L8
Absence From Service
| 8. | ABSENCE FROM SERVICE | |
| 8.1 | Absence with the EMPLOYER's consent |
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| If a MEMBER is absent from the service of the EMPLOYER with the EMPLOYER's consent the MEMBER's MEMBERSHIP continues subject to the following: | ||
| (a) | The MEMBER may, with the consent of the EMPLOYER, suspend his/her contributions to the FUND, in which case the portion of the EMPLOYER's contributions to the FUND for the MEMBER normally applied towards retirement benefits are also suspended. | |
| (b) | During the period of absence the MEMBER's REMUNERATION is deemed to be equal to the REMUNERATION he/she received immediately before the commencement of absence. | |
| A MEMBER is deemed to be absent with the EMPLOYER's consent while he/she is engaged in a strike that is protected in terms of the LABOUR RELATIONS ACT. | ||
| 8.2 | Absence without the EMPLOYER's consent | |
| A MEMBER’s MEMBERSHIP lapses and his/her membership to the FUND is regarded as terminated if and as soon as he/she is absent from the EMPLOYER’s service without the EMPLOYER's consent. The MEMBER would then be entitled to his/her benefit in terms of Rule 7.1. The EMPLOYER must immediately inform the FUND of the MEMBER’s absence and of the date when it commenced. | ||