Common use of Maternity and Child Care Leave Clause in Contracts

Maternity and Child Care Leave. 1. Upon application, maternity leave without pay shall be granted to any member of the bargaining unit who has completed six months of employment, who becomes pregnant. Such leave shall begin at a time determined by the teacher, after medical verification of pregnancy, and shall continue for the duration of the pregnancy and post-partum recovery at which time the teacher shall return to her duties or commence an unpaid child care leave as provided below, or 2. Any pregnant teacher who continues to perform her duties until she becomes physically disabled by her pregnancy or child birth shall be entitled to utilize her accumulated sick leave for the period of disability caused by a pregnancy or child birth under the terms of Article X. Should accumulated sick leave be exhausted prior to recovery from such disability, the teacher will be placed on unpaid disability leave as provided in Section A. of this Article. 3. Upon application, a child care leave without pay shall be granted to any member of the bargaining unit for the primary care of a dependent child. In the case of pregnant women, the child care leave shall commence at the conclusion of the maternity leave provided in #1 above or the conclusion of the period of disability should the teacher elect to utilize paid sick leave. a. If the birth of the child occurs during the school year the child care leave shall be for the remainder of the semester during which the child was born or up to two additional semesters, at the employees' discretion. If the birth occurs during the summer the child care leave shall be for up to two semesters at the employee's discretion. b. Return will be made only at the beginning of a semester, unless a staff vacancy occurs earlier and he/she is qualified to fill that position. c. Other circumstances which warrant earlier re-employment may occur and these will be considered as they occur.

Maternity and Child Care Leave. 1. Upon application, maternity Maternity leave without sick leave pay shall be granted to any member of the bargaining unit who has completed six months of employment, who becomes pregnantpregnant and requests said leave. Such leave shall begin at a time determined by any time, during the teacher, after medical verification course of pregnancy, as verified by her doctor; and shall continue for the duration of the pregnancy and post-partum recovery at which time the teacher shall return to her duties or commence an unpaid child care leave as provided below, ; or 2. Any pregnant teacher who continues to perform her duties until until, according to her doctor, she becomes physically disabled by her pregnancy or child birth shall be entitled to utilize her accumulated sick leave benefits for the period of disability caused by a pregnancy or child birth under the terms of Article X. Should accumulated sick leave be exhausted prior to recovery from such disability, the teacher will be placed on unpaid disability leave as provided in Section A. of this Article.X. 3. Upon application, a A child care leave without pay shall be granted to any member of the bargaining unit for the primary care of a dependent childunit. In the case of pregnant women, the child care leave shall commence at the conclusion of the maternity leave provided in #1 1. above or the conclusion of the period of disability as provided in 2. above should the teacher elect to utilize paid sick leave. a. If the birth of the child occurs during before the school year end of the first semester, the child care leave shall be for the remainder of the semester during which school year, or the child was born or up to two additional semesters, at remainder of the employees' discretion. school year plus one semester. b. If the birth of the child occurs during the summer second semester, the child care leave shall be for up to two semesters at one year plus the employee's discretionbalance of that semester. b. c. Return will be made to the same or similar position only at the beginning of a semester, unless a staff vacancy occurs earlier and he/she is qualified to fill that position. c. d. Other circumstances which warrant earlier re-employment may occur and these will be considered as they occur. e. She will be re-employed whether she is a probationary or tenure teacher, provided she signifies during the first week of the leave that she intends to return.