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LEAVES OF ABSENCE 1. General Leave The Superintendent may grant a leave of absence without pay to any employee requesting such leave. All requests for leave under this section must be made in writing and must be approved by the Superintendent before any leave is taken. 2. Personal Leave An employee shall be granted up to one day leave of absence with pay to a maximum of five (5) days in any one (1) academic year for the personal reasons listed below. Such leave will not be consecutive days unless authorized by the Director of Education or designate. i) to attend secondary graduation or post-secondary convocation of self, child, spouse or partner; ii) to attend medical, dental and optical appointments which cannot be scheduled outside of working hours or for a specialist appointment for the employee’s dependent parent, child, spouse or parent-in-law; iii) to attend to the illness or injury of the employee’s dependent parent, child, spouse or parent-in-law. For this clause only, up to three (3) consecutive days may be approved by the principal without consultation with the superintendant; iv) to attend a funeral as a mourner or pallbearer; v) in the instance an employee is stranded from his work due to impassable or extremely hazardous roads. The number of such days in any one (1) academic year shall not exceed two (2). vi) to enable an employee to attend the birth of his/her child. vii) to enable an employee to bring a newborn child home from the hospital. viii) to enable an employee to be present when a child becomes available for his/her adoption. ix) to enable an employee to utilize up to two (2) days for any special circumstances not listed above, provided the reason is noted on the form requesting such leave and is up to the discretion of the Director of Education or designate. Personal leave days will be prorated for part-time employees. These days will also be prorated for employees whose employment commences after the beginning of the school year. Employees shall receive ½ day personal leave for each month of service from their commencement of employment, not to exceed five (5) days per year. Out-of-Scope Employees 4
3. Maternity, Parental, and Adoption Leave An employee shall be entitled to maternity, parental, and adoption leave in accordance with The Labour Standards Act of Saskatchewan. 4. Compassionate Leave i) Definition For the purposes of this section, immediate family (including common-law) is defined as: father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, including in-laws, husband, wife, grandparents, grandchildren, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, legal guardian, or ward. ii) Application Upon authorization from the employee’s immediate supervisor, an employee shall be granted compassionate leave with pay for up to five (5) consecutive working days per occasion to attend a critical illness and/or death in the immediate family. For the purpose of this section, “critical illness” shall mean an illness or circumstances that a physician deems life threatening or where a physician believes death to be imminent. iii) Additional Leave 5. Jury/Witness Duty Leave The Director of Education may grant compassionate leave in excess of five (5) working days at his discretion. Such leave may be with or without pay. An employee who is absent from work as a result of being subpoenaed to be a witness in court or being required to serve on a jury shall be paid his/her normal salary while absent subject to the following conditions: i) The employee shall pay to the Board any remuneration other than expenses, which he/she receives, for such absence. With respect to the Court of Queen’s Bench, the employee, if appearing as a witness, shall make application in accordance with “The Queen’s Bench Fees Regulations” for witness fees. ii) The employee shall notify the Superintendent as soon as possible after receipt of notice for such absence. Out-of-Scope Employees 5
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