SWAN VALLEY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2014/07/01 - 2018/06/30 (EXPIRED)

ARTICLE 4: LEAVE OF ABSENCE

4.03 Compassionate Leave

Each teacher shall be allowed compassionate leave up to four (4) days in  the event of serious illness of a member of the immediate family.  The  amount of salary deducted for each day of absence shall be the equivalent  of the substitute teacher’s salary for that particular class.

Immediate family is defined as employee’s father, mother, sister, brother,  son, daughter, wife, husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandchild and grandparents.

Effective date of signing:  Each teacher shall be allowed compassionate  leave up to three (3) days in the event of serious illness of the teacher’s  great grandparent, grandparent-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law.   The amount of salary deducted for each day of absence shall be the  equivalent of the substitute teacher’s salary for that particular class.