Common use of Child Care Leave Clause in Contracts

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 25.18 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 25.18 (a) thereto: (1) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) where an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such an employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (Laboratory and Medical); (3) where the employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, the employee and the Employer shall continue their contributions to premiums as required by and subject to the terms of such plans. (Technical Inspection only); (4) an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half (1/2) the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, xxxxx leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 25.18(a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirtysixty-seven two (3762) consecutive weeks. (b) The thirtysixty-seven two (3762) week weeks child care leave period referred to in 25.17 27.18 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fiftyseventy-two eight (5278) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and the Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the a commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For the adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible prior to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirtyup to sixty-seven two (3762) week weeks child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, parent or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/placed in her previously held position and shall receive classification at her work location (city, town or village) at a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to her departure on child care maternity leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layofflay-off, the provisions of Article 17 15 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks only specified in Article 25.17article (a) thereto: 1. an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her regular hours of work would have been; 2. when an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. 3. an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half (1/2) of the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, grant leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in article 27.18 (a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave period. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article clause 25.17 (a) thereto: (1) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) where an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such an employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post- dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums; (3) an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, xxxxx leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 24.17(a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (ai) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, granted upon request in writing, writing child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (bii) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a20.07(g)(i) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (ciii) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (div) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (ev) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (fvi) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (gvii) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her placed in their previously held position classification at their work location (city, town, or village) and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 13 shall apply. (hviii) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 20.07(g) (i) thereto: (1) An employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) When an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (3) An employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave. An employee who returns to work from leave before the sixteenth (16th) day of the month shall be eligible to accumulate vacation and sick credits for that month. An employee who returns to work from leave on the sixteenth (16th) day of the month or after shall be eligible to begin accumulating vacation and sick credits from the first of the month following the date of his/her return to work. (ix) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, grant leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 20.07(g)(i) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is 26.01 Following the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, birth of a child and upon request in writing, an employee who is the parent of the child shall be granted child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) 26.02 The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a) above 26.01 shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end end: (a) no later than thirty-seven (37) weeks after this date, or (b) no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this datewhen combined with maternity leave. (c) The 26.03 If the employee who is the natural birth mother of the child child, she must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and the Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) 26.04 If the natural father intends employee entitled to take child care leaveleave is not the birth mother, he the employee shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the a commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) 26.05 If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, parent or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) 26.06 An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her the previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she the employee was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If leave unless the employee’s previously held employee accepts appointment to another position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall applyupon return to work. (h) 26.07 During the period of child care leave, an employee: (a) continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what the employee’s regular hours of work would have been; (b) continues to accrue entitlements for retirement allowance and vacation purposes; (c) maintains but only accrues sick leave or vacation leave credits for any calendar month in which the employee receives pay for at least eleven (11) days, excluding statutory holidays. 26.08 Subject to the terms of up any insured benefit plan, an employee may continue contributions to thirty-seven group insurance plans, including that of the Employer, provided the employee submits postdated cheques for both shares of the premiums for the entire period prior to commencing child care leave. 26.09 When an employee on child care leave wishes to return to work earlier than provided for under 26.02, the employee shall give the Employer written notice at least ten (3710) weeks only specified working days in Article 25.17advance, and the Employer will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the request. 26.10 An employee who is a parent of the newborn other than the birth mother shall be granted five (5) days’ leave without loss of pay within a reasonable period of time surrounding the occasion of the birth of the child.

Child Care Leave. (ai) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, granted upon request in writing, writing child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks. (bii) The thirtysixty-seven two (3762) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a20.07(g)(i) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fiftyseventy-two eight (5278) weeks after this date. (ciii) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (div) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (ev) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (fvi) If both parents are employees, the thirtysixty-seven two (3762) week child care leave may be taken by one one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks. (gvii) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her placed in their previously held position classification at their work location (city, town, or village), after a paid period of reorientation if required as determined by the Employer, and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 13 shall apply. (hviii) During the period of child care leave of up to thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 20.07(g)(i) thereto: (1) An employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) When an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (3) An employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave. An employee who returns to work from leave before the sixteenth (16th) day of the month shall be eligible to accumulate vacation and sick credits for that month. An employee who returns to work from leave on the sixteenth (16th) day of the month or after shall be eligible to begin accumulating vacation and sick credits from the first of the month following the date of his/her return to work. (ix) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, grant leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 20.07(g)(i) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a26.23(a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 26.23 (a) thereto: (1) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) where an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such an employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post- dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (3) an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, grant leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 26.23(a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, granted upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a25.17(a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and the Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the a commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For the adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, parent or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive at a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to the departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layofflay-off, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 25.17(a) thereto: (i) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what his/her regular hours of work would have been; (ii) when an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (iii) an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half (½) of the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, xxxxx leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 25.17(a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave period. The employee shall provide the Employer with post- dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, granted upon request in writing, writing child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks. (b) The thirtysixty-seven two (3762) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a18.05(a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fiftyseventy-two eight (5278) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the a child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the Employer and employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum of six (6) weeks notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six four (64) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible prior to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirtysixty-seven two (3762) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, parent or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks. If both parents are employed by the Employer, only one request for such leave shall be granted. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 11 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 18.05 (a) thereto: (i) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her regular hours of work would have been; (ii) when an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans; (iii) an employee maintains previously accumulated sick leave and vacation leave credits but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits while on maternity leave. Period of less than one (1) month shall not be counted in this calculation.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article clause 25.17 (a) thereto: (1) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) where an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such an employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums; (3) an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, xxxxx leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 25.17 (a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, granted upon request in writing, writing child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a18.15(a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the a child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the Employer and employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum of six (6) weeks notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible prior to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, parent or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. If both parents are employed by the Employer, only one request for such leave shall be granted. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply.receiving (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 18.15 (a) thereto: (i) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her regular hours of work would have been; (ii) when an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans; (iii) an employee maintains previously accumulated sick leave and vacation leave credits but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits while on maternity leave. Period of less than one (1) month shall not be counted in this calculation.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 25.18 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 25.18 (a) thereto: (1) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) where an emp loyee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such an employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post- dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (Engineering and Field ,Laboratory and Medical and Highway Supervisors only); (3) where the employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, the employee and the Employer shall continue their contributions to premiums as required by and subject to the terms of such plans. (Technical Inspection only); (4) an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, xxxxx leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 25.18(a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week weeks child care leave period referred to in 25.17 27.18 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and the Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the a commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For the adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible prior to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the up to thirty-seven (37) week weeks child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, parent or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-thirty- seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/placed in her previously held position and shall receive classification at her work location (city, town or village) at a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to her departure on child care maternity leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layofflay-off, the provisions of Article 17 15 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17article (a) thereto: 1. an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her regular hours of work would have been; 2. when an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. 3. an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half (1/2) of the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, grant leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in article 27.18 (a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave period. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (a) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks. (b) The thirty-seven (37) week weeks child care leave period referred to in 25.17 27.18 (a) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and the Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (d) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the a commencement date and duration of the leave. (e) For the adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible prior to the commencement of the leave. (f) If both parents are employees, the up to thirty-seven (37) week weeks child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, parent or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-thirty- seven (37) weeks. (g) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/placed in her previously held position and shall receive classification at her work location (city, town or village) at a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to her departure on child care maternity leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layofflay-off, the provisions of Article 17 15 shall apply. (h) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17article (a) thereto: 1. an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her regular hours of work would have been; 2. when an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. 3. an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which she is absent on child care leave for more than one-half (1/2) of the number of working days in that month. (i) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, xxxxx leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in article 27.18 (a) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave period. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.

Child Care Leave. (ai) An employee who is the natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, granted upon request in writing, writing child care leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. (bii) The thirty-seven (37) week child care leave period referred to in 25.17 (a20.07(g)(i) above shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn or adoptive child comes into the employee’s care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (ciii) The employee who is the natural mother of the child must commence the child care leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave unless the employee and Employer agree otherwise, and shall give the Employer a minimum six (6) weeks weeks’ notice of her intent to take the child care leave. If the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, the taking of the leave may be delayed. (div) If the natural father intends to take child care leave, he shall give a minimum of six (6) weeks weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (ev) For adoptive parents, such leave shall be requested as soon as possible to the commencement of the leave. (fvi) If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week child care leave may be taken by one (1) parent, or shared by the two (2) parents, provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. (gvii) An employee returning to work from child care leave shall be reinstated to his/her placed in their previously held position classification at their work location (city, town, or village) and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to departure on child care leave. If the employee’s previously held position has been affected by layoff, the provisions of Article 17 13 shall apply. (hviii) During the period of child care leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 25.17clause 20.07(g) (i) thereto: (1) An employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits based on what her/his regular hours of work would have been; (2) When an employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, such employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer to such group insurance plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (3) An employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits for any calendar month in which he/she is absent on child care leave. An employee who returns (ix) The Employer may, upon request in writing from the employee, xxxxx leave of absence without pay following completion of the child care leave requested in clause 20.07(g)(i) above. An employee granted such leave of absence without pay may, where permissible under the relevant insurance plans, continue contributions including those of the Employer during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums.