Parental Leave and Adoption Leave. Upon request, an employee shall be granted up to thirty-seven(37) weeks (inclusive of the two (2) week waiting period) parental leave without pay for the purpose of caring for her/his newly born or newly adopted child. In the case of an employee eligible for maternity leave of absence, parental leave shall commence at the conclusion of the first seventeen (17) weeks of the maternity leave.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Parental Leave and Adoption Leave. Upon request, an employee Employee shall be granted up to thirty-seven(37sixty one (61) weeks (inclusive of the two one (21) week waiting period) parental leave without pay for the purpose of caring for her/his the Employee’s newly born or newly adopted child/children. In the case of an employee Employee eligible for maternity leave of absence, parental leave shall commence at the conclusion of the first seventeen (17) weeks of the maternity leave. In the case where both parents are Employees, the parental leave can be shared up to a total of sixty one (61) weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
