Common use of - UNION AND OTHER TYPES OF LEAVE Clause in Contracts

- UNION AND OTHER TYPES OF LEAVE. 23.01 Employees shall be allowed time off with pay to attend Union meetings on the Employer's premises for a maximum of one (1) meeting a month for one and a half (1.5) hours unless otherwise agreed. The Union shall provide the Employer with one (1) week's notice of any time required under this Article, with the exception of special meetings called to deal with negotiations for which the Union will provide as much notice as possible. 23.02 Leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted, upon written request to the Area Manager or Designate, to Employees elected or appointed to represent the Union at Union Conventions. Leave of absence without pay shall be granted to Employees to attend Executive and Committee meetings of the Union, its affiliated or chartered bodies. Requests shall be made two (2) weeks in advance. This leave will not exceed two (2) weeks unless otherwise agreed by the Employer. a) An Employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union, or any body with which the Union is affiliated, may be granted leave of absence without loss of seniority and without pay for a period up to one (1) year. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. Such leave may be renewed each year thereafter on request during their term of office, as mutually agreed between the Employer, the Employee and the Union. b) Such leaves of absence as addressed in Clause 23.01, 23.02, 23.03 may be limited to a maximum of one (1) Employee from any one (1) department unless otherwise agreed by the Employer. a) The Employer recognizes the rights of Employees to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer shall grant leave of absence without loss of seniority and without pay to a maximum of one (1) month so that Employees may participate as candidates in Federal, Provincial, Municipal, School Board elections and Aboriginal Executive Council, Chief and Band elections. Leave in excess of one (1) month to participate as a candidate in the above mentioned elections shall be dealt with on an individual basis by the Employer. b) Successful candidates shall be given leave of absence without loss of seniority and without pay for one (1) year. c) Leave in excess of one (1) year shall be dealt with on an individual basis by the Employer. 23.05 Employees shall be allowed three (3) consecutive hours off before the closing of polls in any Federal, Provincial, or Municipal election or referendum without deduction from normal daily pay. 23.06 When an Employee is absent when called by the Canadian Pension Commission or while detained at a military hospital for observation, examination, or treatment in connection with a disability sustained as a result of military service, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employee’s normal salary or wage for such period of absence, less any allowance or gratuity received by the Employee from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, other than for transportation and meals. 23.07 The Employer shall grant leave of absence without loss of seniority to an Employee who serves as a juror or witness in any Court. The Employer shall pay the Employee the difference between their normal earning and the payment they receive for jury service or Court witness, excluding payment for traveling, meals and other expenses. The Employee will present proof of service and the amount of pay received. a) An Employee shall be granted a maximum of four (4) regularly scheduled consecutive work days' leave without loss of salary or wages in the case of death or serious illness of a parent, spouse, sibling, child, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, former guardian, co-habitant, fiancé, fiancée, or any second degree relative who has been residing in the same household. Where the burial or illness takes place outside the province, such leave shall include, as well, reasonable traveling time, the combination of both not to exceed six (6) days. b) This clause does not apply to temporary and relief Employees. a) Employees shall be allowed paid leave of absence up to twenty-one (21) working hours per annum in order to engage in personal preventative medical, dental care, or related professional services, appointment-based financial, legal and veterinary services or where it is necessary that the Employee as spouse, parent or guardian accompany an immediate family member to engage such services. Written verification from the professional involved may be requested. This leave applies where an Employee cannot schedule appointments outside their regular work hours. b) This clause does not apply to temporary or relief Employees.

- UNION AND OTHER TYPES OF LEAVE. 23.01 Employees shall be allowed time off with pay to attend Union meetings on the Employer's premises for a maximum of one (1) meeting a month for one and a half (1.5) hours unless otherwise agreed. The Union shall provide the Employer with one (1) week's notice of any time required under this Article, with the exception of special meetings called to deal with negotiations for which the Union will provide as much notice as possible. 23.02 Leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted, upon written request to the Area Manager or Designate, to Employees elected or appointed to represent the Union at Union Conventions. Leave of absence without pay shall be granted to Employees to attend Executive and Committee meetings of the Union, its affiliated or chartered bodies. Requests shall be made two (2) weeks in advance. This leave will not exceed two (2) weeks unless otherwise agreed by the Employer. a) An Employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union, or any body with which the Union is affiliated, may be granted leave of absence without loss of seniority and without pay for a period up to one (1) year. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. Such leave may be renewed each year thereafter on request during their his/her term of office, as mutually agreed between the Employer, the Employee and the Union. b) Such leaves of absence as addressed in Clause 23.01, 23.02, 23.03 may be limited to a maximum of one (1) Employee from any one (1) department unless otherwise agreed by the Employer. a) The Employer recognizes the rights of Employees to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer shall grant leave of absence without loss of seniority and without pay to a maximum of one (1) month so that Employees may participate as candidates in Federal, Provincial, Municipal, and School Board elections and Aboriginal Executive Council, Chief and Band elections. Leave in excess of one (1) month to participate as a candidate in the above mentioned elections shall be dealt with on an individual basis by the Employer. b) Successful candidates shall be given leave of absence without loss of seniority and without pay for one (1) year. c) Leave in excess of one (1) year shall be dealt with on an individual basis by the Employer. 23.05 Employees shall be allowed three (3) consecutive hours off before the closing of polls in any Federal, Provincial, or Municipal election or referendum without deduction from normal daily pay. 23.06 When an Employee is absent when called by the Canadian Pension Commission or while detained at a military hospital for observation, examination, or treatment in connection with a disability sustained as a result of military service, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employee’s normal salary or wage for such period of absence, less any allowance or gratuity received by the Employee from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, other than for transportation and meals. 23.07 The Employer shall grant leave of absence without loss of seniority to an Employee who serves as a juror or witness in any Court. The Employer shall pay the Employee the difference between their his/her normal earning and the payment they receive she/he receives for jury service or Court witness, excluding payment for traveling, meals and other expenses. The Employee will present proof of service and the amount of pay received. a) An Employee shall be granted a maximum of four (4) regularly scheduled consecutive work days' leave without loss of salary or wages in the case of death or serious illness of a parent, spousewife, siblinghusband, brother, sister, child, parentmother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, former guardian, co-habitant, fiancé, fiancéefiancee, or any second degree relative who has been residing in the same household. Where the burial or illness takes place outside the province, such leave shall include, as well, reasonable traveling time, the combination of both not to exceed six (6) days. b) This clause does not apply to temporary and relief Employees. a) Employees shall be allowed paid leave of absence up to twenty-one (21) working hours per annum in order to engage in personal preventative medical, dental care, or related professional services, appointment-based financial, legal and veterinary services or where it is necessary that the Employee as spouse, parent or guardian accompany an immediate family member to engage such services. Written verification from the professional involved may be requested. This leave applies where an Employee cannot schedule appointments outside their regular work hours. b) This clause does not apply to temporary or relief Employees.