Maternity Leave. (a) An employee shall have the right, upon written request, to leave of absence for pregnancy on the following basis:
(i) An employee shall be granted unpaid leave to a maximum of
(ii) The employee shall provide at least two (2) weeks’ notice prior to returning to work.
(iii) Upon return to work, the employee shall be placed in their former job, or another which is consistent with their classification, seniority, qualifications and former wage rate.
(iv) Upon return to work, a Regular employee and an employee on the "Part-time, Temporary, and Casual Seniority List" shall be credited with all seniority benefits based on calendar time to which they would have been entitled had the leave not taken place. Non- Regular employees who are not on the "Part-time, Temporary and Casual Seniority List" shall resume their hour accumulation and their one-hundred (100) day countdown on their return to work at the point where they left off.
(v) Upon return to work, an employee shall be credited with any wage increments to which they would have been entitled had the leave not taken place.
(vi) The District shall continue to provide coverage and pay its share of premiums for all the employee benefits to which the employee is entitled while on maternity leave.
(vii) When an employee gives birth before a request for maternity leave is made, maternity leave will be deemed to have started on the day of the birth.
(viii) A birth father shall be eligible for up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks of unpaid leave beginning after the child’s birth and within fifty-two (52) weeks of the birth.
(ix) The District may require an employee to commence maternity leave where the employee can not reasonably perform their duties.
(x) Employees who meet the requirements for Sick Leave shall be eligible for the benefits of the Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan.
(b) A non-birthing employee shall receive three (3) paid days for the birth of their child or adoption of their child.
Maternity Leave.
(a) An employee is entitled to a maternity leave of absence from work, without pay, for a period of 17 consecutive weeks or a shorter period requested by the employee.
(b) An employee shall notify the Employer in writing of the estimated date of birth. The employee will make every reasonable effort to give at least four weeks’ notice prior to the date the employee proposes to commence leave. The Employer may require the employee to provide a certificate from a medical practitioner stating the employee is pregnant and estimating the probable date of birth.
(c) Regardless of the date of commencement of the leave of absence taken under Subsection (a), the leave shall not end before the expiration of six weeks following the actual date of birth unless the employee requests a shorter period.
(d) A request for shorter period under Subsection (c) must be given in writing to the Employer at least one week before the date that the employee indicates she intends to return to work, and the employee must furnish the Employer with a certificate of a physician stating that the employee is able to resume work.
(e) If an employee's pregnancy is terminated before a leave request is made under Subsection (a), the Employer, upon request, shall grant the employee a leave of absence from work without pay for a period of six consecutive weeks. The employee may be required to supply a certificate of a medical practitioner verifying termination of the pregnancy. Leave under this clause shall commence on the specified date noted by the medical practitioner.
(f) If an employee is unable to return to work following a leave of absence granted under either Subsection (a) or Subsection (e) preceding, the Employer upon request shall grant to the employee a leave of absence extension not to exceed a total of six consecutive weeks further. To qualify, the employee must supply a certificate of a medical practitioner verifying the necessity of the leave.
Maternity Leave. (a) Maternity leave shall not constitute cause for dismissal.
(b) Medical complications of pregnancy, including complications during an unpaid leave of absence for maternity reasons preceding the period stated by the Employment Insurance Act, shall be covered by sick leave credits providing the employee is not in receipt of maternity benefits under the Employment Insurance Act or any wage loss replacement plan.
(c) A pregnant employee who requests maternity leave is entitled to up to 17 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins:
i) no earlier than 13 weeks before the expected birth date, and ii) no later than the actual birth date and ends no later than 17 weeks after the leave begins.
(d) An employee who requests leave after giving birth to a child is entitled to up to 17 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins on the date of the birth and ends no later than 17 weeks after that date.
(e) An employee who requests leave after the termination of the employee’s pregnancy is entitled to up to 6 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins on the date of the termination of the pregnancy and ends no later than 6 weeks after that date.
(f) An employee who requests leave is entitled to up to 6 additional consecutive weeks of unpaid leave if, for reasons related to the birth or the termination of the pregnancy, the employee is unable to return to work when the employee leave ends consistent with (c), (d) and (e).
(g) A request for leave must:
i) be given in writing to the Employer,
ii) if the request is made during the pregnancy, be given to the Employer at least 4 weeks before the day the employee proposes to begin leave, and
iii) if required by the Employer, be accompanied by a medical practitioner's or nurse practitioner's certificate stating the expected or actual birth date or the date the pregnancy terminated or stating the reasons for requesting additional leave under subsection (f).
(h) If an employee on leave under subsection (c) or (d) proposes to return to work earlier than 6 weeks after giving birth to the child, the Employer may require the employee to give the Employer a medical practitioner’s or nurse practitioner’s certificate stating the employee is able to resume work.
Maternity Leave. A regular employee shall be granted fifty-two (52) weeks maternity leave of absence without pay. Such leave may commence eleven (11) weeks prior to the week in which her predicted week of confinement occurs or any time thereafter at the request of the employee. The maternity leave shall commence immediately upon the birth if it occurs prior to the timeline outlined above. In no case shall an employee be required to return to work sooner than six (6) weeks following the birth or the termination of her pregnancy, unless a shorter time is requested by the employee and granted by the Employer.
Maternity Leave. (a) The employee will be granted leave for a period not longer than seventeen (17) weeks.
(b) The period of maternity leave shall commence not earlier than eleven (11) weeks before the expected date of delivery and end no earlier than six (6) weeks following the actual date of birth unless the employee requests a shorter period.
(c) A request for shorter period under Clause 21.1(b) must be given in writing to the Employer at least one (1) week before the date that the employee indicates she intends to return to work, and the employee must furnish the Employer with a certificate of a physician stating that the employee is able to resume work.
(d) The Employer shall, upon the request of the employee, modify the commencement of maternity leave for any period approved in writing by a qualified medical practitioner.
(e) An employee may be required to commence a maternity leave where the duties of the employee cannot reasonably be performed because of the pregnancy and to continue the leave of absence until the employee provides a certificate from a medical practitioner stating that she is able to perform her duties.
(f) Maternity leave may be extended for up to an additional six (6) months for health reasons where a medical practitioner's certificate is presented.
Maternity Leave. 11.1.1 Upon request, a teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave of absence for a period of up to sixteen (16) weeks commencing within thirteen (13) weeks prior to the estimated due date and no later than the actual date of the birth of the teacher’s child.
11.1.2 Maternity leave shall be without pay and benefits except as provided in clause 11.3.
11.1.3 A teacher shall, when possible, give the School Division three (3) months but no less than six (6) weeks written notice of their intention to take a maternity leave. Such notice shall be accompanied by a medical certificate or written statement from a midwife registered with the College of Midwives of Alberta indicating that the teacher is pregnant and giving the estimated date of birth.
11.1.4 The teacher may terminate the health related portion of the maternity leave at any time with a medical certificate indicating their fitness to return to work. The teacher shall give the School Division no less than four (4) weeks notice, in writing, of the intended date of return.
11.1.5 Upon expiration of the leave provided pursuant to clause 11.1.1, the teacher shall be reinstated in the position the teacher occupied at the time the leave commenced or in a mutually agreed upon position. In any case, in accordance with the Employment Standards Code and this Collective Agreement, the teacher will be provided with an alternative position of a comparable nature.
Maternity Leave. A teacher who is pregnant may continue her duties until, in the opinion of the teacher’s physician and the teacher, she is no longer able to perform her professional duties. The teacher shall give notice in writing to the Board of Education at least thirty (30) days prior to the time she intends to cease her teacher duties. This notice shall state whether or not she intends to return to the District after the child is born and state when the teacher intends to return. Up to twelve (12) weeks of sick leave may be used for maternity leave during the contract year. This should be viewed in connection with other leave provisions and particularly in connection with the FMLA policy of the Board which provides each teacher up to twelve (12) weeks of combined paid and unpaid leave for a condition specified in the FMLA. One of the conditions for which leave is available is for the birth of a child and to care for such child, or placement for adoption or xxxxxx care of a child. Consequently, if twelve (12) weeks of leave (including paid leave) is used in connection with the birth or care of a child, the teacher would be ineligible for leave in connection with his or her own serious illness or to care for a spouse, child or parent with a serious health condition. Whether unpaid extended leave is available must be determined by reference to the extended leave provision of the contract. Sick leave for maternity reasons shall be used only for contracted days. Sick leave for maternity reasons shall not be granted for the summer months when the teacher does not have to miss work. A teacher who gives notice that she desires to return to the District must reaffirm that intent by giving written notice to the Board of Education within forty-five (45) days after the child’s birth. At the time of her return, the teacher will be assigned to the same position which she held when her maternity leave commenced if the leave does not exceed authorized leave. This guaranteed assignment will remain in effect if medical complications develop until all sick leave is exhausted or for a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days. Any request for maternity leave for medical reasons beyond six (6) weeks must be documented by the teacher’s physician. The teacher will not be guaranteed the same position when she returns if the maternity leave exceeds the above provisions, but an equivalent position for which she is qualified.
Maternity Leave. (a) Employees who have completed 90 days of employment shall, upon written request providing at least two (2) weeks’ advance notice where possible, be granted maternity leave to become effective 12 weeks immediately preceding the date of expected delivery or such shorter period as may be requested by the Employee, provided that they commence maternity leave no later than the date of delivery.
(b) Maternity 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, EI SUB Plan benefits, STD or LTD. Maternity leave shall not exceed 18 months unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Employee and the Employer.
(c) For the portion of Maternity Leave during which an Employee has a valid health- related reason for being absent from work and who is in receipt of sick leave, EI SUB Plan Benefits, STD or LTD; benefit plan premium payments shall be administered in the same fashion as an Employee absent due to illness.
(d) Vacation accrual and time counted towards achieving another increment for the portion of Maternity Leave during which the Employee has a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and who is in receipt of sick leave, EI SUB Plan Benefits, STD or LTD, shall be administered in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement.
(e) 75%:25% premium cost sharing will continue for 12 full weeks following the conclusion of the health-related period of maternity leave, provided that the Employee makes arrangements to prepay their share of the premium prior to the conclusion of the health-related period of maternity leave.
(f) An Employee on such leave shall provide the Employer with at least two (2) weeks’ written notice of readiness to return to work. The Employer shall reinstate the Employee in the same position held by that Employee immediately prior to taking leave, or, if such is not possible, provide the Employee with alternate work of a comparable nature at not less than the same step in the pay scale and other benefits that accrued to the Employee up to the date the Employee commenced leave.
(g) An Employee whose pregnancy ends other than as a result of a live birth within 16 weeks of the estimated due date is entitled to maternity leave. If maternity leave has not already commenced in accordance with Article 22.04(a), such maternity leave shall commence on the date t...
Maternity Leave. Teachers may take a leave of absence in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA" or the "Act"). Employees taking leave under the Act must use available paid personal and sick leave during the leave. An employee with at least four consecutive years of full-time service in the District at the time of application shall be eligible for additional, unpaid maternity/child-rearing leave subject to the following conditions: Application for such leave shall be made in writing to the Superintendent or designee at least one hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior to the anticipated birth or adoption of the child. After consultation with the employee, the Superintendent or designee shall prepare a plan for the commencement and termination of such leave, taking into consideration maintenance of continuity of instruction and medical factors to the maximum possible degree, and the pertinent time factors related thereto. If the leave begins in the first semester, the leave shall not exceed the balance of the school year in which it commences. If the leave begins in the second semester, it shall not exceed the balance of that school year. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new school term. Such leave shall commence at a reasonable date that is agreeable to the Superintendent and that takes into account the employee's consultation with her doctor and the doctor's recommendation. In the event the employee is required to leave or cease employment because she is unable to perform her duties due to disability related to pregnancy, she may elect to commence the agreed-upon leave immediately or, alternatively, to use any accumulated sick leave until said sick leave is exhausted, or until the commencement date of the agreed-upon leave, whichever shall first occur. To the extent this leave qualifies as leave eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the employee must exhaust all sick leave in conjunction with the FMLA leave. The Superintendent or designee may waive any of the provisions of this section at his/her sole discretion, and any such waiver shall not be precedential in any respect. The Board will pay the health and life insurance premiums for an employee for the remainder of the year in which the leave commences. In the event an employee qualifies for an additional period of maternity leave, the employee will be solely responsible for the payment of health and life insurance premiums. T...
Maternity Leave.
(a) An employee is entitled to maternity leave of up to 17 weeks without pay.
(b) An employee shall notify the Employer in writing of the expected date of the termination of her pregnancy. Such notice will be given at least 10 weeks prior to the expected date of the termination of the pregnancy.
(c) The period of maternity leave shall commence six weeks prior to the expected date of the termination of the pregnancy. The commencement of leave may be deferred for any period approved in writing by a duly qualified medical practitioner or registered midwife.
