Section 1: Union and Public Office Leave
The Company agrees that it is proper to grant leave to employees who have been elected or appointed to office in the Union, or who have been nominated, elected, or appointed to Federal, Provincial, or Municipal office. However, it is not the intention of the Company to grant lifetime leaves of absence.
An employee appointed or elected to full time office in their Union, or to Federal, Provincial, or Municipal office, shall be granted as much leave as is necessary during the term of office.
Seniority shall accumulate during the period of an employee’s leave of absence.
Section 2: Steam Plant Leave
Steam Plant personnel shall be granted leave in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit E (Steam Plant Vocational Leave) for the purpose of attending vocational school.
Section 3: Maternity/Paternity Leave
Information on maternity/paternity leaves can be obtained from the Human Resources Department.
Seniority shall accumulate during the period of an employee’s leave of absence.
Section 4: Injury, Disablement and Serious Illness Leave
Any employee becoming injured, disabled, or subject to a serious illness in the course of their employment shall be granted leave of absence without loss of seniority from their regular job, with the privilege of working in a less strenuous capacity in any other section of the plant until he is capable of resuming their regular job.
In such cases where a less strenuous job is not available in this plant, leave of absence to work temporarily in other than this Company, may be granted by mutual discussion and consent between the Management and Union Standing Committee and the duration of such leave will also be similarly agreed upon.
Section 5: Other Leave
Granting of leave is a matter between the employees and mill management. The Company will consider length of service and will endeavour to arrange leave of absence to suit the employee’s wishes. Employees with ten or more years’ service will be given special consideration.