SECTION 1 - GENERAL AND PERSONAL LEAVE

1. Leave without pay shall be obtained by mutual consent of the Company and the Union.
   
   
2. During the leave of absence, an employee shall not obtain employment elsewhere unless mutually agreed to by the Company and the Union. If an employee is found to have obtained a leave through fraud or misrepresentation, they may be subject to discipline up to and including discharge.
   
   
3. The Company's basic medical benefits, extended health care benefits, dental benefits, group life insurance benefits, and accidental death and dismemberment benefits will continue to be made available to any employee on leave provided the employee pays the Company for the costs of such benefit coverage. The onus is on the employee to notify the Company, prior to the commencement of said leave, of their intention to maintain all benefits during their leave and to pay the Company the amount required in advance on a monthly basis.

SECTION 2 - JURY DUTY

When an employee is required to serve on a regular or coroner's jury or is subpoenaed as a witness, they shall be granted a leave of absence for the time so required on which they would otherwise have been working and shall receive the difference between their straight time rate of pay and the amount received for such jury duties.

SECTION 3 - MATERNITY LEAVE

1. The Company will provide maternity leave of absence without pay as outlined in Section 30 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.
   
   
2. An employee returning from maternity leave shall be reinstated in their former job at the applicable rate of pay with no loss of seniority or benefits.
   
   
3. Employees shall be entitled to an additional three (3) months maternity leave without pay upon written request. The Company reserves the right to request medical documentation of need prior to granting such extension.
   
   

SECTION 4 - EDUCATION

1. Where an employee, with the advance consent of the Company, chooses to upgrade his education or technical skills in any field associated with the brewing industry, the Company will provide leave of absence without pay for however long the employee requires to complete his training.
   
   
2. Employees will be eligible for refund of the tuition costs of education courses, including prescribed textbooks, provided that:
   
   
   1. The course is given by a recognized school and is approved by the manager as a contribution to the development of the employee.
      
      
   2. The course is likely to contribute to the employee's performance or advancement within the Company.
      
      
   3. The employee offers proof of successful completion of the course.
   
   
3. The maximum refund to any employee in any one (1) calendar year will be one thousand dollars ($1000.00).
   
   
4. The Company shall co-operate in such areas as shift scheduling, overtime, or recall with employees attempting to upgrade their education as per Clause a) above.

SECTION 5 - UNION BUSINESS

The Union executive will be granted a maximum total of twelve (12) days per year as paid education leave. Such paid leave must be agreed to be mutually beneficial to both the Union and the Company.

SECTION 6 - BEREAVEMENT

In the event of the death of an immediate relative as defined, herein employees shall receive a paid leave of absence as follows:

1. Where the services are to be held locally or where the employee elects not to attend said services, they shall receive a leave of absence for not less than three (3) consecutive days and shall receive eight (8) hours straight time rate of pay for each of such days absent on which they would otherwise have been working.
   
   
2. Where the services are to be held out of town and the employee elects to attend such services, they shall receive a leave of absence of not less than five (5) consecutive days and shall receive eight (8) hours straight time rate of pay for each of such days absent on which they would otherwise have been working.
   
   
3. For the purpose of this section, immediate relative shall mean one of the following: wife, husband, son, daughter, mother, father, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law.