General Provisions Applicable to Pregnancy and Parental Leave. (a) An Employee who has given notice to begin pregnancy, parental or adoption leave may change the notice to begin leave upon giving the Employer at least two (2) weeks' written notice. (b) An Employee who has given notice to end leave may change the notice to an earlier date upon giving the Employer at least four (4) weeks' written notice before the earlier date. (c) Employees are entitled during pregnancy and parental leave to continue participation in the pension plans, life insurance plans, accidental death plans, extended health plans and dental plans in which the Employee participated prior to taking the leave. The Employer shall continue to make the Employer's contributions for the prescribed benefit plans unless the Employee gives the Employer written notice that the Employee does not intend to pay the Employee's contributions during the leave period. (d) Employees shall be reinstated following return from pregnancy or parental leave in the position that the Employee held prior to commencing leave, if it still exists, or a comparable position at the rate equal to the wages most recently paid by the Employer. (e) During the above leaves, Employees shall accumulate seniority.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
