Parental/Adoption Leave. (a) A nurse who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks and who is a parent of a child is entitled to parental leave without pay following the birth of the child or the coming of the child into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time, shall be entitled to thirty-seven (37) weeks (provided the employee did not take pregnancy leave) of parental/adoption leave of absence without pay in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act of Ontario as may be amended from time to time, except as hereunder set out in this article.
(b) A nurse shall advise the Employer in writing five (5) weeks in advance of the date the parental leave is to commence and end. Such leave must commence no later than thirty-five (35) weeks after the child was born or came into the custody, care and control of the parent.
(c) The nurse shall re-confirm her intention to return to work or may request changes to the dates originally approved by written notification to be received by the Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be placed in a comparable position.
(d) Seniority and service shall continue to accrue during parental and adoption leave however, the nurse will not be paid for named holidays occurring during such leaves of absence. Absence for parental/adoption leave shall be considered as service for the purpose of entitlement to increased vacation and sick leave credits.
(e) During the nurse's parental/adoption leave, the nurse shall continue to participate in the Canadian Blood Services Pension Plan and insured benefit plans in which she is enrolled immediately prior to commencing her leave unless she gives the Employer five (5) weeks advance written notice before her leave is to commence that she does not intend to do so. The nurse shall be required to prepay her share of any premiums.
(f) A nurse returning from parental/adoption leave shall be paid at the same step in the salary scale that she had attained prior to going on such leave of absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave of absence, the nurse shall receive her anniversary increment upon her return to employment.
(g) A nurse newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved parental/adoption leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Employer, the nurse ...
Parental/Adoption Leave. An employee may request a parental or adoption leave of absence without pay for the care and custody of a newborn child or an adoptive child under the law of the Province. Such leave of absence will be to a maximum of sixty-two (62) weeks. Further, such leave of absence shall be granted provided the employee requests the leave in writing at least two (2) weeks before the date specified in the application as the date the employee intends to commence the leave. The leave will be taken during the first seventy-eight (78) weeks after the birth of the child or, in the case of an adoption, after the child comes into the custody of the employee. The employee shall continue to accrue seniority while on such leave. Employees will have the option of maintaining their coverage under the Employer benefit plan by prepaying the cost of those benefits prior to commencing such leave. Employees who choose not to maintain their benefit coverage under the Employer benefit plan will have their benefits reinstated upon return to work. The employee, when returning to work, shall give the Employer two (2) weeks’ notice of return to work. The employee shall be returned to their former position at the completion of his/her leave of absence.
Parental/Adoption Leave. (a) A nurse who commenced employment with the Employer at least thirteen
Parental/Adoption Leave. (a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for parental leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service.
(b) The employee, who qualifies for parental leave, other than an adoptive parent, shall give written notification of at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return.
(c) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own.
(d) An employee who is an adoptive parent shall advise the Employer as far in advance as possible of having qualified to adopt a child, and shall request the leave of absence in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption. If, because of late receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption, the employee finds it impossible to request the leave of absence in writing, the request may be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. An employee who is an adoptive parent may extend the parental leave for such greater time as may be required by the adoption agency concerned to a maximum of twelve (12) months. An employee shall reconfirm his or her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Employer at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof.
(e) Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on parental/adoption leave except for the calculation of the probationary period.
Parental/Adoption Leave. An employee may request a parental or adoption leave of absence without pay for the care and custody of a newborn child or an adoptive child under the law of the Province. Such leave of absence will be to a maximum of sixty-two
Parental/Adoption Leave.
(a) Parental/adoption leave will cover a period of 63 consecutive weeks or for up to 37 weeks before and/or after the birth or adoption of a child. Combined maternity and parental/adoption leave will not exceed 78 weeks.
(b) Where an employee intends to take parental/adoption leave, the employee will inform the Employer at least 60 days before the desired leave of absence, which may be before and/or after the birth or adoption of a child. On request, the employee will supply a report confirming birth or adoption.
Parental/Adoption Leave. (a) A regular employee shall be eligible for up to thirty-five (35) consecutive weeks parental leave in the case of a birth mother and thirty-seven (37) in the case of a birth father, to be taken in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. For the purposes of adopting a child, a regular employee shall be eligible for up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks adoption leave.
(b) A request for parental/adoption leave must be submitted in writing at least 4 weeks before the day specified in the request as the day on which the employee proposes to commence parental/adoption leave. Such request must be accompanied by: (i) a certificate of a medical practitioner or other evidence stating the date of birth of the child or the probable date of birth of the child (if a certificate has not been provided in conjunction with a request for maternity leave); or, (ii) in the case of adoption, a letter from the agency that placed the child providing evidence of the adoption of the child.
(c) Parental leave shall commence:
i) in the case of a natural mother, immediately following the end of the maternity leave.
ii) in the case of a natural father, following the birth of the child and within the 52 week period after the birth date of the new born child. Adoption leave shall commence:
i) In the case of an adopting mother or father, following the adoption of the child and within the 52 week period after the date the adopted child comes into the actual care and custody of the mother or father.
(d) In the case of a natural mother or father, if a medical practitioner certifies that an additional period of parental care is required because the new born child suffers from a physical, psychological or emotional condition, the employee is entitled to a further parental leave of absence from work, without pay, for a period not exceeding a total of 5 consecutive weeks as specified in the certificate, commencing immediately following the end of the normal parental leave.
(e) Notwithstanding the above, an employee's combined entitlement to parental and maternity leave shall not exceed a total of sixty-six (66) consecutive weeks in the case of a birth mother. An employee’s entitlement to adoption leave shall not exceed forty-two (42) consecutive weeks.
Parental/Adoption Leave. (a) Upon written request an employee shall be entitled to parental leave of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks without pay (thirty-five [35] consecutive weeks for a birth mother who took pregnancy leave pursuant to Clause 21.1 above).
(b) Where both parents are employees of the Employer, the employees shall determine the apportionment of the thirty-seven (37) weeks parental leave between them.
(c) Such written request pursuant to Clause 21.2(a) above must be made at least four (4) weeks prior to the proposed leave commencement date.
(d) Leave taken under this clause shall commence:
(1) in the case of a mother, immediately following the conclusion of leave taken pursuant to Clause 21.1;
(2) in the case of a birth father or birth mother who did not take pregnancy leave pursuant to Clause 21.1 above, beginning after the child’s birth and within fifty-two (52) weeks after that event.
(3) in the case of an adopting parent, beginning within fifty-two (52) weeks after the child is placed with the parent.
(e) A leave request under this clause must be supported by appropriate documentation.
Parental/Adoption Leave. 23.01 Parental Leave may begin no more than 52 weeks after the day the child is born or comes into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time.
Parental/Adoption Leave. An employee who requests leave under this article is entitled to:
