Cultural Leave definition

Cultural Leave means leave taken for legitimate ceremonial and cultural purposes to meet the Employee’s customs, traditional law and participation in ceremonial activities.
Cultural Leave means special leave for Cree Officers for the purpose of exercising Cree traditional activities in Cree territory.

Examples of Cultural Leave in a sentence

  • Cultural Leave A Teacher Aide, who is required by Aboriginal tradition or Island custom to attend an Aboriginal or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander ceremony, may take up to 5 days unpaid cultural leave in each year, if the Department agrees.

  • An employee who identifies as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, is entitled to use Cultural Leave to fulfil cultural obligations.

  • Any employee who is legitimately required by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander tradition to be absent from work for Aboriginal ceremonial purposes or Torres Strait Islander ceremonial purposes shall be entitled to five days unpaid Cultural Leave per calendar year.

  • An employee may apply to use up to ten (10) days of unpaid leave entitlement for the purposes of Cultural Leave in each 2 year (calendar year) period in order to attend days of religious or cultural significance to the employee.

  • Re: Agreement Regarding Restoration of Class Size, Composition, Ratios and Ancillary Language 149 Re: Section 53 – Joint Consultation and Adjustment Opportunities 158 Re: Cultural Leave for Aboriginal Employees 160 Re: Maternity/Pregnancy Supplemental Employment Benefits 161 Re: Early Career Mentorship 162 Re: Potential Grievance Resolution 163 It is recognized that a basic goal of both parties is the stability of a positive and professional employment relationship.

  • Nothing contained within this clause shall be able to be construed as a guarantee that an application for unpaid Cultural Leave will be approved.

  • The parties agree that access to unpaid Cultural Leave should continue to be available to all TAFE educational employees covered by this Agreement.

  • The minimum absence of a staff member under an application for long service leave is seven (7) calendar days except as outlined in clause 47 Cultural Leave and clause 48 Domestic Violence Leave.

  • Part-Time Staff will be entitled to a pro-rata amount of Cultural Leave.

  • An employee may apply to use up to ten (10) days of unpaid leave entitlement for the purposes of Cultural Leave in each 2 year period in order to attend days of religious or cultural significance to the employee.

Related to Cultural Leave

  • Medical leave means leave from work taken by a covered individual that is made neces-

  • Annual Leave and Clause 6.3 “Personal (Sick) Leave” of this Agreement.

  • Family and Medical Leave means a leave of absence for the birth, adoption or foster care of a child, or for the care of your child, spouse or parent or for your own serious health condition as those terms are defined by the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and any amendments, or by applicable state law.

  • Cultural means relating to the habits, practices, beliefs, and traditions of a certain group of people.

  • FMLA Leave means a leave of absence, which the Company is required to extend to an Employee under the provisions of the FMLA.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) means section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.

  • Housing Act means the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, or its successor.

  • Parental leave means leave to bond and to care for a newborn child after birth or to bond and care for a child after placement for adoption or xxxxxx care, for a period of up to sixteen (16) weeks after the birth or placement.

  • Occupational Health and Safety Act means the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No 85 of 1993);

  • FMLA means the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended.

  • Fair Housing Act means the Fair Housing Act, as amended.

  • Military caregiver leave means leave taken to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness.

  • maternity leave means a period during which a woman is absent from work because she is pregnant or has given birth to a child, and at the end of which she has a right to return to work either under the terms of her contract of employment or under Part 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996;

  • Occupational Safety and Health Law means any Legal Requirement designed to provide safe and healthful working conditions and to reduce occupational safety and health hazards, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and any program, whether governmental or private (such as those promulgated or sponsored by industry associations and insurance companies), designed to provide safe and healthful working conditions.

  • Day Worker means a worker who works his/her ordinary hours from Monday to Friday inclusive and who commences on such days at or after 6 a.m. and before 10 a.m. otherwise than as part of a shift system.

  • Data Protection Act means Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information.

  • Cultural Competency means the ability to recognize, respect, and address the unique needs, worth, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs and values that reflect an individual’s racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, and/or social group.

  • Minimum wage means wages as defined under the Minimum Wages Act-1948 and amended from time to time.

  • Family leave means a leave of absence from employment for one (1) of the following reasons: (1) The serious illness of an eligible employee; or (2) the serious illness of a member of an eligible employee’s immediate family. Family Leave, by itself or in combination with statutory Parental Leave (as opposed to contractual parental leave), may not exceed twelve (12) weeks in a twelve (12) month period beginning with the first day either type of leave is used. Leave taken under this Agreement will be credited against any such statutory entitlement to the full extent permitted by law.

  • Education Act means the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended.

  • paternity leave means a period of absence from work on leave by virtue of section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996;

  • Pregnancy Leave means leave taken for purposes related to giving birth and/or recovering therefrom.

  • Cultural Competence or "culturally competent" means the ability to recognize and respond to health-related beliefs and cultur- al values, disease incidence and prevalence, and treatment efficacy. Examples of culturally competent care include striving to overcome cultural, language, and communications barriers, providing an environ- ment in which individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds feel com- fortable discussing their cultural health beliefs and practices in the context of negotiating treatment options, encouraging individuals to express their spiritual beliefs and cultural practices, and being fa- miliar with and respectful of various traditional healing systems and beliefs and, where appropriate, integrating these approaches into treatment plans.

  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936, as amended.

  • Personal Leave means leave provided for:

  • MFN Protection has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(e)(iii).