Maternity and Child Care Leave. Every employee who has six (6) months' service with the Company is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence and the following rules shall apply for maternity, parental, adoption and child care leave. (a) The Company shall not dismiss, suspend, layoff, demote, discipline, nor deny promotion or training because the employee has applied for leave under these Clauses. (b) No employee can be laid off while on leave under Clauses 19.07, 19.08 and 19.09. However, this shall not prevent the Company from laying off active employees who are senior to her during her leave of absence under this Clause. (c) Every employee who intends to take a leave of absence under Clauses 19.07, 19.08 and 19.09 shall: (i) Give at least four (4) weeks notice in writing to the Company unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given. (ii) Inform the Company in writing of the length of leave intended to be taken.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
