Common use of Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave Clause in Contracts

Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave. a) Employees with seniority will be granted up to seventeen (17) weeks maternity leave in accordance with the terms of the Employment Standards Act. b) Employees with seniority who have taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-five (35) additional weeks of parental leave. Employees with seniority who have not taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave. Procedure will be in accordance with the terms of the Employment Standards Act. Time on maternity leave and parental leave taken by the same employee must be continuous. Employees must apply in writing for maternity, adoption or parental leave at least two (2) weeks prior to leaving, and must give two (2) weeks notice prior to return to work. c) Benefit coverage as well as vacation, pension credits and accrual of seniority, shall be maintained while employees are on maternity, adoption or parental leave. d) In the event of disability caused by or resulting from pregnancy related complications or from miscarriage, the employee will be entitled, in addition to Employment Insurance benefits, a Company paid supplemental benefit equal to the difference between the amount of Weekly Indemnity and Employment Insurance benefits. If any employee is not eligible to receive the Employment Insurance benefit, the employee can claim benefits under the Weekly Indemnity Program under this provision. e) Employees returning from maternity, adoption or parental leave will be returned to their former job. If the former job does not exist, the employee may exercise her/his rights under the layoff/bumping provisions of the Collective Agreement.

Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave. a) Employees with seniority will be granted up to seventeen (17) weeks maternity leave in accordance with the terms of the Employment Standards Act. b) Employees with seniority who have taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-five (35) additional weeks of parental leave. Employees with seniority who have not taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave. Procedure will be in accordance with the terms of the Employment Standards Act. Time on maternity leave and parental leave taken by the same employee must be continuous. Employees must apply in writing for maternity, adoption or parental leave at least two (2) weeks prior to leaving, except in case of emergency; and must give two (2) weeks notice prior to return to work. c) Benefit coverage as well as vacation, pension credits and accrual of seniority, shall be maintained while employees are on maternity, adoption or parental leave. d) In the event of disability caused by or resulting from pregnancy related complications or from miscarriage, the employee will be entitled, in addition to Employment Insurance benefits, a Company paid supplemental benefit equal to the difference between the amount of Weekly Indemnity and Employment Insurance benefits. If any employee is not eligible to receive the Employment Insurance benefit, the employee can claim benefits under the Weekly Indemnity Program under this provision. e) Employees returning from maternity, adoption or parental leave will be returned to their former job. If the former job does not exist, the employee may exercise her/his rights under the layoff/bumping provisions of the Collective Agreement.

Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave. a) Employees with seniority will be granted up to seventeen (17) weeks maternity leave 47.1 An employee who has completed 12 months of continuous service is eligible for unpaid Parental Leave in accordance with the terms FW Act and the NES. 47.2 The ILC will provide Maternity Leave provisions that are equal to those provided by the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Xxx 0000 (the ML Act). 47.3 An employee who is entitled to paid leave as described in the ML Act is also entitled to an additional 4 weeks of paid Maternity Leave, to be taken in a continuous period immediately following the paid leave under the ML Act. Maternity Leave is to be taken concurrently with, not in addition to the unpaid Parental Leave as specified in clause 47.1. 47.4 Paid Maternity Leave is not extended by public holidays or the Christmas Shutdown. 47.5 In order to provide flexibility, an eligible employee may elect to have the payment of paid Maternity Leave spread over a maximum period of 32 continuous weeks at a rate no less than half normal salary, with the initial 16 weeks only to count as service. 47.6 Pregnant employees can continue to work up to the birth of the Employment Standards Actchild subject to regular medical clearances being provided from 6 weeks prior to their expected delivery date. 47.7 Pre-natal Leave: Pregnant employees who qualify for Maternity Leave will be entitled to access up to 2 days paid pre-natal leave to attend pre-natal medical appointments, without the loss of Personal or any other leave credits. In approving such leave managers are to be mindful of, and respect, the privacy of the employee. Supporting medical evidence may be requested by the ILC. 47.8 Employees who are primary caregivers and who have completed at least 12 months of continuous service at the time of the commencement of Adoption Leave are entitled to take up to 16 weeks paid Adoption Leave to be taken concurrently with, not in addition to the unpaid Parental Leave as specified in clause 47.1. The 16 weeks will count as service. Leave for adoption is available from one week prior to the date of placement of the child. 47.9 Employees who are eligible for paid Adoption Leave may elect to have the payment for the leave spread over a maximum period of 32 weeks at a rate no less than half normal salary, with the initial 16 weeks only to count as service. 47.10 To be eligible for Adoption Leave the child must be: a) under 16 years of age; b) Employees has not, or will not have, lived continuously with seniority who have taken pregnancy leave will the employee for a period of 6 months or more as at the day (or expected day) of placement; and c) is not (otherwise than because of the adoption) of a child of the employee or the employee’s spouse/partner. 47.11 Documentary evidence of approval for adoption must be granted up to thirty-five (35) submitted when applying for paid Adoption Leave or Unpaid Parental Leave for adoption purposes. 47.12 An employee may request an additional 52 weeks of parental leave. Employees with seniority who have not taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave. Procedure will be unpaid Parental Leave in accordance with the terms FW Act and the NES. The second period of unpaid leave is to commence immediately following the Employment Standards Act. Time on maternity leave initial period and parental leave taken by the same employee must be continuous. Employees must apply in writing does not count for maternity, adoption or parental leave at least two (2) weeks prior to leaving, and must give two (2) weeks notice prior to return to workservice. c47.13 Periods of unpaid Maternity, Adoption or Parental leave will not count as service for any purpose. 47.14 This leave is inclusive of public holidays and will not be extended because a public holiday (or Christmas/Easter Shutdown) Benefit coverage as well as vacationfalls during a period of paid or unpaid Maternity, pension credits and accrual of seniority, shall be maintained while employees are on maternity, adoption Adoption or parental Parental leave. d) In the event of disability caused by or resulting from pregnancy related complications or from miscarriage, the 47.15 An employee will not be entitledentitled to paid personal leave while absent on paid Maternity, in addition to Employment Insurance benefits, a Company paid supplemental benefit equal to the difference between the amount of Weekly Indemnity and Employment Insurance benefits. If any employee is not eligible to receive the Employment Insurance benefit, the employee can claim benefits under the Weekly Indemnity Program under this provisionAdoption or unpaid Parental leave. e) Employees returning from maternity47.16 On ending Maternity, adoption Adoption or parental leave will be returned Parental leave, employees have the return to their former job. If work guarantee and the former job does right to request flexible working arrangements that are provided by the FW Act and the NES. 47.17 Casual employees are not existentitled to paid Maternity, the employee may exercise her/his rights under the layoff/bumping provisions of the Collective AgreementAdoption or Pre-natal leave.

Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave. Upon completion of the first six (6) months of employment, employees will be entitled to maternity, adoption, and parental leave benefits as described in this article, or as determined by the Employment Standards Act, whichever is greater. (a) Employees with seniority Upon request a pregnant employee will be granted maternity leave without pay for a period of not more than six (6) months. (b) An employee shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for up to seventeen six (176) months following the adoption of a child. The employee shall have to furnish proof of adoption. (c) An employee shall be granted a parental leave without pay for up to fifteen (15) weeks following the birth or adoption of a child. (d) An employee who has been off on maternity or adoption leave is also entitled to the parental leave provisions as outlined. (e) The Employer shall maintain coverage for medical extended health, dental, group life and long term disability and shall pay the Employer's share of these premiums while the employee is on maternity, parental, or adoption leave to a maximum of forty-one (41) weeks when parental leave is taken concurrently with maternity or adoption leave. (f) An employee who qualifies for maternity leave shall be paid maternity leave allowance in accordance with the terms of Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan. In order to receive this allowance, the Employment Standards employee must provide to the Employer, proof that she has applied for and is eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits pursuant to the Unemployment Insurance Act. An employee disentitled or disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits is not eligible for maternity leave allowance. b(1) Employees with seniority who have taken pregnancy leave will be granted up Pursuant to thirty-five the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (35SUB) additional weeks of parental leave. Employees with seniority who have not taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave. Procedure will be in accordance with Plan, the terms of the Employment Standards Act. Time on maternity leave and parental leave taken by the same employee must be continuous. Employees must apply in writing for maternity, adoption or parental leave at least allowance will consist of: (i) two (2) weeks prior to leaving, and must give two at eighty-five percent (285%) weeks notice prior to return to work.of the employee's basic pay; c(ii) Benefit coverage as well as vacation, pension credits and accrual of seniority, shall be maintained while employees are on maternity, adoption or parental leave. dfifteen (15) In the event of disability caused by or resulting from pregnancy related complications or from miscarriage, the employee will be entitled, in addition to Employment Insurance benefits, a Company paid supplemental benefit equal additional weekly payments equivalent to the difference between the amount of Weekly Indemnity unemployment insurance gross benefits and Employment Insurance benefits. If any employee is not eligible to receive the Employment Insurance benefit, other earnings received by the employee can claim benefits under the Weekly Indemnity Program under this provision. eand eighty-five percent (85%) Employees returning from maternity, adoption or parental leave will be returned to their former job. If the former job does not exist, the employee may exercise her/his rights under the layoff/bumping provisions of the Collective Agreementemployee's basic pay.

Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave. aA) Employees with seniority will be granted up to seventeen (17) weeks maternity leave in accordance with the terms of the Employment Standards Act. bB) Employees with seniority who have taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-five (35) additional weeks of parental leave. Employees with seniority who have not taken pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave. Procedure will be in accordance with the terms of the Employment Standards Act. Time on maternity leave and parental leave taken by the same employee must be continuous. Employees must apply in writing for maternity, adoption or parental leave at least two (2) weeks prior to leaving, and must give two (2) weeks notice prior to return to work. cC) Benefit coverage as well as vacation, pension credits and accrual of seniority, shall be maintained while employees are on maternity, adoption or parental leave. dD) In the event of disability caused by or resulting from pregnancy related complications or from miscarriage, the employee will be entitled, in addition to Employment Insurance benefits, a Company paid supplemental benefit equal to the difference between the amount of Weekly Indemnity and Employment Insurance benefits. If any employee is not eligible to receive the Employment Insurance benefit, the employee can claim benefits under the Weekly Indemnity Program under this provision. eE) Employees returning from maternity, adoption or parental leave will be returned to their former job. If the former job does not exist, the employee may exercise her/his rights under the layoff/bumping provisions of the Collective Agreement.