Union Leave of Absence. An employee on an unpaid Union leave of absence shall have her wages, benefits and seniority continued by the Employer, and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer for the costs of such wages and benefits. Employees requesting leave under this article will provide the Employer with as much advance notice as possible of the dates of the leave. Where there are less than fifteen (15) regular employees at a workstation at the time the leave request is submitted, and subject to operational requirements, unpaid Union leave of absence will be granted to one employee for the purpose of conducting Union business. This would be an additional person on Union leave at worksites where the position of the Union President or Council member has been backfilled for the duration of their term of office. A leave of absence without pay shall be granted to an employee who is a member of the Union and who is:
A) a Union Council/Board member. Such leave shall be granted for the purpose of attending regular or special meetings of the Council/Board and shall include reasonable travel time.
B) either elected or appointed to represent the Union and/or a region at annual or special conventions of the Union.
C) a member of the Union’s bargaining committee. Such leave (including travelling time) shall be granted to attend preparatory negotiating meetings, to conduct negotiations, and to participate in mediation, industrial inquiry commissioner hearings and arbitrations.
D) selected by the Union or its members as a delegate to attend the Provincial Bargaining Conference.
E) selected by the Union or its members as a delegate to attend regional Bargaining Conference.
Union Leave of Absence. 22:01 (a) The Employer shall grant leave of absence to employees to attend Union conventions, seminars, educational classes or other Union business. It is understood that the Union will not request leave of absence for more than four (4) full-time employees and three (3) part-time employees at any one time and the total leave of absence in any year shall be not more than an aggregate of thirty (30) working days for full- time employees and fifteen (15) working days for part- time employees. Longer leaves of absence will be approved at management’s discretion and will not be unreasonably withheld. Such leaves of absence shall not seriously disrupt the operations of the Home, and shall be requested as far in advance as possible, in writing to the Home Administrator, with a copy to the Human Resources Associate. It is further understood that the leave of absence shall be granted without pay and the Union shall be responsible for the payment of wages during the period of absence.
(b) The parties agree the employer will continue the regular compensation for the employees on such leave, and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer in a timely fashion for all costs associated with the compensation for the employees. The parties agree that the Employer is not liable for any WSIB claims that may arise while the employee is on union leave as described in 22.01 (a).
22:02 An employee who is elected or appointed to office in the Unifor, upon request and provision of six (6) weeks notice, shall be granted a leave of absence without loss of seniority and benefits for up to three (3) years. During such leaves of absence, salary and benefits shall be kept whole by the Employer and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer for such salary and the Employers' contribution to said benefits. The employee agrees to notify the Employer of the employee's intention to return to work within four (4) weeks following termination of office for which the leave was granted. At the end of such leave, any employee hired or placed as a substitute for the employee on such absence, may be terminated or laid off by the Employer as required, or be transferred to the employee's previous position, if the substitution was a transfer.
22:03 Employees who are on leave of absence will not engage in gainful employment while on such leave and if an employee does engage in gainful employment while on such leave of absence they may forfeit all seniority rights and privileges contained in this Agreeme...
Union Leave of Absence. In the event that the Union requires the services of one or more of its members as business agent, the employee(s) chosen shall have the right to a leave of absence without pay for the duration of the Collective Agreement. The employee(s) shall continue to accumulate seniority during such a leave. An employee on such leave must advise the Company, in writing, at least thirty (30) days in advance, of the date on which he will be returning to work as a regular employee.
Union Leave of Absence. An employee on an unpaid Union leave of absence shall have her wages, benefits and seniority continued by the Employer, and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer for the costs of such wages and benefits. Employees requesting leave under this article will provide the Employer with as much advance notice as possible of the dates of the leave. For leave requests that are subject to operational requirements, the Employer will consider all of the circumstances including the length of notice provided, and will make all reasonable efforts to grant the leave. Where there are less than fifteen (15) regular employees at a worksite at the time the leave request is submitted, and subject to operational requirements, unpaid Union leave of absence will be granted to one (1) employee for the purpose of conducting Union business. This would be an additional person on Union leave at worksites where the position of the Union President or Council member has been backfilled for the duration of their term of office. Within fourteen (14) days of the leave request being made, the Employer shall grant a leave of absence without pay to an employee who is a member of the Union and who is:
(A) a Union Council/Board member. Such leave shall be granted for the purpose of attending regular or special meetings of the Council/Board and shall include reasonable travel time.
(B) either elected or appointed to represent the Union and/or a region at annual or special conventions of the Union.
(C) a member of the Union’s bargaining committee. Such leave (including travelling time) shall be granted to attend preparatory negotiating meetings, to conduct negotiations, and to participate in mediation, industrial inquiry commissioner hearings and arbitrations.
(D) selected by the Union or its members as a delegate to attend the Provincial Bargaining Conference.
(E) selected by the Union or its members as a delegate to attend regional Bargaining Conference.
(F) appointed or elected to special or standing committees of the Union or for the purposes of conducting Union business. A leave of absence granted under this category shall be subject to the operational requirements of the worksite.
(G) union leave for members of the Bargaining Committee (C) and Council/Board members (A) shall not affect the employee’s benefits, seniority or increment anniversary date, and such leave shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 37.
Union Leave of Absence. For leaves in Leaves of absence for employees to attend Union business under Article 12.02 shall not exceed one hundred and eighty days (180) collectively across all bargaining units, in any calendar year.
Union Leave of Absence. Subject to the provisions of Section 101.1 Company shall at request of Union grant a "leave of absence" without pay to any employee for the purpose of engaging in Union business. Such "leave" shall be for a period or periods not to exceed a total of 72 consecutive months. An employee who has returned to work for Company following an absence on "leave" for Union business in excess of six months shall not be granted another such "leave" until such employee has worked for a period equivalent to the time of the last continuous absence on "leave" for Union business. (Amended 1-1-09)
Union Leave of Absence. Leave of absence for Union business shall be given without pay up to an aggregate maximum for all employees of fifteen (15) days per calendar year provided such leave does not interfere with the continuance of efficient operations of the Employer. Such leave shall be subject to the following conditions:
Union Leave of Absence. Upon written request received at least four (4) weeks in advance (or longer if possible), leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority, will be granted to not more than two (2) employees, elected and/or appointed by the Union, to attend Union conventions or conferences for an aggregate of not more than 10 days in any calendar year.
Union Leave of Absence. (a) All applications for leave of absence whether with or without pay shall be granted only to those official Union representatives whose absence in any specific case does not interfere with the operations of the Employer.
(b) Upon application to, and upon receiving the permission of the Fire Chief in each specific case, up to two (2) official representatives of the Union may be granted time off without loss of pay for the purpose of settling a grievance as outlined elsewhere in this Agreement.
(c) Upon application to, and upon receiving the permission of the Fire Chief in each specific case, up to three (3) official representatives of the Union may be granted leave of absence without loss of pay for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Employer. The Employer will pay for a maximum of twenty (20) shifts (combined total for all eligible employees) under this provision.
Union Leave of Absence. 12.01 Employees, not to exceed two (2), who are elected or appointed to a full-time position with the Union or a full-time position to represent the United Food & Commercial Workers with the Canadian Labour Congress or one of its chartered bodies shall, upon one (1) month's written notice to the Company be granted a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed the term of this Agreement, and within one (1) month's written notice to the Company of their desire to return to work with the Company, subject to their seniority and their qualifications, experience, skill and ability to satisfactorily perform the required work, shall be placed in the position previously held or one at an equal rate of pay. If such positions are not available the employee shall, subject to his or her seniority and his or her qualifications, experience, skill and ability to perform the tasks required, be placed in a job he or she can satisfactorily perform, retaining the seniority possessed at the time leave of absence was granted.
12.02 Leave of absence for the purpose of attending union schools, conventions, conferences or negotiations for this Collective Agreement shall be granted by the Company on a written or emailed request from the Union subject to the requirements and efficiency of operations and subject to the following conditions:
(a) employees, not to exceed four (4) at any one time, chosen by the Union shall be granted leave of absence not exceeding twenty (20) working days during the life of this Agreement, provided that the absence of each such employee shall not unreasonably affect the operation of the Company; and
(b) the Union shall give the Company written notice of not less than two
