Urgent Matter Sample Clauses
The 'Urgent Matter' clause defines procedures and responsibilities for addressing issues that require immediate attention within the context of an agreement. Typically, this clause outlines what constitutes an urgent matter, such as threats to safety, significant operational disruptions, or legal compliance risks, and specifies the steps parties must take to notify each other and respond promptly. By establishing a clear protocol for handling emergencies or time-sensitive situations, the clause ensures that critical problems are managed efficiently and reduces the risk of harm or loss due to delayed action.
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Urgent Matter. Up to a maximum of two (2) working days per school year for urgent matters (including adoptive and paternity leave), or observance of recognized religious Holy Days, or emergency family-related matters or community or public service which cannot be conducted other than during working hours may be allowed. Such requests must state the reasons for absence, and approval is at the discretion of the Superintendent of Education responsible for Human Resources, or designate.
Urgent Matter. An employee can also take personal emergency leave because of an “urgent matter” concerning any of the family members listed above. An urgent matter is an event that is unplanned or out of the employee’s control, and can cause serious negative consequences, including emotional harm, if not responded to. Examples of an “urgent matter”:
Urgent Matter. For any matter designated by the initiating party as “urgent,” the other party shall make its first response within twenty-four hours, or within such other period as the first level persons may agree.
Urgent Matter. An employee is eligible for personal emergency leave because of the death, illness, injury or medical emergency of, or an “urgent matter” concerning, a specified family member, as listed above. An urgent matter is an event that is unplanned or out of the employee’s control, and raises the possibility of serious negative consequences, including emotional harm, if not responded to. Examples of an “urgent matter”: • The employee’s babysitter calls in sick • The house of the employee’s elderly parent is broken into, and the parent is very upset and needs the employee’s help to deal with the situation. • The employee has an appointment to meet with his/her child’s counselor to discuss behaviour problems and appointment could not be scheduled outside the employee’s working hours. Examples of events that do not qualify as an urgent matter: • An employee wants to leave work early to watch his daughter’s track meet. • An employee wants the day off in order to attend at her sister’s wedding as a bridesmaid. Interaction Between Personal Emergency Leave and Contracts that Provide Paid Sick Leave or Bereavement Leave If a contract (which includes a collective agreement) provides a greater right or benefit than the personal emergency leave standard, the terms of the contract apply instead of the personal emergency leave provisions of the ESA. If the contract does not provide a greater right or benefit than the personal emergency leave standard in the ESA, the personal emergency leave provision of the ESA will apply to the employee. The ministry will not get involved in determining how the leave provisions of the contract are applied. For example, a contract only provides three paid personal sick days and three paid bereavement leave days per year. It does not provide job- protected time off for any other reason. This contract does not provide a greater right or benefit than the ESA’s personal emergency leave provisions. This means that the employee will be entitled to 10 unpaid days of personal emergency leave per calendar year for any of the reasons listed in the ESA. If the employee takes 10 days of personal emergency leave for personal illness, the employee will have used up the entitlement under the ESA. Interaction between Personal Emergency Leave and Family Medical Leave Personal emergency leave and family medical leave are two different types of leave. Personal emergency leave is unpaid, job protected leave of up to 10 days each calendar year. Personal emergency ...