Maternity Leave/Adoption Leave/Parental Leave. Maternity Leave 35.01 An Employee shall be granted maternity leave without pay for a period not exceeding seventeen (17) weeks, from the date of leaving to the date of return provided that the Employee has completed ninety (90) days of continuous service and provided that the Employee applies six (6) weeks prior to the scheduled date of confinement. 35.02 An Employee granted leave without pay for maternity reasons pursuant to Clause 35.01 shall be returned to the Employee's former position or be placed in another position at a comparable salary level upon return to work. The Employee will be required to give ten (10) days notice of the intention to return to work. 35.03 The Employee shall, give two weeks notice prior to the date that maternity leave commences, except: (a) where the Employee presents a medical certificate which indicates that the Employee is advised by the doctor not to continue working, in which case the maternity leave shall be commenced on the date the Employee is no longer able to work, and (b) where the Employee indicates the Employee requires leave to conform to the regulations applicable to Employment Insurance Benefits. Such leave will be subject to operational exigencies and will not be unreasonably denied. 35.04 A pregnant Employee who presents medical evidence from the Employee's physician which satisfies the Employer that continued employment in the Employee's present position may be hazardous to the Employee or to the unborn child, may request a transfer to a more suitable position if one is available. The Employee's salary shall be maintained while so temporarily assigned. Where no suitable position is available, the Employee may request maternity leave as provided by Article 35 if the Employee is eligible for such leave. 35.05 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, a pregnant Employee may qualify for the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SUB) as per the Employee Services Guideline. Adoption Leave 35.06 Upon reasonable notice being given to the Employer, an Employee who has completed ninety (90) days of continuous employment and who has or will have the actual care or custody of a newly adopted child, shall be granted leave of absence without pay for up to seventeen (17) consecutive weeks immediately following the adoption of a child. The Employee shall furnish proof of adoption. Only one (1) parent of the adopted child shall be granted adoption leave under this section. Parental Leave 35.07 An Employee who has completed ninety (90) days of continuous service before commencing leave, and who has or will have the actual care or custody of a new born child or newly adopted child, shall be granted up to sixty-two (62) weeks parental leave without pay. This leave without pay shall commence upon completion of maternity leave, adoption leave or on the day that the child comes into the Employee’s actual care and custody. The Employee shall provide proof of the birth of the child and shall give the employing department reasonable notice in writing of the date on which the leave is to commence. 35.08 If two Employees are parents of the same child, parental leave under Clause 35.07 may be taken wholly by one Employee or shared by both Employees. Employees may take parental leave simultaneously with the approval of the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
