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For more information visit our privacy policy.Casual Leave Employees may be granted casual leave with pay to a maximum of two (2) hours for the following purposes:
Maternity Leave (a) Maternity leave shall not constitute cause for dismissal. (b) Medical complications of pregnancy, including complications during an unpaid leave of absence for maternity reasons preceding the period stated by the Employment Insurance Act, shall be covered by sick leave credits providing the employee is not in receipt of maternity benefits under the Employment Insurance Act or any wage loss replacement plan. (c) A pregnant employee who requests maternity leave is entitled to up to 17 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins: i) no earlier than 13 weeks before the expected birth date, and ii) no later than the actual birth date and ends no later than 17 weeks after the leave begins. (d) An employee who requests leave after giving birth to a child is entitled to up to 17 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins on the date of the birth and ends no later than 17 weeks after that date. (e) An employee who requests leave after the termination of the employee’s pregnancy is entitled to up to 6 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins on the date of the termination of the pregnancy and ends no later than 6 weeks after that date. (f) An employee who requests leave is entitled to up to 6 additional consecutive weeks of unpaid leave if, for reasons related to the birth or the termination of the pregnancy, the employee is unable to return to work when the employee leave ends consistent with (c), (d) and (e). (g) A request for leave must: i) be given in writing to the Employer, ii) if the request is made during the pregnancy, be given to the Employer at least 4 weeks before the day the employee proposes to begin leave, and iii) if required by the Employer, be accompanied by a medical practitioner's or nurse practitioner's certificate stating the expected or actual birth date or the date the pregnancy terminated or stating the reasons for requesting additional leave under subsection (f). (h) If an employee on leave under subsection (c) or (d) proposes to return to work earlier than 6 weeks after giving birth to the child, the Employer may require the employee to give the Employer a medical practitioner’s or nurse practitioner’s certificate stating the employee is able to resume work.
Civil Leave A. A bargaining unit member subpoenaed to appear in court for a work-related matter or serve on jury duty shall be granted leave without loss of pay. A copy of the court summons, subpoena, or letter from the court requesting the bargaining unit member’s presence must be submitted to administration. B. When a bargaining unit member is scheduled to be absent and such appearance in court is negated or the bargaining unit member is excused in such time to return to his/her work site for the remainder of his/her workday, then he/she is required to do so.
Donor Leave An employee shall be granted the necessary leave of absence with pay for the purpose of donating bone marrow or an organ.
Legal Leave 1The University shall grant leave of absence with pay to a member of faculty who is called to serve as a juror or a witness in a court of law in a matter in which he/she is not a party or an accused.