Adoption and Parental Leave. (a) Upon request, and after six calendar months have passed from the date they commenced employment, an employee shall be granted leave of absence without pay for up to six months per leave following the birth or adoption of a child. The employee shall furnish proof of birth or adoption, if requested.
(b) Where both parents are employees of the Employer, leave shall only be granted to one employee parent at a time. The parents shall decide the periods for which either or both of them will take the leave(s).
(c) A period of maternity or adoption leave shall be the same as, or distinct from, the period of parental leave at the election of the parent.
Adoption and Parental Leave. For the purposes of granting Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave, the provisions of the Canada Labour Code and of its Regulations shall apply.
Adoption and Parental Leave.
(a) Upon request, and after six calendar months have passed from the date they commenced employment, an employee shall be granted leave of absence without pay for up to 35 consecutive weeks following the birth or adoption of a child. An employee not on maternity leave prior shall be granted leave of absence without pay for up 37 weeks under this clause. The employee shall furnish proof of birth or adoption, if requested.
(b) Where both parents are employees of the Employer, leave shall only be granted to one employee parent at a time. The parents shall decide the periods for which either or both of them will take the leave(s).
(c) Leave taken under this clause shall commence:
(1) in the case of a mother, immediately following the conclusion of leave taken pursuant to Clause 21.1;
(2) in the case of the other parent, immediately following the birth or placement of the adopted child. The commencement of the leave taken pursuant to (1) or (2) above may be deferred by mutual agreement; however, the leave must conclude within the 52-week period after the date of birth or placement of the adopted child. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such leave request must be supported by appropriate documentation.
(d) A period of maternity or adoption leave shall be the same as, or distinct from, the period of parental leave at the election of the parent.
(e) The employee may maintain coverage for medical, extended health, dental and group life benefits for all or part of the remaining initial three months of adoption or parental leave by paying the Employer's cost for same, except for those on employer-paid benefits pursuant to Clause 21.1(e) above. An employee who returns to work after the expiration of maternity, parental, or adoption leave shall retain the seniority they had accumulated prior to commencing maternity, parental, or adoption leave and shall be credited with seniority for the period of time covered by the maternity, parental, or adoption leave. An employee shall be deemed to have resigned on the date upon which their maternity, parental, or adoption leave commenced if an application for re-employment is not made one month prior to the expiration of the leave or if they do not return to work after having applied for re-employment. Maternity leave or adoption leave shall be extended for up to an additional six months for health reasons where a doctor's certificate is presented.
Adoption and Parental Leave. An Employee who adopts a child shall be entitled to adoption leave of up to eight (8) weeks, the first week of which will be paid by the Employer and the balance which will be unpaid, to commence on or before the date of adoption as determined by the Employee. An Employee who becomes a parent by birth and is not otherwise covered by section one of this article, shall be entitled to parental leave of up to eight (8) weeks, the first week of which will be paid by the Employer and the balance which will be unpaid to commence on or before the date of birth as determined by the Employee. Additional unpaid leave may be arranged on an ad hoc basis. To be eligible for adoption leave or parental leave:
A. It may not extend beyond the Employee’s previously scheduled appointment end date; and
B. It must be requested in writing, where possible, no less than four (4) weeks prior to the scheduled start of the leave.
Adoption and Parental Leave. (a) An employee with thirteen (13) weeks of employment, who is the parent of a child is entitled to a leave of absence without pay following the birth of the child or the coming of the child into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. Such an employee is entitled to a leave of absence of up to thirty-five (35) weeks if the employee also took pregnancy leave, and up to thirty-seven (37) weeks otherwise.
(b) Parental/Adoption leave may begin no more than fifty-two (52) weeks after the day the child is born or comes into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. However, the parental leave of an employee who takes a pregnancy leave must begin when the pregnancy leave ends unless the child has not come into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time.
(c) The employee requesting such leave shall notify the Human Resources Manager, in writing, as far in advance of the requested commencement of the leave as possible but no less than two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the leave.
(d) An employee who has given notice to begin parental leave may change the notice to an earlier date if the employee gives at least two (2) weeks written notice to the Human Resources Manager or to a later date if the employee gives at least two (2) weeks written notice to the Human Resources Manager prior to the date the leave was to begin. For employees who must stop work sooner than expected because of receiving a child, the Employment Standards Act provisions regarding notice shall apply. If the employee stops working because the child comes into the employee’s custody, care and control earlier than expected, the parental leave will begin on the day that the employee stopped working, and written notice must be provided to the Board within two (2) weeks thereafter.
(e) An employee who has given notice to end a parental leave may change the notice to an earlier date if the employee gives at least four (4) weeks written notice to the Human Resources Manager or to a later date if the employee gives at least four (4) weeks written notice to the Human Resources Manager prior to the date the leave was to end.
(f) During parental leave, the employee shall continue to participate in the Employee Benefit Plans outlined in Article 12.03 (excluding L.T.D unless otherwise provided by the Insurance Carrier) and the Board shall continue to pay its share of the premiums unless the employee elects, in writing, not to do so. The above is...
Adoption and Parental Leave. An employee adopting or newly parenting a child shall be entitled to a fifty- two (52) consecutive weeks’ leave of absence. An employee on such leave shall be entitled to the same benefits provided to employees on maternity leave except that the maintenance of extended health benefits shall be for a maximum period of thirty-five (35) weeks from the commencement of the leave. For an employee who has taken a Pregnancy Leave the commencement of the Parental Leave will not commence until the completion of the Pregnancy Leave.
Adoption and Parental Leave. (a) Upon application, and employee will be granted leave of absence for 63 consecutive weeks or for up to 37 weeks following the birth or adoption of the employee's child. The employee will have to furnish a medical certificate or other evidence stating the date of birth of the child or, where applicable, proof of adoption.
(b) Upon application, employees will be granted parental leave as follows:
(1) In the case of the birth mother, up to 61 consecutive weeks commencing immediately following the end of the maternity leave under Article 20 (Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave).
(2) In the case of the birth father or the common-law partner of the birth mother, including a same-sex partner, up to 62 consecutive weeks commencing within the 78 week period following the birth of a child.
(3) In the case of an adopting parent, up to 62 consecutive weeks commencing within the 78 week period following the date the adopted child comes into the actual care and custody of the parent or within the two week period preceding the date the adopted child comes into the actual care and custody of the parent.
(4) Where both parents are employees of the Employer, the employees shall determine the appointment of parental leave between them.
(c) If the child suffers from physical, psychological, or emotional condition, the employee is entitled to an additional period of parental leave of up to five weeks. The employee's qualified medical practitioner or the agency that placed the child must certify that such an additional period of parental leave is required.
Adoption and Parental Leave. Parental and adoption leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. Parental leave must begin no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks after the day the child is born or comes into the custody, care or control of the parent for the first time. For employees on pregnancy leave, parental leave will begin immediately after pregnancy leaves expires. Upon written request, leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority, shall be granted to a maximum of sixty-one (61) weeks if the employee has taken pregnancy leave or sixty-three (63) weeks otherwise to an employee who has thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The Employee returning to work after parental/adoption leave shall provide the Employer with at least four (4) weeks’ notice.
Adoption and Parental Leave. An Employee who adopts a child shall be entitled to adoption leave of up to two (2) months, the first week of which will be paid by the Employer and the balance which will be unpaid, to commence on or before the date of adoption as determined by the Employee. An Employee who becomes a parent by birth and is not otherwise covered by section one of this article, shall be entitled to parental leave of up to two (2) months, the first week of which will be paid by the Employer and the balance which will be unpaid to commence on or before the date of birth as determined by the Employee. Additional unpaid leave may be arranged on an ad hoc basis. To be eligible for adoption leave or parental leave:
A. It must be completed within six (6) weeks of the birth or adoption of a child under the age of six (6); and
B. It may not extend beyond the Employee’s previously scheduled appointment end date; and
C. It must be requested in writing, where possible, no less than four (4) weeks prior to the scheduled start of the leave.
Adoption and Parental Leave a) An employee with twenty (20) weeks service during the fifty-two (52) weeks preceding the leave is eligible for adoption and parental leave in accordance with labour standards legislation.
b) Notice must be given to the Town in the form of a written application for leave, to be submitted to the Town at least one (1) week prior to the date the child is adopted, when and if possible.
c) The employee must notify the Town of his or her intention to return to work, at least four (4) weeks before the day employment is resumed. The employee must be reinstated in the same or comparable position, with the same rate of pay and no loss of seniority, pension benefits or any other benefits.
