Maternity Leave Without Sample Clauses

The 'Maternity Leave Without' clause defines the conditions under which an employee may take maternity leave without pay. Typically, this clause outlines the eligibility requirements, the duration of unpaid leave permitted, and the process for requesting such leave, such as providing advance notice or medical documentation. Its core practical function is to ensure that employees have the option to take time off for maternity reasons even if paid leave is exhausted or unavailable, thereby supporting work-life balance while clarifying the terms of unpaid absence for both employer and employee.
Maternity Leave Without. 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 (1 weeks after the termination date of pregnancy. Notwithstanding paragraph (a): where the employee has not yet proceeded on maternity leave without pay and her newborn child is hospitalized, where the employee has proceeded on maternity leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the period during which her newborn child is hospitalized, the period of maternity leave without pay defined in paragraph (a) may be extended beyond the date falling eighteen (18) weeks after the date of termination of pregnancy by a period equal to that portion of the period of the child’s hospitalization during which the employee was not on maternity leave, to a maximum of eighteen (1 weeks. The extension described in paragraph shall end not later than (52) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy. The Employer may require an employee to submit a medical certificate pregnancy.
Maternity Leave Without. 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 weeks after the termination date of pregnancy, subject to the Paternity Leave Without Pay clause,
Maternity Leave Without. An employee, who has been employed by the Employer for a period of at least six
Maternity Leave Without. An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination of pregnancy and ending not later then seventeen weeks after the termination date of pregnancy. At its discretion, the Employer may require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying pregnancy. An employee who has not commenced maternity leave without pay may elect to: 0a use earned vacation and compensatory leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates; use her sick leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates, subject to the Sick Leave With Pay Article . For the purposes of this clause, illness or injury as defined in the Sick Leave Article shall include medical disability related to pregnancy. An employee shall inform the Employer in writing of her plans for taking leave with or without pay to cover her absence from work due to her pregnancy at least four weeks in advance of the initial date of continuous leave of absence during which termination of pregnancy is expected to occur. Leave granted under this clause shall be counted for the calculation ofcontinuous employmentfor the purpose of calculating severance pay and for the purpose of calculating vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for pay increment purposes.