Common use of Maternity Leave Top-Up Clause in Contracts

Maternity Leave Top-Up. Upon ratification of the collective agreement, teachers who are eligible and apply for Employment Insurance Maternity Leave Benefits are eligible for a top-up of their Employment Insurance Benefits for a maximum of six (6) weeks. This payment is in addition to the two seek SEB plan described in 38.2(a) above. To receive this supplement, an employee must supply the Board with adequate information from HRDC reflecting their weekly payment. The top-up pay will be the difference between what an employee received from Employment Insurance and their normal pay for the period (based on the number of instructional days in the six week period). Teachers shall not receive any top-up from the Board for any days that are not instructional days. The teacher’s normal pay for a week will be based on the number of instructional days in the particular week. The salary will be calculated using 1/194 of the teacher’s annual salary for each instructional day. No sick leave deduction will be made as a result of payments made under this article. Teachers who do not qualify for EI shall have the right to use six(6) weeks of sick leave, provided they have the appropriate sick leave entitlement. Notwithstanding, members may access the use of sick leave credits following childbirth for complications that are supported by a Doctor’s certificate. Such sick leave will be limited to six weeks from the date of delivery, subject to the amount of accumulated sick leave standing in the member’s credit.

Maternity Leave Top-Up. Upon ratification of the collective agreement, teachers who are eligible and apply for Employment Insurance Maternity Leave Benefits are eligible for a top-up of their Employment Insurance Benefits for a maximum of six (6) weeks. This payment is in addition to the two seek week SEB plan described in 38.2(a) above. To receive this supplement, an employee must supply the Board with adequate information from HRDC reflecting their weekly payment. The top-up pay will be the difference between what an employee received from Employment Insurance and their normal pay for the period (based on the number of instructional days in the six week period). Teachers shall not receive any top-up from the Board for any days that are not instructional days. The teacher’s normal pay for a week will be based on the number of instructional days in the particular week. The salary will be calculated using 1/194 of the teacher’s annual salary for each instructional day. No sick leave deduction will be made as a result of payments made under this article. Teachers who do not qualify for EI shall have the right to use six(6) weeks of sick leave, provided they have the appropriate sick leave entitlement. Notwithstanding, members may access the use of sick leave credits following childbirth for complications that are supported by a Doctor’s certificate. Such sick leave will be limited to six weeks from the date of delivery, subject to the amount of accumulated sick leave standing in the member’s credit.