Less Than Twelve Month Employees. An employee on an unpaid parental leave who desires to return to work at the beginning of the next school year shall file an application for reinstatement by April 1 preceding the leave expiration date. The application, where applicable, must be accompanied by a physician's statement indicating the employee's medical condition is such that he/she is capable of returning to work. Failure to make timely application shall not be a basis for a denial of reinstatement if a suitable position is available. An employee who desires to return prior to the beginning of the next school year may inform the Director of Human Resources in writing of his/her interest. This expression of interest must be accompanied, where applicable, by a physician's statement indicating the employee's medical condition is such that he/she can resume all assigned duties. Upon application for return from approved parental leave, the employee will be assigned to the same position if available or to a substantially equivalent position to the one he/she held prior to the leave unless no such position is available in which case he/she will be assigned to a position within his/her classification. In accordance with the criteria established herein and as has been the practice in the past, every effort will be made to arrive at a mutually agreeable assignment.
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