Adoption Leave Upon request, a regular employee shall be granted thirty-seven (37) weeks adoption leave of absence without pay. The employee shall furnish proof of adoption. Where both parents are employees of the same Employer, the employees shall decide which of them will apply for 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:
Maternity Leave a) An employee who becomes pregnant shall notify the Employer at least two (2) weeks prior to the date on which she plans to begin her maternity leave of her intention to do so. This written notice must include the date on which she intends to begin her maternity leave, and a letter from her doctor indicating the baby’s due date. b) Subject to sub-clause (c) of this clause, an employee who becomes pregnant shall be granted twenty-eight (28) weeks of leave without pay. This leave may begin at any time within seventeen (17) weeks of the baby's due date, and extends beyond the date of the baby’s birth until the twenty-eight (28) weeks have expired. Maternity leave cannot be split. For greater clarity, maternity leave must be taken in a single, unbroken stretch. c) The Employer may: i) upon written request from the employee, defer the commencement of maternity leave without pay of an employee or terminate it before the full twenty-eight (28) weeks have expired. ii) grant maternity leave without pay to an employee to commence earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected termination of her pregnancy. iii) where maternity leave without pay is requested, require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying pregnancy. d) In the event of complications, including but not limited to premature birth, the mother shall have the option of deferring maternity leave until the child is allowed to leave the hospital to go home. (That portion which is still unused). Return to work under this provision will require one month's notice to the Employer; less notice will be allowed by mutual consent of the employee and the Employer. e) Leave granted under this clause shall be counted in the calculation of "continuous employment" for the purpose of calculating severance pay and vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for pay increment purposes. During such leave, the Employer will continue to pay its applicable share of pension and benefit plans. f) An employee who provides the Employer with proof that she has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance benefits pursuant to applicable provisions of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a maternity leave allowance in accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan. While in receipt of this allowance, the employee shall continue to accumulate annual leave and sick leave credits. g) An applicant under sub-clause (f) of this clause shall sign an agreement with the Employer providing: i) that she will return to work and remain in the Employer's employ for a period of at least six (6) months after her return to work; ii) that she will return to work on the date of the expiry of her maternity leave, unless this date is modified with the Employer's consent. h) Should the employee fail to return to work as per the provisions of sub-clause (g) or for reasons other than death or disability or if the debt is waived by mutual agreement, the employee recognizes that she is indebted to the Employer for the amount received as maternity leave allowance. i) Employees shall have no vested right to payments under the plan, except to payments during a period of unemployment specified in the plan. Payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments under the plan.
Union Leave of Absence An employee on an unpaid Union leave of absence shall have her wages, benefits and seniority continued by the Employer, and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer for the costs of such wages and benefits. Employees requesting leave under this article will provide the Employer with as much advance notice as possible of the dates of the leave. Where there are less than fifteen (15) regular employees at a workstation at the time the leave request is submitted, and subject to operational requirements, unpaid Union leave of absence will be granted to one employee for the purpose of conducting Union business. This would be an additional person on Union leave at worksites where the position of the Union President or Council member has been backfilled for the duration of their term of office. A leave of absence without pay shall be granted to an employee who is a member of the Union and who is: A) a Union Council/Board member. Such leave shall be granted for the purpose of attending regular or special meetings of the Council/Board and shall include reasonable travel time. B) either elected or appointed to represent the Union and/or a region at annual or special conventions of the Union. C) a member of the Union’s bargaining committee. Such leave (including travelling time) shall be granted to attend preparatory negotiating meetings, to conduct negotiations, and to participate in mediation, industrial inquiry commissioner hearings and arbitrations. D) selected by the Union or its members as a delegate to attend the Provincial Bargaining Conference. E) selected by the Union or its members as a delegate to attend regional Bargaining Conference.