Maternity Parental Leaves. a) An employee, upon written application, shall be granted Maternity Leave and/or Parental Leave under the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. b) During the two (2) week waiting period and the fifteen (15) weeks that the employee is eligible for Employment Insurance - Maternity Leave benefits, the employee will receive payments from the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Fund to bring her combined E.I. and S.U.B. payments to ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal pay. c) Subject to the applicable Parental Leave provisions of the Canada Labour Code (Part III) an employee who has completed six (6) consecutive months of continuous employment with the Employer shall be granted Leave without pay, upon written request to their Manager, of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks to care for a new-born child of the employee or a child who is in the care of the employee for the purpose of adoption under the laws governing adoption in the province in which the employee resides. d) An employee on parental leave with a minimum of six (6) months of seniority shall be entitled to receive a topping up of their Employment Insurance Benefits to a maximum of ninety three percent (93%) of their normal wage for a maximum of ten (10) weeks of such leave. e) While on Maternity Leave and/or Parental Leave as provided under this Article, an employee would continue to accrue seniority, earn vacation leave credits and be entitled to continued coverage under all insured benefit plans. While on Maternity / Parental Leave employees do not contribute to the
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Maternity Parental Leaves. a) An employee, upon written application, shall be granted Maternity Leave and/or Parental Leave under the provisions of the Canada Labour Code.
b) During the two (2) week waiting period and the fifteen (15) weeks that the employee is eligible for Employment Insurance - Maternity Leave benefits, the employee will receive payments from the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Fund to bring her combined E.I. and S.U.B. payments to ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal pay.
c) Subject to the applicable Parental Leave provisions of the Canada Labour Code (Part III) an employee who has completed six (6) consecutive months of continuous employment with the Employer shall be granted Leave without pay, upon written request to their Manager, of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks to care for a new-born child of the employee or a child who is in the care of the employee for the purpose of adoption under the laws governing adoption in the province in which the employee resides.
d) An employee on parental leave with a minimum of six (6) months of seniority shall be entitled to receive a topping up of their Employment Insurance Benefits to a maximum of ninety three percent (93%) of their normal wage for a maximum of ten (10) weeks of such leave.
e) While on Maternity Leave and/or Parental Leave as provided under this Article, an employee would continue to accrue seniority, earn vacation leave credits and be entitled to continued coverage under all insured benefit plans. While on Maternity / Parental Leave employees do not contribute to thethe O.M.E.R.S. plan. Following their return to work from Maternity / Parental Leave the employee may opt to purchase the aforementioned period and the Employer will pay its portion for the period specified. The window of availability for the employee to purchase this defined period shall be governed by O.M.E.R.S.
f) The aggregate amount of Parental leave that may be taken by two (2) employees in respect of the same birth or adoption shall not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks, and the aggregate amount of Maternity / Parental Leave taken by one or two employees in respect of the same birth shall not exceed fifty-two (52) weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement