Maternity and Parental Leave. Employees are eligible for unpaid leave of absence from employment subject to the conditions in this article. Every employee who intends to take a leave of absence under this article will give at least four weeks' notice in writing to the Employer unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given and will inform the Employer in writing of the length of leave intended to be taken. Each employee who wishes to change the effective date of approved leave will give four weeks' notice of such change unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given.
Maternity and Parental Leave. 34 ARTICLE 22 - SAFETY AND HEALTH 36 ARTICLE 23 - TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE 39 ARTICLE 24 - PROMOTION AND STAFF CHANGES 40 ARTICLE 25 - CAREER DEVELOPMENT 44 ARTICLE 26 - PAYMENT OF WAGES AND ALLOWANCES 44 ARTICLE 27 - HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS 46
Maternity and Parental Leave. (a) An Employee who has completed six (6) months of continuous employment shall, upon written request, be granted up to fifteen (15) weeks of maternity leave and up to thirty-seven (37) weeks parental leave. Such leaves must be taken consecutively.
(b) A pregnant Employee should apply for maternity leave as soon as possible prior to the Employee’s expected date of delivery, but in any case, shall give the Employer at least twenty-eight (28) calendar days notice, in writing, of the date of which the Employee intends to commence maternity leave.
(c) Maternity leave and parental leave shall be without pay and benefits, except for the portion of maternity leave during which the Employee has a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and is also in receipt of sick leave benefits, if any.
(d) An Employee who is the parent of a newborn or newly adopted child and who has completed six (6) months of continuous employment shall, upon written request, be granted up to thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave.
(e) An Employee shall provide twenty-eight (28) days notice, in writing, of the date of which the Employee intends to commence parental leave.
(f) An Employee may commence parental leave in the case of adoption upon one (1) days notice, provided that the request for such leave is made when the adoption has been approved and the Employer is kept informed of the progress of the adoption. An Employee otherwise requesting parental leave may commence parental leave upon one (1) days notice provided the initial request for such leave was made in accordance with clause 25.03(d).
(g) Parental leave may begin at any time after the birth or adoption of the child, but it must be completed within fifty-two (52) weeks of the date a child is born or an adopted child is placed with the parent.
(h) An Employee on maternity or parental leave shall provide the Employer with at least twenty-eight (28) calendar days notice of their readiness to return to work, following which the Employer will reinstate them in the same or equivalent position at not less than the same step on Schedule ‘A’ and with the seniority that accrued to the Employee up to the date the leave of absence commenced.
Maternity and Parental Leave. Maternity and Parental leave shall be granted in accordance with the Employment Standards Act.
Maternity and Parental Leave. (a) Definitions
Maternity and Parental Leave. The Employer shall provide Maternity and Parental Leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act of British Columbia provided the employee meets all requirements and obligations for the granting of such leave pursuant to the Act.
Maternity and Parental Leave. All employees will be afforded all benefits of Maternity and Parental Leave in accordance with Employment Standards Legislation.
Maternity and Parental Leave.
a) Length of Leave
i. Birth Mother A pregnant employee shall be entitled to up to seventeen (17) consecutive weeks of maternity leave and up to thirty-five (35) consecutive weeks of parental leave, all without pay. The parental leave must immediately follow the maternity leave. In the event the birth mother dies or is totally disabled, an employee who is the father of the child shall be entitled to both maternity and parental leave without pay.
Maternity and Parental Leave. Employees are entitled to leaves of absence for maternity, parental bonding, and pregnancy-related disability. All such leaves of absence shall be granted and compensated in accordance with state and federal laws covering these topics, including the Pregnancy Disability Leave, Family Medical Leave Act, California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act. Employees taking an approved unpaid leave of absence for CFRA eligible baby- bonding are entitled to utilize accrued leave, including use of sick leave.
Maternity and Parental Leave. Eligible employees shall be granted maternity and parental leave in accordance with the provisions of Company Procedure CW-510300-PRO-213 dated August 16, 2005 subject to the modifications outlined below in (i) and (ii). It is understood that all applicable legislated provisions will apply.
