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applied for and granted in writing on forms provided by the Employer (copy to the employee). An employee and the Union. will be notified within five (5) working days from the date the application was made of approval or denial of the request leave. 16.02 An employee shall accumulate seniority during any leave of absence, but he shall not be entitled to any benefits, except that the Employer shall continue to pay its portion of the employee's hospitalization insurance in Article 25 for a three (3) month period. After the three ' (3) month period, an employee must direct pay any required hospital/surgical premiums to the Employer on or before the monthly due date. 16.03 When an employee returns to work after a leave of absence, he will be assigned to the position which he formerly occupied at the then current rate of pay (or to a similar position if his former position no longer exists) if he is medically qualified and capable of performing the job requirement as determined b}~ the Employer. In the event the Employer questions whether the employee is medically qualified to do the work the Employer shall have the employee medically examined and pay for such examination. 16.04 No more than one (1) member of any Wastewater Treatment shift crew may be absent on school leave or for certification tests at any time. Seniority will govern. The second man will make special arrangements suitable to the superintendent. 16.05 If it is found that a leave of absence is not actually being used for the purpose for which it was granted, the Employer shall cancel the leave and it may impose disciplinary action up to and including discharge. ARTICLE 17 LAY-OFFS 17.01 Whenever it is necessary for the Employer to reduce its forces, the employees within the effected job classification, within the department to be reduced will be laid off in the following order: (a) Students; (b) Part-time and Seasonal employees; (c) Employees within the effected job classification who have not completed their probationary period; (d) Regular full-time employees within the classification affected who have completed their probationary period; (e) In the application of the foregoing employees will be retained by reason of their seniority only if they are able to perform the available work. 17.02 Regular Full-time employees shall be laid off on the basis of their seniority within their classification. When the seniority or service of two (2) or more employees is equal, employees 13