EXPERIENCE CREDIT AT START OF LEAVE. If an employee’s leave begins after April 1 but prior to the close of school of any school year, the employee will be credited with a full year’s experience as it relates to placement on the salary schedule.
MATERNITY-RELATED REASSIGNMENT OR LEAVE (a) An employee who is pregnant or nursing may, during the period from the beginning of pregnancy to the end of the twenty-fourth (24th) week following the birth, request the Council to modify her job functions or reassign her to another job if, by reason of the pregnancy or nursing, continuing any of her current functions may pose a risk to her health or that of the foetus or child.