STAFF AND HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY 7.0 Policy Title: 7.0 Compensation, Employee Working Conditions & Benefits

The Executive Director shall take into account the availability of another employee who has either previously served in the position or consider the required competencies and level of function of the position when considering and approving an employee for the assignment. [...] • On conclusion of the acting or temporary assignment of duties, the employee shall return to the salary that he or she was earning immediately prior to assuming the acting or temporary assignment of duties as adjusted by any economic adjustment that may have been provided in the interim. [...] The carry-over of annual vacation leave in excess of five (5) days requires the prior written authorization of the Executive Director with a plan to utilize them within the first quarter of the following year by filling out the Employee Vacation Accrual Carry Forward Request Form. [...] • Additional Discretional Entitlement Upon approval by the Director in consultation with the Executive Director, employees may be granted additional leave of absence with pay for bereavement as follows: o Up to five (5) days of additional paid leave may be granted to attend the funeral or other observances of the death of immediate family members provided that no employee will be granted more than. [...] • Where the employee opts to continue benefit coverage the employee will be responsible for their portion of the benefit cost and the Association will pay its portion.