Grandparental Leave Sample Clauses

Grandparental Leave. F19.1 Grandparental leave is available to employees to enable them to be absent from duty to undertake a primary care giving role to their grandchild during normal business hours.
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Grandparental Leave counts as service for all purposes except the accrual of annual leave and personal leave.
Grandparental Leave who produces a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner or a registered health professional operating within their scope of practice, or in the case of an expected emergency other satisfactory evidence, may apply for personal leave.
Grandparental Leave. Purpose 83.1 Grandparental leave is available to employees to enable them to be absent from duty to undertake a primary care giving role to their grandchild during normal business hours.
Grandparental Leave. (a) This clause applies to full-time and part-time permanent Employees of the Company, but does not apply to temporary or casual Employees. (b) Employees are entitled to request up to 52 weeks’ of unpaid grandparental leave if: (i) the Employee has completed 12 months’ continuous service with the Company prior to the commencement of grandparental leave; (ii) the leave is for the purpose of the Employee taking on Caring Responsibilities of their Grandchild during normal business hours; (iii) the leave is taken within two (2) years of the birth or placement of the Employee’s Grandchild; and (iv) the leave is taken in one continuous block of time.
Grandparental Leave. 11.1 The provisions of this clause 11 apply to full time and part time Employees, but do not apply to temporary or casual Employees. 11.2 In this clause 11, primary care giver means the individual with the sole responsibility for providing care to the child during normal business hours. 11.3 Employee's are entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks' unpaid grandparental leave if: (a) the Employee has completed 12 months continuous service with their Employer; (b) the leave is for the purpose of the Employee being the primary care giver of their grandchild; and (c) the leave is taken between the birth or placement of the Employee's grandchild and the grandchild's second birthday. 11.4 Grandparental leave is available for a maximum of 52 weeks as a single block, as multiple blocks, as a regular period of leave each week or month, or any other flexible arrangement agreed by the Employer (eg, changed hours of work). 11.5 The Employee may take (with the Employer's agreement) accrued annual leave or long service leave while they are on unpaid grandparental leave. Any such leave is to be taken concurrently with unpaid grandparental leave and does not extend the period of available grandparental leave beyond 52 weeks. 11.6 Grandparental leave may only be taken in relation to one grandchild during the Employee's employment, unless otherwise agreed by the Employer. 11.7 An application for grandparental leave must be made at least 10 weeks prior to the requested date of commencement of the leave. The Employer will not unreasonably refuse an application for grandparental leave. 11.8 The Employer may require the Employee to provide evidence in relation to the grandparental leave arrangements (including in relation to the birth or placement of the child). 11.9 Any period of unpaid grandparental leave will not count towards continuous service but will not break an Employee's continuous service for the purpose of all service related entitlements. 11.10 With their Employer's agreement an Employee may change their grandparental leave arrangements on one occasion during the period of leave, including returning to work early or extending the leave (provided that the period of leave does not exceed 52 weeks). 11.11 On return to work, an Employee will be entitled to the position which they held immediately before proceeding on grandparental leave. If that role no longer exists, the Employee will be redeployed or retrenched in accordance with this Agreement.
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  • Parental Leave (a) A nurse who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. (b) A nurse who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 11.07 is eligible to be granted a parental leave of up to thirty-five (35) weeks' duration, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. A nurse who is eligible for a parental leave who is the natural father or is an adoptive parent may extend the parental leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months’ duration, consideration being given to any requirements of adoption authorities. In cases of adoption, the nurse shall advise the hospital as far in advance as possible with respect to a prospective adoption and shall request the leave of absence, in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption. If, because of late receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption, the nurse finds it impossible to request the leave of absence in writing, the request may be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. (c) The nurse shall be reinstated to her or his former position, unless that position has been discontinued, in which case the nurse shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Hospital, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse shall be credited with xxxxx worked (hours worked for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital will outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four (84%) percent of the nurse's regular weekly earnings and the sum of her or his weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she or he is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of ten (10) weeks. The nurse's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her or his regular hourly rate on her or his last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her or his normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan.

  • Pregnancy/Parental Leave Pregnancy/Parental Leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act as amended from time to time. (a) The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy/parental leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks. (b) The Nurse shall give written notification which shall include the expected date of return and a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave. This notice will be waived in the event of pregnancy complications, premature birth or the sudden coming into care of an adopted child. (c) The Nurse has the right to return to their former position, if it still exists, or to a comparable position, if it does not. (d) The Nurse shall be granted seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave and up to sixty-one (61) weeks of parental leave. Natural mothers, if they take parental leave, must take it at the end of the pregnancy leave, or such time as the child comes into their care, but not more than fifty-two (52) weeks after the child is born or comes into care. I.) waiting period. (e) A Nurse shall be permitted to commence their pregnancy leave at any time up to seventeen (17) weeks before the expected date of delivery. (f) During pregnancy/parental leave a Nurse shall continue to accumulate seniority rights for all purposes and the Employer must continue to make Employer contributions to pension, life insurance, accidental death, extended health and dental plans unless the employee has advised the Employer, in writing, that they do not wish to continue to make the employee contributions to such plans. (g) Parents shall be defined to include adoptive parents and a person in a relationship of some permanence with the natural or adoptive mother or father of the child and who intends to treat the child as own. (h) A Nurse shall have the right to a personal leave of absence without pay to commence immediately following a parental/pregnancy/ adoption leave of absence, provided the sum of all such leaves of absence do not exceed twelve continuous months per pregnancy/ adoption.

  • Maternity and Parental Leave Employees are eligible for unpaid leave of absence from employment subject to the conditions in this article. Every employee who intends to take a leave of absence under this article will give at least four weeks' notice in writing to the Employer unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given and will inform the Employer in writing of the length of leave intended to be taken. Each employee who wishes to change the effective date of approved leave will give four weeks' notice of such change unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given.

  • 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;

  • Adoptive Leave Adoptive leave (unpaid) shall be granted for up to a period of one (1) school year. Upon initial application of the adoption, the teacher shall notify the Director of his/her intent in writing to take adoptive leave (unpaid) setting out the beginning and ending dates when possible. The period of leave shall commence when the child is physically turned over to the parent-teacher. Upon adoption, the teacher is entitled to five (5) adoptive leave days, the use of up to ten (10) sick leave days and all accumulated personal leave days.

  • Assault Leave 1. An employee of Alliance City Schools who, without fault, must be absent due to physical disability resulting from an assault which occurs in the course of Board employment while on duty on school grounds during school hours or where required to be in attendance at a school sponsored function shall, after using all or three (3) days of accumulated and unused sick leave, whichever is less, be eligible for assault leave. [When an employee has no accumulated sick leave, three days of sick leave will be advanced.] Assault leave shall be granted for the period of physical disability not to exceed one-hundred eighty (180) school days upon the member's delivering to the Superintendent a signed statement indicating the nature of the injury, the date of its occurrence, the identity of the individual(s) causing the assault and the facts surrounding the assault. If medical attention is required, the member shall supply a certificate from a licensed physician stating the nature of the disability and its anticipated duration. 2. Full payment for assault leave, less Worker's Compensation, shall not exceed the member's per diem rate of pay exclusive of supplementary pay and will not be approved for payment unless and until the statement and certificate, as provided above, are submitted to the Superintendent. Falsification of either the signed statement or a physician's certificate is grounds for suspension or termination of employment under Section 3319.16 of the Ohio Revised Code. 3. Where the member exhausts his/her assault leave, he/she may use sick leave for the period of physical disability. If sick leave and the assault leave provided for herein become exhausted, the member may apply for further assault leave. Whether such additional assault leave is granted shall be determined solely by the Board in its discretion. Where the assaulted member becomes eligible for benefits under the State Teachers' Retirement System because of any disability or because of age or where the member's employment by the Board ceases for any reason whatsoever, this leave provision shall no longer apply and any assault leave payments shall automatically terminate.

  • 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.

  • Maternity/Parental Leave The term of the temporary posting shall be for the term of the illness or maternity/parental leave but shall not exceed eighteen (18) continuous months.

  • 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.

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