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accumulate sick leave credits for that period. Empioyees seeking parental leave must notify the Employer three (3) days prior to taking (eave. Section 5. General Leave Provisions; (a) Ail leaves of absences when known in advance (and any extensions thereofl must be applied for and granted in writing on forms provitled by the City (copy to the employee). The emplayee and the Union will be notified within three (3) working days from the date the application was made for approval or tlenial of the requested leave. (b) An employee shall accumulate seniority during any leave of absence, but he shall nat be entitled to any benefits, except that the City shall continue to pay its portion of the employee's haspitalization insurance in Article 19 for a three (3) month period. After the three (3) month period, an employee must direct pay any required hospital/surgicaf premiums to the City on or before the monthly due date. _ (c) When an employee returns to work after a leave of absence, he wilf be assigned to the position which he formerly occupied at the then current rate of pay, or to a similar position if his former pasition no longer exists, if he is physically qualified for the job. In the event the City questions whether the employee is physically able to do the work, the City will require the employee to furnish a City supplied medical certiflcate of a physician supporting his claim of fitness, and the City shall have the right to have the employee examined by a docfor of its choice. If disagreement thereafter exists, a third physician shall be mutually se(ectetl by the Union and the City to determine the issue, and the opinion of the third physician shafl be final on the parties. The charges made by the third physician shall be shared equalfy by the City and the Union. If it is found that a leave of absence is not actually being used for the purpose for which it was granted, the City shall cancel the (eave and it may impose disciplinary action up to and inc(uding discharge. ARTlCLE 12- LAY-OFFS Section 1. Whenever it is necessary for the City to reduce its farces, the employees within the department to be reduced, will be laid off in the following order (a) Students and seasonal employees; (b) Part-time; (c) Employees who have not completed their probationary period; 17