Parental Leave Benefit. (i) Subject to the Employee's indication to return to work following the period of parental leave, Employees who have held a position for at least sixty-five (65) hours for a term and have held such a position for at least thirteen (13) weeks shall be eligible to receive a benefit during parental leave as follows:
1. for the six (6) weeks of parental leave, ninety-five percent (95%) of the average weekly earnings as determined by 22.08 (d) (iii) below; and
2. for the next eleven (11) weeks of parental leave, sixty-five percent (65%) of the average weekly earnings as determined by 22.08 (d) (iii) below. An Employee who is eligible for this parental leave benefit and who takes a pregnancy leave may elect before the pregnancy leave begins to receive the parental leave benefit during up to the first seventeen (17) weeks of the pregnancy leave instead of during the parental leave.
(ii) The period of leave during which the benefit is received shall not be charged as a period of service under the provision of Article
13.01. The Employee may apply for a leave from duties as outlined in this Article.
(iii) Such benefit will be paid providing the Employee is receiving not more than ninety-five percent (95%) of normal weekly earnings from all sources (including E.I. benefits, supplementary University payments, and other employment earnings).
(iv) The benefit is subject to any other limitations set out by Employment and Social Development Canada or other governing authorities.
(v) The Employee must return to work following the expiry of the leave, subject to the availability of work and the Employee's eligibility for work under this Collective Agreement. It is understood that, on the Employee's return to work, it may not be practicable to return the Employee to the same position; in such cases, alternative duties shall be assigned, and Article 13.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.
Parental Leave Benefit i) Subject to the employee's indication to return to work following the period of parental leave, employees who have held a position for at least sixty-five (65) hours for a term and have held such a position for at least thirteen (13) weeks shall be eligible to receive a benefit during parental leave as follows:
1. for the first two (2) weeks of parental leave, ninety-five percent (95%) of the average weekly earnings as determined by 22.08 (d) (iii) below; and
2. for the next fifteen (15) weeks of parental leave, fifty-five percent (55%) of the average weekly earnings as determined by 22.08 (d) (iii) below. An employee who is eligible for this parental leave benefit and who takes a pregnancy leave may elect before the pregnancy leave begins to receive the parental leave benefit during up to the first seventeen (17) weeks of the pregnancy leave instead of during the parental leave.
ii) The period of leave during which the benefit is received shall not be charged as a period of service under the provision of Article 13.01. The employee may apply for a leave from duties under Article 22.11 of the Collective Agreement.
iii) Such benefit will be paid providing the employee is receiving not more than ninety-five percent (95%) of normal weekly earnings from all sources (including
Parental Leave Benefit. Goshen Community Schools will provide up to 1 two weeks (5 10 days) of paid parental leave to employees following the birth of an employee’s child, surrogacy, or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption or xxxxxx care. The purpose of paid parental leave is to enable the employee to care for and bond with a newborn or a newly adopted or newly placed child. This policy will run concurrently with Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, as applicable. This policy will be in effect for births, adoptions, or placements of xxxxxx children occurring on or after January 1, 2024.
a. ELIGIBILITY Eligible employees must meet the following criteria:
i. Have been employed with GCS for at least 12 months (the 12 months do not need to be consecutive).
ii. Have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the date the leave would begin.
iii. Part-time employees shall be entitled to this benefit at a pro- rated basis. In addition, employees must meet one of the following criteria:
iv. Have given birth to a child.
v. Be a spouse of a woman who has given birth to a child.
vi. Have adopted a child or been placed with a xxxxxx child (in either case, the child must be age 17 or younger). The adoption of a new spouse’s child is excluded from this policy.
vii. Are a parent through surrogacy.
b. AMOUNT, TIME FRAME, and DURATION of PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
i. Eligible employees will receive a maximum of 1 week (5 contracted days) of paid parental leave per birth, adoption, or placement of a child/children. The fact that a multiple birth, adoption, or placement occurs (e.g., the birth of twins or adoption of siblings) does not increase the 1 week (5 contracted days) total amount of paid parental leave granted for that event. In addition, in no case will an employee receive more than 1 week (5 contracted days) of paid parental leave in a rolling 12-month period, regardless of whether more than one birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement event occurs within that 12-month time frame.
ii. Each week of paid parental leave is compensated at 100 percent of employee’s regular, straight-time weekly pay. Paid parental leave will be paid on a biweekly basis on regularly scheduled pay dates.
iii. Approved paid parental leave may be taken at any time during the 3-month period immediately following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child with the employee. Paid parental leave may not be used or extended beyond this 3-month tim...
Parental Leave Benefit. Parental leave is a leave of absence for a period of up to thirty-five (35) weeks for the birth mother who has taken pregnancy leave and thirty-seven (37) weeks for all other parents. Parental leave may begin for the birth mother as soon as the pregnancy leave ends and for other new parents no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the baby is born or the date their child first came into their care, custody or control. An employee entitled to parental leave under this Article who applies for and receives employment insurance parental benefits pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Employment Insurance Act may receive the following supplemental insurance benefit:
a) For the two-week (2) waiting period of the parental leave, payments equivalent to the difference between ninety-five percent (95%) of the employee’s regular weekly earnings and the total sum of the employee’s weekly employment insurance benefits, if any, and any other earnings provided the employee presents proof to the University that they have applied for and are eligible to receive employment insurance parental benefits. This benefit does not apply in the case where the waiting period has already been served under pregnancy or parental leave provisions;
b) For subsequent consecutive weeks of the parental leave, to a maximum of seventeen (17) additional weeks, payments equivalent to the difference between ninety-five percent (95%) of the employee’s regular weekly earnings and the total sum of the employee’s weekly employment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week period referred to above and receipt by the University of the employee’s employment insurance cheque stub as proof that they are in receipt of employment insurance parental benefits.
Parental Leave Benefit. Parental leave is a leave of absence for a period of up to thirty-five (35) weeks of standard leave or sixty-one (61) weeks of extended leave for the birth mother who has taken pregnancy leave and thirty-seven (37) weeks of standard leave or sixty-three (63) weeks of extended leave for all other parents. Parental leave may begin for the birth mother as soon as the pregnancy leave ends and for other new parents no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks after the baby is born or the date the child first came into the employee’s care, custody or control. An employee entitled to parental leave under this Article who applies for and receives employment insurance parental benefits pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Employment Insurance Act may receive the following supplemental insurance benefit:
a) For the one week (1) employment insurance waiting period of the parental leave, payments equivalent to the difference between ninety-five percent (95%) of the employee’s regular weekly earnings and the total sum of the employee’s weekly employment insurance benefits, if any, and any other earnings provided the employee presents proof to the University that they have applied for and are eligible to receive employment insurance parental benefits. This benefit does not apply in the case where the waiting period has already been served under pregnancy or parental leave provisions;
