Leave Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this agreement. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital'sSupplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plan, and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission, an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this agreement and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five per cent (75%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits during her leave 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 is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits, for a maximum period of weeks for a pregnancy leave. The employee's regularweekly be determined by multiplyingher regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. This provision only applies to employees with at least months of continuous service at the hospital prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment 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. Note: Effective April the SUB top-up level increases from Pregnant employees may requestto be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the current contractual maternity leave provisions. Parental leaves will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this agreement. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriatenessof the Hospital'sSupplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plan, and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment InsuranceCommission, an employeewho is on parental leave as provided under this agreement and who is in receipt of Employment Insuranceparental benefits pursuantto Section of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five per cent (75%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance parental benefits during her leave 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 is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits, for a maximum period of ten weeks for a parental leave. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the parental leave times her normal weekly hours. This provision only applies to employees with at least months of continuous service at the hospital prior to the commencement of the parental leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment 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. Note: Effective April the SUB top-up level increases from Where an employee has become a natural father or has qualified to adopt a child and has at least months of service at the commencement of approved parental leave, such employee may be entitled to extend the parental leave up to an aggregate of six
