5. Representatives who are absent or on sick leave or accident leave, or for family or parental reasons, are exempt from the requirements of subdivision 1 to the extent and subject to the following conditions:(1) the absence or leave is of a duration of not less than 4 consecutive weeks; and
(2) the representatives make a written request to the Chamber to avail themselves of the exemption and submit a supporting document or the medical certificate required for entitlement to the absence or leave.
Subject to subparagraphs 1 and 2, for the purposes of this section, the causes and terms of absences or leaves are those set out in Divisions V.0.1 and V.1 of Chapter IV of the Act respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1).
Representatives must inform the Chamber in writing as soon as the absence or leave has ended and comply with the requirements of subdivision 1. They must then accumulate PDUs in the proportion that the number of full months in the period in which they were not absent or on leave is of 24 months.