R-26.2.01 - Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for requests for accommodations on religious grounds in certain bodies

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13. When a request for an accommodation on religious grounds by a personnel member involves an absence from work, more specific consideration must be given to the following factors:
(1)  the frequency and duration of absences on such grounds;
(2)  the size of the administrative unit to which the person making the request belongs, the ability of the unit to adapt, and the interchangeability of the body’s workforce;
(3)  the consequences of the absence on the work of the person making the request, on the work of other personnel members and on the organization of services;
(4)  the possible arrangements by the person making the request, including modifying their work schedule, accumulating or using their bank of hours or vacation days, or their undertaking to make up the hours missed; and
(5)  fairness with regard to the employment conditions of other personnel members, including the number of days of paid leave and work schedules.
2017, c. 19, s. 13.
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13. When a request for an accommodation on religious grounds by a personnel member involves an absence from work, more specific consideration must be given to the following factors:
(1)  the frequency and duration of absences on such grounds;
(2)  the size of the administrative unit to which the person making the request belongs, the ability of the unit to adapt, and the interchangeability of the body’s workforce;
(3)  the consequences of the absence on the work of the person making the request, on the work of other personnel members and on the organization of services;
(4)  the possible arrangements by the person making the request, including modifying their work schedule, accumulating or using their bank of hours or vacation days, or their undertaking to make up the hours missed; and
(5)  fairness with regard to the employment conditions of other personnel members, including the number of days of paid leave and work schedules.
2017, c. 19, s. 13.