Child Rearing and Adoption Leave- Sample Clauses

Child Rearing and Adoption Leave-. (A) Teachers with at least three years of service to the District who desire childrearing or adoption leave shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay subject to the following provisions: A male or female teacher shall notify the Superintendent in writing of the pregnancy giving rise to the request for child rearing leave and the anticipated delivery date within ninety (90) days after the determination of such pregnancy. Continued employment of a teacher who becomes pregnant will be permitted as long as the teacher is able to adequately perform her duties, and can supply to the Board sufficient medical evidence to ensure her health and safety. The Board, in any event, shall be held harmless from any and all claims by the pregnant teacher in connection with the decision to continue work while pregnant. Male or female teachers with at least three years of service to the District may take childrearing or adoption leave not to exceed the balance of the school year and the next school year. Teachers who take leave under this Section can only return to work at the beginning of a school year in September and failure by the teacher to comply with this requirement shall immediately terminate any and all obligations, contractual and otherwise, of the Bow School District. Teachers who take a leave under this Section 6 (A) shall return to the same position which they held prior to taking such leave, if available, or, if not, to a substantially equivalent position. If both parents of the child are employees of the school district, only one shall be eligible for leave under this Section. Leave time under this Section shall not be counted toward the attainment of a continuing contract. A teacher who requires a subsequent leave of absence under this section shall be eligible for said leave at any time. (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.A. above: 1. Sick leave with pay shall, at the teacher’s option, be available to a teacher who is medically disabled due to pregnancy to the extent that such teacher has unused accumulated sick leave, provided that such teacher actually works up to the onset of the period of her actual medical disability which prevents that teacher from performing her teaching duties. To be eligible for such sick leave benefits, the teacher must furnish to the superintendent a certificate from a physician certifying to the nature of the disability and the dates of the period of actual disability of the teacher. 2. A male or female tea...
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Child Rearing and Adoption Leave-. 1. A child rearing leave of absence may begin at any time during the months prior to the anticipated birth or adoption of the employee’s child. A thirty (30) day written notice of such leave is required. 2. A bargaining unit member shall be eligible for sick leave pay within their accumulated sick leave for the school workdays that the bargaining unit member is unable to work due to their physical disability. A bargaining unit member may not use sick leave during the period of an unpaid child rearing leave. If sick leave days are to be used, they must be used prior to the start of any unpaid leave. The bargaining unit member’s attending physician must certify that their physical disability prevents them from working. Xxxx leave will be based upon that period of time as certified by said physician. 3. Up to two (2) years will be granted as unpaid leave of absence. For purposes of this section, date of adoption of a pre-school child shall have the same effect as date of birth. Leaves that begin during a semester terminate at the end of that semester two (2) years later. 4. A bargaining unit member may return prior to the end of the unpaid leave of absence provided that the District has received forty-five (45) days written notification of a desire to return and such return is scheduled at the beginning of a semester. 5. A bargaining unit member will not be given salary schedule credit for the period of time that they are on the unpaid leave.
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Child Rearing and Adoption Leave-. Employees may take unpaid leave for child-rearing and/or adoption leave in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act and M.G.L. c. 149, §105D. In the event of child-rearing leave and/or adoption leave, a non-birth parent and/or a teacher adopting a child may choose to use up to ten (10) sick leave days and two (2) personal leave days for purpose of the leave.
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Child Rearing and Adoption Leave- i. The District agrees to grant child-rearing and adoption leave as provided by law. In addition, any teacher employed by the District for more than one year may use accumulated sick leave during their child rearing and adoption leave and shall be allowed to request ten (10) additional days from the sick bank, in accordance with the sick bank guidelines. The total number of sick days allowed may not exceed sixty (60) and must begin within twelve (12) months of the birth or adoption. Application shall be made in writing and, if at all possible, at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the start of the leave. Such leave must end within twelve (12) months of the birth or adoption. ii. In the circumstance that a teacher returns from child rearing leave with no accumulated sick leave, they will be credited with fifteen (15) sick leave days. The used sick leave days will be paid back from annual sick leave to the district over the ensuing four (4) years at the rate of four (4) days per year. If the teacher leaves their employment with the District for any reason, the number of sick days will be deducted from the teacher’s accumulated sick days. In the absence thereof, the value will be deducted from the teacher’s final pay.
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Child Rearing and Adoption Leave-. 1. An employee shall be granted unpaid Child-Rearing Leave without pay not to exceed twelve (12) calendar months upon written application to the Superintendent submitted at least forty-five (45) days prior to the commencement of the requested leave. Such request must be directly associated with the actual or impending arrival of a newborn child or the adoption of a child. 2. No benefits shall accrue to the employee while on a child-rearing leave or adoption leave, except those provided by Federal or State laws. Upon return, the employee shall be credited with any accumulated unused sick leave. 3. An employee shall be granted an Adoption Leave without pay not to exceed twelve (12) calendar months upon written application to the Board of Trustees submitted at least forty-five (45) days prior to the commencement of the requested leave. Such request must be accompanied by a birth certificate, if appropriate. A leave shall commence no later than nine (9) months after the placement of the child in the home. Three
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Child Rearing and Adoption Leave-. (A) Bargaining unit members with at least two years of service to the District who desire childrearing or adoption leave shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay subject to the following provisions: A male or female bargaining unit member shall notify the Superintendent in writing of the pregnancy giving rise to the request for child rearing leave and the anticipated delivery date within ninety (90) days after the determination of such 1 For example: If a bargaining unit member is on step 5 the year before s/he takes sabbatical leave, s/he will be on step 6 during the year of sabbatical leave and during the year after the sabbatical leave. If the step 6 salary is $40,000 during the year of the sabbatical leave and the bargaining unit member takes a sabbatical for only the second semester, the bargaining unit member will earn approximately $20,000 while working the first semester and approximately $10,000 while on sabbatical during the second semester. If the step 6 salary is $40,000 during the year of the sabbatical and the bargaining unit member takes the full year for a sabbatical, the bargaining unit member will earn $20,000 during the year of sabbatical.
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Related to Child Rearing and Adoption Leave-

  • Parental and Adoption Leave Shall refer to the following leaves which include female biological parents, male biological parents, male adoptive parents and female adoptive parents: (a) The parental leave of a Nurse who has taken pregnancy/birth leave and whose newborn child or children arrive in the Nurse’s home during pregnancy/birth leave, (i) shall begin immediately upon the exhaustion of the pregnancy/birth allowance without the Nurse’s returning to work; and (ii) shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the parental leave began as determined by the Nurse. (iii) In no case shall the combined pregnancy/birth and parental/adoption leaves to which Nurse is entitled exceed a maximum of fifty-two (52) weeks. (b) The parental leave for a Nurse who becomes a parent of one or more children through the birth of the child or children, other than a parent for whom provision is made in Article 13.05(a), (i) shall begin on such date coinciding with or after the birth of the child as the Nurse determines; and (ii) shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the child or children first arrive in the Nurse’s home. (c) A Nurse who becomes a parent of one or more children through the placement of the child or children in the care of the Nurse for the purpose of adoption of the child or children is entitled to a leave of absence of up to fifty-two (52) weeks. This leave: (i) shall begin on a date coinciding with the arrival of the child or children in the Nurse’s home; and (ii) shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the leave began.

  • Pregnancy, Parental and Adoption Leave The Board provides pregnancy, parental and adoption leave for employees for such period before and after delivery or adoption of a child as will serve the interest of the students, the Board and the employee concerned, and in conformity with the requirements of the Employment Standards Act. Pregnancy is regarded as a normal health condition and not as sickness. No distinction is made between illness resulting from pregnancy and other types of illness for the purpose of sick leave coverage.

  • Maternity, Parental and Adoption Leave Employees are eligible for unpaid leave of absence from employment subject to the conditions in this article. Every employee who intends to take a leave of absence under this article shall give at least 30 days' notice in writing to the Employer unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given and shall inform the Employer in writing of the length of leave intended to be taken. Each employee who wishes to change the effective date of approved leave shall give four weeks' notice of such change unless there is a valid reason why notice cannot be given.

  • Child Rearing Leave Subd. 1 Child rearing leave of absences shall be available to teachers for a period of time, not to exceed twelve (12) calendar months, for the purpose of caring for a newborn infant or pre-school adopted child for which the applicant has the legal responsibility for the care and/or support of said child. Such leave may be taken subsequent to birth of the teacher's child, or in the case of adoption, when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. a. At least two (2) calendar months prior to the estimated delivery date of the child, the employee shall be required to notify the Employer in writing whether or not the employee intends to take child rearing leave. This election may be changed at any time before the teacher is no longer disabled from working due to childbirth or pregnancy related disability or before the fifteenth (15th) day after the birth of the child, whichever is sooner. b. Upon filing an application for adoption of a pre-school child, the employee shall be required to notify the Employer, in writing, of the teacher's intention to take a child rearing leave. Such notice to include the estimated date when such leave shall become effective. Subd. 3 In connection with the election to take child rearing leave, the teacher shall submit a request for such leave in writing. Such request shall include an estimated commencement date and return date. The estimated commencement date shall be the physician's projected date the teacher will no longer be disabled from teaching due to childbirth or pregnancy related disability, or in the case of an adoption, the agency's estimated date when the child will be turned over to the parent. Subd. 4 In making the final determination under Subd. 3 concerning the duration of a child rearing leave of absence, the Employer shall not be required to grant a leave of absence in excess of two (2) semesters. The actual commencement date of child rearing leave shall be the date on which the teacher is no longer disabled due to childbirth and pregnancy related disability as determined by the physician; or, in the case of an adoption, the date when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. The return date shall be twelve (12) calendar months following the actual commencement of the leave except as may be provided in Subd. 7.

  • Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave Pregnancy Leave will be in accordance with the current Employment Standards Act (Pregnancy and Parental Leave) at the time of application. (See Appendix A)

  • Parental and Adoption Leave Allowance (a) An Employee entitled to parental or adoption leave under the provisions of this Agreement, who provides the Employer with proof that she/he has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance (E. I.) benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act, 1996, shall be paid an allowance in accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit (S.E.B.) Plan. (b) In respect to the period of parental or adoption leave, payments made according to the S.E.

  • Parental/Adoption Leave (a) A nurse who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks and who is a parent of a child is entitled to parental leave 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, shall be entitled to thirty-seven (37) weeks (provided the employee did not take pregnancy leave) of parental/adoption leave of absence without pay in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act of Ontario as may be amended from time to time, except as hereunder set out in this article. (b) A nurse shall advise the Employer in writing five (5) weeks in advance of the date the parental leave is to commence and end. Such leave must commence no later than thirty-five (35) weeks after the child was born or came into the custody, care and control of the parent. (c) The nurse shall re-confirm her intention to return to work or may request changes to the dates originally approved by written notification to be received by the Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be placed in a comparable position. (d) Seniority and service shall continue to accrue during parental and adoption leave however, the nurse will not be paid for named holidays occurring during such leaves of absence. Absence for parental/adoption leave shall be considered as service for the purpose of entitlement to increased vacation and sick leave credits. (e) During the nurse's parental/adoption leave, the nurse shall continue to participate in the Canadian Blood Services Pension Plan and insured benefit plans in which she is enrolled immediately prior to commencing her leave unless she gives the Employer five (5) weeks advance written notice before her leave is to commence that she does not intend to do so. The nurse shall be required to prepay her share of any premiums. (f) A nurse returning from parental/adoption leave shall be paid at the same step in the salary scale that she had attained prior to going on such leave of absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave of absence, the nurse shall receive her anniversary increment upon her return to employment. (g) A nurse newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved parental/adoption leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Employer, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing the probationary period.

  • 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.

  • Pre-Retirement Counseling Leave Each employee within four (4) years of chosen retirement age or date shall be granted, on a one-time basis, up to three and one-half (3-1/2) days leave with pay to pursue bona fide pre-retirement programs. Employees shall request the use of leave provided in this Section at least five (5) days prior to the intended day of use.

  • Maternity 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.