Union Business or Arbitration Proceedings. (a) Leave Without Pay Consistent with operational requirements, the Employer shall upon written request, grant leave of absence without pay to: (i) A reasonable number of employees for conducting official Union business, provided at least five days' notice in writing is given. The Employer may waive any portion of this notice period. The employee on such leave of absence will retain all non-salary related benefits. (ii) Employees elected or appointed to a full-time position with the Union or any body with which the Union is affiliated. Such leave shall not exceed a period of five years. (iii) Employees required by the Union: (1) To attend preparatory contract meetings; (2) To attend Executive meetings not covered in Clause 24.01(a) of this Agreement and conventions of the Union; or (3) To administer any other official affairs of the Union. (iv) Employees called by the Union to appear as witnesses in arbitration proceedings. To facilitate the administration of (i), (iii) and (iv) above, when leave of absence without pay is granted, it shall be with pay, and the Union shall reimburse the Employer for the appropriate salary costs including travel time. (b) Leave With Pay The Employer will grant leave with pay to: (i) An employee who is called as a witness by the Employer in arbitration proceedings. (ii) An employee designated under Clause 2.05(a) of this Agreement when required to attend a meeting with the Employer concerning the presentation of a grievance. (iii) An employee required to attend joint Employer/employee meetings.
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Samples: Main and Subsidiary Agreements, Collective Agreement, Master and Subsidiary Agreements
Union Business or Arbitration Proceedings. (a) Leave Without Pay Consistent with operational requirements, the Employer Regulator shall upon written request, grant leave of absence without pay to:
(i) A reasonable number of employees for conducting official Union Association business, provided at least five days' notice in writing is given. The Employer Regulator may waive any portion of this notice period. The employee on such leave of absence will retain all non-salary related benefits.
(ii) Employees elected or appointed to a full-time position with the Union Association or any body with which the Union Association is affiliated. Such leave shall not exceed a period of five years.
(iii) Employees required by the UnionAssociation:
(1) To attend preparatory contract meetings;
(2) To attend Executive meetings not covered in Clause 24.01(a23.01(a) of this Agreement and conventions of the UnionAssociation; or
(3) To administer any other official affairs of the UnionAssociation.
(iv) Employees called by the Union Association to appear as witnesses in arbitration proceedings. To facilitate the administration of (i), (iii) and (iv) above, when leave of absence without pay is granted, it shall be with pay, and the Union Association shall reimburse the Employer Regulator for the appropriate salary costs including travel time.
(b) Leave With Pay The Employer Regulator will grant leave with pay to:
(i) An employee who is called as a witness by the Employer Regulator in arbitration proceedings.
(ii) An employee designated under Clause 2.05(a) of this Agreement when required to attend a meeting with the Employer Regulator concerning the presentation of a grievance.
(iii) An employee required to attend joint EmployerRegulator/employee meetings.
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Samples: Collective Agreement