Childcare Leave. a. Childcare leave shall be granted for the purpose of bonding with the employee's natural newborn, adopted, or xxxxxx child for employees who have either exhausted their FMLA leave or who are ineligible for FMLA. b. During a childcare leave, an employee must exhaust all sick and personal leave and accrued compensatory time before moving to unpaid status. Once an employee moves to an unpaid leave, all benefits will be terminated at the end of the month. c. Childcare leave may extend up to one (1) year (12 months), including time covered by the FMLA, during the first year after the child's birth or placement. However, the leave must terminate at the end of a semester, unless an exception is granted by the Superintendent or designee. It is understood that the foregoing sentence will mean, in some cases, that the actual duration of the leave exceeds one year. d. Unless otherwise agreed according to subsection B.4.c, above, the ancillary staff will be returned at a semester break to the position the ancillary staff occupied prior to the beginning of the leave, provided the actual duration of the leave does not exceed twelve (12) months, the position has not been eliminated, and the ancillary staff made the request in writing at the time the leave began. If the position no longer exists, or if the ancillary staff and the Superintendent agree, the ancillary staff will be placed in a position equivalent in pay, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, if one exists.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
