Common use of Paid Pregnancy Leave Clause in Contracts

Paid Pregnancy Leave. a) After completion of three (3) months of continuous employment a permanent Employee shall be paid a pregnancy allowance as supplement to her Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits. b) In respect to the period of pregnancy, supplementary payments to the Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits will consist of the following: (i) For the first two (2) weeks, payment equivalent to ninety-three percent (93%) of her regular weekly wages less any other income she may receive. Regular weekly wages shall, for the purposes of pregnancy leave, be based on average weekly hours during the last twenty-six (26) weeks of continuous employment at the current hourly rate. Average weekly hours do not include overtime pay, lump sum payments, or hours worked outside of the bargaining unit. (ii) Up to fifteen (15) additional weeks of payments equivalent to the difference between E.I. Benefits the Employee is entitled to receive and ninety-three percent (93%) of her regular weekly wage, less any other income the Employee may receive; (iii) If the Employee is not in receipt of Employment Insurance Benefits for the following reasons: 1. has insufficient weeks of insurable employment to qualify for employment benefits, or 2. has received all the employment insurance benefits to which the Employee is entitled, the Employee shall receive the supplementary payments as outlined in 22.10 (b) (i) and (ii), less the amount of E.I. Benefits to which an Employee would normally be entitled under the Employment Insurance Act, based on the Employee’s regular weekly wage. (iv) This supplementary payment shall continue in force for the life of the Collective Agreement. (v) This agreement provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the supplementary payment plan.

Paid Pregnancy Leave. (a) After completion of three (3) months of continuous employment a permanent Employee shall be paid a pregnancy allowance as supplement to her Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits. (b) In respect to the period of pregnancy, supplementary payments to the Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits will consist of the following: (i) For the first two (2) weeks, payment equivalent to ninety-three percent (93%) of her regular weekly wages less any other income she may receive. Regular weekly wages shall, for the purposes of pregnancy leave, be based on average weekly hours during the last twenty-six (26) weeks of continuous employment at the current hourly rate. Average weekly hours do not include overtime pay, lump sum payments, or hours worked outside of the bargaining unit.the (ii) Up to fifteen (15) additional weeks of payments equivalent to the difference between E.I. Benefits the Employee is entitled to receive and ninety-three percent (93%) of her regular weekly wage, less any other income the Employee may receive; (iii) If the Employee is not in receipt of Employment Insurance Benefits for the following reasons: 1. has insufficient weeks of insurable employment to qualify for employment benefits, or 2. has received all the employment insurance benefits to which the Employee is entitled, the Employee shall receive the supplementary payments as outlined in 22.10 (b) (i) and (ii), less the amount of E.I. Benefits to which an Employee would normally be entitled under the Employment Insurance Act, based on the Employee’s regular weekly wage. (iv) This supplementary payment shall continue in force for the life of the Collective Agreement. (v) This agreement provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the supplementary payment plan.

Paid Pregnancy Leave. (a) After completion of three (3) months of continuous employment a permanent Employee shall be paid a pregnancy allowance as supplement to her Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits. (b) In respect to the period of pregnancy, supplementary payments to the Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits will consist of the following: (i) For the first two (2) weeks, payment equivalent to ninety-ninety- three percent (93%) of her regular weekly wages less any other income she may receive. Regular weekly wages shall, for the purposes of pregnancy leave, be based on average weekly hours during the last twenty-six (26) weeks of continuous employment at the current hourly rate. Average weekly hours do not include overtime pay, lump sum payments, or hours worked outside of the bargaining unit. (ii) Up to fifteen (15) additional weeks of payments equivalent to the difference between E.I. Benefits the Employee is entitled to receive and ninety-three percent (93%) of her regular weekly wage, less any other income the Employee may receive; (iii) If the Employee is not in receipt of Employment Insurance Benefits for the following reasons: 1. has insufficient weeks of insurable employment to qualify for employment benefits, or 2. has received all the employment insurance benefits to which the Employee is entitled, the Employee shall receive the supplementary payments as outlined in 22.10 (b) (i) and (ii), less the amount of E.I. Benefits to which an Employee would normally be entitled under the Employment Insurance Act, based on the Employee’s regular weekly wage. (iv) This supplementary payment shall continue in force for the life of the Collective Agreement. (Cont’d.) (v) This agreement provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the supplementary payment plan.