Childcare/Adoption Leave Sample Clauses

Childcare/Adoption Leave. An employee, after completing the probationary period, shall be granted a childcare/adoption leave without pay for a period not to exceed one (1) year upon request. Notice of intention to return from leave must be sent in writing to the Director of Human Resources thirty (30) calendar days prior to the intended return. An employee returning from a childcare/adoption leave may expect to return to the same position or a comparable position. Upon return, all benefits possessed at the time of the leave will be restored. For employees absent due to temporary disabilities caused by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery therefrom will be treated as sick leave.
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Childcare/Adoption Leave. A. Any teacher not otherwise eligible for Sick Leave provided in Article 12 may use accumulated sick leave, up to ten (10) work days, for the birth or adoption of a child. B. In addition, a teacher who is pregnant or adopting a child shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay for childcare or adoption reasons to begin at any time between: a) the commencement of pregnancy and b) one (1) year after the child is born or adopted. Such leave may be extended for an additional period of time upon application for extension. Leaves pertinent to this section shall be granted only until the end of the school year. If this results in a leave of less than one (1) year duration after the child is born or adopted, the teacher may request a leave for the next school year. C. Applications for childcare or adoption leave shall be in writing, and shall contain a statement of the expected date of birth, or in the case of adoption, the date of obtaining custody, the date on which the leave is to commence, and the date the teacher anticipates returning to service. D. Upon return from approved childcare or adoption leave, at the time set forth in the application for leave, the teacher shall be entitled to reinstatement to the same position which he/she held prior to the leave. If the teacher's previous position no longer exists the teacher will be reinstated to an equivalent position for which the teacher holds valid unexpired certification/licensure. An equivalent position is one that pays a similar amount, and is in the same classification for securing seniority, that is: Grades 7-12, secondary or Grades K-8, elementary. The Board will exercise its prerogative in matters concerning a supplemental contract for returning teachers from childcare or adoption leave. E. If the teacher desires to return to active service prior to the stated date of return on the application for leave, the teacher shall notify the Superintendent, in writing, that an early return is requested and the date upon which the teacher wishes to return. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education may authorize the early return of the teacher. If the early return is authorized by the Board, the teacher shall return on the date authorized. The teacher shall be placed in a position assignment as agreed to by the Board and the teacher, in writing, prior to the authorization by the Board. F. Individuals on any approved leave may continue their hospitalization and other group benef...
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Childcare/Adoption Leave. Upon request a teacher shall be granted childcare/adoption leave for the remainder of a semester or school year. It is agreed that such a leave would be without salary or fringe benefits. An employee may pay and participate in group insurances during this leave. Upon return, if taking the leave a teacher shall be reinstated in contract status, but not necessarily the same teaching position.
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Related to Childcare/Adoption Leave

  • 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.

  • Parental/Adoption Leave a) A full-time or regular-part time nurse who commenced employment with the Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks before the expected date of delivery or date of custody of a child and is a parent, shall be entitled to thirty seven (37) weeks of parental or adoption leave of absence without pay, in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act of Ontario, except as amended in this Article. b) The nurse shall advise the Employer in writing seven (7) weeks in advance, but not later than two (2) weeks in advance, of the date the parental/adoption 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 or control of the parent. c) The nurse shall re-confirm her intention to return to work or may request changes to dates originally approved in subsection b) above by written notification to be received by the Employer at least seven (7) 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) A full-time nurse’s seniority, vacation and sick leave 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. A regular part-time nurse who is on an approved parental/adoption leave shall accrue seniority while on such leave, calculated on the basis of averaging her hours over the twenty (20) week period immediately preceding the week in which her leave commences. e) During the nurse's parental or adoption leave, the nurse shall continue to participate in the pension plan and insured benefit plans (applicable to full-time nurses only) she is enrolled in immediately prior to commencing her leave, unless she gives the Employer seven (7) 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 and pension contributions. f) A nurse returning from parental/adoption leave shall be paid at the same step in 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) Nurses 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 her date of hire subject to successfully completing her probationary period.

  • 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)

  • Education Leave If required by the Hospital, an employee shall be entitled to leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority and benefits to write examinations to upgrade his or her employment qualifications. Where employees are required by the Hospital to take courses to upgrade or acquire new employment qualifications, the Hospital shall pay the full costs associated with the courses. Subject to operational requirements, the Hospital will make every reasonable effort to grant requests for necessary changes to an employee's schedule to enable attendance at a recognized up-grading course or seminar related to employment with the Hospital."

  • 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.

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