Section 8 Memorandum of Understandings R2022

Memorandum of Understandings

ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR BONE MARROW,
STEM CELL, BLOOD PLATELET, AND ORGAN DONATIONS

The parties agree the maximum administrative leave that can be granted per leave year to cover qualification and donation is limited to the following:

1. A full-time employee or part-time regular career employee is limited to:
1. for bone marrow, up to 56 hours;
2. for stem cells, up to 56 hours;
3. for blood platelets, up to 56 hours; and
4. for organs, up to 240 hours.
2. A part-time flexible [or part time regular career] employee or a Mail Handler Assistant employee may be granted leave up to the limits of seven (7) days for bone marrow, stem cells, or blood platelets, and up to the limit of thirty (30) days for organs. The amount of leave that may be granted will be based on the employee’s average daily work hours in the preceding 26 weeks, but not to exceed 8 hours per day.

(The preceding MOU, Administrative Leave For Bone Marrow, Stem Cell, Blood Platelet, and Organ Donations, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.)

Explanation:

The changes to this MOU make clear that that this special provision
applies not just to full-time regular employees, but also to the
“full-time flexible” positions created by the new MHA auto conversion MOU.

Re: PTF Annual Leave

The parties agree that forty (40) hours of annual leave will be advanced to part-time flexible (PTF) employees, prorated to the end of the leave year for their first leave year as a PTF, and annually thereafter, unless and until the employee converts to full-time status.

Explanation:

Under this new provision, all PTFs will be advanced 40 hours of annual
leave per year, prorated to the end of their first leave year following ratification

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

NPMHU represented employees may use a total of up to three workdays of annual leave, sick leave or leave without pay, to make arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member or attend the funeral of a family member. Authorization of leave beyond three workdays is subject to the conditions and requirements of Article 10 of the National Agreement, Subsection 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual and the applicable local memorandum of understanding provisions. Definition of Family Member. "Family member" is defined as a:

1. Son or Daughter — a biological or adopted child, stepchild, daughter-in-law or son-in-law;
2. Spouse;
3. Parent — mother, father, mother-in-law, or father-in-law;
4. Sibling — brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law;
5. Grandchild; or
6. [(e)] Grandparent.

The in-laws referenced in this MOU applies to children, including adopted children, stepchildren, and spouses thereof; spouse and parents thereof; and brothers and sisters and spouses thereof.

Explanation:

This new provision on bereavement leave expands the coverage of this
MOU to include grandchildren. It also clearly defines the term “in-laws” in relation to
children (including step and adopted), spouses of your children (including step and
adopted), parents of your children’s spouse, and siblings of your spouse.