M aternity Leave Sample Clauses

M aternity Leave. A leave of absence shall be granted upon request of the employee for the period of physical disability or a period of up to six (6) months for maternity purposes, whichever is greater, without loss of benefits accrued to the date such leave commences. If the employee’s absence from work for maternity reasons does not exceed the period of the employee’s temporary physical disability, the employee shall return to work on the same unit, shift and former full-time or part-time status. Thereafter for the duration of the six (6) months leave, upon requesting return to work, the employee shall be offered the first available opening in job classification (or lesser paid job in the same classification series) for which the employee is qualified, unless a more senior employee in the classification and in the unit or department, applies for the position. The employee may use previously accrued sick leave during the period of disability and annual leave to the extent accrued during the maternity leave. Subject to eligibility requirements, medical insurance coverage will be continued while the employee is in a paid status, unless coverage is provided by Family Leave, 15.3(b). Prior to the employee returning from a leave of absence, the Employer may require a statement from a licensed medical practitioner verifying the period of physical disability and attesting to the employee’s capability to perform the work required of the position. Employees on approved maternity leave will have the option of continuing their group medical coverage at their own expense during the length of the leave.
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M aternity Leave. Any teacher who is pregnant may continue in active employment as late into pregnancy as she desires, if she is able to fulfill the requirements of her position. Temporary disability caused by pregnancy shall be governed by the same provisions governing illness and by the following: 1. Any teacher who is pregnant is entitled to a leave any time between the commencement of her pregnancy and one (1) year following the birth of the child, if, except in a medical emergency, she notifies the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days before the date on which she desires to start her leave. Temporary contract teachers may take a leave, but only during the period of the temporary contract. When it is mutually agreeable, any leave which ends in the last nine weeks of a semester shall be prolonged to the end of the semester. She shall also notify the Superintendent of the expected length of this leave, including with this notice either a physician's statement certifying her pregnancy or a copy of the birth certificate of the newborn, whichever is applicable. In case of a medical emergency caused by pregnancy, the teacher shall be granted a leave, as otherwise provided in this section, immediately upon her request and certification of the emergency from an attending physician. This leave may be taken without jeopardy to re-employment, retirement and salary benefits, teacher status, and seniority rights. 2. It is agreed such leave shall not be used to engage in other gainful full-time employment. Maternity leaves shall be used for the primary purpose of care of a child of which the teacher has legal custody. 3. All or any portion of an absence taken by a teacher because of a temporary disability caused by pregnancy may be charged, at her discretion, to her available illness absence. When personal illness absence is requested, verification by a physician of temporary disability related to the pregnancy must be submitted.
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M aternity Leave. Maternity/child care leaves will be granted upon written request for a period of up to one (1) calendar year. Sick leave may be used prior to the unpaid maternity/child care leave for physical illness or disability but not during the unpaid maternity/child care leave. In the event the pregnancy seriously affects the work and/or attendance of the employee prior to her voluntarily taking a leave of absence, the employee shall be required to take a maternity leave at such earlier date as determined by the Board. In the event the employee fails to indicate readiness to return to work upon the expiration of said leave, she shall be terminated and forfeit any further rights she may have under this Agreement or individual employment contract. Leaves of absence shall commence at such time as the employee is unable to continue on active duty due to her pregnancy, unless the employee requests an earlier leave commencement time which is approved by the Board.
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M aternity Leave. (a) An employee who is pregnant shall be granted seventeen (17) consecutive weeks maternity leave without pay commencing at any time during the seventeen (17) week period immediately preceding the expected date of delivery, provided that the employee gives the Employer written notice at least four (4) weeks before the day on which the employee expects to commence her leave. (b) The Employer may: (i) upon written request from the employee, defer the commencement of maternity leave without pay of an employee or terminate it earlier than seventeen (17) weeks after the date of the termination of her pregnancy; (ii) grant maternity leave without pay to an employee to commence earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected termination of her pregnancy; (iii) where maternity leave without pay is requested, require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying the expected due date. (c) Upon conclusion of maternity leave without pay, the employee shall be reinstated into the position occupied by her at the time she commenced maternity leave, or in a comparable position with not less than the same wages and benefits, and her employment after the termination of maternity leave shall be deemed to be continuous with employment before the commencement of that leave. (d) If an employee elects to maintain coverage for any Group Benefit Plans under Article 34 and/or the Pension Plan under Article 38, the Employer will pay the Employer’s portions of those benefits that are cost shared with employees. (e) An employee who has been continuously employed for six (6) months, who has applied for maternity leave, and who provides the Employer with proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits shall be entitled to a maternity leave allowance. (f) Maternity leave allowance payments will consist of: (i) For the first week, ninety-three (93%) percent of the employee’s weekly rate of pay; (ii) For a period of up to an additional fifteen (15) weeks, during which the Employee receives Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits, payments equal to the difference between ninety-three (93%) percent of the employee’s weekly rate of pay and the amount of Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits being received by the employee. (iii) Where the Employee has received Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits for fifteen (15) weeks and thereafter remains on maternity leave without pay, they are eligible to receive a payment equivalent to ninety- three (93%) percent of the...
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M aternity Leave. A female employee has the right to take a reasonable leave of absence for pregnancy in accordance with state and federal law.
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M aternity Leave. Leave may be granted under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Total maternity leave may not exceed twelve (12) weeks. When a holiday falls during a work week, the week counts as a full week of FMLA leave. However, when school is closed for five (5) consecutive working days or longer, such as the December holidays or summer recess, those days will not count as FMLA leave. A doctor’s note is required for all maternity leave. All leave must be exhausted before going on leave without pay. Upon return to the District within the twelve (12) week period, the employee shall resume his/her former position. In conjunction with the district, should additional leave beyond the 12-week period be required, the employee will be placed in accordance with Article 12-8. (9/17)
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Related to M aternity Leave

  • Maternity Leave 16.01 Upon written request on the appropriate form by a pregnant Employee, the University shall grant maternity leave consistent in timing and duration with the Employment Standards Act of New Brunswick. The application is to be made no later than two (2) weeks prior to the date that she intends to begin her leave and should specify the duration of the leave. A medical certificate specifying the expected date of delivery is to be attached to the application. 16.02 A pregnant employee may wish to continue working up to the expected date of delivery and may do so, if in the opinion of her physician she is able to fulfill her normal job responsibilities. No pregnant employee will be allowed to work in an area that may be hazardous to her health or to that of her child. The employee may be transferred by the Employer if appropriate alternate employment is available. 16.03 An early return to work, following delivery, will require a medical certificate indicating that the employee is medically fit for work. 16.04 Following the period of maternity leave, the employee will normally return to her former position. If this is not possible, she will be placed in an equivalent level of position. 16.05 A period of maternity leave may be extended by applying for an unpaid leave of absence under Article 18, Parental leave under Article 16A or by taking vacation time, if approved by the Employer. Such a request will not be unreasonably refused. 16.06 Upon completion of the initial probationary period of continuous employment, a female employee who provides the Employer with proof that she has applied for and is eligible to receive Employment Insurance benefits, shall be paid a maternity leave allowance in accordance with a plan registered with the Canada Employment Insurance Commission as a Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan (S.U.B.). 16.07 Under the provisions of the S.U.B. plan, the Employee's salary will be maintained at 95% of her regular weekly earnings for a maximum of 17 weeks of maternity leave. This plan allows the Employer to make up the difference between the C.E.I.C. maternity leave benefits up to 95% of the Employee's regular weekly earnings. The Employee is required to apply for the C.E.I.C. maternity leave benefit and must be eligible for the benefit for this plan to apply (as specified in the appropriate sections of the Employment Insurance Regulations). Contributions to the pension and benefit plans shall continue on the part of the Employee and the University on the basis of 100% of salary. 16.08 Employees have no vested right to payments under the plan except to payments during a period of unemployment specified in the plan (57 (13(h) of the E.I. Regulations). 16.09 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. 16.10 Employees must apply for and must be in receipt of employment insurance benefits to receive payments under the plan.

  • Paternity Leave 7.4.6(a) An employee will provide to the employer at least ten weeks prior to each proposed period of paternity leave, with:

  • Maternity/Paternity Leave Solely for purposes of determining whether the Employee incurs a Break in Service under any provision of this Plan, the Advisory Committee must credit Hours of Service during an Employee's unpaid absence period due to maternity or paternity leave. The Advisory Committee considers an Employee on maternity or paternity leave if the Employee's absence is due to the Employee's pregnancy, the birth of the Employee's child, the placement with the Employee of an adopted child, or the care of the Employee's child immediately following the child's birth or placement. The Advisory Committee credits Hours of Service under this paragraph on the basis of the number of Hours of Service the Employee would receive if he were paid during the absence period or, if the Advisory Committee cannot determine the number of Hours of Service the Employee would receive, on the basis of 8 hours per day during the absence period. The Advisory Committee will credit only the number (not exceeding 501) of Hours of Service necessary to prevent an Employee's Break in Service. The Advisory Committee credits all Hours of Service described in this paragraph to the computation period in which the absence period begins or, if the Employee does not need these Hours of Service to prevent a Break in Service in the computation period in which his absence period begins, the Advisory Committee credits these Hours of Service to the immediately following computation period.

  • Paid Maternity Leave Upon written request to the Chair/Xxxx/Director indicating the expected date of delivery, a female employee shall be entitled to paid maternity leave of up to seventeen thirty-fifths of the period of her Appointment Contract(s). Requests for Maternity Leave will be made as soon as practicable, and normally no later than one month before the intended start-date of the leave.

  • Maternity Leave Allowance ‌ (a) An employee who qualifies for maternity leave pursuant to Clause 21.1, shall be paid a maternity leave allowance in accordance with the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) Plan. In order to receive this allowance, the employee must provide to the Employer, proof that she has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act. An employee disentitled or disqualified from receiving employment insurance benefits is not eligible for maternity leave allowance. (b) Pursuant to the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) Plan, the maternity leave allowance will consist of 15 weekly payments equivalent to the difference between the employment insurance gross benefits and any other earnings received by the employee and 85% of the employee's basic pay.

  • Special maternity leave (a) Where the pregnancy of an employee not then on maternity leave terminates after 28 weeks other than by the birth of a living child, then the employee may take unpaid special maternity leave of such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary. (b) Where an employee is suffering from an illness not related to the direct consequences of the confinement, an employee may take any paid sick leave to which she is entitled in lieu of, or in addition to, special maternity leave. (c) Where an employee not then on maternity leave suffers illness related to her pregnancy, she may take any paid sick leave to which she is then entitled and such further unpaid special maternity leave as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary before her return to work. The aggregate of paid sick leave, special maternity leave and parental leave, including parental leave taken by a spouse, may not exceed 52 weeks.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave It is understood that maternity leave for female employees shall be granted with no loss of seniority for such period of time as her their doctor shall determine that she is they are physically or mentally unable to return to her their normal duties and maternity leave must comply with applicable state and federal laws. The Employer shall provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk. A reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for such employee’s nursing child shall be considered hours worked if the employee is not completely relieved from duty during the entirety of such break. A light duty request, certified in writing by a physician, shall be granted in compliance with state or federal laws, if applicable. Light duty requests shall also be made through the Employer’s “Light Duty for Pregnant Workers” program. Paternity leave shall be granted in accordance with Section 6 of this Article with the exception of employees not able to meet the qualifications set out in Section 6, who shall be granted leave not to ex-ceed one (1) week. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any Supplement, Rider, or Addenda, an employee shall be allowed to designate in any vacation year paid time off up to twenty (20) days, to be used in the next vacation year, in accordance with this paragraph. Any paid time off that is provided on a weekly basis can only be banked in weekly increments. The accrued paid time off may be used in the next vacation year to cover any period of time that (1) the employee is determined to be unable to perform her their job due to pregnancy (for the father, time off is requested due to the birth) and (2) is not covered by the FMLA, existing disability plans or other paid time off. If the accrued time off is not used in that year, it will be paid to the employee within two (2) weeks of the request. If the vacation is not used as part of the leave, and it would have originally been taken in that vacation year, the employee shall also have the option of rescheduling the unused vacation as time off in accordance with local practice.

  • Maternity Maternity leaves, not to exceed six (6) months, shall be granted at the request of the employee.

  • Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave An Employee who is expecting the birth or adoption of a child shall be entitled to maternity/paternity/adoption leave without pay, provided she presents a medical certificate confirming the probable date of confinement, or in the case of adoption, gives the Employer notice of eligibility. Except in extenuating circumstances, the notice shall be submitted in writing at least twenty-eight (28) days in advance of the leave and shall specify the probable date of commencement and the anticipated length of leave. The following conditions shall apply: (a) Leave of Absence for maternity/paternity/adoption shall be for up to eighteen (18) months as requested by the Employee, except in extenuating circumstances when, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, the leave should be further extended. (b) Upon return from such leave, the Employee will resume employment at the same worksite, in the same or in a comparable position prior to the granting of such leave. In the event the Employee on Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave is affected by lay off, she shall be afforded access to the provisions of Article 26, Layoff And Work Resumption. (c) Notice of intention to return to work or request for a change of the length of the leave of absence, must be forwarded to the Employer twenty-eight (28) days prior to the expiration of the leave. The Employee shall be entitled to one (1) extension of said leave. However, the entire length of such leave of absence shall not exceed eighteen (18) months. (d) An Employee shall have access to sick leave credits as per Article 12.07. (e) Accrual of seniority when on such leave is calculated as follows: (i) For full-time Employees, seniority shall accrue as if they were working. (ii) For other than full-time Employees who have worked for one (1) year or more: 52 Week of Leave (iii) For other than full-time Employees who have worked for less than one (1) year: (f) Supplemental Employment Insurance Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) The Employer will implement a Supplemental Employment Benefits Plan. Employees will receive the Supplementary Employment Benefits if they meet eligibility requirements. Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) shall apply to all Employees.

  • Maternity Disability Leave Parental Leave