Common use of Elected Positions Clause in Contracts

Elected Positions. The Board will grant an unpaid leave of absence to a regular employee elected to a full-time paid position as a Provincial MLA, Member of Parliament, member of a provincial municipal council, table officer of the Canadian Labour Congress, the BC Federation of Labour, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (National) or the Canadian Union of Public Employees (BC). In such a case, seniority will continue to accrue during the first term of office. If the employee returns prior to the expiration of five (5) calendar years and their previous position remains as originally posted, then they/them will be placed back in that position. The employee may only return after a period of five (5) years by bidding on vacancies in accordance with their seniority and qualifications. Save for a person on leave with CUPE Local 379, the employee on leave will not be eligible to participate in the Board’s benefit plan(s) if the employee is covered by such plan(s) elsewhere. Further, the employee will give thirty (30) days’ notice prior to their return.