Parent/Child Rearing Leave Sample Clauses

Parent/Child Rearing Leave. A tenured employee shall be granted parental/child rearing leave without pay or other benefits subject to the following conditions: a. Application for parental/child rearing leave shall be made in writing to the Superintendent at least sixty (60) calendar days before the proposed commencement of such leave. b. The leave shall not exceed the duration of two (2) years. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new school year. Leaves granted hereunder commencing in the school year in which the leave is requested shall be for no less than the remainder of that school year. c. Sick leave shall not be applicable during the period of parental/child rearing leave. Any accumulated sick leave available at the commencement of the leave shall be available to the employee upon termination of the leave or if otherwise qualified for payment per Article IX
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Parent/Child Rearing Leave. Bargaining Unit members with at least two continuous years of employment shall be granted parental leave without pay or other benefits subject to the following conditions: 1. Application for child rearing leave shall be made in writing to the Superintendent at least sixty (60) calendar days before the proposed commencement of such leave. 2. The staff member and Superintendent or designee shall mutually determine the commencement and termination of the leave. The leave shall not exceed the balance of the school year in which it commences and one (1) additional school year. 3. Sick leave shall not be applicable during the period of child rearing leave. Any accumulated sick leave available at the commencement of the leave shall be available to the staff member upon return to active employment in the District. 4. Any staff member on parental leave shall notify the Superintendent in writing by March 1 of intent to return to employment the following school year. 5. A male qualifying staff member shall be entitled to a child rearing leave of absence. Such leave shall be unpaid and shall be subject to all of the applicable notice and other requirements as set forth in this Article. 6. An employee granted a leave of absence hereunder shall agree in all cases, as a condition precedent to the granting of such leave, to waive any claim to unemployment compensation. In the event such waiver is not effective, the employee agrees to reimburse the Board for any resultant unemployment compensation costs incurred by the Board. 7. Upon return to employment from leave, the staff member shall receive an available assignment consistent with his/her/their primary position held prior to leave, provided that leave status will not exempt the staff member from reduction in force (RIF). Placement in his/her/their previous assignment is not guaranteed.
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Parent/Child Rearing Leave. A tenured teacher shall be granted parental/child rearing leave without pay or other benefits subject to the following conditions: a. Application for parental/child rearing leave shall be made in writing to the Superintendent at least sixty (60) calendar days before the proposed commencement of such leave. b. The leave shall not exceed the duration of two (2) years. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new school year. Leaves granted hereunder commencing in the school year in which the leave is requested shall be for no less than the remainder of that school year. c. Sick leave shall not be applicable during the period of parental/child rearing leave. Any accumulated sick leave available at the commencement of the leave shall be available to the teacher upon termination of the leave or if otherwise qualified for payment per Article IX P. (Sick Day Payment). d. When a leave has been granted under this paragraph tenure shall not be interrupted. In order for a teacher to advance on the salary schedule for time spent on leave the teacher must have taught at least ninety (90) days in the year(s) for which salary schedule credit is requested. e. With the consent of the insurance carrier, the teacher may maintain medical insurance by making timely payments of all premiums to the District Business Office or elsewhere as may be directed. f. Any teacher on child/parental rearing leave shall notify the Superintendent in writing by the 1st of March of intent to return to employment in the following year. g. Any teacher desiring adoption leave as a result of becoming an adoptive parent shall notify the Superintendent in writing upon the later of the initiation of the legal proceedings therefore or the teacher's acceptance by an adoption agency whichever shall be applicable. Leave shall be granted upon written notification to the Superintendent of the date the child is expected to be received. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to keep the Superintendent informed of the status of the proceedings and as soon as known the expected day of receipt of the child. h. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any teacher to apply for a child rearing leave. A teacher not eligible for or not desiring such leave may utilize accumulated sick leave during any period of disability related to her pregnancy and/or to the delivery of the child. If such teacher shall have exhausted accumulated sick leave sh...
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Related to Parent/Child Rearing Leave

  • Child Rearing Leave Subd. 1 Child rearing leave of absences shall be available to teachers for a period of time, not to exceed twelve (12) calendar months, for the purpose of caring for a newborn infant or pre-school adopted child for which the applicant has the legal responsibility for the care and/or support of said child. Such leave may be taken subsequent to birth of the teacher's child, or in the case of adoption, when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. a. At least two (2) calendar months prior to the estimated delivery date of the child, the employee shall be required to notify the Employer in writing whether or not the employee intends to take child rearing leave. This election may be changed at any time before the teacher is no longer disabled from working due to childbirth or pregnancy related disability or before the fifteenth (15th) day after the birth of the child, whichever is sooner. b. Upon filing an application for adoption of a pre-school child, the employee shall be required to notify the Employer, in writing, of the teacher's intention to take a child rearing leave. Such notice to include the estimated date when such leave shall become effective. Subd. 3 In connection with the election to take child rearing leave, the teacher shall submit a request for such leave in writing. Such request shall include an estimated commencement date and return date. The estimated commencement date shall be the physician's projected date the teacher will no longer be disabled from teaching due to childbirth or pregnancy related disability, or in the case of an adoption, the agency's estimated date when the child will be turned over to the parent. Subd. 4 In making the final determination under Subd. 3 concerning the duration of a child rearing leave of absence, the Employer shall not be required to grant a leave of absence in excess of two (2) semesters. The actual commencement date of child rearing leave shall be the date on which the teacher is no longer disabled due to childbirth and pregnancy related disability as determined by the physician; or, in the case of an adoption, the date when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. The return date shall be twelve (12) calendar months following the actual commencement of the leave except as may be provided in Subd. 7.

  • Child Bonding Leave A prospective father, spouse, domestic partner or adoptive parent is entitled to child bonding leave of up to six (6) months, within one year of the qualifying event. Child bonding leave runs concurrently with FMLA and CFRA. The scheduling of child bonding leave (either on FMLA or CFRA) on an intermittent basis and/or requests for a reduced work schedule are subject to mutual agreement by the employee and the Agency/Department Head as allowed by law. An employee may elect to take accrued vacation or compensating time off during the period of child bonding leave, except that in the case of an employee who is regularly scheduled to work less than the normal full-time work week for the classification, paid leave shall be granted only for those days, or fractions thereof, on which such an employee would have worked but for child bonding leave. The use of sick leave during child bonding leave shall not be permitted unless the employee is otherwise eligible to use it as provided in Section 11. Reinstatement subsequent to child bonding leave of absence shall be to the same classification from which leave was taken and the Agency/Department Head shall make its best effort to return such employee to the same geographical location, shift, and where there is specialization within a classification, to the same specialization. Questions as to whether or not the Agency/Department Head has made its best effort herein, shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.

  • Pre-Retirement Counseling Leave Each employee within four (4) years of chosen retirement age or date shall be granted, on a one-time basis, up to three and one-half (3-1/2) days leave with pay to pursue bona fide pre-retirement programs. Employees shall request the use of leave provided in this Section at least five (5) days prior to the intended day of use.

  • Family Violence Leave Family Violence Leave as provided for by the Holidays Act 2003 is in addition to other leave allowances within the collective agreement.

  • Parenthood Leave A. A regular, limited-term or probationary employee shall be granted, upon request, a Parenthood Leave Without Pay of up to six (6) months in connection with the birth or placement for legal adoption of a child provided the employee meets the following conditions: 1. The requested Leave is commenced within six (6) months before or after the date of birth or placement for legal adoption of the child. 2. Sufficient documentation of such birth or placement for legal adoption is submitted with the request for Leave. 3. Such employee has completed new probation. 4. All accrued vacation, compensatory time or annual leave subject to 100% payoff has been applied toward the absence. B. Unless otherwise required by law, employees shall not be eligible for more than one (1) such Leave within any twelve (12) month period. C. Healthcare leave or annual leave must be applied toward any portion of the absence which qualifies under Section 1.B.1. of this Article provided the employee has furnished the agency/department with a certificate signed by a licensed physician stating the nature of the medical condition and period of disability. D. Pregnant employees may also apply for a Nonoccupational Disability Leave for the term of disability as provided in Section 4. of this Article. E. Parenthood Leave shall not be credited toward continuous service. F. For employees on Parenthood Leave, merit increase dates, probation periods and performance evaluation dates shall be treated as if the employee were on Official Leave.

  • Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave For the purposes of granting Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave, the provisions of the Canada Labour Code and of its Regulations shall apply.

  • Volunteer Firefighting Leave Leave without pay will be granted when an employee who is a volunteer firefighter is called to duty to respond to a fire, natural disaster or medical emergency.

  • Extended Child Care Leave Upon written notification, no later than four weeks prior to the expiration of the aggregate leave taken pursuant to Clauses 21.1 (Maternity Leave) and 21.2 (Parental Leave), an employee will be granted a further unpaid leave of absence not to exceed one year. An employee wishing continued coverage under any applicable benefit plans will pay the total premium costs while on extended child care leave. An employee on extended child care leave will provide the Employer with at least one month's written notice of return from such leave. Upon return from extended child care leave, an employee will be placed in their former position.

  • Family and Domestic Violence Leave 46.1 For the purposes of this clause, “family and domestic violence” and “family member” are defined in the Award.

  • Variation of period of parental leave Unless agreed otherwise between the employer and employee, an employee may apply to their employer to change the period of parental leave on one occasion. Any such change to be notified at least four weeks prior to the commencement of the changed arrangements.

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