Commencement of Maternity/Adoption/Parental Leave. (a) An employee shall be eligible for and shall be permitted to commence maternity leave at the beginning of the sixth (6th) month of pregnancy. Permission to commence maternity leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees on leave will have the option of continuing to pay their portion of the group insurance plan premiums to a maximum of fifty-two (52) weeks. Where the employee opts to continue to pay premiums, the Employer will also pay its share of the premiums. (b) An employee shall notify her employer when an adoption is imminent. The employee shall be eligible for and shall be permitted to commence adoption leave immediately following the adoption. (c) An employee shall be eligible for and shall be permitted to take parental leave for up to thirty-five (35) weeks in combination with maternity or adoption leave or at some other time by either parent. In any event, such leave shall commence by the beginning of the fortieth (40th) week following the birth or adoption and, where possible, the employee shall provide the employer with at least two (2) weeks notice prior to the commencement of parental leave. (d) The maximum leave allowed under this clause shall be fifty-two (52) weeks in total. However, the Employer may grant leave without pay when an employee is unable to return to duty after the expiration of leave under this clause, during which the employee shall earn service for seniority purposes. (e) An employee returning from maternity leave may be exempt from standby and callback until the child is two (2) years old provided that other qualified employees in the work area are available. (f) Upon return to work following maternity leave, an employee shall return to her previous position subject to operational requirements. Employees who were in rotational positions upon commencing maternity leave will continue to have their name listed on the rotational positions and will be placed in the appropriate rotation positions upon return to work.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Commencement of Maternity/Adoption/Parental Leave. (a) An employee shall be eligible for and shall be permitted to commence maternity leave at the beginning of the sixth (6th) month of pregnancy. Permission to commence maternity leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees on leave will have the option of continuing to pay their portion of the group insurance plan premiums to a maximum of fiftyseventy-two eight (5278) weeks. Where the employee opts to continue to pay premiums, the Employer will also pay its share of the premiums.
(b) An employee shall notify her their employer when an adoption is imminent. The employee shall be eligible for and shall be permitted to commence adoption leave immediately following the adoption.
(c) An employee shall be eligible for and shall be permitted to take parental leave for up to thirty-five (35) weeks in combination with maternity or adoption leave or at some other time by either parent. In any event, such leave shall commence by the beginning of the fortieth (40th) week following the birth or adoption and, where possible, the employee shall provide the employer with at least two (2) weeks weeks’ notice prior to the commencement of parental leave.
(d) The maximum leave allowed under this clause shall be fiftyseventy-two eight (5278) weeks in total. However, the Employer may grant leave without pay when an employee is unable to return to duty after the expiration of leave under this clause, during which the employee shall earn service for seniority purposes.
(e) An employee returning from maternity leave may be exempt from standby and callback until the child is two (2) years old provided that other qualified employees in the work area are available.
(f) Upon return to work following maternity leave, an employee shall return to her their previous position subject to operational requirements. Employees who were in rotational positions upon commencing maternity leave will continue to have their name listed on the rotational positions and will be placed in the appropriate rotation positions upon return to work.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
