Leave for Adoption. (a) An employee who becomes a parent of one or more children through the placement of the child or children in the care of the employee for the purpose of adoption of the child or children is entitled to a leave of absence without pay of up to fifty-two (52) weeks. This leave: (i) shall begin on a date coinciding with the arrival of the child or children in the employee’s home; and (ii) shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the leave began. (b) Where an employee reports for work upon the expiration of the period referred to in Article 24.06(a), the employee shall resume work in the same position she held prior to the commencement of the adoption leave or if that position no longer exists, to another position in accordance with this Agreement. (c) While on adoption leave, an employee shall continue to accrue and accumulate service and seniority credits for the duration of her leave, and her service and seniority shall be deemed to be continuous. However, service accumulated during adoption leave shall not be used for the purposes of calculating vacation leave credits. (d) While an employee is on adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the employee to continue participation in eligible benefit plans. The employee shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the employee’s shares of the premium costs for maintaining such coverage for which the employee is eligible during the period of leave.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
