Union Leave/Leave for Union Office. If any Union representative(s) spends more than five hundred twenty (520) hours in a fiscal year (beginning October 1 of each year) in representation activities, on administrative leave, he/she shall be placed on "Union leave" by the Employer. Such employees shall be relieved of all work duties for the remainder of the fiscal year and the Union shall reimburse the State for the gross total cost of such employee(s) wages and the Employer's cost of all fringe benefits for the five hundred twenty (520) hours and for the time the employee is on Union leave. The employee's status for pay, benefits, insurance, retirement and other benefits shall be identical to administrative leave. Placing an employee on Union leave shall constitute an acknowledgment that the employee is to be considered as an employee of the Union during the leave. Should an Administrative Board or court rule otherwise, the Local Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any Workers’ Compensation claim by that employee arising during or as a result of the Union leave. Such employee shall have the same rights of access as a Council 25 staff representative. The Employer shall grant requests for leaves of absence to employees in this Unit upon written request of AFSCME Council 25 and upon written request of the employee, subject to the following limitations:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Union Leave/Leave for Union Office. If any Union representative(s) spends more than five hundred twenty (520) hours in a fiscal year (beginning October 1 of each year) in representation activities, on administrative leave, activities he/she shall be placed on "Union leave" by the Employer. Such employees shall be relieved of all work duties for the remainder of the fiscal year and the Union shall reimburse the State for the gross total all payroll cost of such employee(s) wages and the Employer's cost of all fringe benefits for the five hundred twenty (520) hours and for the time the employee is on Union leave. The employee's status for pay, benefits, insurance, retirement and other benefits shall be identical to administrative leave, with the union reimbursing the state for all payroll costs associated with the employee. Placing an employee on Union leave shall constitute an acknowledgment that the employee is to be considered as an employee of the Union during the leave. Should an Administrative Board or court rule otherwise, the Local Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any Workers’ Compensation claim by that employee arising during or as a result of the Union leave. Such employee shall have the same rights of access as a Council 25 staff representative. The Employer shall grant requests for leaves of absence to employees in this Unit upon written request of AFSCME Council 25 and upon written request of the employee, subject to the following limitations:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Union Leave/Leave for Union Office. If any Union representative(s) spends more than five hundred twenty (520) hours in a fiscal year (beginning October 1 of each year) in representation activities, on administrative leave, he/she shall be placed on "Union leave" by the Employer. Such employees shall be relieved of all work duties for the remainder of the fiscal year and the Union shall reimburse the State for the gross total cost of such employee(s) wages and the Employer's cost of all fringe benefits for the five hundred twenty (520) hours and for the time the employee is on Union leave. The employee's status for pay, benefits, insurance, retirement and other benefits shall be identical to administrative leave. Placing an employee on Union leave shall constitute an acknowledgment that the employee is to be considered as an employee of the Union during the leave. Should an Administrative Board or court rule otherwise, the Local Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any Workers’ Compensation claim by that employee arising during or as a result of the Union leave. Such employee shall have the same rights of access as a Council 25 staff representative. The Employer shall grant requests for leaves of absence to employees in this Unit upon written request of AFSCME Council 25 and a nd upon written request of the employee, subject to the following limitations:
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