
According to the Collective Agreement section shown below, A Long Term Occasional Teacher may request additional leave with pay, for up to a maximum of 3 days per school year. Please read more information about this below.
Article 18.01
A Long Term Occasional Teacher may request additional leave with pay, for up to a maximum of 3 days per school year accrued at the rate of 1 day for each three (3) months of the Long Term Occasional assignment, for an illness of a family member or for special circumstances. Such leave may be granted for:
Essential personal matters
Personal reasons not including a person's business
Family illness
University/College examinations
Attendance at summer courses that commence prior to the end of the school year
Persons/family involvements in weddings, graduations, and other such ceremonies
Religious holy days
Family involvement around the time of adoption/birth of a child
Divorce and/or child custody proceedings
Such leave with pay shall not be considered an interruption in services for the calculation of the length of the assignment.