The Union’s City. Director will designate and the Employer shall permit at least one (1) employee, up to a maximum of five (5) employees per Employer, subject to the operational needs of the Employer, to be excused from work with no loss of pay, seniority or benefits to serve a Union leave of absence. This leave of absence shall net exceed six (6) months. The employee shall be returned to his/her former position upon completion of said leave displacing the least senior employee in his/her building if necessary. The Union shall reimburse the Employer for all wages and benefit costs for the duration of said leave of absence. If the employee is needed for more than one (1) workweek, five (5) consecutive days, the Union shall give the Employer two weeks’ advance notification, but in no event shall any notification be less than three (3) working days. The Union shall reimburse the Employer for all wages, including worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation, taxes where appropriate and applicable benefits. The Union shall also indemnify and hold harmless the Employer of and from any and all liability arising from the Employer’s compliance with this Section, including, but not limited to, any and all liability caused by any employee on Union leave per this Section and any and all damages and/or injuries sustained by any employee on Union leave per this Section. Should any aspect of this provision be found to be illegal or otherwise result in any adverse tax or related financial consequences to the Employer, this Section shall be deemed null and void, and the parties will engage in negotiations over a substitute provision.
