Leave for Pregnancy. (a) A pregnant employee is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to seventeen (17) weeks. (b) An employee shall, no later than the fifth (5th) month of pregnancy, forward to the Employer a written request for pregnancy leave. (c) The Employer may, prior to approving such leave, request a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that the employee is pregnant and specifying the expected date of delivery. (d) Pregnancy leave shall begin on such date as the employee determines, but not sooner than sixteen (16) weeks preceding the expected date of delivery, and not later than the date of delivery. (e) Pregnancy leave shall end on such date as the employee determines, but not later than seventeen (17) weeks following the date of delivery, nor sooner than one (1) week after the date of delivery. (f) A pregnant employee shall provide the Employer with at least four (4) weeks notice of the date the employee intends to begin pregnancy leave. Such notice and start date of the leave may be amended: (i) by changing the date in the notice to an earlier date for medical reasons as verified by the employee’s attending physician. In such cases the employee will provide as much advance notice of the revised start date of the leave as is possible; or, (ii) by changing the date in the notice to an earlier date for personal reasons if the notice is amended at least four (4) weeks before the originally selected date; or, (iii) by changing the date in the notice to a later date if the notice is amended at least four (4) weeks before the original date. (g) Where notice as required under Article 24.05(f) is not possible due to circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the employee will provide the Employer as much notice as reasonably practicable of the commencement of the employee’s leave or return to work. (h) While an employee is on pregnancy 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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Leave for Pregnancy. (a) A pregnant employee is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to seventeen (17) weeks.
(b) An employee shall, no later than the fifth (5th) month of pregnancy, forward to the Employer a written request for pregnancy leave.
(c) The Employer may, prior to approving such leave, request a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that the employee is pregnant and specifying the expected date of delivery.
(d) Pregnancy leave shall begin on such date as the employee determines, but not sooner later than sixteen seventeen (1617) weeks preceding following the expected date of delivery, and not later nor sooner than one (1) week after the date of delivery.
(e) Pregnancy leave shall end on such date as the employee determines, but not later than seventeen (17) weeks following the date of delivery, nor sooner than one (1) week after the date of delivery.
(f) A pregnant employee shall provide the Employer with at least four (4) weeks notice of the date the employee intends to begin pregnancy leave. Such notice and start date of the leave may be amended:
(i) by changing the date in the notice to an earlier date for medical reasons as verified by the employee’s attending physician. In such cases the employee will provide as much advance notice of the revised start date of the leave as is possible; or,
(ii) by changing the date in the notice to an earlier date for personal reasons if the notice is amended at least four (4) weeks before the originally selected date; or,
(iii) by changing the date in the notice to a later date if the notice is amended at least four (4) weeks before the original date.
(g) Where notice as required under Article 24.05(f) is not possible due to circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the employee will provide the Employer as much notice as reasonably practicable of the commencement of the employee’s leave or return to work.
(h) While an employee is on pregnancy 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
