Yes.  All terms of employment for hours of work, pay and benefits are those that apply to part-time employees. Pre-retirement Part-time Employment arrangements do not limit any of these terms that apply to regular part-time employees.

• The Manager/Detachment Commander and the member may agree to use the weeks of severance pay taken as paid leave of absence in place of performing their duties as set out in the Pre-retirement Part-time Employment arrangement.   
• Member is eligible to use all or a portion of the number of weeks of severance as paid leave of absence.  During this period the member will be paid the same percentage of their full time rate as per the Pre-retirement Part-time Employment Agreement.
• The balance of the severance pay payments, if any, will be paid at the end of the paid leave.
• Utilizing severance as paid leave of absence will not alter the pension contributions or credit accrued during the Pre-retirement Part-time Employment arrangement.

Example:
During Pre-retirement Part-time Employment arrangements the member is working 60% of full time hours and the member wishes to utilize severance as paid leave of absence to get to their planned retirement date.

Eligible Retirement Date:  October 19, 2013
Eligible severance pay payment:  26 weeks

Dates where severance as paid leave of absence is paid: April 19, 2013 – October 19, 2013

Pay:  Member is paid 60% on a bi-weekly basis from April 19th-October 19th.  Upon termination of employment, the member will receive the balance of their severance pay entitlement (i.e., 40%).

Pension contributions/accrual:  Pension contributions during the severance as paid leave of absence period are deducted as if member is working full time.  Pension credit accrues as if they were working full time during the severance as paid leave of absence period.