Common use of Termination of Employee Status Clause in Contracts

Termination of Employee Status. (a) An Employee who is absent from his/her employment because of illness or injury not arising out of his/her employment shall retain his/her status as an Employee for a period of six (6) months in addition to his/her accumulated sick leave. His/her status as an Employee may be extended for further periods at the discretion of the Employer upon written notice to the Union prior to the expiration of said six (6)-month period. Any extension of the time shall be for a stated period and any subsequent extension must be granted prior to the expiration of such stated period and may be made upon written notice to the Union. (b) Absence from employment for any reason for period in excess of three hundred sixty five (365) calendar days shall cause a termination of employment unless the Employer shall extend such period. (c) In the event two (2) or more absences from employment due to the same illness or injury are interrupted by a return to work, said period of absences shall be accumulated in computing the Employee’s absence from employment for which Employee status may be terminated pursuant to this Section.