Common use of Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave Clause in Contracts

Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave. 34.01 Employees with one year of service are entitled to maternity, parental and adoption leave according to the provisions of the Alberta Employment Standards Code. Maternity, parental and adoption leave are unpaid leaves of absence, except for the health related part of a maternity leave where an Employee may use accrued sick leave. The health related part of a maternity leave is determined by a physician. The Employee will provide the Employer with documentation from her physician which indicates the health related part of the maternity leave. 34.02 Maternity leave is for a period of not more than 15 weeks and such time includes any health related part of it. The combined maternity leave and parental leave for an Employee shall not be more than 52 weeks. 34.03 Maternity leave may be commenced at any time twelve (12) weeks before the estimated date of delivery. An Employee taking maternity leave shall give the Employer six (6) weeks written notice of the date she intends to begin maternity leave, unless the employee suffers from pregnancy related complications and she provides the Employer with a medical certificate indicating the estimated date of delivery and that she is not able to work due to medical conditions related to the pregnancy. An Employee on maternity leave must give the Employer at least four (4) weeks written notice of the date she is returning to work. When a pregnancy interferes with the performance of an Employee's duties, or the Employer has concerns for the Employee's health or safety, the Employer may assign the pregnant Employee to another job at no loss of pay or give the Employee notice in writing that she is required to commence maternity leave. 34.04 During the health related part of maternity leave, an Employee's benefits are continued in the same manner as they were prior to the Employee going on maternity leave. Other than the health related part of the maternity leave, the Employee may continue benefits during the maternity leave by paying the Employer and Employee premiums for the benefit. 34.05 Parental leave includes adoption leave. Parental leave is for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks. An Employee must give the Employer six (6) weeks written notice of the date parental leave will commence, unless there is a medical condition of the birth mother or child which makes it impossible to comply with such requirement or if the date of the child's placement with the adoptive parent is not foreseeable. An Employee who takes maternity leave and parental leave shall advise the employer in writing before she goes on maternity leave that she will be taking parental leave. An Employee on parental leave shall give the Employer four (4) weeks written notice of the date the Employee will return to work. An Employee on parental leave may continue benefits by paying the Employer and Employee premiums for the benefits. 34.06 Where the parents of a child work for the Employer, the Employer is only required to give parental leave to one parent at a time and the combined parental leave of the parents shall not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. 34.07 An Employee who returns to work from maternity, parental or adoption leave will be placed in the Employee's same position held immediately before going on such leave. If the same position is not available, the Employer will place the Employee in a similar position with the same rate of pay of the position immediately held by the Employee before the Employee went on maternity, parental or adoption leave.

Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave. 34.01 Employees with one year ninety (90) days of service are entitled to maternity, parental and adoption leave according to the provisions of the Alberta Employment Standards Code. Maternity, parental and adoption leave are unpaid leaves of absence, except for the health related part of a maternity leave where an Employee may use accrued sick leave. During the health related part of the maternity leave, Employees are to apply for weekly indemnity benefits as per the group insurance policies of the Employer. The health related part of a maternity leave is determined by a physician. The Employee will provide the Employer with documentation from her physician which indicates the health related part of the maternity leave. Maternity leave commences when the Employee goes off work. 34.02 Maternity leave is for a period of not more than 15 sixteen (16) weeks and such time includes any health related part of it. The combined maternity leave and parental leave for an Employee shall not be more than 52 seventy- eight (78) weeks. 34.03 Maternity leave may be commenced at any time twelve (12) weeks before the estimated date of delivery. An Employee taking maternity leave shall give the Employer six (6) weeks written notice of the date she intends to begin maternity leave, unless the employee Employee suffers from pregnancy related complications and she provides the Employer with a medical certificate indicating the estimated date of delivery and that she is not able to work due to medical conditions related to the pregnancy. An Employee on maternity leave must give the Employer at least four (4) weeks written notice of the date she is returning to work. When a pregnancy interferes with the performance of an Employee's duties, or the Employer has concerns for the Employee's health or safety, the Employer may assign the pregnant Employee to another job at no loss of pay or give the Employee notice in writing that she is required to commence maternity leave. 34.04 During the health related part of maternity leave, an Employee's benefits are continued in the same manner as they were prior to the Employee going on maternity leave. Other than the health related part of the maternity leave, the Employee may continue benefits during the maternity leave by paying the Employer and Employee premiums for the benefitbenefits. 34.05 Parental leave includes adoption leave. Parental leave is for a period of up to thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks. An Employee must give the Employer six (6) weeks written notice of the date parental leave will commence, unless there is a medical condition of the birth mother or child which makes it impossible to comply with such requirement or if the date of the child's placement with the adoptive parent is not foreseeable. An Employee who takes maternity leave and parental leave shall advise the employer in writing before she goes on maternity leave that she will be taking parental leave. An Employee on parental leave shall give the Employer four (4) weeks written notice of the date the Employee will return to work. An Employee on parental leave may continue benefits by paying the Employer and Employee premiums for the benefits. 34.06 Where the parents of a child work for the Employer, the Employer is only required to give parental leave to one parent at a time and the combined parental leave of the parents shall not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. 34.07 An Employee who returns to work from maternity, parental or adoption leave will be placed in the Employee's same position held immediately before going on such leave. If the same position is not available, the Employer will place the Employee in a similar position with the same rate of pay of the position immediately held by the Employee before the Employee went on maternity, parental or adoption leave.to

Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave. 34.01 Employees with one year ninety (90) days of service are entitled to maternity, parental and adoption leave according to the provisions of the Alberta Employment Standards Code. Maternity, parental and adoption leave are unpaid leaves of absence, except for the health health-related part of a maternity leave where an Employee may use accrued sick leave. During the health-related part of the maternity leave, Employees are to apply for short-term disability benefits as per the group insurance policies of the Employer. The health health-related part of a maternity leave is determined by a physician. The Employee will provide the Employer with documentation from her their physician which indicates the health health-related part of the maternity leave. Maternity leave commences when the Employee goes off work. 34.02 Maternity leave is for a period of not more than 15 sixteen (16) weeks and such time includes any health health-related part of it. The combined maternity leave and parental leave for an Employee shall not be more than 52 seventy- eight (78) weeks. 34.03 Maternity leave may be commenced at any time twelve (12) weeks before the estimated date of delivery. An Employee Employees taking maternity leave shall give the Employer six (6) weeks written notice of the date she intends they intend to begin maternity leave, unless the employee suffers from Employee has pregnancy related complications and she provides the Employer with a medical certificate indicating the estimated date of delivery and that she is not able to work due to medical conditions related to the pregnancy. An Employee Employees on maternity leave must give the Employer at least four (4) weeks written notice of the date she is they are returning to work. When a pregnancy interferes with the performance of an Employee's duties, or reasonable accommodation occurs based on the Employer has concerns for information from a health care provider, which may include transferring the Employee's health or safety, the Employer may assign the pregnant Employee to another job at with no loss of pay or give the Employee notice in writing that she is required to commence maternity leavepay. 34.04 During the health health-related part of maternity leave, an Employee's benefits are continued in the same manner as they were occurred prior to the Employee going on maternity leave. Other than the health health-related part of the maternity leave, the Employee may continue benefits during the maternity leave by paying the Employer and Employee premiums for the benefitbenefits. 34.05 Parental leave includes adoption leave. Parental leave is for a period of up to thirty-seven sixty- two (3762) weeks. An Employee must give the Employer six (6) weeks written notice of the date parental leave will commence, unless there is a medical condition of the birth mother parent or child which makes it impossible to comply with such requirement or if the date of the child's placement with the adoptive parent is not foreseeable. An Employee Employees who takes take maternity leave and parental leave shall advise the employer in writing before she goes they go on maternity leave that she they will be taking parental leave. An Employee on parental leave shall give the Employer four (4) weeks written notice of the date the Employee will return to work. An Employee on parental leave may continue benefits by paying the Employer and Employee premiums for the benefits. 34.06 Where the parents of a child both work for the Employer, unless otherwise authorized by the Employer, the Employer is only required to give parental leave to one parent at a time and the combined parental leave of the parents shall not exceed thirtysixty-seven two (3762) weeks. 34.07 An Employee who returns to work from maternity, parental or adoption leave will be placed in the Employee's same position held immediately before going on such leave. If the same position is not available, the Employer will place the Employee in a similar position with the same rate of pay of the position immediately held by the Employee before the Employee went on maternity, parental or adoption leave.