Union Leaves of Absence. In support of the Partnership relationship, upon request, the Employer will grant time off to employees for official union business as long as the number of employees absent for union business does not impose an unreasonable burden on the Employer and the Employer receives reasonable notice. Union leaves will be defined according to the following: Short-Term Leaves are defined as leaves up to 30 days. Employees will continue to accrue seniority, service credit and benefits during the time of the absence, at the expense of the Employer. The impact of multiple short-term leaves on the operations must be considered. Long-Term Leaves are defined as leaves of absence for more than 30 days and up to a maximum of one year. Such leaves will be granted by the Employer in increments of three months and shall be jointly reviewed, on a periodic basis, at the regional level. Seniority, service credit, credited service and health, dental and life insurance benefits will continue during the leave as long as the union reimburses Xxxxxx Permanente for the associated costs.
Union Leaves of Absence. If, at some future time, the duties of the President and/or other executive officer of the Union become full-time positions, they shall be allowed Leaves of Absence for the duration of their term of Office. This leave shall be without loss of seniority. At the end of the leave the employee shall have the right to return to his/her former position and location.
Union Leaves of Absence. (a) On the request of the Local or the Union one (1) week in advance of the requested leave, Employees designated by the Local or the Union shall be granted leave of absence without pay for Union business. The number of Employees granted such leave shall be determined mutually between the Local and the Employer, and shall be a minimum of, but not limited to, one (1) Employee per Facility/Agency per occasion. The time limits for notice of such leave may be reduced by mutual agreement.
Union Leaves of Absence. (a) One (1) employee who may be elected or appointed to a full time position with the Union, upon proper notice to be agreed upon by the parties of this Agreement, shall be granted a leave of absence, without pay, not to exceed the life of this Agreement. Upon one (1) week's notice of his or her desire to again return to work for the Company, he or she shall be placed upon his/her job previously held, or in the event that the job has been eliminated one of equal pay, without loss of seniority, provided he or she is physically fit and capable of performing the work. Leave of absence under this clause will be given in writing by the Company.
Union Leaves of Absence. Associates will continue to accrue seniority while on Union leaves of absence but credited years of service and vesting will be based on conformance with the appropriate provisions of the pension plan.
Union Leaves of Absence. Section 17.4 Upon a written notice from the Union, authorized union representatives shall be allowed an unpaid leave of absence when said absence for union activities exceeds or is to exceed thirty (30) consecutive calendar days. Each leave of absence shall not exceed one (1) year without a written notice from the Union requesting an extension of said leave of absence. The total of all such leaves and extensions granted an employee shall not exceed eighteen (18) years during his/her employment with the Company. In computing the employee's net credited service for all purposes except wage progression, full credit shall be allowed for the period of leaves of absence for union activities. When the leave of absence for union activities is used to compute an employee's net credited service, the employee shall retain eligibility according to term of service for death benefits and sickness disability benefits.
Union Leaves of Absence. Where Union members are employed on a full-time basis, either by the Local Union, District, or International Union, they will be granted a Leave of Absence by the Company. At the end of such Leave, associates may return to work or may retire, if otherwise eligible, under the Deferred Vested Pension provision of Exhibit A.
Union Leaves of Absence. (a) Where an Employee is elected or appointed to represent the Union at Conventions, Workshops, Institutions, Seminars, to attend meetings as a member of the Union’s Local Executive Board or negotiations with the Employer, such request for leave shall be made in writing with as much advance notice as possible and shall not be unreasonably denied.
Union Leaves of Absence. The Union may request a part time leave of absence for the President and/or members of their executive to tend to Union Business. Such leaves shall be requested in writing, to the Executive Officer of Human Resources, three (3) months prior to the commencement of the leave and shall specify the release dates for the September 1st to August 31st work year. This leave will be within maximum days set out in Clause 13.02 and shall be without pay or benefits and without loss of seniority and the Union will reimburse the Board for all costs including the employee’s actual salary, benefit costs including vacation entitlement and other statutory benefits.
Union Leaves of Absence. The Executive Vice-President shall be excused for union activity up to a maximum of 13 days per year and the Secretary/Treasurer of the Local shall be excused for union activity up to a maximum of 12 days per year.
