Common use of Parental Leave for Birth and Adopting Parents Clause in Contracts

Parental Leave for Birth and Adopting Parents. (a) Upon written request an employee shall be entitled to parental leave of up to twelve (12) consecutive weeks without pay (or thirty-seven

Parental Leave for Birth and Adopting Parents. (a) Upon written request an employee shall be entitled to parental leave of up to twelve sixty-two (1262) consecutive weeks without pay pay. The leave period may be extended by an additional five (or thirty5) weeks where the employee’s claim is extended pursuant to Section 12(7) of the Employment Insurance Act. (b) Where both parents are employees of the Employer, the employees shall determine the apportionment of the sixty-seventwo