Common use of - UNION ACTIVITIES of EMPLOYEES and LEAVES of ABSENCE Clause in Contracts

- UNION ACTIVITIES of EMPLOYEES and LEAVES of ABSENCE. The Employer shall allow off work, without pay, to any employee who is serving as a Union delegate to any conference or function, provided all requests for time off are reasonable and do not interfere with the proper operation of the business. No employee who acts within the scope of this clause shall lose their job or be discriminated against for so acting. During an authorized, unpaid Leave of Absence, an employee shall maintain and accumulate seniority. When the requirements of the Employer’s service will permit, any employee hereunder upon written application to the Employer with a copy to the Union, may if approved by the Employer be granted an unpaid Leave of Absence in writing with a copy to the Union, for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. Under such unpaid Leave, the employee shall retain and accrue seniority only. Such Leave may be extended for an additional period of thirty (30) calendar days, without pay, when approved by both the Employer and the Union, in writing, and seniority shall accrue during such extension. Any employee hereunder on an unpaid Leave of Absence engaged in gainful employment without prior written permission from both the Employer and the Union shall forfeit seniority rights and name will be stricken the Seniority List, and shall no longer be considered an employee of the Employer. An employee requesting an unpaid Compassionate Leave will be given special consideration, and may be required to substantiate the reason for such Leave, prior to returning to work. Any violation of this provision will be subject to disciplinary action. An employee who goes to work for the Local Union which represents the in bargaining unit, may apply for an unpaid Leave of Absence from the employer for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. Such Leave will not be unduly withheld, and when granted, the Employer will do so in writing, with a copy to the Union. The employee will continue to accrue seniority during such Leave. At the expiration of the ninety (90) calendar days, the employee must return to former position or relinquish all seniority rights with the Employer. Employees must file a request for Leave of Absence, at least fourteen (14) days in advance, and the Employer must reply to the said Leave of Absence within seven (7) days of the request. When an employee suffers an injury or illness which requires absence, they shall report the fact to the Employer as soon as possible, prior to their actual starting time, so that adequate replacement may be made if necessary. The reporting of such injury or illness should be made prior to starting times wherever possible a of one (1) hour for day shifts, or two (2) hours for afternoon shifts. Failure to comply may result in disciplinary action being taken by the Employer. Employees must keep the Employer notified of their correct address, phone number and current banking information (for payroll purposes) at all times. Xxxxxxxxxxx Leave In the case of death in the immediate family, (mother, father, step father, step mother, husband, wife, children, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and grandparents) upon notification to the Employer, the affected shall be granted four (4) days Leave of Absence with pay. Proof of death may be required, if requested by management. The Employer will not require any person already on bereavement leave to report for work during the bereavement period.

- UNION ACTIVITIES of EMPLOYEES and LEAVES of ABSENCE. The Employer shall allow time off work, without pay, to any employee who is serving as a Union delegate to any conference or function, provided all requests for time off are reasonable and do not interfere with the proper operation of the business. No employee who acts within the scope of this clause shall lose their job or be discriminated against for so acting. During an authorized, unpaid Leave of Absence, an employee shall maintain and accumulate seniority. When the requirements of the Employer’s service will permit, any employee hereunder upon written application to the Employer with a copy to the Union, may if approved by the Employer be granted an unpaid Leave of Absence in writing with a copy to the Union, for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. Under such unpaid Leave, the employee shall retain and accrue seniority only. Such Leave may be extended for an additional period of thirty (30) calendar days, without pay, when approved by both the Employer and the Union, in writing, and seniority shall accrue during such extension. Any employee hereunder on an unpaid Leave of Absence engaged in gainful employment without prior written permission from both the Employer and the Union shall forfeit seniority rights and name will be stricken from the Seniority List, and shall no longer be considered an employee of the Employer. An employee requesting an unpaid Compassionate Leave will be given special consideration, and may be required to substantiate the reason for such Leave, prior to returning to work. Any violation of this provision will be subject to disciplinary action. An employee who goes to work for the Local Union which represents the employee in bargaining unit, may apply for an unpaid Leave of Absence from the employer for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. Such Leave will not be unduly withheld, and when granted, the Employer will do so in writing, with a copy to the Union. The employee will continue to accrue seniority during such Leave. At the expiration of the ninety (90) calendar days, the employee must return to former position or relinquish all seniority rights with the Employer. Employees must file a request for Leave of Absence, at least fourteen (14) days in advance, and the Employer must reply to the said Leave of Absence within seven (7) days of the request. When an employee suffers an injury or illness which requires absence, they shall report the fact to the Employer as soon as possible, prior to their actual starting time, so that adequate replacement may be made if necessary. The reporting of such injury or illness should be made prior to starting times wherever possible a minimum of one (1) hour for day shifts, or two (2) hours for day shifts, or four (4) hours for afternoon shifts. Failure Repeated failure to comply may result in disciplinary action being taken by the Employer. Employees must keep the Employer notified of their correct address, address and phone number and current banking information (for payroll purposes) at all times. Xxxxxxxxxxx Leave In the case of death in the immediate family, (mother, father, step father, step mother, husband, wife, children, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and grandparents) upon notification to the Employer, the affected employee shall be granted four (4) days Leave of Absence with pay. The Company shall grant an additional of seven (7) days without pay to attend the funeral if the funeral occurs outside of a seven hundred kilometres (700 radius of the employee’s normal work location. Proof of death may be required, if requested by management. The Employer will not require any person already on bereavement leave to report for work during the bereavement period. If an employee is notified of a death in his immediate family while working, shall be relieved from duty and paid for the balance of shift. Jury Duty All time lost by an employee on his regular work day due to necessary attendance on any court proceedings where subpoenaed as a witness or juror, shall be paid for at the rate of pay applicable to said employee. Once an employee is released from witness duty, shall be returned to the job classification and pay rate they were on, prior to such duty. All payments received by the employee from courts or otherwise shall be reimbursed to the Employer, by endorsement of witness fees to the Employer. The employee must be returned to his regular assignment that was on prior to being summoned or subpoenaed, either during a break in the court proceeding, or on the completion thereof. No employee’s work or shift shall be changed to avoid payment as set out above. In the event an employee is subpoenaed to attend court on day off, on Employer related business only, the Employer will reschedule that employee’s shift. Maternity and Parental Leave shall be as defined and outlined in the Canada Labor Code. The employee shall give the Employer four (4) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence the Leave, and a certificate of a qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant. Where an employee intends to resume her employment with the Employer upon expiration of the Leave, two weeks notice shall be provided to the employer and the employer shall reinstate her to her former position at not less than the same wages and benefits.

- UNION ACTIVITIES of EMPLOYEES and LEAVES of ABSENCE. The Employer shall allow time off work, without pay, to any employee who is serving as a Union delegate to any conference or function, provided all requests for time off are reasonable and do not interfere with the proper operation of the business. Any such requests must be made at least seven (7) days in advance. No employee who acts within the scope of this clause shall lose their job or be discriminated against for so acting. During an authorized, unpaid Leave leave of Absenceabsence, an employee shall maintain retain and accumulate accrue seniority. When the requirements of the Employer’s 's service will permit, any employee hereunder upon written application to the Employer with a copy to the Union, may may, if approved by the Employer be granted an unpaid Leave leave of Absence absence in writing with a copy to the Union, for a period of up to thirty (30) calendar days. Under such unpaid Leaveleave, the employee shall retain and accrue seniority only. Note: Accrued vacation time must be exhausted prior to the start of a leave of absence. Such Leave leave may be extended for an additional period of up to thirty (30) calendar days, without pay, when approved by both the Employer and in writing, with a copy to the Union, in writing, and seniority shall accrue during such extension. Such request for extension must be made in writing at least seven (7) days prior to the expiration of the original leave. Any employee hereunder on an unpaid Leave leave of Absence absence engaged in gainful employment without employmentwithout prior written permission from permissionfrom both the Employer and the Union or uses an authorized leave of absence for a purpose other than that for which it was granted, shall forfeit seniority rights and name will be stricken from the Seniority List, and shall no longer be considered an employee of the Employer. An employee requesting an unpaid Compassionate Leave leave will be given special consideration, ,and may be required to substantiate the reason for such Leave, prior to returning to work. Any violation of this provision will be subject to disciplinary action. An employee who goes to work for the Local Union which represents the employee in bargaining unit, may apply for an unpaid Leave leave of Absence absence from the employer for a period not to exceed ninety one hundred and eighty (90180) days. Such Leave leave will not be unduly withheld, and when granted, the Employer will do so in writing, with a copy to the Union. The employee will continue to accrue seniority during such Leaveleave. At the expiration of the ninety one hundred and eighty (90180) calendar days, the employee must return to former position or relinquish all seniority rights with the Employer. Employees must file a request in writing for Leave leave of Absenceabsence, at least fourteen (14) days in advance, and the Employer must reply in writing to the said Leave leave of Absence absence within seven (7) days of the request. Any employee approved for a leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) days may be required to return any or all items issued to them for work purposes. When an employee suffers an injury or illness which requires absence, they shall report the fact to the Employer as soon as possible, prior to their actual starting time, so that adequate replacement may be made if necessary. The reporting of such injury or illness should be made prior to starting times wherever possible a minimum of one (1) hour for day shifts, or two (2) hours for afternoon shiftshours. Failure to comply may result in disciplinary action being taken by the Employeraction. Employees must keep the Employer notified of their correct address, address and phone number and current banking information (for payroll purposes) at all times. Xxxxxxxxxxx Bereavement Leave In - The Employer will grant upon request up to three (3) days Leave of Absence with pay in the case event of death in the immediate family, (mother, father, step father, step mother, husband, wife, children, sister, brother) and one (1) day Leave of Absence with pay, event of death in the extended family (mother-in-in- law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and grandparents) upon notification to ), provided the Employer, days fall on a regularly scheduled work day of the affected shall be granted four (4) days Leave of Absence with payemployee. Proof of death may be required, if requested by management. The Employer will not require any person already on bereavement leave to report for work during the bereavement period. If an employee is notified of a death in his immediate family while working, shall be relieved from duty and paid for the balance of shift. Jury Duty An employee who is called for jury duty will receive for each day of necessary absence on that account the difference between regular earnings for that day and the amount of the fee received from the court, provided that the employee furnishes the Employer with evidence of service. Once an employee is released from jury duty, shall be returned to the job classification and pay rate they were on, prior to such duty. The employee must be returned to his regular assignment that was on prior to being summoned, either during a break in the court proceeding, or on the completion thereof. No employee’s work or shift shall be changed to avoid payment as set out above. the event an employee is subpoenaed to attend court on day off, on Employer related business only, the Employer will reschedule that employee’s shift. Maternity and Parental Leave shall be as defined and outlined in the Canada Labour Code. The employee shall give the Employer four (4) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence the Leave, and a certificate of a qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant. Where an employee intends to resume her employment with the Employer upon expiration of the Leave, the employee shall notify the employer not less than two (2) weeks prior to her return. The employer shall reinstate her to her former position at not less than the same wages and benefits. Special Medical Leave Where an employee is required to absent from work in order to attend an appointment with a medical specialist, the employer shall grant such unpaid time off providing the employee has requested such time off at least seven (7) days in advance of the appointment. Special consideration will be given in the event of short notice of appointments due to openings with the medical specialist due to cancellations.

- UNION ACTIVITIES of EMPLOYEES and LEAVES of ABSENCE. The Employer shall allow time off work, without pay, to any employee who is serving as a Union delegate to any conference or function, provided all requests for time off are reasonable and do not interfere with the proper operation of the business. No employee who acts within the scope of this clause shall lose their job or be discriminated against for so acting. During an authorized, unpaid Leave of Absence, an employee shall maintain and accumulate seniority. When the requirements of the Employer’s service will permit, any employee hereunder upon written application to the Employer with a copy to the Union, may if approved by the Employer be granted an unpaid Leave of Absence in writing with a copy to the Union, for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. Under such unpaid Leave, the employee shall retain and accrue seniority only. Such Leave may be extended for an additional period of thirty (30) calendar days, without pay, when approved by both the Employer and the Union, in writing, and seniority shall accrue during such extension. Any employee hereunder on an unpaid Leave of Absence engaged in gainful employment without prior written permission from both the Employer and the Union shall forfeit seniority rights and hisher name will be stricken from the Seniority List, and shall no longer be considered an employee of the Employer. An employee requesting an unpaid Compassionate Leave will be given special consideration, and may be required to substantiate the reason for such Leave, prior to returning to work. Any violation of this provision will be subject to disciplinary action. An employee who goes to work for the Local Union which represents the employee in hisher bargaining unit, may apply for an unpaid Leave of Absence from the employer for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. Such Leave will not be unduly withheld, and when granted, the Employer will do so in writing, with a copy to the Union. The employee will continue to accrue seniority during such Leave. At the expiration of the ninety (90) calendar days, the employee must return to hisher former position or relinquish all seniority rights with the Employer. Employees must file a request for Leave of Absence, at least fourteen (14) days in advance, and the Employer must reply to the said Leave of Absence within seven (7) days of the request. When an employee suffers an injury or illness which requires hisher absence, they shall report the fact to the Employer as soon as possible, prior to their actual starting time, so that adequate replacement may be made if necessary. The reporting of such injury or illness should be made prior to starting times wherever possible a minimum of one (1) hour for day shifts, or two (2) hours for afternoon shifts. Failure to comply may result in disciplinary action being taken by the Employer. Employees must keep the Employer notified of their correct address, phone number and current banking information (for payroll purposes) at all times. Xxxxxxxxxxx Leave In the case of death in the immediate family, (mother, father, step step’ father, step mother, husband, wife, children, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and grandparents) upon notification to the Employer, the affected employee shall be granted four five (45) days Leave of Absence with pay. An additional period of up to five (5) days unpaid Leave of Absence shall be granted upon request. In the event of the death of the employees aunt, uncle or where the employee has been asked to be a pallbearer the Employer shall allow one (1) day off without pay in order to allow the employee to attend the funeral. Proof of death may be required, if requested by management. The Employer will not require any person already on bereavement leave to report for work during the bereavement period.

- UNION ACTIVITIES of EMPLOYEES and LEAVES of ABSENCE. The Employer shall allow time off work, without pay, to any employee who is serving as a Union delegate to any conference or function, provided all requests for time off are reasonable and do not interfere with the proper operation of the business. No employee who acts within the scope of this clause shall lose their job or be discriminated against for so acting. During an authorized, unpaid Leave of Absence, an employee shall maintain and accumulate seniority. When the requirements of the Employer’s service will permit, any employee hereunder upon written application to the Employer with a copy to the Union, may if approved by the Employer be granted an unpaid Leave of Absence in writing with a copy to the Union, for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. Under such unpaid Leave, the employee shall retain and accrue seniority only. Such Leave may be extended for an additional period of thirty (30) calendar days, without pay, when approved by both the Employer and the Union, in writing, and seniority shall accrue during such extension. Any employee hereunder on an unpaid Leave of Absence engaged in gainful employment without prior written permission from both the Employer and the Union shall forfeit seniority rights and name will be stricken from the Seniority List, and shall no longer be considered an employee of the Employer. An employee requesting an unpaid Compassionate Leave will be given special consideration, and may be required to substantiate the reason for such Leave, prior to returning to work. Any violation of this provision will be subject to disciplinary action. An employee who goes to work for the Local Union which represents the employee in bargaining unit, may apply for an unpaid Leave of Absence from the employer for a period not to exceed ninety one hundred and eighty (90180) days. Such Leave will not be unduly withheld, and when granted, the Employer will do so in writing, with a copy to the Union. The employee will continue to accrue seniority during such Leave. At the expiration of the ninety one hundred and eighty (90180) calendar days, the employee must return to former position or relinquish all seniority rights with the Employer. Employees must file a request for Leave of Absence, at least fourteen (14) days in advance, and the Employer must reply to the said Leave of Absence within seven (7) days of the request. When an employee suffers an injury or illness which requires absence, they shall report the fact to the Employer as soon as possible, prior to their actual starting time, so that adequate replacement may be made if necessary. The reporting of such injury or illness should be made prior to starting times wherever possible a minimum of one (1) hour for day shifts, or two (2) hours for day shifts, or four (4) hours for afternoon shifts. Failure Repeated failure to comply may result in disciplinary action being taken by the Employer. Employees must keep the Employer notified of their correct address, address and phone number and current banking information (for payroll purposes) at all times. Xxxxxxxxxxx Leave In the case of death in the immediate family, (mother, father, step father, step mother, husband, wife, children, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and grandparents) upon notification to the Employer, the affected employee shall be granted four (4) days Leave of Absence with pay. The company shall grant an additional of seven (7) days without pay to attend the funeral if the funeral occurs outside of a seven hundred kilometers (700 radius of the employee’s normal work location. Proof of death may be required, if requested by management. The Employer will not require any person already on bereavement leave to report for work during the bereavement period. If an employee is notified of a death in his immediate family while working, shall be relieved from duty and paid for the balance of shift. Jury Duty All time lost by an employee on his regular work day due to necessary attendance on any court proceedings where subpoenaed as a witness or juror, shall be paid for at the rate of pay applicable to said employee. Once an employee is released from witness duty, shall be returned to the job classification and pay rate they were on, prior to such duty. All payments received by the employee from courts or otherwise shall be reimbursed to the Employer, by endorsement of witness fees to the Employer. The employee must be returned to his regular assignment that was on prior to being summoned or subpoenaed, either during a break in the court proceeding, or on the completion thereof. No employee’s work or shift shall be changed to avoid payment as set out above. In the event an employee is subpoenaed to attend court on day off, on Employer related business only, the Employer will reschedule that employee’s shift. Maternity and Parental Leave shall be as defined and outlined in the Canada Labour Code. The employee shall give the Employer four (4) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence the Leave, and a certificate of a qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant. Where an employee intends to resume her employment with the Employer upon expiration of the Leave, the employee shall notify the employer not less than weeks prior to her return. The employer shall reinstate her to her former position at not less than the same wages and benefits. Paternity Leave an employee whose partner has given birth shall be granted two (2) days of paid Paternity Leave at the time of birth of the child, or on the date when the child is brought home. Marriage Leave The Employer shall grant, upon written request, up to five (5) consecutive unpaid days off for an employee to attend own wedding.