Leave Entitlement An eligible employee is entitled to take up to a total of twelve (12) 41 work weeks of FMLA leave in a 12-month period, to be measured backwards from the 42 commencement date the employee uses FMLA leave. An eligible employee taking leave 43 under Article 12.02(10)(b) shall be permitted to take up to 26 work weeks of leave in a 44 12-month period.
Sick Leave Entitlement A permanent full-time employee will earn paid sick leave at the rate of one day per month. Part-time employees will be entitled to sick leave credits on a pro rata basis. Sick leave will accumulate to a total of 15 working days. Note: Employees who currently have more than 15 days credited to their sick leave bank will not earn sick leave until such time as their sick leave bank falls below 15 days.
Job Search Entitlement (a) An employee given notice of termination in circumstances of redundancy must be allowed up to one day’s time off without loss of ordinary pay during each week of notice for the purpose of seeking other employment.
Basic entitlement (a) After twelve months continuous service, parents are entitled to a combined total of 52 weeks unpaid parental leave on a shared basis in relation to the birth or adoption of their child. For females, maternity leave may be taken and for males, paternity leave may be taken. Adoption leave may be taken in the case of adoption.
