Can the employee delay the start of the unpaid leave for six months by working those six months in order to avoid a return to work for one year? After referring to the requirements of Regs. 6801(a)(iii), (iv) and (vi), the Directorate stated:
Given the above, if all those conditions are satisfied, it is possible for the employee to delay unpaid leave by six months and take a six-month leave rather than a one-year leave, so that the employee would have to return to work for six months following the leave rather than having to return to work for a year. If the existing arrangement does not provide for such a postponement, it may be amended accordingly.