Leave Without. Pay 1. Leave without pay may be obtained for reasons such as health, family emergencies, business matters, and other reasons upon authorization by the Superintendent or designee. Leave without pay shall not exceed 12 weeks unless authorized by the Superintendent. 2. Requests for leaves of up to five (5) work days will be received and approved or rejected by the employee's supervisor. Requests for more than five (5) days duration and/or accumulation will require approval by the Superintendent or designee. The granting of all leaves without-pay is discretionary with the District. 3. Leave requests shall be made in writing through the Leave of Absence Request (LOA) form and submitted before the leave is taken, and must state the reason for said request, duration of the leave, and expected date of return. Employees granted unpaid leave will not accrue seniority if the leave exceeds thirty (30) working days. 4. Upon return from leave the employee shall be returned to his/her position held prior to the leave if reasonably possible, but if not to a different position in his/her Position Groupings for which the employee is qualified (to be determined by the District). 5. An employee on leave shall, after thirty (30) calendar days, be allowed to continue insurance benefits provided by the District with the employee paying his/her own premium for the duration of the leave. 6. If an employee has been granted an unpaid leave of absence under this section and subsequently files for and is granted Unemployment Insurance benefits, his/her leave shall be terminated as of the effective date of receipt of benefits and shall be considered a resignation from the District. 7. An employee who has been granted an unpaid leave of absence shall be eligible for placement on the recall list as provided herein but only for that period of time which remains after the amount of time involved in the unpaid leave of absence has been subtracted from the allowable eighteen (18) months as authorized herein.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Leave Without. Pay
1An employee elected as a delegate Lo Union conventions, seminars or training sessions, be granted leave of absence without pay. Where absence of more than one personcreates a staffing problem within an operating unit, this provision shall be limited to one person. Leave of absence without pay for full-time Union employment shall be granted under the following In the event that an employee becomes a full-time official of the Union, the:, shall be granted leave of absence for the purpose of carrying out the duties of their office and shall retain their seniority as if they had remained in continuous employment therein. They shall have right, at any time, upon giving one month’s notice, to return to the same position, if available, or to a comparable position or to such other position to which they may be obtained for reasons such as healthpromoted by reason of seniority and ability. Such an employee shall make regular to the CharitableAssistance Fund, family emergenciesPension Fund and all employee in same a permanent employee of Company, business mattersTheir contributions to these benefits snail be based on their earnings hull-lime employment marital status and number of dependants. Maternity leave, and other reasons upon authorization which is the unpaid, voluntary leave relating to the or adoption of a shall be by the Superintendent Company in accordance the following: To a pregnant female employee who is permanent or designeehas been with the Company for a period of at least twelve (12) months, upon her application to her management supervisor. Leave without pay shall not exceed 12 weeks unless authorized where otherwise specified in the Employment Standards Code, should no application be made by the Superintendent.
2. Requests for leaves of up to five (5) work days employee maternity leave, the employee will be received deemed to have resignedher and approved or rejected by the employee's supervisorCompany will be under no obligationto provide employment. Requests for more than five (5) days duration and/or accumulation will require approval by Except in the Superintendent or designee. The granting case of all leaves without-pay is discretionary with the District.
3. Leave requests employees as stipulated below, leave shall be made in writing through without salary or sickness allowance, but the Leave of Absence Request (LOA) form and submitted before the leave is taken, and must state the reason for said request, duration of the leave, and expected date of return. Employees granted unpaid employee on such leave will not accrue seniority if lose seniority. Employees who are members of the leave exceeds thirty (30) working days.
4. Upon return from leave Company’s Disability Plans as provided in this agreement and provide medical evidence satisfactory the employee shall be returned Company to his/her position held prior substantiate their disability for the valid, portion of their pregnancy may, subject to the leave if reasonably possibleterms of the Company’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan (SUE PLAN), but if not to a different position in his/her Position Groupings qualify for which the employee is qualified (to be determined by the District).
5. An employee on leave shall, after thirty (30) calendar days, be allowed to continue insurance SUE PLAN benefits provided by the District with the employee paying his/her own premium for the duration of the leave.
6aforementioned valid, period. If an employee has been granted an unpaid leave In any event, receipt of absence under this section such PLAN benefits shall no sooner than the date of delivery, subject to the provisions contained in SUB PIAN. Employees who are members of the Company’s Disability Plans and subsequently files who otherwise do not the for and is granted Unemployment Insurance benefitseligibilityfor ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ benefits during the valid, his/her portion of their pregnancy be by the terms of the Company’s Disability Plans. Maternity leave shall be terminated as applied for in writing, at the earliest possible date, but not less than two (2) weeks prior to the date upon which maternity leave is to commence. Such shall commence at any time up to twelve (12) weeks prior to the estimated date of delivery. If the employee is unable to perform the duties of her position or such alternative position which may be available, for which she is qualified, and in the absence of any valid, disability attributable to the pregnancy, the employee shall be required to immediately commence maternity leave in accordance with applicable provisions of the effective date of receipt of benefits and shall EmploymentStandards Code. where otherwise stipulated in the Employment Standards Code, maternity leave be considered a resignation from the District.
7six (6) months or less in duration, including any valid, portion that may be encompassed during this period. An employee who has been granted an unpaid leave is a member of absence the Company’s Plans and who a maternity complication related to the valid, of her pregnancy the conclusion of the period during which SUB PIAN benefits may be available, shall be eligible to receive the balance of disability benefits paid at applicable level. Whenever the employee is absent for placement on more than the recall list as provided herein but only for that approved period of time which remains after maternity leave, unless the amount absence is due to a maternity related to the valid, of time involved in her pregnancy and is substantiated by medical evidence to Company, shall automatically be deemed to have terminated her employmentwhen said period expires. An employee from maternity leave within approved period be given the unpaid same position, if available, or a comparable position, at her former rate of pay, provided as much notice as possible of return is given to the Company. In any event, said notice not be less two (2) weeks. If the employee seeks maternity leave due legal of absence has been subtracted from the allowable eighteen (18) months as authorized hereinan child or children, :he foregoing provisions shall apply to extent that are appropriate to such a situation.
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Sources: Collective Agreement