Union Office Leave. Employees who are selected by the Union for Executive positions within the Union that requires them to leave the service of the Corporation as Permanent Employees, shall be given the opportunity to arrange a leave, without pay, from the Corporation not exceeding four (4) years duration, and should such employees wish at the end of such leave of absence to return to the Corporation as Permanent Employees, the Corporation shall, where possible, return them to the positions held prior to such leave. In the event that the positions have become redundant and/or the technology of the positions have changed, the employees shall be offered comparable employment, within the area, for which they are qualified. In order to retain coverage under the Corporation's benefits in accordance with Article 42 and 44, with the exception of LTD, the employees will be required to pay the premium in whole for the period of their absence. They shall retain and accrue seniority with the Corporation as if they had been continuously employed.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Union Office Leave. Employees who are selected by the Union for Executive positions within the Union that requires them to leave the service of the Corporation as Permanent Employees, shall be given the opportunity to arrange a leave, without pay, from the Corporation not exceeding four (4) years duration, and should such employees wish at the end of such leave of absence to return to the Corporation as Permanent Employees, the Corporation shall, where possible, return them to the positions held prior to such leave. In the event that the positions have become redundant and/or the technology of the positions have changed, the employees shall be offered comparable employment, within the area, for which they are qualified. In order to retain coverage under the Corporation's benefits in accordance with Article 42 38 and 4441, with the exception of LTD, the employees will be required to pay the premium in whole for the period of their absence. They shall retain and accrue seniority with the Corporation as if they had been continuously employed.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Union Office Leave. Employees who are selected by the Union for Executive positions within the Union that requires them to leave the service of the Corporation as Permanent Employees, shall be given the opportunity to arrange a leave, without pay, from the Corporation not exceeding four (4) years duration, and should such employees wish at the end of such leave of absence to return to the Corporation as Permanent Employees, the Corporation shall, where possible, return them to the positions held prior to such leave. In the event that the positions have become redundant and/or the technology of the positions have changed, the employees shall be offered comparable employment, within the area, for which they are qualified. In order to retain coverage under the Corporation's benefits in accordance with Article 42 and 4445, with the exception of LTDL.T.D., the employees will be required to pay the premium in whole for the period of their absence. They shall retain and accrue seniority with the Corporation as if they had been continuously employed.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Agreement