Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. 24.01 A pregnant Employee who has completed ninety (90) days of continuous service before commencing leave, shall be granted up to seventy-eight (78) weeks’ leave without pay. The seventy-eight (78) weeks is comprised of sixteen (16) weeks’ maternity leave and sixty-two (62) weeks’ parental leave. A pregnant Employee should apply for maternity leave as soon as possible prior to their expected date of delivery, but in any case shall give the Department Head or Supervisor at least six (6) weeks’ notice in writing of the date on which the Employee intends to commence maternity leave or parental leave. Notice prior to parental leave is not required after maternity leave unless it was originally agreed to only take sixteen (16) weeks of maternity leave.
24.02 An Employee who is not the birth mother and who has completed ninety (90) days of continuous service before commencing leave, and upon six (6) weeks’ notice being given to the Board, shall be granted up to sixty-two (62) weeks’ parental or adoption leave without pay, immediately following the birth of a child or adoption of a child up to the age of eighteen (18). In circumstances related to an adoption that would prevent the Employee from giving the required notice, written notice must be given to the University as soon as possible. If both parents are employed by the University, the parental/adoption leave may be shared between the parents or taken by one (1) parent only. The leave between the two (2) parents may not exceed sixty-two (62) weeks. If both parents are employed by the University the University is not required to grant leave to both Employees at the same time. The Employee may be required to furnish proof of adoption.
24.03 Notwithstanding Clause 24.01 where an Employee is unable to work because of a valid health reason related to the Employee’s pregnancy, this shall be considered as a valid health related absence covered by illness (Article 36) leave but subject to the provisions of Clause 24.04. An Employee may be required to provide acceptable proof of illness/disability for entitlement to this provision.
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. (Effective for maternity and/or parental leaves that commenced before May 1, 2019)
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. Injury-on-Duty/Worker’s Compensation Leave
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. (Effective for maternity and/or parental leaves that commenced before May 1, 2019)
11.1.1 Date of delivery means the date when the pregnancy of a teacher terminates with the birth of a child or when the pregnancy otherwise terminates;
11.1.2 Medical certificate includes a written statement for the purpose of this Article containing the signature of a physician.
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. 12.1.1 Maternity leave without pay and without benefits, except as provided below, shall be granted to teachers to a maximum sixteen
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. 11.1.1 Entitlement to Maternity Leave
(a) A teacher referred to above is entitled to a maternity leave of: a period not exceeding fifteen weeks (15) commencing at any time during the period of twelve (12) weeks immediately preceding the estimated date of delivery, and not later than the date of delivery and;
(b) If the actual date of delivery is after the estimated date of delivery, an additional period of time consisting of the time between the estimated date of delivery and the actual date of delivery.
(c) The Employer shall continue to contribute the Employer's share of health plan premiums during the entire maternity leave fifteen (15) weeks (plus the first three (3) weeks of the remaining Parental Leave) where the teacher chooses to continue coverage as per Article 7.
(d) Subject to section 11.
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. 11.1.1 A teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave of fifteen (15) weeks following twelve (12)
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. 24.01 A Pregnant Employee who has completed one (1) year of continuous service before commencing leave, shall be granted up to fifty-two (52) weeks leave without pay. The fifty-two (52) weeks is comprised of seventeen (17) weeks maternity leave and thirty-five (35) weeks parental leave. A pregnant Employee should apply for maternity leave as soon as possible prior to her expected date of delivery, but in any case shall give the Department Head or Supervisor at least six
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. Maternity Leave (Effective for maternity leaves and/or parental leaves that commenced before May 1, 2019)
11.1.1 Maternity leave shall be granted on the following basis:
11.1.1.1 A teacher who is pregnant is entitled to maternity leave without pay, allowances (if applicable), and School Division contributions to group insurance premiums for a defined period of time up to two (2) full years. If the period of leave chosen by the teacher is more than one (1) year, the return to work date shall be the nearest start of the semester or school year or such other date as is mutually agreed.
11.1.1.2 The teacher shall endeavour to give at least thirty (30) days notice in writing of the day which the teacher intends to commence maternity leave. The teacher shall provide a medical certificate from a physician or a midwife registered with the College of Midwives of Alberta indicating that the teacher is pregnant and giving the estimated date of delivery.
11.1.1.3 A teacher may return to duties prior to the expiry of the maternity leave providing a suitable position is available.
11.1.1.4 Upon request, at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiry of the original leave, a teacher may be granted an extension of maternity leave for the balance of the semester or the school year in which the original leave terminated.
11.1.1.5 When a teacher returns to duties, the teacher shall be reinstated in the position occupied at the time maternity leave commenced, or be provided with alternative work of a comparable nature at not less than the teacher's grid position and benefits that were applicable at the time maternity leave commenced.
11.1.1.6 The provision of Article
Maternity Leave/Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. (Effective for maternity and/or parental leaves that commenced before May 1, 2019)
11.1.1 A teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave for a period not exceeding 18 weeks.
11.1.2 a) The Employer will implement a 95 per cent supplementary unemployment benefits plan which each teacher shall access for pay for a period of 17 weeks of maternity leave.
