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Criteria and Procedures. (a) Sabbatical leave is an investment toward increasing the quality of research and programs of study at Nipissing University, by allowing eligible Members to devote more time to scholarly works and to gain relevant expertise and experience. (b) Sabbatical applications will be submitted to the ▇▇▇▇ no later than November 1 each year, both for a twelve-month sabbatical commencing the following July 1 and for a six-month sabbatical commencing either the following July 1 or the next following January 1. Such applications will include: (i) the proposed starting date, length of the leave and sabbatical allowance level, with a clear indication of which years of service are being used to establish the eligibility; (ii) the Member's up-to-date curriculum vitae; (iii) a clear statement of the scholarly or creative purposes and activities of the requested leave, indicating how the leave will meet the objectives of Article 28.2(a); and (iv) any other documentation or information which the Member wishes to provide. (c) The ▇▇▇▇, in consultation with the Vice-President, Academic and Research, will assess the sabbatical application according to the objectives in Article 28.2(a). The ▇▇▇▇ will inform the Member in writing as soon as possible but no later than February 1 whether the application has been approved or denied and, if approved, whether the requested leave has been granted or deferred. Specifically: (i) a sabbatical application will not be unreasonably denied; when an application is denied, the written notification from the ▇▇▇▇ will include reasons for the decision. (ii) once a sabbatical application has been approved, deferral of the leave will be for good administrative reason, which will be provided in a written notification from the ▇▇▇▇; deferral may be for a period of not less than six months and not more than one year; deferrals may be repeated, but the total duration of such deferrals will not exceed two years. (d) At the option of the Member, service during a deferral period will either be credited toward the Member’s next sabbatical or used to increase the sabbatical allowance as follows: (i) for a twelve-month sabbatical, an increase in the allowance of 5% for each year of the deferral, to a maximum increase of 10%; and (ii) for a six-month sabbatical based on three or more years of service, an increase in the allowance of 10% for each year of the deferral, to a maximum increase of 20%. (e) Members have an obligation to return to the service of the Employer for a period of not less than one year following any sabbatical leave, it being understood that this condition will not apply to a Member whose return from sabbatical leave coincides with the beginning of retirement. In the event the Member does not return to the University for the required period, the Member will reimburse the University at the rate of one-twelfth of the Member’s nominal salary for each month of the one-year period not served. (f) Within 90 days of return from sabbatical, a Member will submit a report on the leave to the ▇▇▇▇. This report will be added to the Member's file and will be used as part of the assessment of any future sabbatical applications.

Criteria and Procedures. (a) Sabbatical leave is an investment toward increasing the quality of research and programs of study at Nipissing University, by allowing eligible Members to devote more time to scholarly works and to gain relevant expertise and experience. (b) Sabbatical applications will shall be submitted to the ▇▇▇▇ no later than November 1 each year, both for a twelve-month sabbatical commencing the following July 1 and for a six-month sabbatical commencing either the following July 1 or the next following January 1. Such applications will shall include: (i) the proposed starting date, length of the leave and sabbatical allowance level, with a clear indication of which years of service are being used to establish the eligibility; (ii) the Member's ’s up-to-date curriculum vitae; (iii) a clear statement of the scholarly or creative purposes and activities of the requested leave, indicating how the leave will meet the objectives of Article 28.2(a20.2 (a); and (iv) any other documentation or information which the Member wishes to provide. (c) The ▇▇▇▇, in consultation with the Vice-President, Academic and Research, will shall assess the sabbatical application according to the objectives in Article 28.2(a20.2(a). The ▇▇▇▇ will shall inform the Member in writing as soon as possible but no later than February 1 whether the application has been approved or denied and, if approved, whether the requested leave has been granted or deferred. Specifically: (i) a sabbatical application will shall not be unreasonably denied; when an application is denied, the written notification from the ▇▇▇▇ will shall include reasons for the decision., and (ii) once a sabbatical application has been approved, deferral of the leave will shall be for good administrative reason, which will shall be provided included in a the written notification from the ▇▇▇▇; deferral may be for a period of not less than six months and not more than one year; deferrals may be repeated, but the total duration of such deferrals will shall not exceed two years. (d) At the option of the Member, service during a deferral period will shall either be credited toward the Member’s next sabbatical or used to increase the sabbatical allowance as follows: (i) for a twelve-month sabbatical, an increase in the allowance of 5% for each year of the deferral, to a maximum increase of 10%; and (ii) for a six-month sabbatical based on not less than three or more years yeas of service, an increase in the allowance of 10% for each year of the deferral, to a maximum increase of 20%. (e) Members have an obligation to return to the service of the Employer for a period of not less than one year following any sabbatical leave, it being understood that this condition will shall not apply to a Member whose return from sabbatical leave coincides with the beginning of retirement. In the event the Member does not return to the University for the required period, the Member will shall reimburse the University at the rate of one-twelfth of the Member’s nominal salary for each month of the one-year period not served. (f) Within 90 days of return from sabbatical, a Member will shall submit a report on the leave to the ▇▇▇▇. This report will shall be added to the Member's file and will be used as part of the assessment of any future sabbatical applicationsfile.