Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. (a) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending not later than eighteen (18) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.
(b) Where an employee has or will have actual care and custody of a newborn child, (including the new-born child of a common-law partner) or commences legal proceedings to adopt a child or obtains an order under the laws of a province for the adoption of a child, the employee shall be granted parental leave without pay upon request for a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks in the fifty-two (52) week period commencing on the day on which the child comes into the employee's care.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, at the request of an employee and at the discretion of the Employer, the leave referred to in paragraph (b) above may be taken in two periods.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b):
(i) where the employee's child is hospitalized and the employee has not yet proceeded on maternity or parental leave without pay, or
(ii) where the employee has proceeded on maternity and/or parental leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the period during which the employee's child is hospitalized, the period of maternity and/or parental leave without pay specified in the original leave request may be extended by a period equal to the child's hospitalization during which the employee was not on maternity and/or parental leave, without pay (to a maximum of eighteen (18) weeks for maternity leave). However, the extension shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy or the day the child comes into the employee's care.
(e) The Employer may require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying pregnancy, or submit a birth certificate or proof of adoption.
(f) An employee shall inform the Employer in writing of his or her plans for taking maternity and/or parental leave without pay to cover the absence from work at least four (4) weeks in advance of the initial date of continuous leave of absence, unless there is a valid reason why the notice cannot be given.
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. (a) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending no later than eighteen (18) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.
(b) Where an employee has or will have actual care and custody of a newborn child, (including the new-born child of a common-law partner) or commences legal proceedings to adopt a child or obtains an order under the laws of a province for the adoption of a child, the employee shall be granted parental leave without pay upon request for a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks in the fifty-two (52) week period commencing on the day on which the child comes into the employee's care.
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. An employee who has completed six (6) consecutive months of employment with the Employer is entitled to maternity leave and parental leave (child care responsibilities) without pay.
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. (i) An employee shall notify the Employer in writing, at least four (4) weeks in advance of the initial date of the intended period of leave under this Article 24:02, unless there is a valid reason why the notice could not be given.
(ii) Leave granted to any two employees under this Article 24:02 shall not exceed the aggregate amount of fifty-two (52) weeks for the standard maternity/parental leave in respect of the same child, or seventy-eight (78) weeks for the extended maternity/parental leave in respect of the same child.
(iii) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity and/or parental leave for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy provided that the combined leave(s) in total shall not exceed fifty-two (52) weeks (standard) or seventy-eight
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. The parties agree to delete the above clause and to adopt Article XX – Maternity Leave Without Pay and Article XY – Parental Leave Without Pay, in full.
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. (a) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending no later than eighteen
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending no later than seventeen (17) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy, to a maximum of seventeen weeks. Where an employee has or will have actual care and custody of a newborn child, (including the new-born child of a common-law spouse) commences legal proceedings to adopt a child or obtains an order under the laws of the Northwest Territories for the adoption of a child, the employee shall be granted parental leave without pay upon request for a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks in the fifty-two (52) week period commencing on the day on which the child comes into the employee’s care. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending no later than seventeen (17) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy, to a maximum of seventeen weeks.
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. Leave for child care responsibilities is without pay and consists of Maternity Leave and Parental Leave. An employee who has acquired six months of continuous service is entitled to and shall be granted such leave as outlined below.
(a) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending no later than seventeen
Maternity and Parental Leave Without Pay. An employee shall notify the Employer in writing, at least four (4) weeks in advance of the initial date of the intended period of leave under this Article unless there is a valid why the notice could not be given. Leave granted to any two employees under this Article shall not exceed the aggregate amount of fifty-two (52) weeks leave in respect of the same child. An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity and/or parental leave for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy provided that the combined in total shall not exceed fifty-two (52) weeks of leave. Subject to the provisions of Article an employee who has come into the care and custody of a newborn child and who has accepted custody of the child, or an employee who has come into the care and custody of a child through the completion of adoption process, shall, upon request, be granted parental leave for a period commencing on or after the date of care and custody provided that the combined shall not exceed fifty-two (52) weeks of leave. Where the employee’s newborn child is born prematurely, or is born with or contracts a condition that requires hospitalization during the period of leave defined in Article and the employee returns to work during all or any part of any periods which the newborn child is hospitalized as a result, the employee may subsequently resume the unused leave provided in Clause Leave granted under this Article shall be counted for the calculation of vacation leave credits, sick leave accrual, service for the purpose of calculating severance pay, vacation leave, and pay increments under this Agreement.