Family Friendly Leave Policies Sample Clauses

Family Friendly Leave Policies. The parties recognize the importance of adopting family friendly leave policies as a worthy goal in itself and in order to provide a productive and worker friendly workplace. With this in mind, the parties agree to the following in implementing these policies: a. The parties will support and encourage workers in balancing the demands of work and family and to apply existing statutory authorities to ensure a family friendly workplace. b. Family leave policies provide a range of options designed to assist employees in balancing the needs of work and family. These options include use of sick leave for family care, including, but not limited to, routine medical and dental appointments, and sick leave for adoption. Additionally, leave transfer and/or leave-bank programs are available, along with excused absence for bone marrow and organ donation. Work and family needs may also be addressed by use of leave without pay, compensatory time off, and alternative work schedules. Subject to workload considerations and other legitimate work-related factors, supervisors and managers will support these policies to the maximum extent practicable. c. It is understood that employees must meet eligibility requirements for entitlement to the benefits described in this article. d. Provided that other leave requirements are satisfied, employees may request and be granted up to a total of twenty-four (24) hours of leave without pay (LWOP) each year for the following activities: 1. School and early childhood educational activities including, but not limited to, allowing employees to participate in school activities directly related to the educational advancement of a child. This would include, but is not limited to, parent-teacher conferences or meetings with child-care providers, interviewing for a new school or child- care facility, or participating in volunteer activities supporting the child’s educational advancement. In the context of this article, “school” refers to an elementary school, secondary school, Head Start program, or a child-care facility. 2. Routine family medical purposes including, but not limited to, allowing parents to accompany children to routine medical or dental appointments, such as annual checkups or vaccinations. 3. Elderly relatives’ health or care needs including, but not limited to, allowing employees to accompany an elderly relative to routine medical or dental appointments or other professional services related to the care of the elderly relative,...
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Family Friendly Leave Policies. This applies to any employee who is covered by the Federal leave system [see 5 USC 6301(2)], and who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements described in 5 CFR 630.1201. A. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: Federal employees are entitled to a total of 12 administrative workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for the: (1) birth of a child and care of a newborn; (2) adoption or xxxxxx care of a child; (3) care of a spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition; (4) Serious health condition of the employee that makes the employee unable to perform his/her position. Upon return from such leave an employee must be returned to the same position or to an equivalent position with equivalent benefits, pay, status, and other terms and conditions of employment.
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Family Friendly Leave Policies. Employees are entitled to use sick leave to care for a family member who is incapacitated as a result of physical or mental illness, injury, pregnancy, childbirth, or who receives medical, dental, or optical examinations or treatment, or attend the funeral of a family member. A. For purposes of this section, the definition of “family member” means an individual with any of the following relationships to the employee:
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Family Friendly Leave Policies. A. The Agency agrees to follow a liberal leave policy in granting requests for leave in connection with family care needs. To provide care for a family member, the employee will be allowed the maximum amount of time under law and government-wide rule and/or regulation if leave is available. B. In accordance with applicable regulations, a full time employee may use up to 40 hours of his/her accrued sick leave in a leave year for general family care purposes, including making arrangements for or attending the funeral of the following family members: 1. spouse and parents thereof; 2. children, including adopted children, and spouses thereof; 3. parents, brothers and sisters, and xxxxxxx thereof; or 4. any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship. C. In addition to the 40 hour basic entitlement, full-time employees who have a sick leave balance of 80 hours (after the use of the 40 hours) may use an additional 64 hours of sick leave for general family care purposes, bringing the maximum yearly allowance to 104 hours, or in the case of a part time employee, the number of sick leave hours accrued during a leave year. Part time employees may use sick leave according to the average number of hours worked per week. For example, an employee who works 20 hours per week would be allowed to use 20 sick leave hours per year (basic entitlement) and an additional 32 hours of sick leave provided that he/she has a sick leave balance equal to twice the average number of hours in the weekly tour of duty (40 hours). X. Xx employee who is caring for a family member with a serious health condition may use a total of up to 12 weeks (480 hours) of sick leave during a leave year provided the employee maintains a sick leave balance of at least 80 hours. 1. For part-time employees, the amount of sick leave available to care for a family member with a serious health condition is equal to 12 times the average number of hours in the employee’s regularly-scheduled tour of duty. For example, an employee who works 20 hours a week would be allowed to use up to 240 hours of sick leave per year for a seriously ill family member provided the employee maintains a minimum sick leave balance at all times of 40 hours (twice the number of hours in the weekly part-time tour of duty). 2. If, at the time an employee uses sick leave for a family member’s serious health condition, the employee has used any portion of the ...
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Related to Family Friendly Leave Policies

  • Family Leave 1. An Appointing Authority shall grant to a full time or part time employee who has completed her/his probationary period, or if there is no such probationary period, has been employed for at least three consecutive months, an unpaid leave of absence for up to twenty-six (26) weeks in conjunction with the birth, adoption or placement of a child as long as the leave concludes within twelve (12) months following the birth or placement. The ability to take leave ceases when a xxxxxx placement ceases unless the need for additional leave is directly connected to previous placement. 2. New employees who have completed six full months of employment but remain within their probationary period may request the appointing authority to waive their remaining wait time for FMLA. Such request shall include submission of satisfactory medical evidence that demonstrates either a.) an existing catastrophic illness; or b.) a problematic pregnancy that prevents the employee from being able to perform the functions of her position. Any leave granted under this waiver will be charged against the employee’s FMLA leave as described in this section. The remaining rights and obligations under Section 8 shall apply. 3. At least thirty (30) days in advance, the employee shall submit to the Appointing Authority a written notice of his/her intent to take such leave and the dates and expected duration of such leave. If thirty (30) days notice is not possible, the employee shall give notice as soon as practicable. The employee shall provide upon request by the Appointing Authority proof of the birth or placement or adoption of a child. 4. If an employee has accrued sick leave, personal leave, compensatory leave, or vacation credits at the commencement of her/his family leave, the employee may use such leave credits for which he/she may be eligible under the sick leave, personal leave or vacation provisions of this Agreement. The Appointing Authority may, in his/her discretion, assign an employee to backfill for an employee who is on family leave. Such assignment may not be subject to the grievance procedure. 5. At the expiration of the family leave, the employee shall be returned to the same or equivalent position with the same status, pay and length of service credit as of the date of her/his leave. If during the period of the leave, employees in an equivalent position have been laid-off through no fault of their own, the employee will be extended the same rights or benefits, if any, extended to employees of equal length of service in the equivalent position in the department. 6. Employees taking an unpaid leave of absence under this provision will accrue sick and vacation leave benefits only for the first eight (8) weeks of such unpaid leave. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement to the contrary, the family leave granted under this Article shall not affect the employee's right to receive any contractual benefits for which he/she was eligible at the time of his/her leave. 7. During the time an employee is on family leave, the employee shall be entitled to group health insurance coverage benefits on the same terms and conditions in effect at the time the leave began, provided the employee continues to pay the required employee share of premium while on leave. If the employee fails to return from leave, the Commonwealth may recover, as provided under FMLA, the cost it incurred in maintaining insurance coverage under its group health plan for the duration of the employee's leave. 8. During family leave taken in conjunction with the birth, adoption, or placement of a child, an employee shall receive his/her salary for ten (10) days of said leave at a time requested by the employee. The ten (10) days of paid family leave granted under this Section may be used on an intermittent basis over the twelve

  • Family Care Leave In accordance with RCW 49.12 and WAC 296-130, employees shall be allowed to use any or all of their choice of sick leave or other paid time off to care for a family member (as defined above) who has a serious health condition or an emergency condition. Employees shall not be disciplined or otherwise discriminated against because of their exercise of these rights.

  • Extended Child Care Leave Upon written notification, no later than four weeks prior to the expiration of the aggregate leave taken pursuant to Clauses 21.1 (Maternity Leave) and 21.2 (Parental Leave), an employee will be granted a further unpaid leave of absence not to exceed one year. An employee wishing continued coverage under any applicable benefit plans will pay the total premium costs while on extended child care leave. An employee on extended child care leave will provide the Employer with at least one month's written notice of return from such leave. Upon return from extended child care leave, an employee will be placed in their former position.

  • Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness Leave a) Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness leaves granted to a permanent teacher, long-term occasional teacher or teacher hired into a term position under this Article shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended. b) The teacher will provide to the employer such evidence as necessary to prove entitlement under the Employment Standards Act. c) A teacher contemplating taking such leave(s) shall notify the employer of the intended date the leave is to begin and the anticipated date of return to active employment. d) Seniority and experience continue to accrue during such leave(s). e) Where a teacher is on such leave(s), the Employer shall continue to pay its share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. To maintain participation and coverage under the Collective Agreement, the teacher must agree to provide for payment for the teacher’s share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. f) In order to receive pay for such leaves, a teacher must access Employment Insurance and the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) in accordance with g) to j), if allowable by legislation. An employee who is eligible for E.I. is not entitled to benefits under a school board’s sick leave and short term disability plan. g) The Employer shall provide for permanent teachers, long-term occasional teachers and teachers hired into a term position who access such Leaves, a SEB plan to top up their E.I.

  • Family Violence Leave Family Violence Leave as provided for by the Holidays Act 2003 is in addition to other leave allowances within the collective agreement.

  • Family Medical Leave (a) An employee is entitled to family medical leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. (b) An employee who is on Family Medical Leave shall continue to accumulate seniority and service and the Home will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pension (if permitted by the Plan and matched by the employee) in which the employee is participating during the leave. (c) Subject to any changes in an employee’s status which would have occurred had he or she not been on Family Medical Leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position.

  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA A. The State acknowledges its commitment to comply with the spirit and intent of the leave entitlement provided by the FMLA and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) referred to collectively as "FMLA." The State and the Union recognize that on occasion it will be necessary for employees of the State to take job- protected leave for reasons consistent with the FMLA. As defined by the FMLA, reasons for an FMLA leave may include an employee's serious health condition, for the care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition, and/or for the birth or adoption of a child. B. For the purposes of providing the FMLA benefits the following definitions shall apply: 1. An eligible employee means an employee who meets the eligibility criteria set forth in the FMLA; 2. An employee's child means any child, regardless of age, who is affected by a serious health condition as defined by the FMLA and is incapable of self care. "Care" as provided in this section applies to the individual with the covered health condition;

  • Family Medical Leave Act 1. If an employee takes a leave granted under this Article for a reason covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, the leave shall be administered under the provisions of the FMLA. 2. Upon approval of the Superintendent and Association President, this Section may be modified as necessary to comply with federal law and rules and regulations. 3. The Board shall provide a copy of the policy on FMLA in the library of each building.

  • Leave Policies 13 5.01 Sick Leave .................................................................. 13 5.011 Entitlement ........................................................ 13 5.012 Accumulation ..................................................... 13 5.013 Reasons ............................................................ 13 5.014 Sick Leave Advance .......................................... 14 5.015 Statement .......................................................... 14 5.016 Falsification ....................................................... 14 5.02

  • Family Sick Leave An employee may use sick leave credits for family illness or injury only if the employee must provide direct care to an immediate family member. For purposes of family sick leave, “immediate family member” will mean the employee’s parent, spouse, or child, including step-child and xxxxxx child.

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