Common use of Unpaid Release Time Clause in Contracts

Unpaid Release Time. The Employer will consider a request for a leave of absence without pay, to an Employee elected or appointed to full-time union office, upon application by the Union in writing. Such leave, if granted, shall be for a period of 1 calendar year from the date of appointment unless extended further by agreement of the Parties. It is understood that not more than 1 Employee may be on such leave at any time and that the decision to grant or not grant such leave is the Employer’s sole prerogative.

Unpaid Release Time. The Employer will consider a request for a leave of absence without pay, to an Employee elected or appointed to full-time union office, upon application by the Union in writing. Such leave, if granted, shall be for a period of 1 calendar year from the date of appointment unless extended further by agreement of the Parties. It is understood that not more than 1 Employee may be on such leave at any time and that the decision to grant or not grant such leave is the Employer’s sole prerogative. Such leave, if granted, shall be for a period of 1 calendar year from the date of appointment unless extended further by agreement of the Parties.