Maternity Leave (a) A pregnant employee is entitled to up to seventeen (17) consecutive weeks of unpaid pregnancy leave. (b) A pregnant employee will provide the College with a written request for leave at least four (4) weeks prior to the start of the leave and a medical certificate in support of the request for leave. (c) The maternity leave may start no earlier than eleven (11) weeks before the expected birth date, and must end no earlier than six (6) weeks after the birth date unless the employee produces a doctor's certificate, which supports a request for a shorter period. The leave period may be extended up to six (6) weeks if a doctor certifies that it is required. (d) A birth mother must request parental leave, as set out in Clause 23.2 and the Employment Standards Act, at least four (4) weeks before beginning parental leave. To take parental leave, the birth mother must begin that leave immediately after her maternity leave. (e) Where an employee who is at work becomes ill or injured following the commencement of the eleven (11) week period in (c) above such illness or injury shall be covered by application of the sick leave provision as follows: (1) where the illness or injury is not directly related to the condition of pregnancy, sick leave coverage may extend to the scheduled date of commencement of maternity leave, or birth of the child(ren), whichever occurs first; (2) where the illness is caused through an abnormal condition of pregnancy as verified in writing by a qualified medical practitioner and the employee returns to work before the scheduled commencement date of maternity leave, the period of absence will be covered by the provisions of Article 20.7(a) and 20.7(b). (f) On return from maternity leave, an employee shall be placed in her former position. (g) When an employee is on maternity leave, employment is considered continuous for the purposes of calculating annual vacations, seniority and termination entitlement, as well as for pension, medical or other plans of benefits to the employee. The College will also continue to make payments to any such plans unless the employee chooses not to continue with her share of the cost of a plan. The employee is also entitled to all increases in wages and benefits which the employee would have received if not on leave. (h) An employee on maternity leave shall notify the College of the date when the employee shall be returning to work, four (4) weeks prior to the expiration of the maternity leave. If no notification is given, the employee shall be deemed to have abandoned the position.
FMLA Leave The Board agrees to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act and agrees that any policy adopted to implement the FMLA shall in no way reduce or adversely impact any other provision of this Agreement.
Parenting Leave Parenting Leave consists of Maternity Leave and Parental Leave. Parental Leave includes Paternity and Adoption Leave.
Paternity Leave 7.4.6(a) An employee will provide to the employer at least ten weeks prior to each proposed period of paternity leave, with:
Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness Leave a) Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness leaves granted to a permanent teacher, long-term occasional teacher or teacher hired into a term position under this Article shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended. b) The teacher will provide to the employer such evidence as necessary to prove entitlement under the Employment Standards Act. c) A teacher contemplating taking such leave(s) shall notify the employer of the intended date the leave is to begin and the anticipated date of return to active employment. d) Seniority and experience continue to accrue during such leave(s). e) Where a teacher is on such leave(s), the Employer shall continue to pay its share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. To maintain participation and coverage under the Collective Agreement, the teacher must agree to provide for payment for the teacher’s share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. f) In order to receive pay for such leaves, a teacher must access Employment Insurance and the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) in accordance with g) to j), if allowable by legislation. An employee who is eligible for E.I. is not entitled to benefits under a school board’s sick leave and short term disability plan. g) The Employer shall provide for permanent teachers, long-term occasional teachers and teachers hired into a term position who access such Leaves, a SEB plan to top up their E.I.