Year of Service An Employee must complete at least Hours of Service during a Vesting Computation Period to receive credit for a Year of Service under Article V. [Note: The number may not exceed 1,000. If left blank, the requirement is 1,000.]
LEAVE OF ABSENCE 18.01 The President and one (1) member of the Association shall be granted leave of absence without pay as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of their office insofar as the regular operations of the service of the Fire Department will permit, at the discretion of the Fire Chief. 18.02 The Bargaining Committee members shall suffer no loss of earnings for the time required to meet with the Corporation for negotiations. 18.03 The Grievance Committee members shall suffer no loss of earnings for the time required to investigate grievances and meet with the Corporation on the processing of grievances. 18.04 A Fire Fighter who is absent from duty because of non-occupational accident or sickness and who provides satisfactory evidence of disability shall be granted leave of absence for the duration of his/her paid sick leave entitlement or one (1) year, whichever is the greater, and his/her pay shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 11.02 and not to be pyramided. 18.05 A Fire Fighter who has been absent from duty under the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act shall be granted leave of absence for the duration of such disability or until he/she has been granted an award for permanent disability by the Board, and his/her pay shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.01. A Fire Fighter on temporary disability in excess of one (1) year, who is pronounced fit for duty by a competent medical authority acceptable to the Corporation, may return to duty if his/her length of service at the commencement of his/her leave was greater than that of the junior Fire Fighter at the time of the proposed return, provided he/she gives thirty (30) days' prior notice. 18.06 A member of the Economic Policy Committee shall suffer no loss of earnings to attend meetings in his/her role as Committeeman. It is understood that a Committeeman will not leave his/her work without the permission of the officer in charge and the time so used shall not be unreasonable. 18.07 A Fire Fighter who has been absent from duty due to a compensable accident which occurred while working for another employer, other than the Corporation, shall not be entitled to Green Shield, including hospital, drugs, dental, and vacation entitlement shall be pro-rated. In addition, lieu day entitlement will be limited to those days accumulated while on duty. Employees will have the option of reimbursing the Corporation for the continued coverage of any or all of the above benefits with the exception of vacation entitlement. 18.08 A Fire Fighter shall be provided with pregnancy/parental leave in accordance with the terms of The Employment Standards Act. A Fire Fighter shall receive a top up of employment insurance (EI) benefits received during pregnancy/parental leave of seventy- five percent of regular earnings for a maximum of twenty-five (25) weeks comprised of fifteen (15) weeks of pregnancy leave and ten (10) weeks of parental leave, effective September 25, 2016.
General Leave of Absence a) Leave of absence without pay may be granted to employees for valid reasons as set out by Company policy. b) An employee on general leave of absence shall not accumulate sick leave credits, or earn vacation but shall retain the seniority, sick leave credits, and vacation credits earned prior to commencing leave of absence. c) Employees do not have the option of continuing their benefit coverage during the leave. d) Employees on leave of absence shall be required to apply for any extension.
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 Agreement. Ft&Pt 22:04 Employees on leave of absence under this Article shall continue to accumulate all rights and privileges under this Agreement.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE applies for both paid and unpaid leaves. For the purposes of an unpaid 11.25 hour shift, the deduction from pay shall equate to 14.05 hours. For the purposes of an unpaid 7.5 hour shift, the deduction from pay shall equate to 9.375 hours.
Period of Leave An employee shall be granted extended military leave for the initial period of enlistment, service, or tour of duty for a period not to exceed five (5) years. In addition, leave shall be granted for a period up to six (6) months from the date of release from duty if the employee requests such extension.
Vacation Earnings for Partial Years (1) During the first partial year of service a new employee will earn vacation at the rate of three and two-thirds (32/3) days for each month for which the employee earns ten (10) days pay. (2) Subject to Clause 17.8, any unused vacation earned during the first (1st) partial year will be paid to the employee at December 31st of that year. (b) During the first (1st) and subsequent vacation years an employee will earn one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual entitlement for each month in which the employee has received at least ten (10) days' pay at straight-time rates. Where an employee has taken more vacation than earned, the unearned portion taken shall be charged against future earned credits or recovered upon termination whichever occurs first.
Paid Leaves of Absence Paid leaves of absences granted under this Article shall not exceed the employee's normal work schedule.
Leaves of Absences 10.1 It is agreed that the use of leave days will be confined to legitimate purposes provided in this Article and the Superintendent or his/her designee may, at his/her sole discretion, extend the leaves set forth herein.
Other Leaves of Absence In the event that you are on a bona fide leave of absence, not otherwise described in this definition, from which you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, your Separation from Service has occurred on the first day on which your leave of absence period exceeds six months or, if earlier, upon your termination of employment (provided that such termination of employment constitutes a Separation from Service in accordance with the last sentence of the first paragraph of this definition).
