Alternative Parental Leave. Instead of taking a parental SUB, a full-time or regular part-time Employee who has completed at least 6 months continuous service with the Employer is entitled to 2 consecutive weeks (effective September 1, 2014: 4 consecutive weeks) leave without loss of salary upon the birth or adoption of her child. The Employee shall notify the Employer in writing of her choice in this regard upon notice of the leave.
Alternative Parental Leave. The City shall provide six weeks of paid leave to employees for the purpose of bonding with a child in connection with the surrogate birth, adoption or xxxxxx care placement of that child. The child may be from a surrogate or non-surrogate parent or agency. The six weeks shall be paid at the rate of 2/3 of the employee’s current base salary, and no other benefits shall be enhanced or reduced as a result of using this leave. Employees may use other accrued paid leave (e.g., CAL time) to supplement their pay up to 100% of their current base salary in conjunction with this leave. The six weeks of leave need not be used consecutively; however, it is limited to the first year after the birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement of the child. Supporting documentation will be required. Alternative Parental Leave is intended to provide paid leave to parents similar to that afforded to new mothers eligible for disability leave, so Alternative Parental Leave may not be used in combination with disability leave connected with giving birth to a child.
