Parental Leave Entitlement. a) A birthing parent who does not take birth parent leave is entitled to thirty-seven or sixty-two (62) consecutive weeks of parental leave of absence without pay from the University. Otherwise, a birthing parent is entitled to thirty-five (35) or sixty-one (61) consecutive weeks of parental leave of absence without pay from the University, beginning immediately after the end of the birth parent leave. b) Further parental leave without pay, of up to five (5) additional weeks, will be granted where the child is certified by a medical practitioner to be suffering from a physical, psychological or emotional condition. c) Where a member is eligible for the Employment Insurance (EI) Parental Sharing Benefit, the duration of the parental leave available under this article is extended by: i) five (5) weeks where the member has elected to receive the standard parental benefit of thirty-five (35) weeks, such that the total parental leave is extended to forty (40) weeks; or ii) eight (8) weeks where the member has elected to receive the extended parental benefit of sixty-one (61) weeks, such that the total parental leave is extended to sixty-nine (69) weeks.
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Parental Leave Entitlement. a) A birthing parent who does not take birth parent maternity leave is entitled to thirty-seven or sixty-two (62) consecutive weeks of parental leave of absence without pay from the University. Otherwise, a birthing parent is entitled to thirty-five (35) or sixty-one (61) consecutive weeks of parental leave of absence without pay from the University, beginning immediately after the end of the birth parent maternity leave.
b) Further parental leave without pay, of up to five (5) additional weeks, will be granted where the child is certified by a medical practitioner to be suffering from a physical, psychological or emotional condition.
c) Where a member is eligible for the Employment Insurance (EI) Parental Sharing Benefit, the duration of the parental leave available under this article is extended by:
i) five (5) weeks where the member has elected to receive the standard parental benefit of thirty-five (35) weeks, such that the total parental leave is extended to forty (40) weeks; or
ii) eight (8) weeks where the member has elected to receive the extended parental benefit of sixty-one (61) weeks, such that the total parental leave is extended to sixty-nine (69) weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Parental Leave Entitlement. a) A birthing parent who does not take birth parent maternity leave is entitled to thirty-seven or sixty-two (62) consecutive weeks of parental leave of absence without pay from the University. Otherwise, a birthing parent is entitled to thirty-five (35) or sixty-one (61) consecutive weeks of parental leave of absence without pay from the University, beginning immediately after the end of the birth parent maternity leave.
b) Further parental leave without pay, of up to five (5) additional weeks, will be granted where the child is certified by a medical practitioner to be suffering from a physical, psychological or emotional condition.
c) Where a member is eligible for the Employment Insurance (EI) Parental Sharing Benefit, the duration of the parental leave available under this article is extended by:by:
i) five (5) weeks where the member has elected to receive the standard parental benefit of thirty-five (35) weeks, such that the total parental leave is extended to forty (40) weeks; or
ii) eight (8) weeks where the member has elected to receive the extended parental benefit of sixty-one (61) weeks, such that the total parental leave is extended to sixty-nine (69) weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement