14.01.01

Effective April 19, 2022, leave of absence for the purpose of travelling to and attending executive board meetings shall be granted without deduction from credits, as follows:

a) No member will be granted leave of absence to attend the Association’s Spring Board Meeting. For clarity, the Association voluntarily decided to eliminate this meeting.

b) The President and Vice-President of each branch (up to twenty Presidents and twenty Vice-Presidents in total) shall be granted up to five (5) days for the purpose of attending the annual OPPA Spring Executive Meeting, formerly known as Presidents’ Week, in May. In addition, up to two (2) days’ leave of absence may be granted for necessary traveling time.

c) Civilian delegates from each branch shall be granted four (4) days for the purpose of attending the Fall Annual General Meeting (AGM). In addition, up to two (2) days’ leave of absence may be granted for necessary traveling time.

d) Uniform delegates from each branch shall be granted four (4) days for the purpose of attending the Fall Annual General Meeting (AGM). In addition, up to two (2) days’ leave of absence may be granted for necessary travelling time.

e) For the purposes of the AGM, the total delegates from paragraphs c) and d) will not exceed eighty (80) delegates.

f) For clarity, time off shall only be granted for the sole purpose of attending the meetings as set out under this article. The delegate’s schedule should be altered to balance their schedule in accordance with a standard administrative schedule (i.e. Monday to Friday, eight (8) hours per day) as per current practice for mandatory training. Where there is disagreement on the application of this provision, either party may address the issue with the Regional/Bureau Commander. If it cannot be resolved at this level, final resolution will be taken to the respective Deputy Commissioner or Provincial Commander.

g) In the event that the meetings conclude prior to the maximum number of days outlined above, members shall not be permitted to use the remaining days intended for meeting attendance and related travel, where applicable, for further leave.

14.01.02

Where a member is required to be on duty on the shift that falls on the day immediately prior or immediately after either association executive board meetings, the member may request additional leave of absence for purpose of rest. Requests for this additional leave shall be subject to operational requirements and will not be unreasonably denied. Where a request for a rest day is granted, the time off shall be deducted from the member’s available attendance credits (i.e. Stat Time, Vacation, Overtime).

14.01.03

The OPPA will provide notification to the OPP of the dates of the AGM and the Spring Executive Meeting, and the names of members who will attend each meeting. Notification is to be provided to the OPP at minimum forty-three (43) days in advance of the commencement of the leave period. Notwithstanding the OPPA’s notification obligations, any member attending the AGM or Spring Executive Meeting shall also notify their Regional/Bureau Commander of the dates of the leave, at minimum forty-three (43) days in advance of its commencement. Changes may be requested up to six (6) days prior to the date of the meeting, subject to the approval of the Regional/Bureau Commander.

14.02

A leave-of-absence with pay may be granted to employees to assume full-time duties as Executive Officers of the Association. The salaries shall be determined by the Association and paid by the Employer as advised from time to time by the Association. Pension and benefits plans shall be calculated based on the salary for the Executive Officer. The Association shall reimburse the Employer for the salaries, the Employer’s share of pension contributions, the premiums for all benefit and insurance plans and the cost of any other employee benefit or premium. All other benefits applicable to the employee so placed on leave shall apply.

14.03

A leave-of-absence with pay shall be granted to seven (7) employees to assume full-time duties as members of the Board of Directors and President of the Association. An additional leave of absence with pay shall be granted for one (1) employee to assume the full time duties of the position of Chief Administrative Officer of the Association in the event that this position is filled by an employee from a position in the Uniform or Civilian bargaining unit. Their salaries will be determined by the Association in consultation with the Employer and paid by the Government of Ontario as advised from time to time by the Association. Pension and benefits plans shall be calculated based on the salary of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Administrative Officer, and all other benefits applicable to the employees placed on leave shall apply. The Association will reimburse the Government of Ontario the difference between the salary, pension contributions and premiums for their insurance and benefits plans of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Association and their OPP rank/classification salary, pension contributions and premiums for their insurance and benefit plans.

14.04

For clarity, the eight (8) employees identified in the 14.03 shall be a combined total of uniform and civilian members.

14.05

(a) Effective April 1, 2017, the Association will reimburse the Government of Ontario for the salaries and the Government’s share of the pension contributions for two (2) of the eight (8) paid leave positions listed in 14.03 above. The Association shall identify the selected positions to the Employer before April 1, 2017.

(b) Effective April 1, 2018, the Association will reimburse the Government of Ontario for the salaries and the Government’s share of the pension contributions for two (2) more of the eight (8) paid leave positions listed in 14.03 above. The Association shall identify the selected positions to the Employer before April 1, 2018.

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