient cause. Special leave without pay is not available for the purpose of engaging in employment outside the NTPS, except where approval has been given under section 61 of the PSEM Act. Special leave without pay will not count as service for any purpose. An employee will not be permitted access to accrued entitlements, or any condition of service during a period of special leave without pay.
Special Leave Without Pay. The Parties hereby agree that the Employer shall grant leave without pay for a period of up to one (1) year to each employee who has completed seven (7) years of continuous employment within the bargaining unit. Furthermore, the Employer shall grant further periods of leave without pay of up to one (1) year after an employee has completed each additional seven (7) years of continuous employment within the bargaining unit. The terms and conditions governing this leave shall be as follows:
a) The Employer shall not be required to grant such leave during the same period of time to more than one (1) employee employed in the same office. If more than one (1) employee employed in the same office submits a request for such leave which covers all or part of the same period of time, seniority shall be the determining factor in the granting of such leave.
b) The Employer shall not be required to grant such leave during the same period of time to more than five (5) employees covered by this Collective Agreement. If more than five (5) employees submit a request for such leave which covers all or part of the same period of time, seniority shall be the determining factor in the granting of such leave.
c) Requests for such leave shall be submitted in writing no later than six (6) months prior to the date of commencement of such leave. Such requests shall include the date of commencement and the date of termination of such leave.
d) Leave granted under this Memorandum of Agreement which is for a period of more than three (3) months shall be deducted from the calculation of "continuous employment" for the purpose of calculating severance pay and vacation leave for the employee involved. Time spent on such leave shall not be counted for pay increment purposes.
e) During any period of leave granted under this Memorandum of Agreement, the employee shall pay the full premium (100%) for the benefit plans specified in Article 24 of this Collective Agreement. If the employee so chooses, she/he may pay the Employer and employee shares of the premiums for the PSAC Pension Plan during such periods of leave.
f) An employee who is granted leave under this Memorandum of Agreement shall have the right to return to her/his former position upon the termination of such leave.
g) This leave shall not be used in conjunction with any other leave without pay.
Special Leave Without Pay. 21.02 Periods of special leave without pay in excess of one hundred and sixty (160) working hours in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for annual and sick leave purposes and the employee's record of service shall be noted accordingly.
Special Leave Without Pay. Special leave provided for other important and urgent matters that cannot be handled outside of work days. Such special leave days will be at the sole discretion of the Superintendent.
Special Leave Without Pay. This is a new clause transferring the current By-law 16 entitlements into the Agreement. The title of the leave has been changed to ‘Special Leave Without Pay’ to distinguish this type of leave from other periods of leave without pay an employee may be granted (e.g. personal leave without pay, study leave without pay etc.).
Special Leave Without Pay. (a) With the approval of the President, special leave without pay may be granted in exceptional circumstances to an employee.
(b) Employees on special leave without pay shall continue to accumulate seniority except where they would have otherwise been laid off.
Special Leave Without Pay. Special Leave without pay, not exceeding two years, may be granted to an Employee by the Employer.
