PART VII .4 UNPAID LEAVE FOR RESERVISTS — Notice of leave

The notice required under subsection (1) shall give the date on which the leave will begin and the anticipated date on which the employee’s service will end.

An employer may require an employee requesting a period of leave under this Part to provide a certificate from an official with the reserves stating that the employee is a member of the reserves and is required for service.

Where, due to circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the employee cannot comply with the notice period required under subsection (1), the employee shall provide as much notice as is reasonable in the circumstances.

Where the date on which an employee's service is anticipated to end changes, the employee shall notify the employer as soon as practicable and shall, within at least 4 weeks, provide written notice to the employer of the new end date.

Where an employee fails to give a written notice within the time period required under subsection (5), the employee's employer may defer the date of re-employment for up to 4 weeks after the day on which the employee informs the employer of the new end date.

A period of deferment necessitated under subsection (6) shall be considered to be unpaid leave as described in section 43.18.

Notwithstanding subsection (2) or (5), an employee may return to work on a date mutually agreed upon by the employee and the employer.