Common use of Study Leave and Long-term Disability‌ Clause in Contracts

Study Leave and Long-term Disability‌. 43.15.1 A Faculty Member may not apply for a Study Leave that will commence while the Faculty Member is on Long Term Disability or that will commence during any return to work program under the Long Term Disability plan. 43.15.2 Subject to Article 43.15.3, where a Faculty Member returns to work from Long Term Disability with a reduced FTE during a return to work period under the Long Term Disability plan, the period worked will count as service toward Study Leave and, for purposes of computing salary on Study Leave, will be treated in accordance with Article 43.5.4. 43.15.3 Where a Faculty Member returns to work from Long Term Disability with a reduced FTE during a return to work period which exceeds or is likely to exceed one year, the Faculty Member may choose to accumulate sufficient service such that he or she will have served, over a longer period of time, the equivalent of the years required to be eligible for Study Leave at the Faculty Member’s regular FTE. In that case: a) the Faculty Member must notify the ▇▇▇▇ in his or her application for Study Leave that he or she intends to accumulate service under this article and must explain how the equivalent service is to be established; and b) if the Faculty Member’s Study Leave is approved, the Faculty Member’s salary during Study Leave will be based upon the Faculty Member’s regular FTE salary.