Common use of Parental Leave Clause in Contracts

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental Birth mothers who take maternity leave will be granted are entitled, upon request, up to sixty-one (61) weeks’ parental leave without pay, or as prescribed by legislation in accordance with force at the provisions of time the Employment Standards Actleave is taken, except where amended in this provision;whichever is greater. b) For A new parent who has not taken maternity leave, including an adoptive parent, is entitled to up to sixty-three (63) weeks’ parental leave without pay, or as prescribed by legislation in force at the purposes time the leave is taken whichever is greater, provided they have been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks’ with the University before the commencement 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;leave. c) The employee terms and conditions that apply to supplementary maternity leave benefits as outlined in 22.03 b), c), d) and e) will give written notification three (3) weeks prior also apply to new parents who have not taken maternity leave and for the commencement legal adoption of the leave together with the expected date of return;a child. d) The While on parental leave, the employee has receiving supplementary leave benefits shall continue to participate in the right to extend University benefit plans on a normal cost-sharing arrangement. Benefits and benefit plan premiums will be based on the nominal salary. For those employees not receiving supplementary parental leave benefits, the Employer shall continue to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by pay the employer share of applicable staff benefit plans if the employee agrees to extend continue paying the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination employee share of the initially approved leave;premiums. e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, The Employer will maintain the employee’s annual and sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue credits while they’re on parental leave. The employee will be credited with vacation leave credits accrued during the entire leave period of upon the employee’s return from parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff An employee on approved parental leave shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave;seniority. g) The Residence will continue A Continuing Employee who returns to pay its share work from parental leave shall be returned to the position held prior to the leave or a comparable job if that job no longer exists. A Term Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be returned to the position held prior to the leave provided the expiry date of the premiums leave does not exceed the specified termination date of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return term appointment. A Replacement Employee who returns to work on the date originally provided from parental leave shall be returned to the Residence position held prior to the leave provided that the Continuing or Term Employee who was being replaced has not returned to the position. A Casual Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The returned to the assignment held prior to the leave provided that the work still exists. Where an employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on opts for the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and extended parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must parental leave allowance payments made in accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan will be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does notprorated accordingly. On reinstatementFor clarity, the employee must be total amount of parental leave allowance payments made in accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan during the extended parental leave shall not exceed the total amount that would have been paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate had the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through chosen the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or standard parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent A. Any full-time bargaining unit member shall be defined entitled to include a person with whom a child is placed post-birth, unpaid leave of absence for adoption and a person who is in a relationship the purpose of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends caring for the newborn child. Formal application to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three Superintendent should be made at least six (36) weeks prior to the commencement beginning of such leave, although failure to make a timely application shall not be grounds for refusal of parental leave. If the Superintendent/Building Principal knows in advance who the substitute will be, he/she will notify the bargaining unit member in advance of the paid sick leave together with the expected date of return;or unpaid parental leave. d) The employee has the right to extend the parental B. Parental leave shall be granted for a term up to twelve (12) months. Extensions of parental leave beyond twelve (12) months in total. Written notice shall be made only by mutual consent of the employee to extend and the Board. C. The return date shall be at the beginning of a grading period except by mutual agreement. D. No bargaining unit member shall return from parental leave will be at a date earlier than set forth in the application without the approval of the Board. E. Nothing herein shall preclude an employee from advancing the date of the beginning of the leave of absence previously approved, provided notice is given at least to the Superintendent two (2) weeks prior to the termination advanced beginning date. F. An employee adopting a child, age five (5) or younger, shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits outlined in this Parental Leave Section. G. A bargaining unit member returning to active employment after parental leave shall be returned to the same job classification that he/she left. Consideration shall be given to returning the employee to the same position he/she held prior to the leave, but there is no guarantee such assignment will be made. H. A male employee whose wife gives birth, and who will assume responsibility for childcare, shall be entitled to the rights and benefits outlined in this Parental Leave Section. I. The bargaining unit member on Parental Leave shall notify the Board on or before April 1st, if he/she plans to return the following school year. Failure to notify the Board shall constitute waiver of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention ’s right to return to work for the ensuing school year. J. A bargaining unit member on Parental Leave is not exempt from the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate reduction-in- force provisions of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancethis Contract.

Parental Leave. a) Parental A primary caregiver, secondary caregiver and ML Act is defined in the definitions section. An employee who is a primary caregiver or secondary caregiver is entitled to parental leave up until 24 months from the date of the child’s birth or placement (parental leave period). For the avoidance of doubt, this is inclusive of all legislated leave entitlements. The parental leave period does not extend non-ongoing employment where the employment period remaining is less than 24 months. An employee is only eligible for parental leave with pay as either a primary caregiver or a secondary caregiver for the particular parental leave period, and cannot switch roles for the purpose of accessing additional paid leave. For the pregnant employee, the parental leave period starts on commencement of maternity leave as per ML Act requirements, and ceases 24 months from the date of birth. Medical certification requirements for the pregnant employee will be granted in accordance with as required by the provisions of the Employment Standards ML Act, except where amended in this provision; b) . For the purposes of this Articlesecondary caregiver, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks parental leave period starts one week prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The birth or placement of the child/ren and ceases 24 months from the date of birth. Conditions in this Agreement will continue to apply in circumstances where successor legislation to the ML Act does not provide parental leave conditions included in this Agreement. An employee has the right is entitled to extend parental leave with pay as per clauses 6.60 and 6.61 below within the parental leave period. Any further parental leave during the parental leave period is without pay. Unused paid parental leave remaining at the end of the employee’s parental leave period will lapse. An employee may choose to twelve (12) use their accrued paid leave entitlements in accordance with usage and eligibility requirements in this Agreement during the parental leave period that would otherwise be without pay. Employees newly engaged or who have moved to the Commission from another APS agency are eligible for the paid parental leave in clauses 6.60 and 6.61 where such paid leave has not already been provided by another APS or Commonwealth employer in the 24 months in totalsince the child’s date of birth or placement. Written notice If the paid leave used by the employee with the previous Commonwealth or APS employer is less than the limits specified in clauses 6.60 and 6.61, the balance is available to extend the employee. An employee who is a primary caregiver is entitled to parental leave with pay during the parental leave will be given at least (2) period to a maximum of 18 weeks prior as provided in Table 1 below. 12 weeks’ paid maternity leave, including any reduced paid maternity leave period due to ML Act qualifying period rules Paid leave to bring the termination total period of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick paid parental leave to 18 weeks No ML Act eligibility or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue coverage 18 weeks An employee who is a secondary caregiver is entitled to accrue parental leave with pay during the entire parental leave period as provided in Table 2 below. Date of commencement of this Agreement to 28 February 2025 8 weeks, or top up to 8 weeks where a lesser period of parental leave has already been provided 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026 11 weeks, or top up to 11 weeks where a lesser period of parental leave has already been provided 1 March 2026 to 27 February 2027 14 weeks, or top up to 14 weeks where a lesser period of parental leave has already been provided On and from 28 February 2027 18 weeks, or top up to 18 weeks where a lesser period of parental leave has already been provided Flexibility. Parental leave with pay, whether provided as maternity leave under the ML Act or under this Agreement, can be accessed flexibly during the parental leave. f) In additionleave period and does not have to be taken in a single block. For the avoidance of doubt, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue parental leave can be used to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to replicate a part time work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same departmentarrangement, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must can be reinstated taken concurrently with another parent in relation to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancechild.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental Upon request, birth mothers who take pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance are entitled, upon request, to up to thirty-five (35) weeks’ parental leave without pay. (b) Birth mothers who do not take pregnancy leave and other new parents, including adopting parents, are entitled to up to thirty- seven (37) weeks’ parental leave provided they have been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks’ with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to University before the commencement of the leave. (c) The terms and conditions that apply to supplementary pregnancy leave together with benefits as outlined in 22.03(b),(c),(d) and (e) will also apply to those parents who have not taken pregnancy leave and for the expected date legal adoption of return;a child provided that the claimant is eligible and approved for E.I. leave payments. Replacement or casual employees are not eligible for supplementary leave benefits. (d) The employee has the right to extend the While on parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by leave, the employee to extend the parental receiving supplementary leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue participate in the University benefit plans on a normal cost-sharing arrangement. Benefits and benefit plan premiums will be based on the nominal salary. For those employees not receiving supplementary parental leave benefits, the Employer shall continue to pay the employer share of applicable staff benefit plans if the employee agrees to continue paying the employee share of the premiums. (e) The Employer will maintain the employee’s annual and sick leave credits while he/she is on parental leave. The employee will be credited with vacation leave credits accrued during the entire leave period of upon the employee’s return from parental leave. (f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer An employee on approved parental leave shall accrue seniority. (g) A Continuing Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be returned to the position held prior to the leave or layoff a comparable job if that job no longer exists. A Term Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall continue be returned to accrue the entire period position held prior to the leave provided the expiry date of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share leave does not exceed the specified termination date of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return term appointment. A Replacement Employee who returns to work on the date originally provided from parental leave shall be returned to the Residence position held prior to the leave provided that the Continuing or Term Employee who was being replaced has not returned to the position. A Casual Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated returned to the same position if it still exists or assignment held prior to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at provided that the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancework still exists.

Parental Leave. a) An employee shall receive twenty-one (21) hours of leave with pay for needs related to the birth or adoption of the employee's or employee's spouse's child. b) An employee requiring leave for reasons pertaining to the birth or adoption of a child joining their immediate family shall be granted up to thirty-five (35) weeks of leave without pay if the employee also took a period of maternity leave. If the employee did not take any maternity leave, the employee shall be entitled to thirty-seven (37) weeks of leave without pay, or as provided for under provincial legislation, whichever is greater. Parental leave cannot be split. For greater clarity, parental leave must be taken in a single, unbroken stretch. c) A notice that leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in requested under this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent clause shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification made at least three (3) weeks months prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return;commencement of that leave. The employee shall make every effort to keep the Employer informed of leave requirements. Notice of leave requirement may be waived by the Employer. d) The employee has Employer may: i) defer the right to extend the commencement of parental leave to twelve (12without pay at the request of the employee; ii) months in total. Written notice by the require an employee to extend submit a birth certificate for the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination child or evidence of the initially approved leave;adoption. e) Credit Parental leave without pay utilized by an employee-couple in conjunction with the birth or adoption of a child shall not exceed a total of seventy-two (72) weeks for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveboth employees combined. f) In addition, credit Leave granted under this clause shall be counted in the calculation of "continuous employment" for seniority the purpose of calculating severance pay and vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue pay increment purposes. During such leave the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence Employer will continue to pay its applicable share of pension and benefit plans. g) An employee who provides the premiums Employer with proof that he/she has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance benefits pursuant to applicable provisions of the subsidized employee benefitsEmployment Insurance Act, including pensions, shall be paid a parental leave allowance in which accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan. While in receipt of this allowance the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave;shall continue to accumulate annual leave and sick leave credits. h) The employeeAn applicant under sub-clause (g) shall sign an agreement with the Employer providing: i) that he/she will return to work and remain in the Employer's intention employ for a period of at least six (6) months after her return to work; ii) that he/she will return to work on the date originally provided to of the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof;expiry of her parental leave, unless this date is modified with the Employer's consent. i) The Should the employee shall be reinstated fail to her former duties, on return to work as per the same department, and at provisions of sub-clause (h) or for reasons other than death or disability or if the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leavedebt is waived by mutual agreement, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it recognizes that she is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage indebted to the Employer on for the first day of each calendar month, in advanceamount received as parental leave allowance.

Parental Leave. aAn Employee who is not eligible for maternity leave as described above and who has completed one (1) Parental leave will year of continuous service at the time of application shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave up to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice parental leave without pay, providing such leave is completed by the employee end of the 52nd week following the birth of the child. The Employee shall provide proof of the birth of the child and shall give the University six (6) weeks’ notice in writing of the expected day on which the leave is to extend the commence. (i) An Employee granted parental leave will without pay as noted above, shall be given at least (2) weeks prior returned to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit Employee’s former position or be placed in a comparable position for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee Employee is participating during qualified provided that the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's Employee indicates intention to return to work on by notifying the University four (4) weeks before the intended date originally provided to the Residence of return. (ii) An Employee shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least granted two (2) weeks days leave with pay to attend to the Employee’s spouse in advance thereof;the event of the childbirth. i(iii) The employee Should an Employee commence parental leave without pay, the Employee may continue extended health care, dental, life insurance including accidental death and dismemberment and long term disability benefit coverage subject to the provisions of the Carrier. If the Employee exercises the option to continue any of these benefits, the Employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on responsible for 100% of the same department, and at premium prepaid for the same rate period of pay;absence. j(iv) Seniority for all purposes Service with the University continues to accrue during pregnancy and for the duration of the parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or up to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatementmaximum of one (1) year, for the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leavepurposes of vacation entitlement and Employee award only. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to do not accrue actual vacation hours while on parental leave from the Employer on University. (v) If more than one parent is employed by the first day of each calendar monthUniversity, in advanceonly one parental leave shall be granted and may be shared by both parents.

Parental Leave. a(c) Parental An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article 25:06(b) (i) and is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall be granted leave of absence in accordance with this article upon providing the Employer before the expiry of two (2) weeks after she ceased to work, with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she was not able to perform the duties of her employment because of a medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, delivery will occur or the actual date of her delivery. (d) During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee elects, in writing, not to continue her share of the premium. (e) If a full time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy and/or parental leave, the employee will be granted returned to her former job and former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent position. (f) When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absence and has not resumed operations upon the expiry thereof, the Employer shall upon the resumption of operations, reinstate the employee to her employment or to alternative work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article (e). (g) Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan cannot be used. (h) Credits or service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere Act shall continue to accrue and seniority shall accumulate during the entire period of the parental leave. f(i) In additionUpon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the an employee may immediately commence parental leave; g, as provided under subsection (j) of this provision. The Residence will continue to pay its share of employee shall give the premiums of the subsidized employee benefitsEmployer, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks notice, in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated writing, that she intends to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or take parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. aAn Employee who is not eligible for maternity leave as described above and who has completed one (1) Parental leave will year of continuous service at the time of application shall be granted in accordance with leave per the provisions of the Employment Standards ActCode and Regulations, except where amended in this provision;as otherwise listed below, providing such leave is completed by the end of the 52nd week following the birth of the child. b(i) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and The Employee who intends to treat take parental leave shall provide proof of the birth of the child as his or her own;and shall give their Manager/Chair and Human Resources at least six (6) weeks’ notice in writing of the expected day on which the leave is to commence, specifying the proposed duration of leave. c(ii) The employee will give written notification three In the case of an Employee who is not the birth mother, s/he shall be entitled to parental leave pursuant to the statement in Article 23.1. (3iii) weeks An Employee who commences parental leave may continue all benefits they are enrolled in prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior subject to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue Benefits Carrier during the entire period of the their parental leave. The payment of benefit premiums shall be shared between the Board and the Employee as per Article 27.1(c), Article 27.1(d), and Article 27.1(e). f(iv) In addition, credit An Employee granted leave without pay for seniority parental reasons shall be returned to the Employee’s former position or be placed in a comparable position for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee Employee is participating during qualified provided that the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's Employee indicates intention to return to work by notifying the University four (4) weeks before the intended date of return. (v) Service with the University continues to accrue for the duration of the parental leave, up to a maximum of one (1) year, for the purposes of vacation entitlement and Employee award only. Employees do not accrue actual vacation hours while on parental leave from the date originally provided to University. (vi) For Employees who are parents of the Residence same child and both are employed by Mount Royal University, only one parental leave shall be reconfirmed granted and may be shared by written notification at least both parents. (vii) An Employee shall be granted two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated days leave with pay to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated attend to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, Employee’s spouse in the employee must be paid at event of the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay birth of their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancechild.

Parental Leave. a) Parental a. An employee shall be eligible to use accrued vacation time for paid leaves of absence for childbirth and child care. An employee is also eligible to use accrued sick leave. If a longer leave is desired, employees may request a leave of absence, for childbirth and child care, without pay or benefits. While an employee's benefits will be granted continued, an employee is required to pay the employee's portion of insurance premium in accordance with the provisions same manner as those premiums are paid or would have been paid if the employee had continued employment. After twelve weeks, the employee is solely responsible to pay for all premiums, as outlined below. Such unpaid leave shall be termed parental leave. Approval of the Employment Standards ActDirector of Human Resources is required prior to paid or unpaid parental leave authorization. b. Seniority, except where amended in this provision; bCity paid insurance premiums, longevity and leave benefit accruals continue to be paid or accumulated during the first four (4) For weeks after the purposes of this Articleemployee is on unpaid parental leave. After the first four (4) weeks on unpaid parental leave, parent the employee's group health insurance shall be defined continued for up to include a person with whom a child is placed an additional eight (8) weeks provided the employee continues to be entitled to FMLA qualifying leave. An employee's group health insurance will continue for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends only as long as the employee continues to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior be entitled to the commencement of the FMLA leave. An employee's entitlement to continued group health insurance benefits during an unpaid leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to shall not exceed twelve (12) weeks. In the event that an employee's unpaid leave continues, an employee may continue on the City's group hospitalization plan for a period not to exceed six (6) months with said employee paying the premiums monthly and in totaladvance. Written notice by The employee shall have the employee same length of City service (plus up to extend four (4) weeks) upon return to work as at the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination start of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the unpaid parental leave. fc. The following requirements shall apply to parental leaves: (1) The request for parental leave shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Human Resources thirty (30) days prior to the date the parental leave is to begin provided the need for the leave is foreseeable. In the event the need for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice as is practical. (2) In the event that both a husband and wife work for the City of Midland, the total aggregate number of weeks to which both may be entitled to for unpaid parental leave shall be twelve (12). d. An eligible employee's entitlement to parental leave for the care of a child following the birth or following placement as a result of adoption or xxxxxx care shall commence on the date of birth or the date of placement, whichever is applicable. In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The an employee's intention entitlement to parental leave expires one year after the date of birth or placement. e. An employee shall be allowed to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to his/her former duties, on the same department, and position at the same rate end of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues his/her parental leave unless he/she elects to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the take an extended unpaid leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.absence which lasts greater than twelve

Parental Leave. a) Parental Birth mothers who take maternity leave will be granted are entitled, upon request, to up to thirty-five (35) weeks’ parental leave without pay, or as prescribed by legislation in accordance with force at the provisions of time the Employment Standards Actleave is taken, except where amended in this provision;whichever is greater. b) For A new parent who has not taken maternity leave, including an adoptive parent, is entitled to up to thirty- seven (37) weeks’ parental leave without pay, or as prescribed by legislation in force at the purposes time the leave is taken whichever is greater, provided they have been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks’ with the University before the commencement 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;leave. c) The employee terms and conditions that apply to supplementary maternity leave benefits as outlined in 22.03(b), (c), (d) and (e) will give written notification three (3) weeks prior also apply to new parents who have not taken maternity leave and for the commencement legal adoption of the leave together with the expected date of return;a child. d) The While on parental leave, the employee has receiving supplementary leave benefits shall continue to participate in the right to extend University benefit plans on a normal cost-sharing arrangement. Benefits and benefit plan premiums will be based on the nominal salary. For those employees not receiving supplementary parental leave benefits, the Employer shall continue to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by pay the employer share of applicable staff benefit plans if the employee agrees to extend continue paying the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination employee share of the initially approved leave;premiums. e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, The Employer will maintain the employee’s annual and sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue credits while they’re on parental leave. The employee will be credited with vacation leave credits accrued during the entire leave period of upon the employee’s return from parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff An employee on approved parental leave shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave;seniority. g) The Residence will continue A Continuing Employee who returns to pay its share work from parental leave shall be returned to the position held prior to the leave or a comparable job if that job no longer exists. A Term Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be returned to the position held prior to the leave provided the expiry date of the premiums leave does not exceed the specified termination date of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return term appointment. A Replacement Employee who returns to work on the date originally provided from parental leave shall be returned to the Residence position held prior to the leave provided that the Continuing or Term Employee who was being replaced has not returned to the position. A Casual Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated returned to the same position if it still exists or assignment held prior to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at provided that the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancework still exists.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with Employees who meet the provisions of eligibility requirements established by either the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For FMLA or the purposes of this Article, parent VPFLA shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed eligible for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave for up to twelve (12) months weeks, unpaid, during any twelve (12) month period: a. during the Employee’s pregnancy, or following the birth of a child, or b. following the placement of a child with the Employee for adoption or xxxxxx care. Notice of pregnancy shall be given to the Superintendent within a reasonable period of time in totalorder to assist the District or Supervisory Union in planning for the Employee’s absence. Written notice An Employee who is pregnant shall be allowed to continue in her regular employment as long as she is medically able to perform her regular duties, as determined by her physician. At such time as the employee Employee is certified by her physician as no longer able to extend continue to perform her regular teaching duties, she shall be entitled to go on sick leave and such absence shall be treated like any other disability under the sick leave provisions of this contract. During the parental leave an Employee may use up to six (6) weeks of accrued leave. If an Employee remains disabled after six weeks the employee may continue to use accrued sick leave to cover the absence. The Superintendent reserves the right to require an Employee to provide medical certification of continuing illness or disability. An unpaid leave of absence, not to exceed the balance of the Contract year, will be given at least (2) weeks prior to granted upon application by the Employee. Upon termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must Employee will be reinstated restored to the same position if it still exists Employee’s former position, or to a comparable position if it does notsubstantially equivalent position, subject to the provisions of the Reduction in Force Article. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the An Employee on such leave commenced or, if it is highermay, at the rate Employee’s own expense, continue to participate in any group insurance program(s) herein provided, so long as payment is made at the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through Office of the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage Superintendent prior to the Employer on District’s or Supervisory Union’s premium payment due date and subject to the first day regulations of each calendar month, in advancethe insurance carrier(s).

Parental Leave. a) Parental A faculty member shall be eligible for parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Actwithout pay or other benefits, except where amended those benefits specifically identified in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent subject to the following conditions: (As used herein, "faculty member" means a tenured faculty member except in Section 6 below, which is applicable only to non-tenured faculty members, and in Section 8 below which is applicable to all faculty members). 1. Application for such leave shall be defined made in writing to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his Xxxxxxx or her own; cdesignee at least ninety (90) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks calendar days prior to the commencement anticipated birth of the child. 2. The faculty member and the Xxxxxxx or designee shall agree upon a plan for the commencement and termination of such leave, taking into consideration maintenance of continuity of instruction and medical factors to the maximum possible degree and the pertinent time factors related thereto. The leave together with shall not exceed the balance of the Academic year in which it commences and one (1) additional academic year. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new academic year. Such leave shall commence upon one of the following: 1) the date agreed upon by the Xxxxxxx and faculty member, 2) for faculty members who teach, not later than the end of the semester preceding the semester during which the faculty member is expected to become unable to work, 3) the actual date of delivery/adoption, 4) the date on which the faculty member is required to leave employment because she is unable to perform her duties, whichever shall first occur. Such leaves which commence during the summer recess shall begin no later than July 1. The Xxxxxxx may waive any of the requirements of this section at his/her sole discretion; any such waiver shall not be precedential in any respect. 3. A faculty member who has enough accumulated sick leave is eligible to use such paid leave during the Fall or Spring semesters for up to eight (8) weeks from the date of birth or adoption. In cases when the conclusion of such time is within six (6) weeks of the end of the academic semester accumulated sick leave may continue to be used through the end of the current semester. 4. The faculty member may maintain group health, dental and life insurance benefits by making timely payments of all premiums which may be due to the Administrative Services office or pursuant to its direction. 5. Any faculty member desiring parental leave as a result of becoming an adoptive parent shall notify the Xxxxxxx or designee in writing upon the initiation of such proceedings. Leave shall be granted upon satisfactory written notification to the Xxxxxxx or designee of the date the child is expected to be received. It shall be the responsibility of the applying faculty member to keep the Xxxxxxx or designee informed of the status of the proceedings, and as soon as known, the expected date of return;delivery of the child. This section shall not be applicable if the adopted child is six (6) or more years of age at the time the child is received. However, the age requirement may be waived by the Xxxxxxx or designee if the child has a medical condition which would require the leave. d) 6. A parental leave may be granted to a non-tenured faculty member under unusual circumstances by the action of the Board of Trustees, subject to all of the conditions applicable to a tenured faculty member. Any such leave shall include provision for the number of years that the faculty member must be employed in continuous full-time service at the College after such leave to attain tenured status. The employee has the right to extend the granting of parental leave to twelve (12) months in totalany non- tenured faculty member shall not constitute a precedent for the granting or withholding of leave to any other faculty member. Written notice by Each request shall be judged on its own merits and shall be within the employee sole discretion of the Board. Additional conditions or restrictions may be established for any such leave, provided nothing herein shall be construed as requiring any non- tenured faculty member to extend apply for such leave or accept the conditions established therefore. 7. A faculty member who has been granted a parental leave will and who during such leave of absence shall again become pregnant or adopt shall be given eligible for an extension of one (1) academic year of such parental leave of absence. Application for such extension of leave shall be in writing to the Xxxxxxx or designee at least one hundred twenty (2120) weeks calendar days prior to the termination anticipated birth of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes child or as soon as possible after notification of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveadoption. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, 8. Nothing in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence this Article shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated construed as requiring any faculty member to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority apply for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if A faculty member not eligible for or not desiring parental leave may utilize accumulated sick leave during any period of benefit coverage illness related to pregnancy and/or to the Employer on delivery of the first day child. Such faculty member shall return to employment immediately following the termination of each calendar month, in advancesuch illness.

Parental Leave. a) Parental An employee shall receive twenty-one (21) hours of leave will be granted in accordance with pay for needs related to the provisions birth or adoption of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent employee’s child. A pregnant employee shall be defined entitled to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship this twenty-one (21) hours of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks leave immediately prior to the commencement of maternity leave. b) An employee requiring leave for reasons pertaining to the birth or adoption of a child joining their immediate family shall be granted up to thirty-five (35) weeks of leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by without pay if the employee also took a period of maternity leave. If the employee did not take any maternity leave, the employee shall be entitled to extend the parental thirty- seven (37) weeks of leave without pay. c) A notice that leave will be given requested under this clause shall be made at least two (2) weeks prior to the termination expected date of commencement of that leave. The employee shall make every effort to keep the Employer informed of leave requirements. Notice of the initially approved leaveleave requirement may be waived by the Employer. d) The employer may: i) defer the commencement of parental leave without pay at the request of the employee; ii) require an employee to submit a birth certificate for the child or evidence of adoption. e) Credit Parental leave without pay utilized by an employee- couple in conjunction with the birth or adoption of a child shall not exceed a total of seventy-two (72) weeks for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveboth employees combined. f) In addition, credit Leave granted under this clause shall be counted in the calculation of ‘continuous employment’ for the purpose of calculating severance pay and vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue and pay increment purposes. During such leave the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence Employer will continue to pay its applicable share of pension and benefit plans. g) i) An employee who provides the premiums Employer with proof that he/she has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance benefits pursuant to applicable provisions of the subsidized employee benefitsEmployment Insurance Act or Québec Parental Insurance Plan, including pensions, shall be paid a parental leave allowance in which accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan. While in receipt of this allowance the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention shall continue to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, accumulate annual leave and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the sick leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancecredits.

Parental Leave. 21.01 Where an employee has or will have the actual care or custody of his/her newborn child, or an employee commenced proceedings to adopt a child or obtains an order for the adoption of a child, he/she shall be granted parental leave without pay for a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks. This leave without pay shall be taken during the fifty-two (52) week period immediately following the day the child was born or, in the case of adoption, within the fifty-two (52) week period from the date the child comes into the employee's care and custody. 21.02 An employee who intends to request parental leave without pay shall make every effort to provide reasonable notice to the Employer. In the case of an adoption, the employee shall notify the Employer as soon as the application for adoption has been approved by the adoption agency or legal guardianship and custody papers have been completed. 21.03 Leave granted under this Article shall be counted for the calculation of "continuous employment" and "continuous service", except for completion of an employee's probationary period. 21.04 After completion of six (6) months continuous employment, an indeterminate employee who has been granted parental leave without pay and who provides the Employer with proof that he/she has applied for and is in receipt of parental benefits pursuant to Section 23, Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a parental leave allowance. 21.05 A recipient under Article 21.04 shall sign an agreement with the Employer providing: (a) Parental that he/she will return to work and remain in the Employer's employ for a period of at least six (6) months after his/her return to work; (b) that he/she will return to work on the date of the expiry of his/her parental leave will be granted without pay unless this date is modified with the Employer's consent. 21.06 Should the employee fail to return to work in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActArticle 21.05, except where amended in this provision;by reason of the employee's death, disability or lay-off, the employee recognizes and acknowledges that he/she is indebted to the Employer for the amount of parental leave allowance received. Should the employee not return for the full six (6) month period, the employee's indebtedness to the Employer shall be reduced on a prorated basis according to the number of months he/she has returned to work. b) 21.07 For the purposes period of this Articleparental leave without pay taken by an employee who has not taken pregnancy leave without pay, parent or who has taken pregnancy leave without pay and has not received a pregnancy leave allowance, parental leave allowance payments shall be defined equivalent to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement 93% of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on weekly rate of pay for the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least first two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same departmentweeks, and at for an additional fifteen (15) weeks, payments equivalent to the same difference between the employment insurance benefit the employee is eligible to receive and 93% of the employee's weekly rate of pay;. j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during 21.08 For the period of parental leave without pay taken by an employee who has taken pregnancy leave without pay and received a pregnancy leave allowance, parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must leave allowance payments will be reinstated equivalent to the same position if it still exists or difference between the employment insurance benefit she is eligible to receive and 93% of the employee's weekly rate of pay for a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, period of seventeen (17) weeks. 21.09 For a full-time employee the employee must be paid at the weekly rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must of pay their portion if any of benefit coverage referred to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.Articles 21.07 and

Parental Leave. a) An employee shall receive twenty-one (21) hours of leave with pay for needs related to the birth or adoption of the employee's or employee's spouse's child. b) An employee requiring leave for reasons pertaining to the birth or adoption of a child joining their immediate family shall be granted up to thirty-five (35) weeks of leave without pay if the employee also took a period of maternity leave. If the employee did not take any maternity leave, the employee shall be entitled to thirty-seven (37) weeks of leave without pay. Parental leave cannot be split. For greater clarity, parental leave must be taken in a single, unbroken stretch. c) A notice that leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in requested under this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent clause shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification made at least three (3) weeks months prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return;commencement of that leave. The employee shall make every effort to keep the Employer informed of leave requirements. Notice of leave requirement may be waived by the employer. d) The employee has Employer may: i) defer the right to extend the commencement of parental leave to twelve (12without pay at the request of the employee; ii) months in total. Written notice by the require an employee to extend submit a birth certificate for the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination child or evidence of the initially approved leave;adoption. e) Credit Parental leave without pay utilized by an employee-couple in conjunction with the birth or adoption of a child shall not exceed a total of seventy-two (72) weeks for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveboth employees combined. f) In addition, credit Leave granted under this clause shall be counted in the calculation of "continuous employment" for seniority the purpose of calculating severance pay and vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue pay increment purposes. During such leave the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence Employer will continue to pay its applicable share of pension and benefit plans. g) An employee who provides the premiums Employer with proof that he/she has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance benefits pursuant to applicable provisions of the subsidized employee benefitsEmployment Insurance Act, including pensions, shall be paid a parental leave allowance in which accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan. While in receipt of this allowance the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave;shall continue to accumulate annual leave and sick leave credits. h) The employeeAn applicant under sub-clause (g) shall sign an agreement with the Employer providing: i) that he/she will return to work and remain in the Employer's intention employ for a period of at least six (6) months after her return to work; ii) that he/she will return to work on the date originally provided to of the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof;expiry of her parental leave, unless this date is modified with the Employer's consent. i) The Should the employee shall be reinstated fail to her former duties, on return to work as per the same department, and at provisions of sub-clause (h) or for reasons other than death or disability or if the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leavedebt is waived by mutual agreement, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it recognizes that she is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage indebted to the Employer on for the first day of each calendar month, in advanceamount received as parental leave allowance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted COMMON 26.01 Upon application in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Actwriting, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 an employee who is in a relationship of some permanence with becomes a parent through the birth of a child and who intends shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for a period of up to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three thirty-seven (337) weeks prior to upon the commencement birth, immediately upon the expiry of the leave together with the expected date seventeen (17) weeks of return; d) The maternity leave. An employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will shall be given at least granted a total of two (2) weeks prior days leave of absence without loss of pay to be taken within a reasonable period of time surrounding the termination arrival of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes child, one of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions which shall be the day of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue birth of the child. Seniority continues to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and leave at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position as if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through have worked. (a) A leave of absence granted under 26.01 shall commence no earlier than the date on which the newborn comes into the employee’s care and custody and end no later than 52 weeks after that date. The employee who is the natural mother of a child must commence the parental leave immediately upon expiry of maternity leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancyIf the newborn child is hospitalized when maternity leave expires, adoption or the taking of the leave may be delayed. If the natural father intends to take parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage , he shall give four (4) weeks’ written notice to the Employer of the commencement date and duration of the leave. (b) Where operational requirements permit, the Employer may approve a period of return to work following the maternity leave and prior to the parental leave for the natural mother. 26.03 If both parents are employees, the thirty-seven (37) week parental leave may be taken by one parent or shared by the two parents provided the combined leave period does not exceed thirty-seven (37) weeks. 26.04 During the period of parental leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in clause 26.01 hereof: (a) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits on the first day basis of each calendar monthwhat the employee’s normal regular hours would have been; (b) an employee may, in advanceif permissible under the relevant plan, continue contributions, including that of the Employer, to group insurance plans of the Employer. 26.05 An employee returning from parental leave shall give the Employer written notice of the fact at least ten

Parental Leave. a) Parental Birth mothers who take maternity leave will be granted are entitled, upon request, up to sixty-one (61) weeks’ parental leave without pay, or as prescribed by legislation in accordance with force at the provisions of time the Employment Standards Actleave is taken, except where amended in this provision;whichever is greater. b) For A new parent who has not taken maternity leave, including an adoptive parent, is entitled to up to sixty-three (63) weeks’ parental leave without pay, or as prescribed by legislation in force at the purposes time the leave is taken whichever is greater, provided they have been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks with the University before the commencement 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;leave. c) The employee terms and conditions that apply to supplementary maternity leave benefits as outlined in 22.03 b), c), d) and e) will give written notification three (3) weeks prior also apply to new parents who have not taken maternity leave and for the commencement legal adoption of the leave together with the expected date of return;a child. d) An Employee who is eligible for parental leave and are in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits is entitled to the following additional supplementary parental leave benefits, over what is outlined in article 22.04 c) while on parental leave: 1. The employee has shall receive from the right Employer payments equal to extend the parental leave difference between Employment Insurance benefits and ninety -five per cent (95%) of regular earnings for up to twelve four (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (24) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence 2. Such supplementary payments will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which be made providing that the employee is participating during not receiving other earnings or payments such that the entire period combined weekly payment (including E.I. benefits, supplementary University payments and other employment earnings) exceeds ninety- five per cent (95%) of the parental leave;normal weekly earnings. h) The employee's intention to return to work 3. Payments will be issued on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2regular pay schedule. e) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, While on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must receiving supplementary leave benefits shall continue to participate in the University benefit plans on a normal cost-sharing arrangement. Benefits and benefit plan premiums will be reinstated to based on the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does notnominal salary. On reinstatementFor those employees not receiving supplementary parental leave benefits, the employee must be paid at Employer shall continue to pay the rate paid when the leave commenced or, employer share of applicable staff benefit plans if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through agrees to continue paying the employee share of the premiums. f) The Employer will maintain the employee’s annual and sick leave credits while they’re on parental leave. The Residence employee will continue its benefit contribution be credited with vacation leave credits accrued during a pregnancy, adoption or the leave period upon the employee’s return from parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage . g) An employee on approved parental leave shall accrue seniority. h) A Continuing Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be returned to the Employer on position held prior to the first day leave or a comparable job if that job no longer exists. A Term Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be returned to the position held prior to the leave provided the expiry date of each calendar monththe leave does not exceed the specified termination date of the term appointment. A Replacement Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be returned to the position held prior to the leave provided that the Continuing or Term Employee who was being replaced has not returned to the position. A Casual Employee who returns to work from parental leave shall be returned to the assignment held prior to the leave provided that the work still exists. Where an employee opts for the extended parental leave, the parental leave allowance payments made in advanceaccordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan will be prorated accordingly. For clarity, the total amount of parental leave allowance payments made in accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan during the extended parental leave shall not exceed the total amount that would have been paid had the employee chosen the standard parental leave.

Parental Leave. a) Parental a. A nonprobationary employee may be granted, upon written request, a leave will of absence without pay for child bearing and/or child rearing. Said parental leave may also be granted to an employee adopting a child, to commence at any time during the first year after receiving custody of said child or prior to receiving such custody if necessary in accordance with order to fulfill the provisions requirements for adoption. An employee on such leave cannot be assured of reassignment to the same site as previously assigned, but the Board obligates itself to offer the employee, on the expiration of the Employment Standards Actleave, except where amended in this provision;employment for which the employee is properly qualified, if a vacancy exists, without creating a new position or transferring an existing employee. b) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined b. An employee who wishes to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks leave their position prior to the commencement period of disability associated with childbirth and/or does not wish to return to their position after such period of disability shall normally be granted, upon request, a leave of absence without pay. Said employee shall notify the Superintendent in writing of their desire to take such leave and, except in case of emergency, shall give such notice at least 30 days prior to the date on which they wish their leave to begin. A physician's statement verifying pregnancy shall be included with such notice. In case of interrupted pregnancy, the employee may return to active duty when their health will permit, as attested to in writing by their physician. c. An employee on such leave cannot be given any positive assurance that they will be reassigned to the same site as previously assigned, but the Board obligates itself to offer to the employee, on the expiration of leave, employment for which the employee is properly qualified without creating a new position or transferring another employee. To facilitate the employee's return consistent with their stated schedule, they should give the Superintendent, in writing, as much notice of their anticipated return as possible. d. The parental leave may not extend beyond June 30 of the current year; however, if requested in writing, this leave together with the expected date of return;may be extended beyond that date. d) The employee has the right to extend the e. Employees who are granted parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the may not accrue sick leave or annual leave during this approved leave. f. The unused sick leave of an employee to extend the on said parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, held in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to abeyance until such time as they return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceactive service.

Parental Leave. a(c) Parental An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article 17:03 (b) (i) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article 17:03 (b) (ii) upon providing the Employer, before the expiry of two (2) weeks after she ceased to work, with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she was not able to perform the duties of her employment because of a medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, delivery will occur or the actual date of her delivery. (d) During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee elects, in writing, not to continue her share of the premiums. (e) If a full time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy and or parental leave, the employee will be granted returned to her former job, former shift if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent position. (f) When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absence and has not resumed operations upon the expiry thereof, the Employer shall upon resumption of operations, reinstate the employee to her employment or to alternate work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article (e). (g) Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. (h) Credits or service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue and seniority shall accumulate during the entire period of the parental leave. f(i) In additionUpon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the an employee may immediately commence parental leave; g, as provided under subsection (j) of this provision. The Residence will continue to pay its share of employee shall give the premiums of the subsidized employee benefitsEmployer, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks notice, in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated writing, that she intends to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or take parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental A NP who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;. (b) For A NP who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 15.07 is eligible to be granted a parental leave of up to sixty-three (63) weeks duration (birth mothers who take pregnancy leave are entitled to up to 61 weeks and all other new parents are entitled up to 63 weeks’ leave), in accordance with the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person Employment Standards Act. A NP who is in eligible for a relationship of some permanence with a parental leave who is the natural father or is an adoptive parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to may extend the parental leave for a period of up to twelve one (121) months year duration, consideration being given to any requirements of adoption authorities. In cases of adoption, the NP shall advise the Employer as far in totaladvance as possible with respect to a prospective adoption and shall request leave of absence, in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of pending adoption. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination If, because of late receipt of confirmation of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes pending adoption, the NP finds it impossible to request the leave of salary incrementabsence in writing, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaverequest may be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g(c) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee NP shall be reinstated to her or his former dutiesposition, unless her or his former position has been eliminated in which case she will be given notice of layoff pursuant to Article 14.12. (d) NPs newly hired to replace NP’s who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the same departmentsubject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Employer, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leavein a permanent position, the employee must NP shall be reinstated credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her probationary period. The NP shall be credited with hours worked towards the probationary period under Article 14.01 to a maximum of 225 hours. The Employer will outline to NP’s hired to fill such temporary vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the same position if it still exists or vacancy and the special conditions relating to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancesuch employment.

Parental Leave. a(c) Parental An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article 17:03 (b), (i) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article 17:03 (b) (ii) upon providing the Employer, before the expiry of two (2) weeks after she ceased to work, with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she was not able to perform the duties of her employment because of a medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, delivery will occur or the actual date of her delivery. (d) During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee elects, in writing, not to continue her share of the premiums. (e) If a full time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy and or parental leave, the employee will be granted returned to her former job, former shift if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent position. (f) When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absence and has not resumed operations upon the expiry thereof, the Employer shall upon resumption of operations, reinstate the employee to her employment or to alternate work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article (e). (g) Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. (h) Credits or service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue and seniority shall accumulate during the entire period of the parental leave. f(i) In additionUpon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the an employee may immediately commence parental leave; g, as provided under subsection (j) of this provision. The Residence will continue to pay its share of employee shall give the premiums of the subsidized employee benefitsEmployer, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks notice, in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated writing, that she intends to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or take parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;the b) For the purposes of this Articlearticle, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;. c) The employee will Employee shall endeavour to give written notification three at least four (34) weeks, but not less than two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the her leave together with the her expected date of return;. d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacationvacation entitlement, sick leave leave, or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. fe) In addition, credit Credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff lay-off shall continue to accrue the entire period of during the parental leave;. f) During the Parental Leave the Employer will continue to make employer contributions to entitled benefits. g) The Residence will continue employee shall endeavour to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed Employer by written notification at least four (4) weeks but not less than two (2) weeks weeks, in advance thereof;. If an employee intends to return on a date earlier than the original date of return she must give at least four (4) weeks notice. ih) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on position unless the same department, and at position has been discontinued. If the same rate position of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to does not exist the same position if it still exists or Employer shall reinstate the employee to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, subject to the following consideration for wages as stated in the Employment Standards Act. (i) The Employer shall pay a reinstated employee wages that are at least equal to the great of: (i) the wages the employee must be was most recently paid at by the rate paid when Employer; or (ii) the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate wages that the employee would be earning if he or she had the employee worked through throughout the leave. j) Pregnancy and Parental Leave may be extended from 12 to 24 months without loss of seniority. The Residence Article 21.01 c), d) & e) will not continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage from 12 to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance24 months.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental An Employee who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;. (b) For An Employee who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 14.05 is eligible to be granted a parental leave, inclusive of their seventeen (17) week period of pregnancy leave, of up to fifty-two (52) weeks duration, in accordance with the purposes Employment Standards Act. An Employee who is eligible for a parental leave who is the natural father or is an adoptive parent is eligible to be granted a parental leave for a period of this Articleup to thirty-five (35) weeks duration, parent in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. In cases of adoption, the Employee shall be defined advise the Hospital as far in advance as possible with respect to include a person with whom a child is placed for prospective adoption and a person who is shall request the leave of absence, in a relationship writing, upon receipt of some permanence with a parent confirmation of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;pending adoption. (c) The employee Employee shall be reinstated to her former position, unless her former position has been discontinued, in which case the Employee shall be subject to layoff. (d) Employees newly hired to replace Employees who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. The Hospital will give written notification three (3) weeks prior outline to Employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the commencement of vacancy and the leave together with the expected date of return;special conditions relating to such employment. d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit Seniority and credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue in accordance with the Employment Standards Act during the entire period of the parental leave. f) . In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff the Employee shall be eligible to continue to accrue participate in the entire period benefit plans in which she was participating prior to the commencement of the her parental leave; g. Prior to the commencement of her parental leave except where the employee has already so indicated as provided under Article 14.05 (f) The Residence will continue to pay its share of above, the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, Employee shall indicate in writing those insured benefits including pensions, pension in which the employee is she does not wish to continue participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence It will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage be implicit for the Hospital that failure to the Employer on the first day of each calendar monthprovide such notification, in advance.writing, by the Employee will indicate a desire to continue all benefits during this period, in keeping with Section 51(1)

Parental Leave. aUpon receipt, from a member of the Unit, of at least two (2) Parental weeks’ written notice of her anticipated date of departure and intention to return, the School Committee shall grant a leave will be granted of absence without pay for maternity or for adoption of a preschool child for up to eight (8) weeks, in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 105D. Section 2 In the Employment Standards Actevent that a member of the Unit desires to take a parental leave longer than the statutory period listed in Section 1 above, except where amended she shall notify the Superintendent of Schools of her anticipated dates of departure and return from leave at least five months in this provision;advance of such departure. bSection 3 The member of the Unit may continue in her assigned position as long as, in the opinion of her physician, her physical condition and ability to perform her tasks allow. Section 4 At the commencement of the extended leave, the employee will inform the Superintendent whether she will return to work the September first following the birth or adoption of the child (or the subsequent September first, if the teaching assistant has been employed for more than two (2) For years). On or before the purposes March 1 prior to the scheduled date of this Articlereturn, parent the member of the Unit will notify the Superintendent of her intention to return or her intention to retire from the school system. Failure to file such notice will be deemed a resignation from the System. Section 5 In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the member of the Unit may make written application for reinstatement prior to the expiration of her requested parental leave. Said application shall, at the discretion of the Superintendent, be accompanied by a physician’s statement of good health in the case of maternity leave. Said early reinstatement may be granted by the Committee in the case of an acceptable vacancy upon the recommendation of the Superintendent. Section 6 A member of the Unit returning from parental leave shall be defined returned to include the same position or to a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat level or position substantially the child same as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks that position which she held prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage All benefits to which the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceteaching assistant was entitled prior to her leave shall be restored to her.

Parental Leave. a) Subject to the applicable Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the Leave provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; bCanada Labour Code (Part a permanent part-time employee who has completed six (6) For consecutive months of continuous employment with the purposes of this Article, parent Employer shall be defined granted Leave without pay, upon written request to include their Manager, of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks to care for a person with whom new-born child of the employee or a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement care of the leave together with employee for the expected date purpose of return; dadoption under the laws governing adoption in the province in which the employee resides. Parentaltop-up Subject to sub-clause a) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to above, twelve (12) months months' continuous service and, having completed the probationary period, a permanent part-time employee who is: in total. Written notice by receipt of Employment Insurance benefits associatedwith Parental Leave shall receive payments from the employee Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Fund to extend the parental leave will be given at least bring her combined and payments to ninety-three percent (293%) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit their normal pay for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire a maximum period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes ten weeks of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period Parental Leave. The aggregate amount of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall Parental leave that may be reconfirmed taken by written notification at least two (2) weeks employees in advance thereof; irespect of the same birth or adoption shall not exceed seven (37) weeks, and the aggregate amount of Maternity / Parental Leave taken by one or two employees in respect of the same birth shall not exceed fifty-two (52) weeks. * While on Maternity Leave and/or Parental Leave, as provided under this Article, an employee would continue to accrue seniority, earn vacation leave credits and be entitled to continued coverage under all insured benefit plans. While on Maternity Parental Leave employees do not contribute to the plan. Following their return to work from Maternity Parental Leave the employee may opt to purchase the aforementioned period and the Employer will pay its portion for the period specified. The window of availability, for the employee to purchase this defined period shall be reinstated governed by * Pension Plan Applicable only to her former duties, on eligible permanent part-time employees as governed by the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Ontario Municipal Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceRetirement System.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental leave will An employee who has completed her probationary period shall, upon her written request, be granted in accordance with Maternity Leave to become effective six (6) weeks immediately preceding the provisions date of delivery or such shorter period as may be requested by the Employment Standards Actemployee, except where amended in this provision; b) For provided that she commences Maternity Leave no later than the purposes date of this Article, parent delivery. Maternity Leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed without pay and benefits except for adoption and a person who is in a relationship the portion of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat Maternity Leave during which the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and is also in receipt of sick leave, STD, or LTD. Maternity Leave shall not exceed twelve (12) months in total. Written notice unless an extension is granted by the Employer. Request for an extension due to ill health of the mother or the child shall not be unreasonably denied. Such extension, when granted, shall not exceed an additional six (6) months. (b) A pregnant employee, whose continued employment in her position may be hazardous to herself or to her unborn child in the written opinion of her physician, may request a transfer to a more suitable position if one is available. Where no suitable position is available, the employee may request Maternity Leave as provided by Article 21.04(a) if the employee is eligible for such leave. In the event that such Maternity Leave must commence in the early stages of pregnancy which results in the need for an absence from work longer than nine (9) months, the employee may request further leave without pay as provided by Article 21.01. (c) A father-to-be who has completed his probationary period shall, upon his written request, be granted an unpaid leave to extend the parental leave will be given at least commence two (2) weeks prior to the termination of delivery or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed between the initially approved leave; eemployee and the Employer. Such leave shall be without pay and benefits and shall not exceed twelve (12) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leavemonths. f(d) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes An employee absent on Parental Leave shall provide the Employer with six (6) weeks’ written advance notice of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention her readiness to return to work on following which the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks Employer will reinstate her in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, position held by her immediately prior to taking such leave and at the same rate step in the salary scale or provide her with alternate work of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues a comparable nature at not less than the same step in the salary scale and other benefits that accrued to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following her up to the date she commenced the leave. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 21.04 (a), the an employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to may make prior arrangements with the Employer on to prepay the first day full cost of each calendar month, in advancebenefits premiums (employer and employee portion) as per Article 21.01(c) of the Collective Agreement.

Parental Leave. a40.1 The City shall grant parental leave to an Employee who has been employed for a minimum of twelve (12) Parental continuous months. The period of leave will shall normally be granted for thirty-seven (37) weeks except in accordance with extraordinary circumstances where the provisions City shall consider an extension providing application is made prior to commencement of the Employment Standards Actthirtieth (30th) week of absence. 40.2 Application for parental leave should be submitted in writing to the Employee’s department head, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Articleif possible, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three not less than twelve (312) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with leave. 40.3 If both parents work for the expected date of return; d) The employee has City, they may share the right to extend the parental leave to twelve a maximum of thirty-seven (1237) months in totalweeks. Written notice Parents may be granted leaves at the same time depending on the City’s operational requirements. 40.4 During the period of parental leave, the Employee shall be required to pay the full premium (both the City and Employee share) for those health and insurance benefits the Employee chooses to participate in. This payment shall be made by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks post-dated cheques prior to the termination date of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes expected commencement of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f40.5 Upon return to employment the Employee shall be fully enrolled in the previously held health and insurance benefit plans and there shall be no required waiting period or medical examination except for optional life insurance. 40.6 Employees returning to work from parental leave are requested to give the Employee’s department head four (4) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period weeks notice of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on work. 40.7 Upon return to employment the date originally provided to the Residence Employee shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatementclassified position, the employee must be paid as was in effect at the rate paid when the time that parental leave commenced orand, if it is higherprovided the Employee returns to work, at he shall be credited with full seniority and sick leave accumulations for the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the period of leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancyFurther, adoption or parental provided the Employee returns to work for at least thirty (30) days, he shall be credited with full vacation accumulation for the period of leave. . 40.8 Parental leave shall be available within one (1) year from the date that the child arrives home. 40.9 Parental Leave shall be granted to Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to in accordance with the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceEmployment Standards Code and this Article.

Parental Leave. The employer will top up the members on Pregnancy Leave or parental leave to Seventy percent (70%) up to a total maximum of (17) seventeen weeks. If the member combines the leaves (Pregnancy and Parental) the total weeks combined permitted is (17) seventeen weeks. (a) Parental An employee who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, Act except where amended in this provision;. (b) For Parental Leave may begin as late as seventy-eight (78) weeks after the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed born or first comes into the employee’s custody, care and control. Parental Leave lasts up to sixty-one (61) weeks for employees who take pregnancy leave, and sixty-three (63) weeks for those who do not. (c) A “parent” includes: • a birth parent; • an adoptive parent (whether or not the adoption and has been legally finalized); or • a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a the child and who intends to treat plans on treating the child as their own. This includes same- sex couples. (d) Employees newly hired to replace employees who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Centre, in a permanent position, the employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his or her own; c) probationary period. The employee shall be credited with days worked towards the probationary period. The Centre will give written notification three outline on posting to fill such temporary vacancies that it is a Parental Leave of Absence replacement. (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of During the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority and credit for service for the purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff salary increment and vacation shall continue to accrue the entire for a period of up to sixty-three (63) weeks. In addition, the parental leave; g) The Residence will employer shall continue to pay its share of the premiums benefits including employer pension contributions provided under the collective agreement during the period of the subsidized employee benefitsparental leave to a maximum of sixty- three (63) weeks, including pensions, in which provided the employee is participating pays her/ his share. For part-time employees, seniority and service accumulation for the purpose of salary increment and proration shall be based on an average hours worked by the employee of in the previous six (6) months. In addition, the employer shall pay employer pension contributions provided under the collective agreement during the entire period of parental leave to a maximum of ten (10) weeks for participating part-time employees. (f) In the event of an increment or general wage increase - retroactive or otherwise - falling due during the period of the parental leave; h) The , the employee's intention to return to work on rate of pay and vacation pay shall be recalculated and adjusted accordingly effective the date originally provided of increase. (g) When the leave ends, the employer shall reinstate the employee to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, position the employee must be reinstated to most recently held with the same position employer, if it still exists exists, or to a comparable position position, if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) 32.1 Parental leave will Leave shall be granted to employees in accordance with the provisions respect of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;birth or the adoption of a child. b) For 32.2 All leave entitlements relating to 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent birth of a child and shall also apply to adoption of a child. In the case of adoption, the date of placement shall be deemed equivalent to the date of birth. In the case of adoption, either parent may be considered as the primary care giver. 32.3 Employees, other than casual employees, who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks have completed at least 12 months continuous paid service prior to the commencement of Parental Leave shall be granted Parental Leave, subject to the conditions contained in this clause. 32.4 Employees who have not completed at least 12 months continuous paid service are not entitled to Parental Leave but may submit an application for leave without pay. Such applications will be dealt with on a case by case basis. 32.5 A female employee or the primary care giver in an adoptive arrangement shall be entitled to Parental Leave with pay at the ordinary rate: (i) Where the absence exceeds 12 weeks - for the first 12 weeks of that absence; and (ii) Where the absence is less than 12 weeks for the whole of that absence. Provided that, where the absence exceeds 24 weeks, and if requested by the employee, payment for parental leave may be made at half-pay for the first 24 weeks of the absence. 32.6 Employees are entitled to a total of 104 weeks unpaid or paid parental leave, consistent with clause 32.5, commencing from the date of birth, or placement of the child. 32.7 Employees who wish to take Parental Leave shall give the employer not less than four weeks' written notice of the proposed commencement date of Parental Leave. Such notice shall specify the date on which the employee intends to return to work, and shall be supported by evidence of the anticipated date of birth or placement of the child. Employees are also required to provide a statutory declaration demonstrating a parental relationship to the child. In cases where both parents are in employment, a statutory declaration setting out the leave together arrangements made with their respective employers is required. In cases where the Applicant is the only parent employed, the statutory declaration should state this fact. Any variations to the nominated date of return to work require 4 weeks notice. 32.8 The total absence on Parental Leave shall not exceed 104 weeks from the date of commencement of such leave. Applications for further periods of leave without pay may be made under the Pulse existing guidelines for leave without pay. 32.9 Employees engaged on a part-time basis who are eligible for paid parental leave shall be entitled to payment for that leave pro rata to the fraction of their employment. 32.10 Payment for Parental Leave shall be made on regular pay days falling during the period of paid parental leave. 32.11 In lieu of unpaid Parental Leave, an employee may be granted available annual leave and/or long service leave standing to the employee's credit at the commencement of such leave; provided that the total absence on parental leave shall not exceed 52 weeks in respect of any one confinement or adoption. 32.12 All leave entitlements shall continue to accrue in accordance with the expected date agreement during any period of return;paid parental leave. d) The 32.13 For the purposes of long service leave, any period of parental leave counts as service. Parental Leave without pay taken in these circumstances does not count as service for incremental purposes. Periods of parental leave at full pay and at half pay are to be regarded as service for incremental progression. 32.14 Except in the case of employees who have completed ten years' service, any period of parental leave without pay does not count for long service leave purposes but does not break continuity of service for the purposes of long service. Where the employee has the right to extend the completed ten years' service, parental leave to twelve (12) without pay shall count as service provided such leave does not exceed six months in totalwhich case the whole period of leave without pay shall not count as service. Written notice by the employee to extend the Parental leave without pay taken in these circumstances does not count as service for incremental purposes. Periods of parental leave will at full pay and at half pay are to be given regarded as service for incremental progression. 32.15 A public holiday which falls during a period of paid parental leave shall count as part of that leave. An employee shall be paid at least (2) the same rate for that day as the rate paid for the period of parental leave in which it falls. 32.16 Pregnant employees shall normally commence parental leave no later than 4 weeks prior to the termination anticipated date of the initially approved leave;birth. Parental Leave may commence up to 20 weeks prior to the anticipated date of the birth or placement. e) Credit 32.17 Where a pregnant employee continues to work during the last 4 weeks before the anticipated date of birth, medical certificates indicating fitness to undertake duties may be required. Where an employee seeks to recommence work earlier than six weeks after the date of birth of the child, a medical certificate indicating fitness to undertake duties may be required. 32.18 Except for service for purposes 1 week at the time of salary increment, vacation, the birth or placement of the child the parents may not normally be on parental leave at the same time. 32.19 A female employee whose child is stillborn may elect to take available sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions following the birth, subject to the production of a suitable medical certificate. The employee may return to work earlier than planned provided that a least four weeks' notice of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue return is given to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee employer and she provides a medical certificate stating that she is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention fit to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancework.

Parental Leave. a) Parental Unit Members may elect to utilize 12 workweeks of parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) any 12-month period. For the purposes of this Articlesection, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed “parental leave” means leave for adoption and a person who is in a relationship the purpose of some permanence with a parent the birth of a child and who intends to treat of a Unit Member, or the placement of a child with a Unit Member in connection with the adoption or xxxxxx care of the child by the Unit Member as his or her own;provided by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Education Code 44977.5. c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior A. Unit Members may elect to use sick leave during parental leave. If a Unit Member exhausts all available sick leave, including accumulated sick leave and continues to be absent under parental leave, they shall be entitled to differential pay as defined in Education Code during the commencement remainder of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the 12 workweeks. Differential pay for parental leave is in addition to twelve (12) months in totalany other differential pay provided under existing law. Written notice by The amount of salary received shall be no less than 50 percent of their regular salary for the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination remaining portion of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire 12-workweek period of the parental leave. f1) In additionFor birthing mothers, credit the 12 workweeks of Parental Leave, within a 12-month period, shall commence the later of any pregnancy disability leave or the birth of the child. 2) For non-birthing parents, the 12 workweeks of Parental Leave, within a 12-month period, shall commence on the birth of the child or placement of the child in the Unit Member’s family. 3) Where both parents are employees of the district, the two parents are entitled to share a total of 12 workweeks of parental leave. B. Parental Leave may be taken intermittently during the 12-month period, but generally leave must be taken in two-week increments. Requests for seniority leave of less than two-week periods shall be granted on two occasions, and may be granted on other occasions. C. Under this section Unit Members are entitled to 12 workweeks of Parental Leave per 12- month period. However, if a school year terminates before 12-workweeks of Parental Leave are exhausted, the Unit Member may take the remainder of the 12-workweeks in the subsequent school year so long as it is taken with the 12-month period under section A above. D. Unit Members may elect to use accumulated compensatory time during Parental Leave. E. A Unit Member is not required to meet the 1,250-hour requirement of Government Code section 12945.2 in order to qualify for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff leave under this section. F. The District shall continue to accrue pay the entire period of Unit Member’s health benefits to the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which same extent as if the employee is participating during was not on leave. However, if the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention Unit Member fails to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, and the failure was not due to the Unit Member’s health condition or circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the District may recoup from the employee must be reinstated to the same position if cost of the premiums it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, paid on behalf of the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceemployee.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental leave will A regular employee who has twelve (12) months of continuous service shall, upon her written request, be granted in accordance with Maternity Leave to become effective eight (8) weeks immediately preceding the provisions date of delivery or such shorter period as may be requested by the Employment Standards Actemployee, except where amended in this provision; b) For provided that she commences Maternity Leave no later than the purposes date of this Article, parent delivery. Maternity Leave shall be defined to include without pay and benefits except for the portion of Maternity Leave during which the employee has a person with whom a child valid health-related reason for being absent from work and is placed also in receipt of sick leave, supplementary unemployment benefits or long term disability benefits. Maternity leave shall not exceed twelve (12) months unless an extension is granted by the Employer. Request for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification an extension shall not be unreasonably denied. Such extension, when granted, shall not exceed an additional three (3) months. (b) A pregnant employee whose continued employment in her position may be hazardous to herself or to her unborn child, in the written opinion of her physician, may request a transfer to a more suitable position if one is available. Where no suitable position is available, the employee may request Maternity Leave as provided above, if the employee is eligible for such leave. In the event that such Maternity Leave must commence in the early stages of pregnancy which results in a need for an absence from work longer than twelve (12) months the employee may request further leave without pay and benefits as provided by the General Leave Article. (c) A father-to-be who has completed twelve (12) months of continuous service shall, upon his written request, be granted an unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of parenting duties, provided that the initial application for such leave is made four (4) weeks prior to the expected commencement of the leave. Such leave together with the expected date of return;shall not exceed six (6) months. (d) The An employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere absent on Parental Leave shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to provide the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.with two

Parental Leave. (a) Parental An Employee who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;. (b) For An Employee who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 14.05 is eligible to be granted a parental leave, inclusive of their seventeen (17) week period of pregnancy leave, of up to fifty-two (52) weeks duration, in accordance with the purposes Employment Standards Act. An Employee who is eligible for a parental leave who is the natural father or is an adoptive parent is eligible to be granted a parental leave for a period of this Articleup to thirty-five (35) weeks duration, parent in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. In cases of adoption, the Employee shall be defined advise the Hospital as far in advance as possible with respect to include a person with whom a child is placed for prospective adoption and a person who is shall request the leave of absence, in a relationship writing, upon receipt of some permanence with a parent confirmation of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;pending adoption. (c) The employee will give Employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work following completion of parental leave as per (b) above, by written notification three received by the Hospital at least four (34) weeks prior in advance thereof. The Employee shall be reinstated to her former position, unless her former position has been discontinued, in which case the Employee shall be subject to layoff. (d) Employees newly hired to replace Employees who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. The Hospital will outline to Employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the commencement of vacancy and the leave together with the expected date of return;special conditions relating to such employment. d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit Seniority and credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue in accordance with the Employment Standards Act during the entire period of the parental leave. f) . In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff the Employee shall be eligible to continue to accrue participate in the entire period benefit plans in which she was participating prior to the commencement of the her parental leave; g. Prior to the commencement of her parental leave except where the employee has already so indicated as provided under Article 14.05 (f) The Residence will continue to pay its share of above, the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, Employee shall indicate in writing those insured benefits including pensions, pension in which the employee is she does not wish to continue participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence It will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage be implicit for the Hospital that failure to the Employer on the first day of each calendar monthprovide such notification, in advance.writing, by the Employee will indicate a desire to continue all benefits during this period, in keeping with Section 51(1)

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted 13.1 Subject to the enhanced conditions in accordance with this employment agreement, the provisions and eligibility criteria of the Parental Leave and Employment Standards Act, except where amended Protection Act 1987 and any associated amendments shall apply to all employees. 13.2 An application for parental leave in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent respect of a child to be born to the employee must be made at least three months before it is intended to commence such leave and must be supported by a certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner or a midwife. 13.3 For clarity, the employee is eligible for both the benefits under this Agreement and the benefits of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act. Where an employee is entitled to parental leave, the first six weeks of parental leave shall be paid as an ex-gratia payment at the employee’s substantive salary. Such paid leave is available to employees at the time they elect to take parental leave. An employee who intends to treat has, because of pregnancy, temporarily reduced proportionality will be paid the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) six weeks leave at the rate and proportion that existed immediately prior to the commencement reduction in hours. Where an employee elects to resign because of parenthood, a lump sum in lieu of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the six weeks paid parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior paid on termination. If, for any portion of the paid parental leave period, the rate of salary payable is later the subject of a retrospective increase, a sum representing the applicable weekly increase shall be paid to the termination employee. If both partners are employed at EIT and are eligible for paid leave, they are entitled to six weeks paid leave between them and they may choose who will receive it, or they may choose to apportion it between them. 13.4 An employee who is absent on parental leave for less than six weeks (30 working days) will receive that proportion of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue payment provided in 13.3 above which his/her absence represents to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave30 working days. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue 13.5 An employee returning from parental leave is entitled to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, resume work in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and or similar position to that occupied at the same rate time of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or commencing parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any That is, a position at the equivalent salary and grading involving responsibilities comparable to those of benefit coverage to the Employer on previous position, and in the first day of each calendar month, in advancesame location or other locations within reasonable commuting distance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions Employment Standards Act of Ontario unless otherwise amended. (a) An Employee who becomes a parent, and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the date of birth of child or the date the child first came into care or custody of the Employment Standards ActEmployee, except where amended in this provision;shall be entitled to parental leave. (b) For A "parent" includes: the purposes natural mother or father of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a child; a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a the parent of a the child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;. (c) The employee Parental leave must begin within thirty-five (35) weeks of the birth of the child or within thirty-five (35) weeks of the day the child first came into custody, care and control of the parent. For Employees on pregnancy leave, parental leave will give written notification begin immediately after pregnancy leave expires. Parental leave shall be granted for up to eighteen (18) weeks in duration and shall, in all cases, be completed within fifty-three (353) weeks of the date the child is born, or comes into custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. (d) The Employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks written notice of the date the leave is to begin. Parental leave ends thirty-five (35) weeks after it begins if the Employee also took pregnancy leave and thirty-seven (37) weeks after it begins if pregnancy leave not taken. If an Employee wishes to change when their leave ends, they must give the Employer a new written notice at least four (4) weeks in advance. (e) An Employee on parental leave who is in receipt of employment insurance parental leave benefits shall be paid a supplemental unemployment insurance benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five percent (75%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly employment insurance benefits. Such payment shall commence after the two (2) week employment insurance waiting period, if applicable, and shall continue while the Employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of ten (10) weeks. The Employee’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave together with times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice Employee’s insurable earnings as defined by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveEmployment Insurance Act. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. aAn Employee who is not eligible for maternity leave as described above and who has completed one (1) Parental leave will year of continuous service at the time of application shall be granted in accordance with leave per the provisions of the Employment Standards ActCode and Regulations, except where amended in this provision;as otherwise listed below, providing such leave is completed by the end of the 52nd week following the birth of the child. b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and i. The Employee who intends to treat take parental leave shall provide proof of the birth of the child as his or her own;and shall give their Manager/Chair and Human Resources at least six (6) weeks’ notice in writing of the expected day on which the leave is to commence, specifying the proposed duration of leave. c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks ii. In the case of an Employee who is not the birth mother, s/he shall be entitled to parental leave pursuant to the statement in Article 23.1. iii. An Employee who commences parental leave may continue all benefits they are enrolled in prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior subject to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue Benefits Carrier during the entire period of the their parental leave. The payment of benefit premiums shall be shared between the Board and the Employee as per Article 27.1(c), Article 27.1(d), and Article 27.1(e). f) In addition, credit iv. An Employee granted leave without pay for seniority parental reasons shall be returned to the Employee’s former position or be placed in a comparable position for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee Employee is participating during qualified provided that the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's Employee indicates intention to return to work by notifying the University four (4) weeks before the intended date of return. v. Service with the University continues to accrue for the duration of the parental leave, up to a maximum of one (1) year, for the purposes of vacation entitlement and Employee award only. Employees do not accrue actual vacation hours while on parental leave from the date originally provided to University. vi. For Employees who are parents of the Residence same child and both are employed by Mount Royal University, only one parental leave shall be reconfirmed granted and may be shared by written notification at least both parents. vii. An Employee shall be granted two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated days leave with pay to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated attend to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, Employee’s spouse in the employee must be paid at event of the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay birth of their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancechild.

Parental Leave. (1) Parental leave - general (a) Effective August 16, 2019, on request from an employee, parental leave without pay shall be granted for a period of up to seventy-eight (78) weeks. Parental leave must be taken as one continuous period of leave. (b) An employee who intends to request parental leave shall make every reasonable effort to provide four (4) weeks notice to the Employer. (c) Where two employees take parental leave with respect to the same child and both work in the same department and branch in the same location, they shall not be off on their respective leaves at the same time. (d) Where the employee’s newborn or adopted child is born prematurely, or is born with or contracts a condition that requires their hospitalization within the period of leave provided for under this clause, the period of parental leave without pay therein defined may be extended beyond the original period of leave by an additional period equal to the period during which the child is hospitalized. This extension shall end no later than one hundred and four (104) weeks after the birth of the child. (2) Parental leave in conjunction with maternity leave (a) Parental leave will taken in conjunction with maternity leave shall be granted in accordance subsequent to and continuous with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;maternity leave. (b) For Effective August 16, 2019, parental leave taken in conjunction with maternity leave shall not extend the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption total leave (maternity and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;parental combined) beyond seventy-eight (78) weeks. c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks All other parental leaves (a) Effective August 16, 2019, where an employee has or will have the actual care or custody of their newborn child, or an employee has commenced proceedings to adopt a child or obtains an order for the adoption of a child, they shall be granted parental leave without pay for a single period of up to seventy-eight (78) weeks. This leave without pay shall commence on a date not earlier than one (1) week prior to the commencement of date the leave together with child comes into the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will employee’s care and custody, and shall be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue taken during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.seventy-eight

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will Employees shall at their request be granted in accordance with a leave of ab- sence without pay for child-bearing and/or child-rearing for such period of time as they specify but not to exceed one (l) year. Upon application, said leave may be extend- ed up to, but not beyond, the provisions beginning of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; bschool year (September 1) For following the purposes of this Article, parent child’s third birthday. Application for such leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child made as his or her own; csoon as possible but normally at least ninety (90) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks days prior to the commencement effective date. Employees adopting an infant shall, at their request, receive the same leave without pay as set forth in the first paragraph above, which shall commence upon the employee’s receiving de facto custody of said infant or earlier if necessary, to fulfill the requirements for the adoption. Application for adoption leave together with the expected date shall be made as soon as possible. For an employee whose total leave of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to absence without pay is twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by calendar weeks or less, the employee shall be entitled to extend return to his former position. If the parental leave former position is abolished or frozen, the employee will be given at least reinstated to another position in the same class or comparable class through the transfer process provided the employee qualifies for the position. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to diminish the rights of employees pursuant to the federal and state Family and Medical Leave Acts. For an employee whose total leave of absence without pay is more than twelve (212) weeks prior but less than one (1) year, the employee shall be entitled to return to work if their position has not been abolished, frozen or filled, or, if the termination of position has been abolished or frozen or filled, placed on the initially approved leave; e) Credit re-employment list and shall be given preference for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or rehire over any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement can- didate for his/her former position or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit comparable position for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during qualified. Upon expiration of leave greater than one (1) year, an employee’s reassignment to active duty shall be contingent upon the entire period existence of a vacancy for which the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided employee is qualified. Exceptions to the Residence shall foregoing may be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks made in advance thereof; i) The the case of an employee whose parental leave begins during a given semester, as follows: If parental leave begins prior to October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee shall be reinstated returned to her former duties, on the same department, and previ- ous position only at the same rate beginning of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and the following semester. If the parental leaves and, following the leaveleave begins on or after October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee must shall be reinstated returned to his previous position at the beginning of the following semester or of the next following semester. The above two exceptions shall apply provided that the employee notifies the Human Capital Officer of his inten- tion at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, start of the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any semester of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancehis planned return.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will 41.4.1 An Employee who has completed her probationary period shall be granted in accordance with the provisions Maternity Leave to a maximum of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; beighteen (18) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) weeks. The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave may commence up to twelve (12) months in totalweeks preceding the estimated date of delivery. Written The leave will include a period of at least six (6) weeks after the delivery. DynaLIFE will also grant additional leave of absence for a maximum of fifty-two (52) weeks leave. Request for an extension due to ill health of the mother or the child shall not be unreasonably denied. Such extension, when granted, shall not exceed an additional six (6) months. 41.4.2 A pregnant Employee will give as much advance written notice as possible. If an Employee is not able to provide six (6) weeks' notice for a maternity leave, she shall give not less than two (2) weeks' written notice with a medical certificate. The notice must contain start and end date of the leave. A medical certificate certifying that she is pregnant and giving the estimated date of delivery will be forwarded to Human Resources along with the written notice. An Employee, with the agreement of her manager, may shorten the duration of the six (6) week period after the actual date of delivery by providing Human Resources with a medical certificate indicating that resumption of work by the employee Employee will not endanger her health. 41.4.3 An Employee who wishes to extend resume her employment at the end of the maternity/parental leave to which she is entitled must give her manager/Human Resources four (4) weeks' written notice of the day on which she intends to resume employment, and DynaLIFE will reinstate her in the position she occupied at the time her maternity leave commenced, or provide her with alternative work of a comparable nature, at not less than the same wages and other benefits that had accrued to her to the date that she commenced maternity leave. 41.4.4 A pregnant Employee, who presents medical evidence from her physician that continued employment in her present position may be given at least hazardous to herself or to her unborn child, may request a transfer to a more suitable position if one is available. DynaLIFE will, wherever possible, attempt to find a suitable position; however, where no suitable position is available, the Employee may request maternity leave as provided above. 41.4.5 Contributions to the group RRSP may be waived during an extended leave, and benefits do not accrue during the leave. 41.4.6 A father-to-be who has completed his probationary period shall upon written request be granted an unpaid leave to commence two (2) weeks prior to the termination delivery or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed between the Employee and DynaLIFE. Such leave shall be without pay and benefits and shall not exceed fifty-two (52) weeks. Six (6) weeks written notice of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes day on which he intends to resume employment with DynaLIFE shall be given, and DynaLIFE will reinstate him in the position he occupied at the time his leave commenced, or provide him with alternative work of salary incrementa comparable nature, vacation, sick leave or any and not less than the same wages and other benefits under any provisions of that had accrued to him to the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental date that he commenced leave. f41.4.7 Group benefit coverage may continue for up to twelve (12) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue months provided the entire period Employee pays both the Employee and Employer portions of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancepremium costs.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental 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 will 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. Such nurse shall be granted entitled to sixty-three (63) 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 ActAct of Ontario as may be amended from time to time, except where amended as hereunder set out in this provision;article. (b) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined A nurse will endeavour to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is provide as much advance notice in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child writing as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensionspossible, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification any event, at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof;of the date the parental leave is to commence and end. Such leave must commence no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks after the child was born or came into the custody, care and control of the parent. i(c) The employee nurse shall re-confirm their 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 their former duties, on position unless the same department, and at the same rate of pay;position has been discontinued in which case they shall be placed in a comparable position. j(d) Seniority for all purposes continues and service shall continue to accrue during pregnancy parental 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 parental leaves and, following sick leave credits. (e) During the nurse's parental/adoption leave, the employee must nurse shall continue to participate in the staff pension and benefit plans in which they are enrolled immediately prior to commencing their leave unless they give the Employer five (5) weeks advance written notice before their leave is to commence that they do not intend to do so. The nurse shall be reinstated required to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must prepay their share of any premiums. (f) A nurse returning from parental leave shall be paid at the rate paid when same step in the salary scale that they had attained prior to going on such leave commenced orof absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave of absence, if it is higherthe nurse shall receive their anniversary increment upon their 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, at the rate nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceprobationary period.

Parental Leave. aFor purposes of this Article, references to an employee refer to all people. For clarification purposes, this Article does not address policy or procedure on maternity disability before and/or after birth. This Article describes leave only for purposes of caring for a child in the circumstances described below. Section 1. All employees can request parental leave consistent with state and federal laws, as outlined in Article 14 and the Library’s Parental Leave Guidelines. Section 2. Employees may elect to use all vacation, and/or applicable sick leave as defined in Article 14, Section 1, or compensatory time, then unpaid leave of absence, with the combined leave time not to exceed six (6) months and consistent with state and federal leave laws. Section 3. Employees on leave without pay shall be granted the opportunity to maintain retirement and death benefits as well as medical and dental plans pursuant to rules and regulations regarding such continuation in effect at that time. Section 4. The employee will be returned to their former position if the position still exists at the end of parental leave, consistent with the Library’s Parental Leave Guidelines. If the position no longer exists, the employee shall be notified of the first available position in the employee’s regular classification that is at least at the same hours as the employee’s former position. However, the process to determine qualifications shall not unnecessarily delay an employee’s return to work. An employee wishing to return to their position must state so in writing when requesting parental leave. Seniority shall continue to accrue during parental leave. Section 5. If an employee on parental leave is scheduled to return from leave during a layoff process, the employee will be returned to their former position if available, or to their former classification if they have sufficient seniority. If the employee does not, they will be placed on the recall list in order of seniority. Section 6. At least twelve (12) weeks before the expected date of parental leave to care for a newborn child, the employee shall notify their supervisor/manager and the Library Human Resources DirectorDirector of Employee Relations, by written note from the employee's physician, of the expected date of birth, intent to take parental leave, and the length of the leave. The employee and supervisor/manager will schedule the leave in the best interests of the employee and the department. Section 7. At least twelve (12) weeks before the date of adoption or arrival of a xxxxxx child, the employee will notify the Library Human Resources DirectorDirector of Employee Relations and supervisor/manager in writing of the intent to take parental leave, including date of adoption/fostering and length of leave. Application for parental leave must be accompanied by a statement from the adoption agency or adoption/xxxxxx agency facilitator confirming the expected date of adoption/expected xxxxxx date. In the event of an adoption or xxxxxx date not being known, parental leave can begin as soon as can be reasonably scheduled between the employee and the applicable manager which, under normal circumstances, shall begin no later than six (6) weeks after the date of adoption or fostering. In unusual circumstances, the Library may authorize parental leave to start at any time up to one (1) year after the date of adoption/fostering. Section 8. In the event of the terminal illness of a child under age eighteen (18), the employee may take parental leave at any time during the illness, provided that the time does not exceed the six (6) month limit, and the employee has submitted a request to take parental leave in writing to the Library Human Resources DirectorDirector of Employee Relations and supervisor/manager as soon as possible after the employee knows of the nature of the illness and the intent to take parental leave. Application for parental leave must be accompanied by a licensed health care practitioner’s statement indicating the nature of the terminal illness and its expected duration, if known. Section 9. If an employee on parental leave wishes to return to work earlier than originally scheduled, the employee must notify the Library Human Resources DirectorDirector of Employee Relations in writing. The employee will then be placed on a call back list until their former position becomes vacant or the original parental leave date expires, whichever occurs first. If an employee on parental leave wishes to extend their leave past the return date originally planned, and the Library agrees to such an extension, the employee's return rights will be governed by Article 15, Section 3. Section 10. Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions once per birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care, and is granted as a continuous leave, rather than short blocks of time. Parental leave cannot be taken within one (1) year of the Employment Standards Actconclusion of previous parental leave, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The an employee has the right to extend the parental leave to used less than twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least weeks within a twelve (212) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leavemonth period. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a(c) Parental An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article (b) (I) and is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article 14.06 (b) (i) upon providing the Employer before the expiry of two (2) weeks after she ceased to work, with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she was not able to perform the duties of her employment because of a medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, delivery will occur or the actual date of her delivery. (d) During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer’s portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee elects, in writing, not to continue her share of the premium. (e) An employee who intends to resume her employment on the expiration of the leave of absence granted to her under this article shall so advise the Employer when she requests the leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the leave, and the employee’s former permanent position still exists, the employee will be granted returned to her former job, former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences will likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. (f) When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absence and has not resumed operations upon the expiry thereof, the Employer shall upon the resumption of operations, reinstate the employee to her employment or to alternative work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article (e). (g) Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards ActAct shall continue and seniority shall accumulate during the leave. (h) Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave, except where amended in an employee may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under subsection (j) of this provision;. The employee shall give the Employer, at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing that she intends to take parental leave. b(i) For Effective for leaves commencing after May 1, 2006 an employee must complete 10 months of continuous service prior to the purposes expected date of this Article, parent shall birth to be defined to include paid a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. Effective upon confirmation of the SUB Plan by the Employment Insurance Commission an employee on pregnancy leave who is in receipt of Employment insurance pregnancy leave benefits shall be paid a relationship supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between seven-five percent (75%) of some permanence with her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly rate of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of E.I. benefits will not exceed 75% of the employee’s normal weekly earnings. Such payment shall commence after the two week Employment Insurance waiting period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a parent maximum period of forty (40) weeks. Vested Interest – employees do not have a child and who intends right to treat SUB payments except for supplemental of E.I. benefits during the child employment period as his or specified in the plan. The employee’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave together with times her normal weekly hours. Other Income – payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice employee’s insurable earnings as defined by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveEmployment Insurance Act. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental An Employee who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;. (b) For An Employee who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 14.05 is eligible to be granted a parental leave, inclusive of their seventeen (17) week period of pregnancy leave, of up to fifty-two (52) weeks duration, in accordance with the purposes Employment Standards Act. An Employee who is eligible for a parental leave who is the natural father or is an adoptive parent is eligible to be granted a parental leave for a period of this Articleup to thirty-five (35) weeks duration, parent in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. In cases of adoption, the Employee shall be defined advise the Hospital as far in advance as possible with respect to include a person with whom a child is placed for prospective adoption and a person who is shall request the leave of absence, in a relationship writing, upon receipt of some permanence with a parent confirmation of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;pending adoption. (c) The employee will give Employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work following completion of parental leave as per (b) above, by written notification three received by the Hospital at least four (34) weeks prior in advance thereof. The Employee shall be reinstated to her former position, unless her former position has been discontinued, in which case the Employee shall be subject to layoff. (d) Employees newly hired to replace Employees who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. The Hospital will outline to Employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the commencement of vacancy and the leave together with the expected date of return;special conditions relating to such employment. d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit Seniority and credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue in accordance with the Employment Standards Act during the entire period of the parental leave. f) . In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff the Employee shall be eligible to continue to accrue participate in the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, benefit plans in which the employee is she was participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided prior to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to commencement of her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage Prior to the Employer on commencement of her parental leave except where the first day of each calendar monthemployee has already so indicated as provided under Article 14.05 (f) above, the Employee shall indicate in advance.writing those insured benefits including pension in which she

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActAct except where amended in this provision. b) An employee who is a parent of a child is entitled to a leave of absence without pay following the birth of a child or the child coming into the employee’s custody, care and control for the first time, except where amended in this provision;. bc) An employee may begin parental leave no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks after the day the child is born, or comes into the employee’s custody, care and control for the first time. d) An employee who has taken pregnancy leave must begin their parental leave when their pregnancy leave ends unless the child has not come into the employee’s custody, care and control for the first time. e) An 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 the commencement of the leave and the expected date of return. f) An employee who has taken pregnancy leave under Article 21.01 is eligible to be granted a parental leave of up to sixty-one (61) weeks duration, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. An employee who has not taken pregnancy leave and who is eligible for parental leave shall be entitled to sixty-three (63) weeks of leave under this provision. g) For the purposes of this Articlearticle, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her their own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on In the date originally provided to case of adoption, the Residence employee who is an adoptive parent shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks advise the Facility as far in advance thereof;as possible with respect to a prospective adoption and 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. i) The employee Employees newly hired to replace employees who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate subject of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists a grievance or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancearbitration.

Parental Leave. aBeginning with births or adoptions on or after the date of ratification plus ninety (90) days, an Employee who is the biological parent of a child, adopts, or becomes a permanent legal custodial caregiver to a dependent child that formerly was not, but will be living in their home, beginning on or after the date of ratification, will be granted a leave of absence for a period not to exceed twelve (12) weeks. An eligible Employee will be paid 40 hours per week at their applicable straight time pay rate for the first 2 weeks. The remainder of the parental leave will be unpaid unless the Employee elects to use accrued vacation or sick leave. Parental Leave of Absence is not available to a xxxxxx parent, a surrogate birth mother or her Spouse or Committed Partner, or an individual that adopts a Spouse’s or Committed Partner’s child or any child age eighteen (18) or more. In the case of simultaneous births or adoptions involving two (2) or more children or multiple adoption processes that begin on different days but occur within the same twelve (12)-week period, only a single parental leave will be granted in accordance with during the provisions of period beginning on the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For day the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a first child is born or placed in the Employee’s home for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to extending twelve (12) months from the date that the last child is born or placed in totalthe Employee’s home for adoption. Written notice The number of children naturally born, by surrogacy or otherwise, or adopted at the employee to extend same time will not increase the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period length of the parental leave. f. Parental Leave of Absence may not begin until on or after the date of birth of the child or the date the child is placed on a permanent basis in the Employee’s home. Parental Leave of Absence must be taken on a consecutive (not intermittent) In additionbasis within three (3) months of the date of birth or permanent placement in the Employee’s home. During a Parental Leave, credit for the Employee shall retain and accrue seniority for all purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff during such leave and shall be eligible to continue insurance coverage. Employees are required to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums when they are due; failure to do so will result in termination of the subsidized employee insurance benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental Upon written request, leave will of absence without pay and without loss of seniority shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve a maximum of fifty (1252) months in totalweeks. Written notice by the The employee returning to extend the work after parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to shall provide the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification employer with at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and notice. On return from parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must will be reinstated placed in former position. If former position should become redundant during parental leave, would then be placed in a position consistent with the seniority provisions of this agreement. Once an employee has started parental leave, shall not be eligible for sick leave benefits, except as covered under Article or During the period of parental leave, up to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatementfifty (52) weeks, the Employer agrees to continue paying the Employer’s share of the benefits contained in Articles and where applicable. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local (Secretarial, Clerical, EA, Technical) Collective Agreement September August Page While an employee must is on parental leave, the replacement procedure shall be paid at as follows subject to Article which takes precedent: The senior employee with that department or school, provided the rate paid when person has sufficient ability to perform the leave commenced orjob, if it is higher, at shall be given the rate opportunity of performing that job during the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the parental leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during above procedure shall be done in a pregnancy, adoption or reasonable and logical fashion. At no time shall a vacancy be posted that occurs as a result of an employee going on parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any If an employee on parental leave decides not to return at the end of benefit coverage leave, that position shall then be posted as a regular position. Notwithstanding the other provisions contained in Article the Employer agrees that, as soon as possible after the signing of this collective agreement, they shall enter into an agreement with the Human Resources Development Canada Employment Insurance Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan to provide that an employee on leave of absence as set out and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance Parental Benefits pursuant to Section of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid by Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan. That Benefit will be equivalent to the difference between of the employee’s regular earnings and the sum of weekly Employment Insurance Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Employer on of the first day employee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub, as proof that she is in receipt of each calendar monthEmployment Insurance Parental Benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in advance.receipt of such benefits to a maximum period of fifteen

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with Subject to the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; ba long term occasional teacher who has been employed by the Employer for at least thirteen (13) For weeks will be entitled to a parental leave. Parental leave must normally begin when the purposes of this Articlepregnancy leave ends, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a or within fifty-two (52) weeks after the day the child is placed for adoption born or comes into the custody, care and a person who is in a relationship control of some permanence with a parent for the first time. It is understood that in cases of a child and who intends adoption, the long term occasional teacher may have to treat cease duty immediately when the child becomes available. The long term occasional teacher shall endeavour to give notice as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three soon as possible, but shall have given notice of the intention to adopt at least two (32) weeks prior to the commencement of leave. Notwithstanding the above, a long term occasional teacher may request a lesser period of notice of return to duty. When requested, a pregnancy leave must be granted for up to seventeen (17) consecutive weeks; a parental leave must be granted for up to thirty-five (35) consecutive weeks. Credit for experience towards salary increments and sick leave accumulation shall continue during such leaves, during a pregnancy but prior to the commencement of a pregnancy leave, a long term occasional teacher obtains a certificate declaring her unable to continue teaching due to illness, a long term occasional teacher may use sick leave if available. For the full period of any pregnancy or parental leave granted under this article, the Employer agrees to continue its contributions to the premiums for the benefit plans in which the long term occasional teacher was enrolled at the commencement of the leave together unless the long term occasional teacher requests otherwise in writing. At the discretion of the Employer, pregnancy and parental may be granted to a long term occasional who has been employed with the expected date Board for less than thirteen (13) weeks. Upon expiration of return; d) The employee has a leave granted under this article, the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will long term occasional teacher shall be given the position held prior to the leave, or, if that positions no longer exists, a comparable position. The long term occasional teacher shall endeavours give the earliest possible notice of intent to return to duty, but must give notice to the Employer at least four (24) weeks prior to the termination returning to duty An employee may request an extension of parental leave. Such extensions shall be subject approval of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick Director. Such leave or shall be considered to include any other benefits under any parental leave granted. Subject to the just cause provisions of this agreement, the Collective Agreement Employer may not terminate or elsewhere layoff an employee entitled to pregnancy or parental leave. Part time long term occasional teachers shall continue be entitled to accrue during pregnancy and parental leave in accordance with the entire period terms of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff Employment Standards act. Nothing in this article shall continue to accrue remove from an employee any entitlement under the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence Employment Standards Act. A male long term occasional teacher shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least entitled to a paternity leave of two (2) weeks days with pay and without loss of benefits, seniority, or experience in advance thereof; iany one school year in addition to the day of birth of his child to attend to the care for the child or family. In the case of adoption, these two (2) The employee days shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and taken at the same rate time of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.taking legal custody,

Parental Leave. a) a. Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;. bb. The service requirement for eligibility for parental leave is thirteen (13) For weeks of continuous service. c. The parental leave of an employee who takes a pregnancy leave must begin when the purposes pregnancy leave ends unless the child has not yet come into the custody, care or control of this Article, a parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a for the first time. d. Parental leave may begin no more than thirty-five (35) weeks after the day the child is placed for adoption born or comes into the custody, care and a person who is in a relationship control of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat for the child as his or her own;first time. c) e. The employee will shall give written notification three two (32) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave of her request for leave together with the her expected date of return;. In the case of an adoption, the employee shall advise the Hospital 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. df. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to thirty-five (35) The employee has the right to extend weeks after the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by began, if the employee also took pregnancy leave, and up to extend thirty-seven (37) weeks after the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to began otherwise, while the termination employee is on parental leave on the basis of what the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes employee’s normal regular hours of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) work would have been. The Residence Hospital will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensionspension, as applicable, in which the employee is participating during the entire for a period of up to thirty-five (35) weeks after the parental leave began, if the employee also took pregnancy leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two , and thirty-seven (237) weeks in advance thereof;after the parental leave began otherwise, provided the employee supplies post-dated cheques for their share of the premium, if any. i) g. The employee shall be reinstated to her former dutiesposition, on the same departmentif available, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to given a comparable position if it does notat not less than her wages when she began her leave of absence. h. On the date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Employer's Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) Plan, an employee commencing parental leave after such date, as provided under this Agreement, who has applied for and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. On reinstatementThat benefit will be equivalent to ninety-three percent (93%) of her total average weekly earnings based on block 15B of the Record of Employment used to qualify for EI benefits, which is the best 14 weeks of earnings of the past year, less her weekly rate of employee insurance benefits. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two week employment insurance waiting period and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits, and shall continue while the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during in receipt of such benefits for a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any maximum period of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.ten

Parental Leave. a) Parental 23.1 An Employee is entitled to parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions clause 21 of the Employment Standards ActAward. 23.2 Effective from 1 April, except where amended in this provision; b) For 2004, an Employee will be entitled to payment of seven weeks’ salary upon commencement of maternity leave. Effective from 1 April, 2005, an Employee will be entitled to payment of eight weeks’ salary upon commencement of maternity leave. Previous service within the public health sector is to be regarded for the purposes of this Articleaccessing the entitlement to paid maternity leave for Employees with less than 12 months service with an Employer. 23.3 Effective from 1 April 2004, parent shall an Employee who will be defined the primary care giver of an adopted child who commences adoption leave is entitled to include a person with whom a the payment of seven weeks’ paid leave from the date that the child is placed for with the Employee. Effective from 1 April 2005, an Employee who will be the primary care giver of an adopted child who commences adoption and a person who leave is in a relationship entitled to the payment of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat eight weeks’ paid leave from the date that the child as his is placed with the Employee. 23.4 An Employee, whose spouse or her own;de facto spouse (including same sex couples) is giving birth or will be the primary care giver of an adopted child, is entitled to payment of one week’s salary upon the commencement of parental leave. c) The employee will give written notification three (3) 23.5 A female Employee shall be entitled to work until their estimated date of confinement except where this would present a risk to the Employee or the unborn child. 23.6 If requested by the Employer, the Employee shall provide a statement confirming or otherwise, that their medical practitioner or midwife believes that continuation in their position is not a risk to the Employee or the unborn child. Such requested certificate must be provided not less than eight weeks prior to the commencement Employees presumed date of confinement. 23.7 If there is no confirmation that continuation of present position does not pose a risk to the Employee or the unborn child then the Employer will make all practical efforts to remedy an unsafe situation to allow the Employee to work until their estimated date of confinement. If this is not possible, the Employee will be offered a safe, alternate position in accordance with sub-clause 21.9 of the leave together with the expected date of return;Award. d) The employee has the right 23.8 If an Employee is required to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will attend pre-natal appointments or parenting classes and such appointments or classes are only available or can only be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue attended during the entire period ordinary rostered shift of the parental leave. f) In additionan Employee, credit for seniority for purposes then on production of promotion, demotion, transfer satisfactory evidence of attendance at such appointment or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leaveclass, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists Employee may access his or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the her carers leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.credit under sub-clause 19.10

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Ontario Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; ban employee who has been employed by the Employer for at least thirteen (13) For the purposes weeks will be entitled to parental leave without pay of this Article, parent up to thirty-five (35) weeks if pregnancy leave is taken or thirty-seven (37) weeks if no pregnancy leave is taken. An employee who has been granted a pregnancy leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the granted parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given upon written request received at least two (2) weeks prior to the date the leave commences. The leave must begin immediately upon termination of the initially approved leave; epregnancy leave unless the child has not yet come into custody, care and control in which case the leave must commence within fifty-two (52) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions weeks of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during child coming into custody, care and control. Where pregnancy leave has not been taken, an employee may, following the entire period birth of the parental leave. f) In additionemployee's child or an adopted child coming into the custody, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period care and control of the parent for the first time, take parental leave; gleave of thirty-seven (37) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by weeks upon written notification request at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) prior to the date the leave commences. The employee shall is required to provide documentation verifying the birth or adoption of the child prior to the leave being granted. Parental leave taken in these circumstances must be reinstated taken within fifty-two (52) weeks of the child's birth or of the child coming into custody, care and control. An employee may return to her former duties, on work prior to conclusion of the same department, and at the same rate leave period of pay; jthirty-five (35) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, or thirty-seven (37) weeks provided the employee must be reinstated to gives the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, Employer at least four (4) weeks written notice of the employee must be paid at the rate paid when day on which the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he to end. Crediting of experience for salary during any of pregnancy or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will Seniority shall continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption any term of pregnancy or parental leave. Employees must The Employer agrees to continue to pay their the Employer's portion if any of benefit coverage benefits premiums and during the pregnancy or parental leave provided the employee agrees to pay the employee's portion of premiums. At the discretion of the Employer, pregnancy or parental leave may be granted to an employee who has not been employed with the Employer for thirteen (13) weeks. Xxxx leave and vacation leave credits shall accumulate for the employee during the time of pregnancy or parental adoption leave. Subject to the Layoff and Recall provisions of this Collective Agreement the Employer may not terminate an employee entitled to pregnancy, parental leave. employees shall only be entitled to Leave in accordance with the Employment Act, A leave of absence without pay beyond the pregnancy, leaves of up to twelve (12) months may be granted by the Employer. The employee agrees to provide at least four (4) weeks written notice of the day on which the first day of each calendar month, in advance.leave is to

Parental Leave. a) Parental The School Committee agrees to provide parental leave will be granted in accordance consistent with the provisions of Family Medical Leave Act. In the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 event that an employee who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification has completed three (3) weeks full years of service in Needham desires a leave without pay longer than any leave required by statute, the following will apply: a. the employee will notify the Superintendent no later than two (2) months prior to the commencement effective date of the initial leave together of his/her intention to take an extended leave; b. the employee is allowed take an extended leave beyond the statutory leave provided such leave coincides with the expected school year (e.g., if the baby is born or adopted in February, the employee may take extended leave provided the leave is for the remainder of that school year and, if requested, for the entire next school year); c. the date of returnanticipated return will be established with the Superintendent at the time the leave commences; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by d. the employee must notify the Superintendent in writing by May 1 in the calendar year in which the leave expires of the employee’s intention to extend return in September or the parental leave employee’s intention to resign from the school system; failure to comply with this requirement will be given considered a resignation; e. at least (2) weeks the time of return, a doctor’s certificate of good health must be presented upon request. In the event of the termination of a pregnancy or if an employee desires to terminate parental leave, the employee may make written application for reinstatement prior to the previously established date for the termination of the initially approved leave; e. Such application shall be accompanied by a physician’s statement of good health. Such reinstatement will be granted by the School Committee in the case that an acceptable vacancy exists. An employee returning from an extended leave (beyond the initial statutory leave) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions will be placed on the next step of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during salary schedule if actively employed by the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit Needham Public Schools for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee one half of his/her most recent work year. This Parental Leave provision shall be reinstated apply to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceadoptive parents.

Parental Leave. ai) Parental leave will shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent . The service requirement for eligibility for parental leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship thirteen (13) weeks of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;continuous service. cii) The employee will shall notify her supervisor at least four (4) weeks in advance of the expected date of commencement of such leave. The employee shall give written notification three of at least two (32) weeks prior to in advance of the date of commencement of the such leave together with and the expected date of return;. Any exception with the above shall be dealt with on an individual basis. diii) The An employee has whose child comes into her custody, care and control for the right first time sooner than expected must give the Employer written notice of her wish to extend the parental take leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least within two (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveafter she stops working. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; giv) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed approved in subsection (ii) or (iii) above by written notification received by the Employer at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof;. If the employee wishes to return before the date originally approved in subsection (ii) or (iii) above, she must give the Employer at least four (4) weeks' written notice before the earlier date. If the employee wishes to return later than the date originally approved in subsection (ii) or (iii) above, she must give the Employer at least four (4) weeks' written notice before the date the leave was to end. iv) Seniority shall continue to accumulate for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks while an employee is on parental leave. vi) The Employer shall continue to pay its’ share of the contributions of the subsidized employee benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks while the employee is on parental leave. vii) The employee who has taken a parental leave shall be reinstated to her former duties, on when the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated leave ends to the same position she most recently held with the Employer if it still exists exists, or to a comparable position position, if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental leave will An employee who has completed her probationary period shall, upon her written request, be granted Maternity Leave to become effective six (6) weeks immediately preceding the date of delivery or such shorter period as may be requested by the employee, provided that she commences Maternity Leave no later than the date of delivery. Maternity Leave shall be without pay and benefits except for the portion of Maternity Leave during which the employee has a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and is also in accordance with receipt of sick leave, UIC SUB Plan benefits, STD or LTD. Maternity Leave shall not exceed nine (9) months unless an extension is granted by the provisions Employer. Request for an extension due to ill health of the Employment Standards Actmother or the child shall not be unreasonably denied. Such extension, except where amended in this provision;when granted, shall not exceed an additional six (6) months. (b) For A pregnant employee whose continued employment in her position may be hazardous to herself or to her unborn child, in the purposes written opinion of this Articleher physician, parent shall be defined may request a transfer to include a person with whom a child more suitable position if one is placed available. Where no suitable position is available, the employee may request Maternity Leave as provided by Article 33.05 (a) if the employee is eligible for adoption and a person who is such leave. In the event that such Maternity Leave must commence in a relationship the early stages of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat pregnancy which results in the child need for an absence from work longer than nine (9) months, the employee may request further leave without pay as his or her own;provided by Article 33.01. (c) The employee will give A father-to-be who has completed his probationary period shall, upon his written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental request, be granted an unpaid leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least commence two (2) weeks prior to the termination of delivery or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed between the initially approved leave; eemployee and the Employer. Such leave shall be without pay and benefits and shall not exceed six (6) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leavemonths. f(d) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes An employee absent on Parental Leave shall provide the Employer with six (6) weeks written advance notice of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention her readiness to return to work on following which the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks Employer will reinstate her in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, position held by her immediately prior to taking such leave and at the same rate step in the salary scale or provide her with alternate work of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues a comparable nature at not less than the same step in the salary scale and other benefits that accrued to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following her up to the date she commenced the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a(1) Where an employee has or will have the actual care and custody of his/her newborn child; or where an employee commences proceedings to adopt a child who is below the age of majority or obtains an order for the adoption of a child who is below the age of majority, he/she shall be granted parental leave without pay for a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks. The leave shall be taken during the fifty-two (52) week period immediately following the day the child is born, or in the case of adoption, within the fifty-two (52) week period from the date the child comes into the employee’s care and custody. (2) Leave granted under this Clause shall be counted for the calculation of “continuous employment”. (3) Parental leave will be granted utilized by an employee-couple shall not exceed a total of thirty-seven (37) weeks for both employees combined. (4) Parental leave utilized by an employee-couple in accordance conjunction with the provisions maternity leave shall not exceed a total of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended fifty-two (52) weeks for both employees combined. (5) Parental leave taken by an employee in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent conjunction with maternity leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to taken immediately after the termination of the initially approved leave;maternity leave and the duration of both periods of leave shall not exceed a total of fifty-two (52) weeks. e(1) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick An employee who takes parental and/or maternity leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere without pay shall continue to accrue seniority during the entire period of the parental leave. Any period of leave shall be considered for pay increment purposes. f(2) In additionAn employee who takes parental and/or maternity leave without pay is entitled to be reinstated in the position that the employee occupied when the leave commenced. Where for any valid reason the Employer cannot reinstate an employee into the same position, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff the Employer shall continue to accrue reinstate the entire period employee into a comparable position with the same wages and benefits. (3) With consent of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized Employer, an employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to may return to work on the date originally provided prior to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate expiry of parental or maternity leave without pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. Section 1. Parental leave without pay shall be granted to an employee for the purpose of child rearing as follows: (a) An employee who becomes a parent shall be entitled, upon request, to a leave to begin at any time between the birth of his/ her child and one year thereafter. (b) An employee adopting or becoming a legal guardian of a child of seventeen (17) years of age or less shall be entitled, upon request, to a leave to begin at any time during the first year after receiving de facto custody of the child, or prior to receiving such custody if necessary in order to fulfill the requirements for adoption. (c) Any employee requesting leave under this Article shall notify NEA in writing of his/her desire to take such leave and, except in case of emergency, shall give such notice at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date on which his/her leave is to begin. Upon NEA’s request, such an employee shall submit to Human Resources a copy of the birth or adoption certificate, documentation of legal guardianship, or an affidavit or other reasonable documentation satisfactory to NEA. All such documentation shall be confidential. (d) All or any portion of a leave taken pursuant to this Section may, at the employee’s option, be charged to accrued annual leave. (e) Parental leave will without pay shall be granted for a period not to exceed two (2) years, provided, however, that any time charged to medical leave, annual leave, or other paid leave shall be included in calculating the two (2)-year limitation. Parental leave for legal guardianship shall not exceed the duration of the guardianship period. Section 2. An employee who is granted a parental leave pursuant to Section 1 above shall have the following return-to-active-employment rights: (a) If an employee notifies NEA of his/her desire to return to active employment after a leave which has been charged entirely to annual leave, said employee shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement regarding the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;return to active employment of an employee who has been on such leave. (b) For If an employee is returning to active employment from leave without pay status, he/she shall be treated in accordance with the purposes provisions of Part H of this Article, parent except that such time shall be defined to include a person with whom a child included in determining the employee’s seniority. (c) It is placed for adoption and a person expressly understood that an employee who is on parental leave of absence may be laid off or displaced only in a relationship of some permanence accordance with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement normal operation of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any relevant provisions of the Collective Agreement this Agreement, and no employee shall be laid off or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the displaced simply because he/she is on parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. aA. Eligible employees on parental leave shall be able to use sick leave benefits as outlined in the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employees are responsible for writing lessons for the first two weeks of their leave when circumstances make that a reasonable expectation. B. FMLA will be on a rolling 12-month calendar. C. Tenured teachers and support staff wishing to extend a leave beyond the time periods outlined in FMLA shall be eligible for parental leave without pay subject to the following guidelines. 1. The eligible employee shall be granted parental leave for a period not to exceed one (1) Parental semester in a rolling calendar year. However, the return from parental leave will be granted in accordance align with the provisions beginning of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;year or beginning of a semester pending staff scheduling. b) For the purposes of this Article, parent 2. Application for such leave shall be defined made in writing to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; cimmediate supervisor at least ninety (90) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks days prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return;leave. d) The employee has the right to extend 3. If the parental leave is as a result of the eligible employee becoming a parent, parental leave shall be granted upon satisfactory notification to twelve the Assistant Superintendent of the following: a. The date the child is expected to be received, or the projected date of the child’s birth. b. The adoptive child is eight (12) months in total8) years of age or under. 4. Written notice by Accrual of seniority and advancement on the salary schedule during the term of a parental leave shall be pursuant to applicable provisions of this Agreement. 5. Eligibility for fringe benefits during the term of a parental leave shall be the same as if the employee to extend the were on an unpaid leave of absence as provided for in Section 16.4 of this Agreement. 6. Eligible employees on parental leave will shall not be given at least able to use sick leave benefits during the term of such leave. 7. An employee on parental leave shall provide notification to the immediate supervisor ninety (290) weeks days prior to the termination ending date of such leave of the initially approved leave;employee’s intent to return to work. Failure to provide such notification of intent to return shall be considered equivalent to a resignation. e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment8. An employee on a parental leave shall be reinstated, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions at the end of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue leave, to accrue during the entire period of position held at the parental leave. f) In additiontime the leave commenced, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue unless the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensionsposition has been eliminated, in which case the employee is participating during the entire period Reduction in Force provisions of the this Agreement shall apply. 9. Upon returning from a parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must shall not be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, eligible for another such leave until the employee must has returned to full-time employment for at least one (1) school year. D. A teacher or support staff employee shall be paid at the rate paid when the eligible for a parental leave commenced orfor a period not to exceed ninety (90) work days. For all purposes, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would such leave shall be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during treated as a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must leave of absence without pay their portion if any pursuant to Section 16.4 of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancethis Agreement.

Parental Leave. a) Parental a. An employee may be granted, upon written request, a leave will of absence without pay for childbearing and/or child rearing. Said parental leave may also be granted to an employee adopting a child, to commence at any time during the first year after receiving custody of said child or prior to receiving such custody, if necessary, in accordance with order to fulfill the provisions requirements for adoption. An employee on such leave cannot be assured of reassignment to the same site as previously assigned, but the Board obligates itself to offer the employee, on the expiration of the Employment Standards Actleave, except where amended in this provision;employment for which the employee is properly qualified, if a vacancy exists, without creating a new position or transferring an existing employee. b) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined b. An employee who wishes to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks leave their position prior to the commencement period of disability associated with childbirth and/or does not wish to return to their position after such period of disability shall normally be granted, upon request, a leave of absence without pay. Said employee shall notify the Superintendent in writing of their desire to take such leave and, except in case of emergency, shall give such notice at least 30 days prior to the date on which they wish their leave to begin. A physician's statement verifying pregnancy shall be included with such notice. In case of interrupted pregnancy, the employee may return to active duty when their health will permit, as attested to in writing by their physician. c. An employee on such leave cannot be given any positive assurance that they will be reassigned to the same site as previously assigned, but the Board obligates itself to offer to the employee, on the expiration of leave, employment for which the employee is properly qualified without creating a new position or transferring another employee. To facilitate the employee's return consistent with their stated schedule, they should give the Superintendent, in writing, as much notice of their anticipated return as possible. d. The parental leave may not extend beyond June 30 of the current year; however, if requested in writing, this leave together with the expected date of return;may be extended beyond that date. d) The employee has the right to extend the e. Employees who are granted parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the may not accrue sick leave or annual leave during this approved leave. f. The unused sick leave of an employee to extend the on said parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, held in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to abeyance until such time as they return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceactive service.

Parental Leave. aEmployer Paid Parental Leave is in addition to the Australian Government Paid Parental Leave Scheme as varied from time to time. Full time and part time Employees may claim Employer Paid Parental Leave at ordinary pay, from the date the Parental Leave commences in the following circumstances: First claim: where eligible for unpaid Parental Leave; and Second and subsequent claims: where an Employee having returned to work from a period of Parental Leave has completed 3 months of continuous service prior to each claim. For the purposes of the calculation of “ordinary pay” for Paid Parental Leave purposes, an Employee will be paid the higher of: The average of the ordinary hours actually worked by the Employee in the 12-month period ending at the commencement of Parental Leave; or The ordinary hours worked by the Employee at the time of the commencement of Parental Leave. Employer Paid Parental Leave includes: 9 weeks (or 18 weeks at half pay) Parental paid maternity leave for the birth mother; 9 weeks (or 18 weeks at half pay) paid adoption leave for the initial primary carer of the adopted child; and 2 weeks paid partner leave. Paid Partner leave will be granted payable to: The father; or Partner of the birth mother; or Partner of the initial primary carer of an adopted child. Partner includes same-sex and de facto partner or former de facto partner. Any period of “Paid no safe job leave” taken by an Employee pursuant to the “Transfer to a Safe Job” provisions of the Act will be deducted from the Employee’s entitlement to paid maternity leave. CLAUSE 38 – COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAVE Employees are entitled to Community Service Leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards NES. Eligible community service activities: Entitle an Employee, acting reasonably, to be absent from employment for periods including: Time when the Employee engages in the activity; Reasonable travelling time associated with the activity; Reasonable rest time immediately following the activity. Includes: Jury service (including attendance for jury selection) that is required by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or A voluntary emergency management activity; or An activity prescribed in regulations made for the purpose of Section 109(4) of the Act. There is no limit on the amount of unpaid Jury Service Leave an Employee can take in a 12-month period of employment. Employees, except where amended in this provision; b) other than casuals, are entitled to be paid: For the purposes first 10 days when absent from work in one or more periods to attend jury service for a jury service summons. The difference between what the Employee received as jury service pay and the base rate of this Articlepay for the Employee’s ordinary hours of work in the period or periods. Where the duration of jury service for a jury service summons exceeds 10 days, parent shall be defined the Employer agrees to assist the Employee as far as is reasonably practical to maintain their regular income. The assistance may include flexibility of rosters; access to Annual Leave and/or Long Service Leave. The Employer may require the Employee to provide evidence that would satisfy a person with whom a child reasonable person: That the Employee took all necessary steps to obtain any amount of jury service pay to which they were entitled; and Of the total amount of jury service pay, paid or payable to the Employee. No payment is placed for adoption required where evidence is required by the Employer and a person who is not provided by the Employee. An Employee engages in a relationship of some permanence VEMA if: They voluntarily participate; The activity involves dealing with an emergency or natural disaster; They are a member of, or have a member like association with a parent of a child Recognised Emergency Management Body (REMB); and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveREMB requests their participation. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. (b) An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under (a) Parental (i) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall be granted leave of absence in accordance with 23.02 (a) (i) upon providing the Employer, before the expiry of two ( 2) weeks after she ceased to work, with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she was not able to perform the duties of her employment because of a medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, delivery will occur or the actual date of her delivery. (c) An employee who intends to resume her employment on the expiration of the leave of absence granted to her under this article shall so advise the Employer when she requests the leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy or parental leave, and the employee's former permanent position still exists, the employee will be granted returned to her former job, and former shift if her shift was designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. (d) When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absence and has not resumed operations upon the expiry thereof, the Employer shall upon resumption of operations, reinstate the employee to her employment or to alternate work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of 23.02 (c). (e) Credits for service for the purpose of movement through the salary increments, vacation grids, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards ActAct 2000 as it may be amended from time to time, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue and seniority shall accumulate during the entire period of the parental leave. (f) In additionUpon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the an employee may immediately commence parental leave; g) , as provided under the Parental Leave provisions of this agreement. The Residence will continue to pay its share of employee shall give the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification employer at least two (2) weeks weeks' notice, in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated writing that she intends to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or take parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental leave Leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in by this provision;. (b) For A nurse who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks and who is the purposes parent of this Articlea child is entitled to parental leave of absence without pay following: the birth of a child; or the coming of the child into the nurses’ care, parent shall custody and control for the first time. A nurse is eligible to be granted up to sixty-one (61) weeks of parental leave without pay if the nurse also took pregnancy leave, sixty-three (63) weeks otherwise. (c) The parties acknowledge that “parent” is defined by the Employment Standards Act, as amended, to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a the parent of a the child and who intends to treat the that child as his or her their own;. c(d) The employee will nurse shall give the Employer written notification three at least four (34) weeks prior to in advance of the anticipated date of commencement of the leave together with of absence and of the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by If, because of late receipt of confirmation of a pending adoption, the employee finds it impossible to extend request the parental leave will of absence in writing, the request may be given made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. (e) A nurse not intending to return to work with the Employer is required to advise their supervisor in writing at least two (2) weeks prior to the termination expiry of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the their parental leave. (f) A nurse granted parental leave shall be reinstated to their former position and job duties, unless they have been discontinued. Unless they are subject to lay off, they shall be given a comparable job in terms of level of responsibility and remuneration. (g) A nurse shall continue to accumulate seniority for a maximum period of sixty-one (61) weeks if the nurse’s absence is due to parental leave and if the nurse also took pregnancy leave, sixty-three (63) weeks if the nurse did not. In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence Employer will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, benefits in which the employee nurse is participating during for up to sixty-one (61) weeks from the entire period commencement of the parental leave and if the nurse also took pregnancy leave;, sixty-three (63) weeks if the nurse did not, unless the nurse does not intend to pay their contributions. (h) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Employer’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section 23 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a bi-weekly supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent of the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of their regular weekly earnings and the sum of their weekly Employment Insurance Benefits during the leave and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the one (1) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that they are in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of twelve (12) weeks. The employee's intention to return to work ’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying their regular hourly rate on the date originally provided their last day worked prior to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate commencement of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay times their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancenormal weekly hours.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance An employee who has been employed with the provisions Employer for at least one (1) year, and who becomes a parent for one or more children through the birth of the Employment Standards Actchild or children is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to thirty-five (35) weeks. Where an employee takes pregnancy leave pursuant to Article and the employee’s new born child or children arrive in the employee’s home during pregnancy leave, except parental leave begins immediately upon completion of the pregnancy leave and without the employee returning to work and ends not later than thirty-five (35) weeks after the parental leave began. Where an employee did not take pregnancy leave pursuant to Article parental leave begins on such date as determined by the employee, coinciding with or after the birth of the child or children first arriving in the employee’s home, and ends not later than thirty-five weeks after the parental leave begins or fifty-two (52) weeks after the child or children first arrive in the employee’s home, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding Article or where amended an employee has begun parental leave, and the child to whom the parental leave relates is hospitalized for a period exceeding, or likely to exceed one (1) week, the employee is entitled to return to and resume work in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Articleposition held immediately before the leave began or, parent where that position is not available, the matter shall be defined referred to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) Joint Committee on Technological Change. The employee will is entitled to only one (1) interruption and deferral of each parental leave. The employee shall give written notification three the Employer two (32) weeks notice of the date the employee will begin parental leave. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice of the date the employee will return to work upon completion of the parental leave. Where an employee reports for work upon the expiration of the period referred to in Article the employee shall resume work in the same position she held prior to the commencement of the leave together with parental leave. If the expected date of return; d) The employee has position no longer exists, the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will matter shall be given at least (2) weeks prior referred to the termination of the initially approved Joint Committee on Technological Change. While on parental leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere an employee shall continue to accrue and accumulate service and seniority credits for the duration of her leave, and her service and seniority shall be deemed to be continuous. However, service accumulated during parental leave shall not be used for the purposes of calculating vacation leave credits. For the purposes of calculating vacation leave credits during the entire period year in which parental leave is taken, one month of service shall be credited to an employee who does not receive salary for a total of seventeen days or more during the first and last calendar months of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes leave granted under Article The employee shall have the option of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue maintaining the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, benefit plans in which the employee is participating during participated prior to the entire period commencement of the employee’s parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any Employer shall notify the employee of benefit coverage the option and the date beyond which the option referred to in Article may no longer be exercised at least ten (10) days prior to the last day on which the option could be exercised to avoid an interruption of benefits. Where the employee opts in writing to maintain the benefit plans referred to in Article the employee shall enter into an arrangement with the Employer on to pay the first day of each calendar monthcost required to maintain the benefit plans, in advanceincluding the Employer’s share thereof, and the Employer shall process the documentation and payments as arranged.

Parental Leave. aThe YCOE shall provide parental leave consistent with the requirements set forth in Assembly Bill 2393 and 375 and Education Code section 44977.5. Specifically, a certificated employee may use his or her sick leave for purposes of parental leave for a period of up to 12 workweeks. When the employee has exhausted all available and accumulated sick leave, and continues to be absent for parental leave, the employee may then use differential leave (Article 14.6) for the remainder of the 12 workweek period of parental leave, if needed. Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions is defined as “leave for reason of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent birth of a child and who intends to treat of the employee, or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with the adoption or xxxxxx care of the child by the employee.” This leave is commonly referred to as his “bonding leave”. Pursuant to Education Code section 44977.5. An employee who must be absent from duty because of disability as a result of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom is eligible for leave which shall be taken first from available sick leave. Disabilities of this nature shall be treated as temporary disabilities for all job related purposes and shall be treated as such under any health plan available in connection with employment. 14.10.1 The YCOE shall not refuse to do any of the following solely because of an employee’s pregnancy: 14.10.1.1 Hire or employ 14.10.1.2 Bar or discharge her own;from employment c) The 14.10.1.3 Bar her from training programs, reassignment or promotion 14.10.1.4 Discriminate against her in compensation or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment. 14.10.2 An employee will give written notification three who is absent from duty for the placement of a child with an employee in connection with the adoption or xxxxxx care is eligible for parental leave. 14.10.3 An employee who is absent from duty to care for his/her child or the mother of his/her child at the time of birth is eligible for parental leave. 14.10.4 An employee does not have to be married in order to qualify for the benefits provided in this section. 14.10.5 Upon request, the Superintendent may as an alternative to or in combination with parental leave, provide an employee who is a natural, adopting or xxxxxx parent an unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of bonding with his/her child. Such leave shall remain in effect no longer than the end of the sixth month following the birth, adoption or initial xxxxxx care period of the child. An employee shall notify the Superintendent that he/she desires to take such leave at least four (34) weeks prior to the commencement of anticipated date on which the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right is to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leavecommence. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. The Employer will top up the members on Parental leave to eighty-four percent (84%) up to a total maximum of ten (10) weeks. (a) Parental An Employee who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. (b) A “parent” includes: i) A birth parent; bii) For An adoptive parent (whether or not the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a has been legally finalized); or iii) A person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a the child and who intends to treat plans on treating the child as his or her their own;. This includes same sex couples. (c) The employee will give written notification three An Employee who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 11.03 is eligible to be granted a parental leave of up to sixty-one (361) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together weeks’ duration, in accordance with the expected date of return;Employment Standards Act. (d) The An employee who has the right not taken a pregnancy leave under Article 11.03 is entitled to extend the parental leave take up to twelve sixty (1263) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination weeks’ of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. (e) In cases of adoption, the Employee shall advise the OFC as far in advance as possible with respect to a prospective adoption 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. (f) The Employee shall be reinstated to her or his former position, unless that position has been discontinued, in which case the Employee will have rights under the layoff clause. (g) Employees newly hired to replace Employees who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the OFC, in a permanent position, the Employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The Employee shall be credited with days worked towards the probationary period. The OFC will outline on posting to fill such temporary vacancies that it is a MLOA replacement. (h) During the parental leave, credit for seniority and credit for service for the purposes of salary increment and vacation shall continueSSS. (i) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff the Employer shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of benefits provided under the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating collective agreement during the entire period of parental leave, provided the Employee pays her/his share. (j) For part time Employees, seniority and service accumulation for the purpose of salary increment and proration shall be based on an average hours worked by the Employee of in the previous six (6) months. (k) In the event of an increment or general wage increase – retroactive or otherwise – falling due during the period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must Employee’s rate of pay and vacation pay shall be reinstated to recalculated and adjusted accordingly effective the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any date of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceincrease.

Parental Leave. An employee who has been employed in a bargaining unit position for at least thirteen (13) weeks shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay of up to sixty-one (61) weeks if the employee also took pregnancy leave, or sixty- three (63) weeks for other new parents provided that it starts no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks following: (a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions birth of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;child; or (b) For the purposes coming of this Articlethe child into the custody, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption care and a person who is in a relationship control of some permanence with a parent for the first time. The parental leave of an employee who has taken pregnancy leave shall commence immediately upon the completion of her pregnancy leave unless the child has not yet come into the custody, care and control of a child and who parent for the first time. If an employee intends to treat take parental leave immediately following their pregnancy leave, they shall notify their supervisor, in writing, prior to the child as his or her own; c) The commencement of pregnancy leave. Otherwise, an employee will give written notification three shall notify supervisor, in writing, four (34) weeks prior to the commencement of such leave. Notice of parental leave shall also include the intended duration of such leave. An employee wishing to return from a parental leave together with prior to the expected original date of return shall notify the supervisor, in writing, at least four (4) weeks in advance, giving the revised date of return; d) The . An employee has who wishes to follow a parental leave with a leave of absence without pay shall request the right leave prior to extend the commencement of the parental leave. Departmental operating requirements shall be the major consideration in granting/rejecting such leave to which shall not however be unreasonably denied. Where the combined leaves (pregnancy, parental, leave of absence without pay) do not exceed twelve (12) months, employees shall be reinstated in their former position. If the combined absence exceeds twelve (12) months, employees may, upon providing written confirmation of availability to return to work, use their seniority to obtain a position as provided for in Article 20 - Job Posting, for a maximum period of three (3) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the following termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions . The University and employee shall continue to pay their regular portions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere premiums for the Employee Benefit Plans (Article 26) during pregnancy and/or parental leave. Employees may continue to participate in the Employee Benefit Plans (Article 26.01 - excluding York University Pension Plan) during a leave of absence without pay following parental leave by paying the total cost of applicable premiums to the University, in advance, monthly for any full month in which they do not work, subject to the provision of the Plans, for a period not to exceed five (5) months. The Employee shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue up to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two thirty-five (235) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate during any combination of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any and/or leave of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceabsence without pay.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental leave will A regular employee who has twelve (12) months of continuous service shall, upon her written request, be granted in accordance with Maternity Leave to become effective eight (8) weeks immediately preceding the provisions date of delivery or such shorter period as may be requested by the Employment Standards Actemployee, except where amended in this provision; b) For provided that she commences Maternity Leave no later than the purposes date of this Article, parent delivery. Maternity Leave shall be defined to include without pay and benefits except for the portion of Maternity Leave during which the employee has a person with whom a child valid health-related reason for being absent from work and is placed also in receipt of sick leave, supplementary unemployment benefits or long term disability benefits. Maternity leave shall not exceed twelve (12) months unless an extension is granted by the Employer. Request for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification an extension shall not be unreasonably denied. Such extension, when granted, shall not exceed an additional three (3) months. (b) A pregnant employee whose continued employment in her position may be hazardous to herself or to her unborn child, in the written opinion of her physician, may request a transfer to a more suitable position if one is available. Where no suitable position is available, the employee may request Maternity Leave as provided above, if the employee is eligible for such leave. In the event that such Maternity Leave must commence in the early stages of pregnancy which results in a need for an absence from work longer than twelve (12) months the employee may request further leave without pay and benefits as provided by the General Leave Article. (c) A father-to-be who has completed twelve (12) months of continuous service shall, upon his written request, be granted an unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of parenting duties, provided that the initial application for such leave is made four (4) weeks prior to the expected commencement of the leave. Such leave together with the expected date of return;shall not exceed six (6) months. (d) The An employee has absent on Parental Leave shall provide the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least Employer with two (2) weeks written advance notice of their readiness to return to work, following which the Employer will reinstate the Employee in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, position held by the Employee immediately prior to taking such leave and at the same rate step in the salary scale or provide the Employee with alternate work of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues a comparable nature at not less than the same step in the salary scale and other benefits that accrued to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the Employee up to the date the Employee commenced the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. A Maternity Leave a) Parental An employee who has at least 12 months continuous employment and who becomes pregnant shall be entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks unpaid maternity leave will provided that such leave shall not extend beyond the child's first birthday. This entitlement shall be granted reduced by any period of paternity leave taken by the employee's spouse in accordance relation to the same child and, apart from paternity leave of up to one week at the time of confinement, shall not be taken concurrently with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;paternity leave. b) For the purposes The period of this Article, parent maternity leave shall be defined to unbroken and shall, immediately following confinement, include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship period of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;six weeks compulsory leave. c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to period of leave may be lengthened once only by the commencement of employee, giving 14 days notice in writing, stating the period by which the leave together with the expected date of return;is to be lengthened. d) The employee has period of leave may, with the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice consent of Canon, be shortened by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave;employee. e) Credit for Provided the aggregate of any leave does not exceed 52 weeks, an employee may, in lieu of or in conjunction with maternity leave, take any annual leave or long service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, leave or any part thereof to which she is entitled. f) Paid sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement paid authorised absences (excluding annual leave or elsewhere long service leave), shall continue not be available to accrue an employee during the entire period of the her absence on parental leave. fg) In additionAbsence on parental leave shall not break the continuity of service of an employee, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff but shall continue to accrue not be included in calculating the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave;service for any purpose. h) The employee's intention to return to work An employee on parental leave may terminate employment at any time during the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed period of leave by written notification at least giving two (2) weeks in advance thereof;notice. i) The An employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee on the ground of pregnancy or of absence on parental leave, but otherwise the rights of an employer in relation to termination of employment are not affected. j) An employee shall confirm the intention of returning to work by giving notice in writing to Canon of not less than four weeks prior to the expiration of her period of parental leave. k) An employee, upon returning to work after parental leave, shall be entitled to the position which was held immediately before proceeding on parental leave. Where such a position no longer exists, but there are other positions available which the employee is qualified for and is capable of performing the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or entitled to a position as nearly comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, in status and pay to that of the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceformer position.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will An employee shall, upon application, be granted in accordance with maternity leave subject to the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent following conditions: Application for maternity leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three made fifteen (315) weeks prior to the commencement expected termination of the employee's pregnancy and shall be supported by a certificate from a qualified member of the medical profession. The employee shall have the right to continue her regular duties during pregnancy. Employees appointed in accordance with Article for a term of one (1) year or less shall not be eligible for the provisions in Article unless and until they have been a continuing member of the bargaining unit for one (1) year. The maximum period of maternity leave together with shall be seventeen (17) weeks. Such leave may begin no earlier than the eleventh week before the expected date of return; d) The delivery. If additional time is required the employee has may apply for leave without pay pursuant to Article For the right to extend the parental leave to first twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by weeks (or less if the leave is of shorter duration) of maternity leave the employee shall continue to extend receive her regular salary. The employer shall maintain regular contributions to the benefit plans. For the last five (5) weeks (or less if the leave is of a duration shorter than seventeen (1 7) weeks) of maternity leave the employee and the employer shall continue to pay their respective shares of the cost of maintaining the employee's membership in the benefit plans. for the first two (2) weeks, the employer will pay of the employee's regular salary; for the next fifteen (15) weeks, the employee will claim maternity benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act and Regulations; in addition, the employer will pay the difference between the benefits set out in above and of the employee's regular salary; the employee and the employer shall continue to pay their respective shares of the cost of maintaining the employee's membership in the benefit plans; the combined weekly level of Unemployment Insurance Benefits, Supplemental Unemployment Benefits, and any other earnings will not exceed of the employee's regular weekly salary. Benefit pursuant to paragraph above is contingent upon the employee's eligibility for and application for maternity benefits under the Employment Insurance Act and Regulations. Should the employee be ineligible or fail to apply for such benefits, or should the Act or Regulations be amended during the term of this agreement so as to reduce or eliminate the benefit available as set out in paragraph above, the provisions of paragraph (e) above shall apply. Parental leave shall count as time worked when calculating items such as sabbatical entitlement and credited service for the Retirement Plan. On returning from parental leave will the employee shall be given placed in former position or in a position equivalent to former position with no loss of seniority. The employee shall advise immediate supervisor of intention to return at least two (2) weeks prior to the termination intended date of return. Subject to the approval of the initially approved leave; e) Credit Human Resources Development Canada, an employee who is eligible for service for purposes of salary incrementparental leave benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act shall, vacationupon application, sick be entitled to parental leave or any other benefits under any provisions with Supplemental Unemployment Benefits as provided in Article of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during collective agreement, for the entire period of benefit eligibility set out in the parental leaveAct. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will Employees shall at their request be granted in accordance with a leave of ab- sence without pay for child-bearing and/or child-rearing for such period of time as they specify but not to exceed one (1) year. Upon application, said leave may be extend- ed up to, but not beyond, the provisions beginning of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; bschool year (September 1) For following the purposes of this Article, parent child’s third birthday. Application for such leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child made as his or her own; csoon as pos- sible but normally at least ninety (90) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks days prior to the commencement effective date. Employees adopting an infant shall, at their request, receive the same leave without pay as set forth in the first paragraph above, which shall commence upon the employee’s receiv- ing de facto custody of said infant or earlier if necessary, to fulfill the requirements for the adoption. Application for adoption leave together with the expected date shall be made as soon as possible. For an employee whose total leave of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to absence without pay is twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by calendar weeks or less, the employee shall be entitled to extend return to his former position. If the parental leave former position is abolished or frozen, the employee will be given at least reinstated to another position in the same class or comparable class through the transfer process provided the employee qualifies for the position. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to diminish the rights of employees pursuant to the federal and state Family and Medical Leave Acts. For an employee whose total leave of absence without pay is more than twelve (212) weeks prior but less than one (1) year, the employee shall be entitled to return to work if their position has not been abolished, frozen or filled, or, if the termination of position has been abolished or frozen or filled, placed on the initially approved leave; e) Credit re-employment list and shall be given preference for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or rehire over any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement candidate for his/her former position or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit comparable position for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during qualified. Upon expiration of leave greater than one (1) year, an em- ployee’s reassignment to active duty shall be contingent upon the entire period existence of a vacancy for which the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided employee is qualified. Exceptions to the Residence shall foregoing may be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks made in advance thereof; i) The the case of an employee whose parental leave begins during a given semester, as follows: If parental leave begins prior to October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee shall be reinstated returned to her former duties, on the same department, and previous position only at the same rate beginning of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and the following semester. If the parental leaves and, following the leaveleave begins on or after October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee must shall be reinstated returned to his previous position at the beginning of the following se- xxxxxx or of the next following semester. The above two exceptions shall apply provided that the employee notifies the Human Capital Officer of his inten- tion at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, start of the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any semester of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancehis planned return.

Parental Leave. a) 1. Parental leave leaves will be granted to employees in accordance with the provisions Massachusetts Parental Leave Act at MGL Chapter 149, Section 105D (MPLA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). 2. An employee who wishes to take leave under this section shall inform the Superintendent in writing on an approved form of the Employment Standards anticipated date of departure at least four (4) weeks in advance. (In the event of notification by an appropriate agency or the court, of an adoption date or a court placement, is less than four (4) weeks in advance, the notice date will be adjusted accordingly.) At the time of the notification the employee will select one of the following two (2) options to the extent eligible: Option A - Statutory Leave: Unpaid Massachusetts Maternity Leave (MGL Chapter 149, Section 105D) or unpaid leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For . To the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom extent an Employee has accrued paid sick time and is receiving a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his through birth, surrogacy, adoption, or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together xxxxxx placement with the expected date of return; d) The employee has intent to adopt, the right to extend the parental leave Employee may substitute up to twelve (12) months workweeks of FMLA leave (or in totalthe case of MPLA eight (8) workweeks), to be deducted from their accumulated paid sick time, so long as taken consecutively within twenty- for (24) workweeks of the child's arrival. Written notice The duration of the Statutory Leave shall not exceed twelve (12) workweeks (or in the case of MPLA eight (8) workweeks). Leave under this section is not based on upon medical incapacity and days from the sick back leave back are not available for use under this section. Extended school vacations, including breaks in December, February, April and over the summer do not count as workweeks, whereas merely shortened by holidays, snow days and the like do count as workweeks. Option B – Extended Leave for employees who have completed the last three consecutive years of employment in the District (in any capacity, not only as a paraprofessional): Unpaid extended leave through the end of the school year in which approved Statutory Leave concludes. 3. At the time the employee to extend requests and is granted his/her leave, the parental leave will anticipated date of return shall be given at least (2) weeks prior to specified. In the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the event employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention unable to return to work on the specified date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leavereturn, the employee must be reinstated submit a written request for additional leave to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does notSuperintendent at least one week in advance. On reinstatementAbsent the request for and the granting of additional authorized leave, the employee’s failure to return on the specified date shall be deemed a voluntary resignation not subject to the grievance procedure. 4. An employee must returning from a maternity/parental/adoptive leave of absence will be paid returned to his/her previous position or a substantially similar position and will retain the seniority held at the rate paid when time the leave commenced or, if it is higher, became effective. Salary placement shall be at the rate next step of the salary schedule if the employee would be earning if he served one-half or she had worked through more of the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to year in which the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceleave was granted.

Parental Leave. An employee who has been employed in a bargaining unit position for at least thirteen (13) weeks shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay of up to sixty-one (61) weeks if the employee also took pregnancy leave, or sixty- three (63) weeks for other new parents provided that it starts no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks following: (a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions birth of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;child; or (b) For the purposes coming of this Articlethe child into the custody, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption care and a person who is in a relationship control of some permanence with a parent for the first time. The parental leave of an employee who has taken pregnancy leave shall commence immediately upon the completion of her pregnancy leave unless the child has not yet come into the custody, care and control of a child and who parent for the first time. If an employee intends to treat take parental leave immediately following her pregnancy leave, she shall notify her supervisor, in writing, prior to the child as his or commencement of her own; c) The pregnancy leave. Otherwise an employee will give written notification three shall notify her supervisor, in writing, four (34) weeks prior to the commencement of such leave. Notice of parental leave shall also include the intended duration of such leave. An employee wishing to return from a parental leave together with prior to the expected original date of return shall notify the supervisor, in writing, at least four (4) weeks in advance, giving the revised date of return; d) The . An employee has who wishes to follow a parental leave with a leave of absence without pay shall request the right leave prior to extend the commencement of the parental leave. Departmental operating requirements shall be the major consideration in granting/rejecting such leave to which shall not however be unreasonably denied. Where the combined leaves (pregnancy, parental, leave of absence without pay) do not exceed twelve (12) months, employees shall be reinstated in their former position. If the combined absence exceeds twelve (12) months, employees may, upon providing written confirmation of availability to return to work, use their seniority to obtain a position as provided for in Article 20 - Job Posting, for a maximum period of three (3) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the following termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions . The University and employee shall continue to pay their regular portions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere premiums for the Employee Benefit Plans (Article 26) during pregnancy and/or parental leave. Employees may continue to participate in the Employee Benefit Plans (Article 26.01 - excluding York University Pension Plan) during a leave of absence without pay following parental leave by paying the total cost of applicable premiums to the University, in advance, monthly for any full month in which they do not work, subject to the provision of the Plans, for a period not to exceed five (5) months. The Employee shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue up to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two thirty-five (235) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate during any combination of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any and/or leave of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceabsence without pay.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental Eligible teachers may take parental leave in respect of: • the birth of a child to the teacher or the teacher’s spouse, or • the placement of a child under five years of age with the teacher with a view to the adoption of the child by the teacher. (b) A full or part-time teacher is eligible if he/she has had at least 12 months’ continuous service with SCEA immediately preceding the date upon which he/she proceeds upon such leave; and has given SCEA at least 10 weeks’ written notice of his/her intention to take such leave, and the start and finish dates of such leave. Casual employees are eligible if they have been employed by a school on a regular and systematic basis for a period of at least 12 months and have a reasonable expectation of ongoing employment at the school. (c) Female teachers with at least two years continuous service with the Association who give birth to a child and who make application to take parental leave shall be entitled to twelve (12) weeks paid maternity leave. The rate of pay for the period of paid maternity leave shall be the salary level on which the staff member commences the maternity leave multiplied by the weighted full-time equivalence of employment from the later of either the commencement of employment with SCEA or the completion of the last period of maternity leave. This period will form part of the maximum twelve months unpaid maternity leave and the same conditions will apply to this leave. (d) A teacher is not entitled to take parental leave at the same time as the teacher’s spouse, except as provided for in Section 72 of the Fair Work Act (2009). (e) The maximum combined parental leave that may be granted taken by a teacher and his or her spouse for either a birth or an adoption may be limited to 52 weeks in total. (f) A teacher shall not be in breach of this clause as a consequence of failure to give the stipulated period of notice in accordance with this subclause, if such failure is occasioned by the confinement occurring earlier than the presumed date. (g) The period of parental leave for a female teacher shall be for an unbroken period of up to 52 weeks and shall include up to six weeks' leave to be taken immediately before the presumed date of confinement, unless, in respect of any period closer to the expected date of birth, a medical practitioner has certified that the teacher is fit to work. (h) Where in the opinion of a duly qualified medical practitioner, illness or risks arising out of the pregnancy or hazards connected with the work assigned to the teacher make it inadvisable for the teacher to continue at her present work, the teacher shall, if the employer deems it practicable, be transferred to a safe job at the rate and on the conditions attached to that job until the commencement of parental leave. If the transfer to a safe job is not practicable, the teacher may, or the employer may require the teacher to, take leave for such period as is certified necessary by a duly qualified medical practitioner. Such leave shall be treated as parental leave. (i) The period of parental leave may be lengthened by agreement between the teacher and the employer in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes Clause 11.6 Leave without Pay of this Articleagreement. (j) The period of parental leave may be shortened by agreement between the teacher and the employer. (k) Parental leave, parent applied for but not commenced, shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent cancelled when the pregnancy of a child and who intends teacher terminates other than by the birth of a living child. Where the pregnancy of a teacher then on parental leave terminates other than by the birth of a living child, it shall be the right of the teacher or teacher’s spouse to treat resume work at a time nominated by the child as employer which shall not exceed four weeks from the date of notice in writing by the teacher to the employer that he or she desires to resume work. A teacher's right to resume work in these circumstances shall be subject to the practicality of enabling the teacher to resume within this period. Where the teacher’s resumption is delayed, he or she may undertake temporary employment with another employer without affecting his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement contract of the leave together service with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave school from which he or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the she took parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions All employees who provide proof of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes their pregnancy or that 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks their female partner at least 30 days prior to the commencement expected due date will be eligible for 12 weeks (60 work days) of paid parental leave for each pregnancy resulting in birth or multiple births. Should both parents be employees they shall each be eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave which may be taken consecutively or concurrently. No employee will be allowed to take less than a full work week (5 consecutive days). Regardless of the number of pregnancies in a year, no employee shall receive more than 12 weeks (60 work days) of paid leave together with under this Section per year. The State shall require proof of the expected date birth. In addition, non-birth parent employees may be required to provide proof of return; dparentage such as a birth certificate or other appropriate documentation confirming parentage. Leaves under this Section shall also be granted for a maximum of six (6) The employee has weeks for the right to extend the parental leave to loss of a pregnancy that occurs at or after twenty (20) weeks of pregnancy. All bargaining unit members are eligible for twelve (12) months weeks (60 days) of paid leave with a new adoption, with the leave to commence when physical custody of the child has been granted to the member, provided that the member can show that the formal adoption process is underway. In the event the child was in totalxxxxxx care immediately preceding the adoption process the leave will commence once a court order has been issued for permanent placement and the xxxxxx parent has been so notified of their right to adopt as long as the xxxxxx child has not resided in the home for more than four (4) years. Written notice by The agency personnel office must be notified, and the member must submit proof that the adoption has been initiated. Should both parents be employees they shall each be eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave which may be taken consecutively or concurrently. No employee will be allowed to take less than a full work week (5 consecutive work days). Regardless of the number of adoptions in a year no individual shall receive more than 12 weeks (60 work days) of said leave under this Section per year. Parental leave is for the purpose of bonding with the new member of the household and to allow the birth parent to heal. Employees are not eligible for the above referenced leave in the event the adoption is for a step-child or relative with whom the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit has previously established residency, for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire a period of the parental leaveone (1) year or more. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental 23.1 An Employee is entitled to parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions clause 21 of the Employment Standards ActAward. 23.2 Effective from 1 October, except where amended in this provision; b) For 2007, an Employee will be entitled to payment of nine weeks' salary upon commencement of maternity leave. Effective from 1 October , 2008, an Employee will be entitled to payment of ten weeks' salary upon commencement of maternity leave. Previous service within the public health sector is to be regarded for the purposes of this Articleaccessing the entitlement to paid maternity leave for Employees with less than 12 months service with an Employer. 23.3 Effective from 1 October 2007, parent shall an Employee who will be defined the primary care giver of an adopted child who commences adoption leave is entitled to include a person with whom a the payment of nine weeks' paid leave from the date that the child is placed for with the Employee. Effective from 1 October 2008, an Employee who will be the primary care giver of an adopted child who commences adoption and a person who leave is in a relationship entitled to the payment of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat ten weeks' paid leave from the date that the child as his is placed with the Employee. 23.4 An Employee, whose spouse or her own;de facto spouse (including same sex couples) is giving birth or will be the primary care giver of an adopted child, is entitled to payment of one week's salary upon the commencement of parental leave. c) The employee will give written notification three (3) 23.5 A female Employee shall be entitled to work until their estimated date of confinement except where this would present a risk to the Employee or the unborn child. 23.6 If requested by the Employer, the Employee shall provide a statement confirming or otherwise, that their medical practitioner or midwife believes that continuation in their position is not a risk to the Employee or the unborn child. Such requested certificate must be provided not less than eight weeks prior to the commencement Employees presumed date of confinement. 23.7 If there is no confirmation that continuation of present position does not pose a risk to the Employee or the unborn child then the Employer will make all practical efforts to remedy an unsafe situation to allow the Employee to work until their estimated date of confinement. If this is not possible, the Employee will be offered a safe, alternate position in accordance with sub-clause 21.9 of the leave together with the expected date of return;Award. d) The employee has the right 23.8 If an Employee is required to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will attend pre-natal appointments or parenting classes and such appointments or classes are only available or can only be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue attended during the entire period ordinary rostered shift of the parental leave. f) In additionan Employee, credit for seniority for purposes then on production of promotion, demotion, transfer satisfactory evidence of attendance at such appointment or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leaveclass, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists Employee may access his or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the her carer's leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.credit under sub-clause 19.10

Parental Leave. aAn eligible member who is seeking a parental leave shall notify the Superintendent, in writing, as soon as possible and shall request a leave of absence specifying the dates requested for the beginning and end of the leave. The purpose of such notification is to provide the administration as much opportunity as possible to make suitable arrangements for continuity with respect to the member's assignments. Upon receipt of at least two (2) Parental week's written notice of anticipated date of departure and intention to return, and if the appropriate documentation is provided, the Superintendent shall grant a leave will be granted of absence for up to twelve (12) weeks in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActFamily and Medical Leave Act and/or up to eight (8) weeks in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act (MPLA) (General Laws Chapter 149, except where amended in this provision; bSection 105D). A parental leave of absence shall be up to sixty (60) For school days, commencing at the purposes time of the child’s birth/adoption or at the start of the next school year for a summer birth/adoption. Holidays are counted as part of this Articleleave, parent shall but school vacations and summer months are not counted in computing the 60 days of leave. Any leave taken under this section will run concurrently with leave taken under Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act. The leave will be defined unpaid. A member may use their accrued sick leave in lieu of unpaid time for such leave. Under no circumstances will paid leave using sick accruals be permitted during the summer vacation period. In their first three years of employment with the Quincy Public Schools and while they do not have Professional Teacher Status, after a member has exhausted their own sick leave accrual, a member may borrow up to include ten (10) days of sick leave in the first occurrence and up to five (5) days in the second occurrence against future sick leave accruals for a person with whom total of up to fifteen (15) borrowed sick days in the first three years of employment. Any borrowed days will be deducted from the member’s accrual in the next contract year at a child rate of two days per year if ten or less days are borrowed and up to three days per year if 11 or more days are borrowed until such borrowed sick leave is placed repaid. During the unpaid portion of parental leave, the School Committee will maintain the member’s existing health insurance, dental insurance, and other benefits. The member will continue to be responsible for adoption the member’s percentage of the health insurance and other insurance premiums. If a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends member wishes to treat extend parental leave beyond twelve weeks, the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) member must notify the Superintendent two weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of previously stated intention to return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental Such extended leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior according to the termination Article XV, Extended Leave of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary incrementAbsence Without Pay, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveSection 4. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental ‌ 1. An unpaid parental leave will shall be granted in accordance with the provisions to pregnant permanent employees. The duration of such leave may be, subject to approval of the Employment Standards ActHuman Resources Division, except where amended upon review and recommendation of the District’s Employee Health Services and the employee’s attending physician. If an employee is eligible, the medical benefits described in this provision;Section Q, Family and Medical Leave, shall be applied concurrently. b) 2. 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in time during which the employee is participating during the entire physically disabled and unable to perform their regular duties due to pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery there from, they shall be permitted to utilize their illness absence pursuant to Section F. of this Article. 3. Application for parental leave for a period of more than twenty (20) consecutive working days shall be made on a prescribed form to be used by the Human Resources Division and shall indicate the beginning and ending days of the requested leave. 4. Employees returning from a leave of absence may be required to report to the District’s Employee Health Services for a health examination. 5. Employees on parental leave;leave may, upon their request, be returned to work prior to the expiration date of the leave granted but, in any case, shall be assigned to a position not later than the date following the leave granted, in accordance with Paragraph I.3. h6. On return to service within ninety (90) The employee's intention working days, requests shall be granted to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to which assigned at the time the leave was granted. If the employee’s former position has been filled on a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatementregular basis, the employee must be paid at returning from leave shall have the rate paid when right to return to a regular position in the leave commenced orclass. If there are no regular vacant positions, the employee may exercise bumping rights in the class, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would does not have the least seniority in that class. 7. Time spent on parental leave shall not be earning if he or she had worked through considered a break in continuous service. This time shall be counted toward seniority for the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.purpose of:

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will Employees shall at their request be granted in accordance with a leave of absence without pay for child-bearing and/or child-rearing for such period of time as they specify but not to exceed one (l) year. Upon application, said leave may be extended up to, but not beyond, the provisions beginning of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; bschool year (September 1) For following the purposes of this Article, parent child's third birthday. Application for such leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child made as his or her own; csoon as pos- sible but normally at least ninety (90) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks days prior to the commencement effective date. Employees adopting an infant shall, at their request, receive the same leave without pay as set forth in the first paragraph above, which shall commence upon the employee's receiving de facto custody of said infant or earlier if necessary, to fulfill the requirements for the adoption. Application for adoption leave together with the expected date shall be made as soon as possible. For an employee whose total leave of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to absence without pay is twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by calendar weeks or less, the employee shall be entitled to extend return to his former position. If the parental leave former position is abolished or frozen, the employee will be given at least reinstated to another position in the same class or comparable class through the transfer process pro- vided the employee qualifies for the position. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to diminish the rights of employees pursuant to the federal and state Family and Medical Leave Acts. For an employee whose total leave of absence without pay is more than twelve (212) weeks prior but less than one (1) year, the em- ployee shall be entitled to return to work if their posi- tion has not been abolished, frozen or filled, or, if the termination of position has been abolished or frozen or filled, placed on the initially approved leave; e) Credit re-employment list and shall be given preference for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or rehire over any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement candidate for his/her former position or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit comparable position for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period qualified. Upon expiration of the parental leave; hleave greater than one (1) The year, an employee's intention reassignment to return to work on active duty shall be contin- gent upon the date originally provided existence of a vacancy for which the em- ployee is qualified. Exceptions to the Residence shall foregoing may be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks made in advance thereof; i) The the case of an employee whose parental leave begins during a given semester, as follows: If parental leave begins prior to October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee shall be reinstated returned to her former duties, on the same department, and previous position only at the same rate beginning of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and the following semester. If the parental leaves and, following the leaveleave begins on or after October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee must shall be reinstated re- turned to his previous position at the beginning of the following semester or of the next following semester. The above two exceptions shall apply provided that the employee notifies the Human Capital Officer of his in- tention at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, start of the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any semester of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancehis planned return.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental leave will An employee who has completed her probationary period shall, upon her written request, be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined Maternity Leave to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three become effective six (36) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with immediately preceding the expected date of return; d) The delivery or such shorter period as may be requested by the employee, provided that she commences Maternity Leave no later than the date of delivery. Maternity Leave shall be without pay and benefits except for the portion of Maternity Leave during which the employee has the right to extend the parental leave to a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and is also in receipt of sick leave, EI SUB Plan benefits, STD or LTD. Maternity Leave shall not exceed twelve (12) months in total. Written notice unless an extension is granted by the Employer. Request for an extension due to ill health of the mother or the child shall not be unreasonably denied. Such extension, when granted, shall not exceed an additional six (6) months. (b) A pregnant employee whose continued employment in her position may be hazardous to extend herself or to her unborn child, in the parental written opinion of her physician, may request a transfer to a more suitable position if one is available. Where no suitable position is available, the employee may request Maternity Leave as provided by Article 33.05 (a) if the employee is eligible for such leave. In the event that such Maternity Leave must commence in the early stages of pregnancy which results in the need for an absence from work longer than twelve (12) months, the employee may request further leave will without pay as provided by Article 33.01. (c) A father-to-be given at least who has completed his probationary period shall, upon his written request, be granted an unpaid leave to commence two (2) weeks prior to the termination of delivery or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed between the initially approved leave; eemployee and the Employer. Such leave shall be without pay and benefits and shall not exceed twelve (12) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leavemonths. f(d) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes An employee absent on Parental Leave shall provide the Employer with six (6) weeks written advance notice of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention her readiness to return to work on following which the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks Employer will reinstate her in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, position held by her immediately prior to taking such leave and at the same rate step in the salary scale or provide her with alternate work of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues a comparable nature at not less than the same step in the salary scale and other benefits that accrued to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following her up to the date she commenced the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. aAn employee who is a parent and has been employed for at least thirteen 3) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with weeks before the provisions birth of a child, or thirteen (13) weeks before the Employment Standards Actchild came into a parent's custody, except where amended in this provision; b) For care and control for the purposes of this Articlefirst time, parent shall be defined is entitled to include an week unpaid parental leave. A "parent" includes a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a the parent of a the child and who intends to treat the child as his their own. The parental leave of an employee who takes a pregnancy leave must begin when the pregnancy ends unless the child has not yet come into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. For employees who do not take a pregnancy leave, parental leave may begin no more than weeks after the day the child is borne or comes into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. An employee who is entitled to a parental leave is required to give the Employer two weeks written notice prior to the commencement of the leave. If they do not specify when the leave will end, it will be assumed that they wish to take the maximum leave. An employee who has given notice to begin a parental leave may change the notice to an earlier date by giving at least two weeks notice before the earlier date, or to a later date giving two weeks notice before the leave was to begin. If the employee stops work because the child has arrived earlier than expected, the employee has two weeks from that date to give the Employer written notice of their intent to take the parental leave. During the leave, the employee shall continue to accrue service and vacation credits and the Employer shall continue to maintain all health insurance premiums normally maintained by it on behalf of the employee subject to the terms of the particular benefit plan. When an employee returns to work after leave, the employee shall provide the Employer with at least two (2) weeks’ notice of her own; creturn. On return from leave, the employee shall be returned to her former duties in the same department and at the same classification and prevailing wage rate and following her old shift rotation, subject to the existence of such duties in the same department and the old shift rotation being available at the time of her return. Should these conditions not be available, placement in classification, wage rate and shift rotation will be made pursuant to the Collective Agreement. The Employer may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate personal reasons. Employees who are absent resulting from such leave of absence shall continue to accumulate seniority. Leave of absence for Union business shall be given without pay up to an aggregate maximum for all employees of forty (40) The employee will give written notification three days. Such leaves shall be subject to the following conditions: (3a) Not more than five employees at the Lodge are absent on any such leave at No one such leave of absence shall extend beyond two weeks. A request must be made in writing at least two weeks prior to the commencement of the function for which leave together with is requested. The forty (40) days referred to above shall be the expected date maximum for the full-time and part- time bargaining units combined. Employees on Union leave of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental absence will be paid for such leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend Employer. The Union shall reimburse the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority Employer for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following such wages paid within thirty (30) days of its receipt of an account from the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceEmployer.

Parental Leave. a) Subd. 1 A parental leave without pay shall be granted by the school district subject to the provisions of this Section. Parental leave may be requested because of the need to prepare and provide parental care for a child or children of the principal for an extended period of time. Subd. 2 A principal shall request parental leave in writing at least three calendar months in advance of the intended leave. Subd. 3 The school district may adjust the proposed beginning or ending date of parental leave so that the dates are coincident with some natural break in the school year. Subd. 4 Parental leave may be granted up to one full year following the school year in which the leave was granted. Subd. 5 A principal returning from parental leave shall be re-employed in a position equivalent to the position held prior to taking the leave. Subd. 6 During the first three months of parental leave, all district provided benefits shall continue in the same manner as for active employees, to the extent that the employee is eligible under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). During the period of parental leave, accrued sick leave will be granted held in accordance with credit. After the provisions period of FMLA eligibility, the principal is eligible to continue all insurance benefit plans but must pay the total premium for these programs. Subd. 7 Whenever parental leave extends to the end of a school year; the principal must notify the superintendent in writing by February 1 of intent to return or not return to the district the following year. Subd. 8 A principal who is pregnant may elect to utilize a disability leave followed by a parental leave. When disability leave is utilized, the principal shall continue working until she can no longer fulfill the requirements of the Employment Standards Actposition. During the period of disability only, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined principal is eligible to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, receive sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) and disability leave benefits. The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee principal is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention required to return to work on as soon as she is physically able unless she is granted a parental leave at this time without pay. Subd. 9 If the date originally provided reason for parental leave is occasioned by pregnancy and the period of confinement is interrupted, the principal may return to work prior to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate ending date of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, only if it she is higher, at the rate the employee would physically able and a suitable opening is available. Subd. 10 The school district shall grant up to ten days leave (subtracted from sick leave) to any principal who may need time for child adoption proceedings. Subd. 11 The school district shall grant up to ten days leave (subtracted from sick leave) to any father who may need time to care for a newborn child. Subd. 12 Periods of time when a principal is on parental leave may not be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage used to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancesatisfy probationary time requirements.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave An employee’s position will be granted held for the employee for a maximum of twelve (12) continuous months when the employee takes Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave or Extended Parental Leave. Upon request, an employee who has successfully completed their probationary period (minimum six (6) months) shall be provided parental leave without pay as an extension to maternity leave or adoption leave. The extended parental leave, maternity leave and/or adoption leave shall not exceed the balance of the work year in accordance which the extended parental leave commences plus the following work year. An employee who has not accessed maternity leave or adoption leave who has successfully completed their probationary period (minimum six (6) months) is entitled to a parental leave without pay of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks within fifty-two (52) week period after the birth of the employee’s child or after a child has been placed with the provisions employee for the purpose of adoption. Where both parents are permanent employees of the Employment Standards ActBoard and covered by this agreement, except where amended in this provision; b) For either or both parents may take 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) parental leave. The employee will give shall provide the Board with at least one (I )month written notification three notice prior to the requested parental leave. The expiry date of parental leave in excess of thirty-seven (337) weeks prior to will coincide with the commencement of the applicable work year unless some other date is agreed between the employee and the Board. Parental leave together with shall be at no cost to the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the Board. While on parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by of absence, an employee may access the employee to extend the parental leave will be given Board’s benefit plans at least (2) weeks prior no cost to the termination Board. Upon expiration of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the a parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on in the same department, and position occupied at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when time the leave commenced or, if it is higheror be provided with alternative work of a comparable nature, at not less than the rate salary and other benefits that were applicable at the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through time leave commenced. During the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or period of parental leave, an employee shall not accumulate sick leave, allowance, promotion, vacation or increment entitlement. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to For births or adoptions occurring during the Employer summer break, and for which no maternity leave or adoption leave is taken, parental leave may commence on the first day of each calendar monththe next work year. Return To Duties Following Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leaves An employee, scheduled to return to duties following a maternity, adoption or parental leave of absence shall notify the Superintendent of Human Resources or delegated authority in advance.writing at least thirty

Parental Leave. ai) Parental leave will shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent . The service requirement for eligibility for parental leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship thirteen (13) weeks of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own;continuous service. cii) The employee will shall notify her supervisor at least four (4) weeks in advance of the expected date of commencement of such leave. The employee shall give written notification three of at least two (32) weeks prior to in advance of the date of commencement of the such leave together with and the expected date of return;. Any exception with the above shall be dealt with on an individual basis. diii) The An employee has whose child comes into her custody, care and control for the right first time sooner than expected must give the Employer written notice of her wish to extend the parental take leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least within two (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveafter she stops working. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; giv) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed approved in subsection (ii) or (iii) above by written notification received by the Employer at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof;. If the employee wishes to return before the date originally approved in subsection (ii) or (iii) above, she must give the Employer at least four (4) weeks' written notice before the earlier date. If the employee wishes to return later than the date originally approved in subsection (ii) or (iii) above, she must give the Employer at least four (4) weeks' written notice before the date the leave was to end. iv) Seniority shall continue to accumulate for a period of up to sixty-three (63) weeks while an employee is on parental leave. vi) The Employer shall continue to pay its share of the contributions of the subsidized employee benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to sixty-three (63) weeks while the employee is on parental leave. vii) The employee who has taken a parental leave shall be reinstated to her former duties, on when the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated leave ends to the same position she most recently held with the Employer if it still exists exists, or to a comparable position position, if it does not. viii) Effective on the date of ratification, a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement, who was not eligible for an did not receive pregnancy leave pursuant to Article 22.03 (a), and who has applied for an is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental leave benefits pursuant to Section 23 or the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks, The Supplement shall be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five percent (75%) of her normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. On reinstatementShould the employee elect to take a parental leave of 61 weeks pursuant t to section 12(3)(b)(ii) of the Employment Insurance Act, the employee must Supplement shall be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage equivalent to the Employer on difference between seventy- five percent (75%) of her normal weekly earnings and the first day sum of each calendar monththe weekly unemployment insurance benefits which she would have received had she elected a leave period of 35 weeks pursuant to section 12(3)(b)(i) of the Employment Insurance Act, in advanceand any other earnings. An employee’s entitlement to a supplemental unemployment benefit shall not exceed that to which she would have been entitled has she been eligible to receive a pregnancy leave supplemental benefit pursuant to Article 22.03(a)(iv) of this Agreement.

Parental Leave. aAn employee whose partner gives birth or adopts, or fosters a child, is entitled to ten (10) days of paid parental leave. An employee may take parental leave at half pay. This leave counts for service for all purposes. Parental leave will must be granted commenced within twelve (12) months of the date of the birth, adoption or fostering of the child and should be taken in a single leave block. In addition to any period of paid parental leave that may be applicable under this clause (xx) the employee is entitled to twelve months unpaid parental leave in accordance with the provisions National Employment Standard 2 Where an employee requests additional unpaid parental leave in accordance with the relevant National Employment Standard, and this request is denied, written reasons will be provided. All periods of the unpaid parental leave will not count as service for any purpose. Return to work after Adoption, Xxxxxx Carer’s, Parental and Maternity Leave [The National Employment Standards Actare relevant to this provision – s. 84] On ending adoption, except where amended in xxxxxx carer’s, parental or maternity leave, an employee is entitled to return to: the employee’s pre-adoption/xxxxxx carer’s/parental/maternity leave duties; or if those duties no longer exists – an available position for which the employee is qualified and suited at the same classification and pay as applied pre- adoption/xxxxxx carer’s/parental/maternity leave. Where this provision; b) is not practical, other duties will be sought, with the redeployment, reduction and redundancy provisions applying to any placement. For the purposes of this Articleclause, parent shall be defined duties means those performed: if the employee was moved to include a person with whom a child is placed safe duties because of the pregnancy – immediately before the move; or if the employee began working part-time because of the pregnancy – immediately before the part-time employment began; or otherwise – immediately before the employee commenced adoption/xxxxxx carer’s/parental/maternity leave. Flexible work arrangements for adoption and a person parents [The National Employment Standards are relevant to this provision – s. 65] An employee who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent parent, or has responsibility for the care of a child and under school age or a child under 18 who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) has a disability, may request flexible working arrangements, including part-time hours. The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior is not eligible to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given make this request unless they have completed at least 12 months of continuous qualifying service (2) weeks prior to the termination of Chief Executive may waive this requirement in exceptional circumstances). A casual employee engaged for irregular or intermittent duties may only request flexible work arrangements if the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.:

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with Subject to the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For an Employee who has been employed by the purposes of this ArticleBoard for at least thirteen (13)weeks, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child and is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a the parent of a child, is entitled to a parental leave of absence without pay, following the birth of a child or the coming into the custody, care and who intends to treat control for the first time. Parental leave must normally begin when pregnancy leave ends, or within fifty two (52)weeks after the day the child as his is born or her own; c) comes in to the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. The employee will Employee must give the Employer at least two (2)weeks written notification three notice of the date the leave is to begin. The Employee may reduce the period of thirty-five (3) weeks 35)weeks for leave provided the Employee gives the Employer at least four (4)weeks written notice of the day on which the leave is to end. Notwithstanding, an Employee may request a lesser period of notice of return to duty. When requested, a pregnancy leave must be granted for up to seventeen (17)consecutive weeks; a parental leave must be granted for up to thirty-five (35)consecutive if pregnancy leave was taken by that Employee, and thirty-seven (37)weeks otherwise. Credit for experience toward salary increments and sick leave accumulation shall continue during such leaves. If, during a pregnancy but prior to the commencement of a pregnancy leave, an Employee obtains a certificate declaring her unable to continue employment due to illness, the Employee may use sick leave credits, if available. For the full period of any pregnancy or parental leave granted under this Article, the Board agrees to continue its contributions to the premiums for the benefit plans in which the Employee was enrolled at the commencement of the leave together unless the Employee requests otherwise in writing. At the discretion of the Employer, pregnancy and parental leave may be granted to an Employee who has been employed with the expected date Board for less than thirteen (13)weeks. Upon expiration of return; d) The employee has a leave granted under this Article, the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will Employee shall be given at least (2) weeks the position held prior to the termination leave, or, if that position no longer exists, a comparable position at the same school, subject to Article Layoffs and Recall. The Employee shall endeavor to give the earliest possible notice of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention intent to return to work on the date originally provided duty, but must give written notice to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification Supervisor at least two four (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated 4)weeks prior to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues returning to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceduty.

Parental Leave. (a) Parental A NP who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;. (b) For A NP who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 15.07 is eligible to be granted a parental leave of up to sixty-three (63) weeks duration (birth mothers who take pregnancy leave are entitled to up to sixty-one (61) weeks and all other new parents are entitled up to 63 weeks’ leave), in accordance with the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person Employment Standards Act. A NP who is in eligible for a relationship of some permanence with a parental leave who is the natural father or is an adoptive parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to may extend the parental leave for a period of up to twelve one (121) months year duration, consideration being given to any requirements of adoption authorities. In cases of adoption, the NP shall advise the Employer as far in totaladvance as possible with respect to a prospective adoption and shall request leave of absence, in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of pending adoption. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination If, because of late receipt of confirmation of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes pending adoption, the NP finds it impossible to request the leave of salary incrementabsence in writing, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaverequest may be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g(c) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee NP shall be reinstated to her their former dutiesposition, unless their former position has been eliminated in which case they will be given notice of layoff pursuant to Article 14.12. (d) Nurse Practitioners newly hired to replace NP’s who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the same departmentsubject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Employer, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leavein a permanent position, the employee must NP shall be reinstated credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing their probationary period. The NP shall be credited with hours worked towards the probationary period under Article 14.01 to a maximum of two hundred and twenty- five (225) hours. The Employer will outline to NP’s hired to fill such temporary vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the same position if it still exists or vacancy and the special conditions relating to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancesuch employment.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will Employees shall at their request be granted in accordance with a leave of ab- sence without pay for child-bearing and/or child-rearing for such period of time as they specify but not to exceed one (1) year . Upon application, said leave may be extend- ed up to, but not beyond, the provisions beginning of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; bschool year (September 1) For following the purposes of this Article, parent child’s third birthday . Application for such leave shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child made as his or her own; csoon as pos- sible but normally at least ninety (90) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks days prior to the commencement effective date . Employees adopting an infant shall, at their request, receive the same leave without pay as set forth in the first paragraph above, which shall commence upon the employee’s receiv- ing de facto custody of said infant or earlier if necessary, to fulfill the requirements for the adoption . Application for adoption leave together with the expected date shall be made as soon as possible . For an employee whose total leave of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to absence without pay is twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by calendar weeks or less, the employee shall be entitled to extend return to his former position . If the parental leave former position is abolished or frozen, the employee will be given at least reinstated to another position in the same class or comparable class through the transfer process provided the employee qualifies for the position . Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to diminish the rights of employees pursuant to the federal and state Family and Medical Leave Acts . For an employee whose total leave of absence without pay is more than twelve (212) weeks prior but less than one (1) year, the employee shall be entitled to return to work if their position has not been abolished, frozen or filled, or, if the termination of position has been abolished or frozen or filled, placed on the initially approved leave; e) Credit re-employment list and shall be given preference for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or rehire over any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement candidate for his/her former position or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit comparable position for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during qualified . Upon expiration of leave greater than one (1) year, an em- ployee’s reassignment to active duty shall be contingent upon the entire period existence of a vacancy for which the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided employee is qualified . Exceptions to the Residence shall foregoing may be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks made in advance thereof; i) The the case of an employee whose parental leave begins during a given semester, as follows: If parental leave begins prior to October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee shall be reinstated returned to her former duties, on the same department, and previous position only at the same rate beginning of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and the following semester . If the parental leaves and, following the leaveleave begins on or after October 1 or March 1 of a given semester, the employee must shall be reinstated returned to his previous position at the beginning of the following se- xxxxxx or of the next following semester . The above two exceptions shall apply provided that the employee notifies the Human Capital Officer of his inten- tion at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, start of the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any semester of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancehis planned return .

Parental Leave. (a) Parental Leave (birth related leave and adoption related leave) will be granted in accordance with the provisions contained in the National Employment Standards (NES) (Division 5 – Parental Leave and Related Entitlements). (b) In addition to the Parental Leave provisions contained in the NES and Paid Parental Leave paid by the Australian Government, the following shall apply. (c) Where a permanent Employee is eligible to access unpaid parental leave under the NES, the employee shall be entitled to take one of the Employment Standards Act, except following types of paid parental leave: (d) Paid Parental Leave – where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes employee will be the primary carer 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his at the birth or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) adoption of the child – 12 weeks paid leave at ordinary pay from the date the parental leave commences. Parental leave may commence up to six weeks prior to the commencement expected date of birth. (e) Paid Partner Leave – where the employee is the partner and non-primary carer of (f) Maternity leave together with may commence up to nine weeks prior to the expected date of return;birth. It is not compulsory for an Employee to take this period off work. However, if an Employee decides to work during this period, it is subject to the Employee being able to satisfactorily perform the full range of normal duties. A request for evidence to support the health and well-being of the parent and the expected child may be requested by the Employer if the Employee would like to continue to work beyond the six (6) weeks pre-birth. d(g) Such leave may be paid: (i) On a normal fortnightly basis; or (ii) At the rate of half pay over a period of twenty-four (24) weeks on a regular fortnightly basis. (iii) Annual and/or long service leave credits can be combined with periods of parental leave on half pay to enable an Employee to remain on full pay for that period. (h) An Employee must give their Employer written notice of the taking of parental leave. The employee notice must be given to the Employer at least ten (10) weeks before starting the leave, or if that is not practicable - as soon as practicable. The notice must specify the intended start and end dates of the leave. (i) Any person who occupies the position of an Employee on parental leave must be informed that the Employee has the right to extend return to their former position. Additionally, since an Employee also has the parental right to vary the period of her maternity leave to twelve (12) months or adoption leave, offers of temporary employment should be in total. Written notice by writing, stating clearly the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination temporary nature of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes contract of salary incrementemployment. The duration of employment should also be set down clearly, vacation, sick leave to a fixed date or any other benefits under any provisions of until the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention Employee elects to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former dutiesduty, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancewhichever occurs first.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with Subject to the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent leave of absence not to exceed the following duration shall be defined provided: i) Fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks of parental leave; or ii) Fifty-four (54) consecutive weeks combined maternity and parental leave. [2017] a) The City will grant a leave of absence not to include a person exceed fifty-two (52) continuous weeks to any employee who has completed seven (7) months of service with whom a child is placed the City for adoption the purpose of the actual care and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent custody of a child after becoming a natural or adoptive parent. The employee shall submit an application, in writing, stating the duration of leave requested, to their Department Head for parental leave at least four (4) weeks before the day on which leave is intended to commence except in the case of an employee intending to take maternity leave in which case the employee shall submit their application for parental leave at the same time as their application for maternity leave. [2017] b) Parental leave must commence no later than the first anniversary date of the birth or adoption of the child or the date on which the child comes into the actual care and who custody of the employee. However, where an employee intends to treat take parental leave in addition to maternity leave, the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend must commence the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination immediately on expiry of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick maternity leave or any other benefits under any provisions without a return to work after expiry of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period maternity leave and before commencement of the parental leave. fc) In addition, credit Parental leave shall be considered leave of absence without pay. d) Sick leave credits will not accrue for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire any period of time the employee is absent on parental leave;. ge) The Residence will continue employee returning to pay its share work after parental leave shall provide the City with at least four (4) weeks of notice, in writing, prior to the premiums date of returning to work except in the subsidized case of an employee benefits, including pensionstaking more than seventeen (17) weeks of parental leave, in which the employee is participating during the entire period case at least twelve (12) weeks of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence notice, in writing, shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2required. f) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and On return from parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must will be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to placed in a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, at not less than the same wages as their position prior to commencement of parental leave and without loss of seniority which had accumulated at the date of their departure. g) An employee on parental leave shall remain eligible for promotion providing the employee must be paid at is available when required by the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceDepartment.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Provincial Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes . A parental leave of this Article, parent shall be defined absence of up to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three eighteen (318) weeks will be granted to employees who have been employed thirteen (13) weeks from the last date of hire prior to the commencement of the leave. An employee on pregnancy leave together is entitled to parental leave accordance with the expected provisions of Article The male employee begin parental leave at any time within thirty-five weeks (35)after the date of return; dbirth the leave must be completed within one (1) year and (1) week of the date of birth. Such leave can be taken on one occasion, without interruption. An employee adopting a child may begin his her parental leave any time within thirty-five (35) weeks after the date the child comes into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. Such leave must be completed within one (1)year and one (1)week of the date of adoption. Such leave can only be taken on one occasion without interruption. The employee has give the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given Hospital at least two (2) weeks written notice to begin the leave. An employee returning to work may change the date to return earlier or later, if written notice is sent to the Hospital at least four (4) weeks prior to the termination original date. The Hospital continue to pay its share of the initially approved premium of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the duration of the parental leave unless the employee gives the Hospital a written notice that the employee not intend to pay the employee’s contribution. Subject to any changes to the employee’s status which would have had she not been on parental leave; e) , the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, at the same rate of pay. Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave leave, or any other benefits benefit under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere collective agreement shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit Parental Leave. Credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall of lay- offshall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention Parental Leave. When persons are hired to return to work replace employees who are on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the approved Parental leave, the employee must be reinstated to period of employment of such persons will not exceed the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the Parental leave. The Residence release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or Arbitration. This clause would not preclude such employees from using the job posting provision under the Collective Agreement and any successful applicant who has completed his probation period will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancybe credited with the appropriate seniority. The will outline to employees selected to fill such temporary vacancies, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage the circumstances giving rise to the Employer on vacancy and the first day of each calendar month, in advancespecial conditions relating to such employment.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Provincial Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes provision parental leave absence of this Article, parent shall up to eighteen (18)weeks will be defined granted to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three have been employed thirteen (313) weeks from the last date of hire prior to the commencement of the leave. An employee on pregnancy leave together is entitled to parental leave in accordance with the expected provisions of Article The male employee begin parental leave at any time within thirty- five (35)weeks after the date of return; dbirth and the leave must be completed within one (1) year and (1) week of the date of birth. Such leave can only be taken on one occasion, without intemption. employee adopting a child may begin parental leave at any time within thirty-five (35) weeks after the date the child comes into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. Such leave must be completed within one (1) year and one (1) week of the date of adoption. Such leave can only be taken on one (1) occasion without interruption. The employee has shall give the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given Hospital at least two (2) weeks written notice to begin the leave. employee returning to work may change the date to return earlier or later, if written notice is sent to the Hospital at least four (4)weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) original date. The Residence Hospital will continue to pay its share of the premiums premium of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, benefits in which the employee is participating during for the entire period duration of the parental leave; h) The leave unless the employee gives the Hospital a written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee’s contribution. Subject to any changes to the employee's intention to return to work status which would have occurred had she not been on parental leave, the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority . Credit for all service for purposes continues of salary increment, vacation, sickleave, or any other benefit under any provisions of the collective agreement shall continue to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves andthe entire period of the Parental Leave. Credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, following demotion, transfer or lay-off shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the Parental Leave. When persons are hired to replace employees who are on approved Parental leave, the period of employment of such persons will not exceed the Parental Leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would not preclude such employee must from using the job posting provision under the Collective Agreement and any successful applicant who has completed his probation period will be reinstated credited with the appropriate seniority. The will outline to employees selected to fill such temporary vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the same position if it still exists or and the special conditions relating to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancesuch employment.

Parental Leave. Leave with full salary and benefits of up to 10 days shall be granted from special leave credits to a male employee non-birth parent on the occasion of the birth of his their child. (a) Parental Upon written request, at least 30 calendar days prior to the anticipated date of departure, an employee who has completed probation shall be granted up to 12 months unpaid leave following the birth of his child. an employee shall be entitled to opt for either standard parental leave of up to 37 consecutive weeks without pay or extended parental leave of up to 63 consecutive weeks without pay. (b) An employee on paternity leave shall notify the Employer at least 30 calendar days before the expiration of such leave of the date when he will be granted in accordance with returning to work. Except where Clause 25.4 (Bridging of Service) applies, if the provisions employee does not return to work within one year of the Employment Standards Actcommencement of the leave, except where amended in this provision;he shall automatically be dropped from the seniority list. Where both b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; (c) The An employee will give written notification three who returns to work from paternity leave shall retain service credits and seniority rights accumulated prior to the leave period. Written request pursuant to (3a) above must be made at least six weeks prior to the proposed leave commencement date. (d) Upon return from paternity leave, an employee shall be placed in his former position or in a position of equal rank and pay. Leave taken under this clause shall commence: (1) In the case of a birth parent, immediately following the conclusion of leave taken pursuant to Clause 25.1; (2) In the case of the other parent, immediately following the birth or placement of the adoptive child. (3) The commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; dtaken pursuant to (1) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least or (2) weeks prior to above may be deferred by mutual agreement. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, the termination leave must begin: I. Within a 52-week period after the birth or placement of the initially approved adoptive child for employees who choose standard parental leave;; or e) Credit for service for purposes II. Within a 78-week period after the week of salary increment, vacation, sick leave birth or any other benefits under any provisions placement of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the adoptive child for employees who choose extended parental leave. f(e) In additionAn employee's election of either standard or extended parental leave is irrevocable. However, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention may opt to return to work on the date originally provided prior to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate end of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.with six weeks written notice

Parental Leave. a) Parental ‌ 31.1 Eligible employees will receive their full salary, or full regular straight-time pay, for up to eight weeks of paid parental leave will be granted in accordance with for the provisions of following reasons, as defined by the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;FMLA: b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent 1. The birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or xxxxxx care; or 2. To bond with a child (leave must be taken within one year of the child’s birth or placement). 31.2 Eligibility and administration will be consistent with the rules for FMLA leave, except that eligibility will begin after the completion of the employee probationary period and the paid leave may continue after the employee has exhausted all of their FMLA. Employees who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks use parental leave prior to the commencement 12 months of the leave together University employment agree to return to employment with the expected date University for a period at least equal to the amount of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave used, unless they are unable to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by return to work due to medical necessity of themselves, birthing partner, or their child(ren). 31.3 If both parents are employed at the employee to extend the parental leave University, each parent will be given at least (2) eligible for eight weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the paid parental leave. f) 31.4 In addition, credit order to be eligible for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the paid parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must either: 31.5 Paid parental leave benefits must be reinstated taken in eight continuous weeks of time. However, for an employee who has given birth and who receives paid short-term disability (STD) benefits during the employee’s own medical recovery following childbirth, paid parental leave will pause during STD payments, and re-commence after termination of STD benefits. 31.6 Any unused paid parental leave will not be carried over or paid out to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatementemployee. 31.7 After paid parental leave (and any STD benefits) are exhausted, the balance of FMLA leave (if applicable) will be compensated through the employee’s accrued leave balances, or may be unpaid if the employee requests it or has no accrued paid leave time. 31.8 Employees must be paid provide their supervisor with notice of the request for leave at least 30 days prior to the rate paid when proposed date of the leave commenced or(or if the leave was not foreseeable, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leaveas soon as possible). Employees must pay complete all requested forms and provide all requested documentation to Human Resource Services in support of their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancerequest for paid parental leave.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActPursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 149 Section 105D, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 an employee who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification has completed three (3) consecutive months of full-time employment shall be entitled to eight (8) weeks prior of parental leave for the purpose of: (a) Giving birth, or (b) Placement of a child under the age of 18, or under the age of 23 if the child is mentally or physically disabled, for adoption with the employee, Provided, however, that any two employees of the Harvard Public Schools shall only be entitled to eight (8) weeks of parental leave in the aggregate for the birth or adoption of the same child. The employee shall give notice to the commencement Building Principal, Superintendent, and Town of Harvard Finance Department of the leave together with the expected employee’s anticipated date of departure and the employee’s intention to return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written Such notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will shall be given provided at least two (2) weeks prior to the termination anticipated date of departure or as soon as practical if the delay in providing notice is for reasons beyond the employee’s control. The Superintendent will grant parental leave upon application and will confirm in writing the approved dates of parental leave within ten (10) business days. Parental leave commences at the time of the initially approved leave; ebirth of a child or the placement of the child for adoption and is in effect for the eight (8) calendar weeks (not school weeks) Credit immediately following the birth/placement of the child. An employee taking parental leave but who did not give birth may commence parental leave any time during the first four (4) weeks immediately following the birth/placement of the child, and such leave is then in effect for service for purposes of salary incrementthe eight (8) calendar weeks following commencement. Parental leave is unpaid; however, vacation, a female employee who has given birth to the child may use her accumulated sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions to cover absences for childbirth and recovery from childbirth. Similarly, an employee who did not give birth may convert up to ten (10) days of accumulated sick leave towards the employee’s parental leave. The following scenarios are provided as examples of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue use of sick leave by the birth mother: 1. If an employee’s maternity leave commences on December 1st, the eight (8) week maternity leave period would end on January 25th, even though the winter vacation and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx holiday take place during that period. The employee who has given birth to accrue the child could apply sick days only to the school days during that time period for the period of her incapacity and recovery from childbirth. 2. If the employee’s leave commences on June 1, the employee who has given birth to the child could apply her sick days only to the work days between June 1st and the last day of work for teachers in June. The remaining approximately five weeks of parental leave would take place during the entire summer recess period and cannot be carried over to the next school year. During the period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit health benefits shall be continued and the employee on parental leave shall be responsible for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share employee’s portion of the premiums for such health benefits. Employees wishing to extend leave beyond the approved (8) weeks of Parental Leave and take Child Rearing Leave under Section 6 below must contact the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which Town of Harvard to arrange payment of health insurance premiums. Upon the employee is participating during the entire period expiration of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated is entitled to return to the same or a similar position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, without loss of benefits under the contract for which the employee must be paid at was eligible on the rate paid when day the employee’s leave commenced orcommenced, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage subject to the Employer on exceptions in M.G.L. Chapter 149 Section 105D such as a layoff in accordance with the first day provisions of each calendar month, in advance.Article X.

Parental Leave. a) Parental The City will grant a leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; babsence not to exceed fifty-two (52) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined continuous weeks to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person any employee who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to completed twelve (12) months of service with the City for the purpose of the actual care and custody of a child after becoming a natural or adoptive parent. The employee shall submit an application in total. Written notice by writing, stating the duration of leave requested, to their Department Head for Parental Leave at least four (4) weeks before the day on which leave is intended to commence except in the case of an employee intending to take Maternity Leave in which case the employee to extend shall submit their application for Parental Leave at the parental leave will be given at least (2same time as their application for Maternity Leave. b) weeks prior to Parental Leave must commence no later than the termination first anniversary date of the initially approved leave;birth or adoption of the child or the date on which the child comes into the actual care and custody of the employee. However, where an employee intends to take Parental Leave in addition to Maternity Leave, the employee must commence the Parental Leave immediately on expiry of the Maternity Leave without a return to work after expiry of the Maternity Leave and before commencement of the Parental Leave. c) Parental Leave shall be considered leave of absence without pay. x) Xxxx leave credits will not accrue for any period of time the employee is absent on Parental Leave. e) Credit An employee’s service date (not seniority date) will be adjusted for service for the purposes of salary incrementbenefit entitlement, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions to reflect periods of absence from the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveworkplace for Parental Leave that is beyond seventeen (17) weeks in duration. f) In addition, credit Seventeen (17) weeks or less taken as Parental Leave will be considered as time worked with satisfactory performance for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave;increment purposes. g) The Residence will continue employee returning to pay its share work after Parental Leave shall provide the City with at least four (4) weeks of notice in writing prior to the premiums date of returning to work except in the subsidized case of an employee benefits, including pensionstaking more than seventeen (17) weeks of Parental Leave, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification case at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.twelve

Parental Leave. a) Parental 31.1 Eligible employees will receive their full salary, or full regular straight-time pay, for up to eight weeks of paid parental leave will be granted in accordance with for the provisions of following reasons, as defined by the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;FMLA: b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent 1. The birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or xxxxxx care; or 2. To bond with a child (leave must be taken within one year of the child’s birth or placement). 31.2 Eligibility and administration will be consistent with the rules for FMLA leave, except that eligibility will begin after the completion of the employee probationary period and the paid leave may continue after the employee has exhausted all of their FMLA. Employees who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks use parental leave prior to the commencement 12 months of the leave together University employment agree to return to employment with the expected date University for a period at least equal to the amount of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave used, unless they are unable to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by return to work due to medical necessity of themselves, birthing partner, or their child(ren). 31.3 If both parents are employed at the employee to extend the parental leave University, each parent will be given at least (2) eligible for eight weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the paid parental leave. f) 31.4 In addition, credit order to be eligible for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the paid parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must either: 31.5 Paid parental leave benefits must be reinstated taken in eight continuous weeks of time. However, for an employee who has given birth and who receives paid short-term disability (STD) benefits during the employee’s own medical recovery following childbirth, paid parental leave will pause during STD payments, and re-commence after termination of STD benefits. 31.6 Any unused paid parental leave will not be carried over or paid out to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatementemployee. 31.7 After paid parental leave (and any STD benefits) are exhausted, the balance of FMLA leave (if applicable) will be compensated through the employee’s accrued leave balances, or may be unpaid if the employee requests it or has no accrued paid leave time. 31.8 Employees must be paid provide their supervisor with notice of the request for leave at least 30 days prior to the rate paid when proposed date of the leave commenced or(or if the leave was not foreseeable, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leaveas soon as possible). Employees must pay complete all requested forms and provide all requested documentation to Human Resource Services in support of their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancerequest for paid parental leave.

Parental Leave. a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with 1. The intent of this section is to implement the provisions of Education Code section 44977.5 and the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement bonding” provisions of the leave together with the expected date of return;CFRA. d) The 2. An eligible employee has the right to extend the parental leave may take up to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by work weeks of leave for the birth of a child of the employee to extend or for the parental leave will placement of a child with the employee in connection with adoption or xxxxxx care. 3. Parental Leave must be given at least taken within twelve (212) weeks prior to the termination months of the initially approved leave;birth, adoption, or fostering of the child. e) Credit for service 4. An employee may use their accumulated sick leave for purposes of salary increment, vacation, Parental Leave. Once all accumulated sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions is exhausted, the employee will receive differential pay for the remaining portion of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit Parental Leave for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating eligible, if any. 5. An employee shall not be provided more than one 12-week period for Parental Leave during any 12-month period. 6. If parents are both employees of the District, each employee is entitled to one twelve (12) week period, if all other eligibility requirements are met. 7. Parental Leave taken pursuant to this section shall run concurrently with Parental Leave taken pursuant to the CFRA. The aggregate amount of Parental Leave taken pursuant to this section and the CFRA shall not exceed 12 work weeks in a 12-month period. 8. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 12945.2 of the CFRA, a full-time teacher is not required to have 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the entire previous 12-month period in order to take Parental Leave pursuant to this section. An employee is eligible for Parental Leave after their one year anniversary of the parental leave;their Date of Hire. h) The employee's intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence 9. Parental Leave shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least taken in a minimum of two (2) weeks week increments, except that on two occasions leave may be taken in advance thereof;increments of less than two weeks. i) The 10. After exhaustion of Parental Leave, the employee may request additional unpaid leave pursuant to Section Q of this Article. 11. A non-birthing parent who is an employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same departmentallowed one day of absence with full pay for childbirth purposes, and at the same rate such leave shall not be deducted from sick leave. 12. A father and/or mother shall be allowed one day of absence for adoption purposes with full pay;, and such leave shall not be deducted from sick leave. j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave13. During Parental Leave, the employee must employee(s) shall be reinstated provided health and welfare benefits as provided to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the employees not on leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental An employee shall receive twenty-one (21) hours of leave will be granted in accordance with pay for needs related to the provisions birth or adoption of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; b) For the purposes of this Article, parent employee’s child. A pregnant employee shall be defined entitled to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship this twenty-one (21) hours of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks leave immediately prior to the commencement of maternity leave. b) An employee requiring leave for reasons pertaining to the birth or adoption of a child joining their immediate family, shall be granted up to thirty-five (35) weeks leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by without pay if the employee also took a period of maternity leave. If the employee did not take any maternity leave, the employee shall be entitled to extend the parental thirty-seven (37) weeks of leave without pay. c) A notice that leave will be given requested under this clause shall be made at least two (2) weeks prior to the termination expected date of commencement of that leave. The employee shall make every effort to keep the UPCE informed of leave requirements. Notice of the initially approved leaveleave requirement may be waived by the UPCE. d) The UPCE may: i) defer the commencement of parental leave without pay at the request of the employee; ii) require an employee to submit a birth certificate for the child, or evidence of adoption. e) Credit Parental leave without pay utilized by an employee-couple in conjunction with the birth or adoption of a child shall not exceed a total of seventy-two (72) weeks for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leaveboth employees combined. f) In additionLeave granted under this clause shall be counted in the calculation of “continuous employment” for the purpose of calculating severance pay and vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for pay increment purposes. During such leave, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence UPCE will continue to pay its applicable share of pension and benefit plans. g) i) Employee who provides the premiums UPCE with proof that they have applied for and are eligible to receive employment insurance benefits pursuant to applicable provisions of the subsidized employee benefitsEmployment Insurance Act or the Québec Parental Insurance Act, including pensionsshall be paid a parental leave allowance, in which accordance with the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan. While in receipt of this allowance the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention shall continue to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, accumulate annual leave and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the sick leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advancecredits.

Parental Leave. a(i) Parental leave will shall be granted available to an employee who is pregnant or whose spouse or significant other is pregnant or who has adopted a child, or in accordance order to care for and establish a bonding with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision;newborn or newly adopted child. b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c(ii) The employee will give written notification three entitled to parental leave may select one of the following options at the employee's discretion: (3a) weeks Continue working and continue on full salary but receive an additional 20 personal days with pay, which days shall directly precede and/or follow the birth or adoption. At the discretion of the employee, such days may be taken in conjunction with accrued vacation, sick and personal leave; (b) Work at least half-time on salary but take the balance of the time for unpaid part- time leave during as much of the 6-month period directly preceding and/or following the birth or adoption as the employee sees fit. Such employee shall receive an additional 20 personal days with pay to be taken as the employee sees fit so long as it is within the foregoing 6-month period. At the discretion of the employee, such part-time leave may be taken in conjunction with accrued vacation, sick and personal leave; or (c) Cease working and receive up to 4 months off directly preceding and/or following the birth or adoption. Such leave shall be unpaid except that all accrued vacation, sick and personal leave must be taken before the unpaid leave and as part of the 4 month period. Additional unpaid leave may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Director provided that: (1) Arrangements for such extended leave are made prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least and (2) weeks prior to In the termination judgment of the initially approved Executive director, the office or program can function effectively in the employee's absence. (iii) Leave taken pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the following provisions: (a) Upon completion of this leave;, the employee shall be entitled to resume her/his former position at the salary received had there been no leave taken and with no loss of seniority. e(b) Credit for service for purposes Disabilities resulting from pregnancy shall be covered separately under the disability leave section of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere this Article and shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the not be charged against parental leave. f(c) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff Reasonable notice shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which be given by the employee is participating during when s/he intends to leave and intends to return. (d) If the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention employee wishes to return to work on the date originally provided prior to the Residence expiration of her/his parental leave, s/he shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two entitled to do so, so long as the employee's position is vacant and no commitment has been made to another person to fill the position during the remainder of the scheduled leave. (2) weeks in advance thereof; ie) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence Employer will continue its benefit normal contribution during a pregnancyto health insurance, adoption or life insurance, disability insurance and the tax sheltered annuity, to the extent permitted by the insurer, for an employee on parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. aFor purposes of this Article, references to an employee refer to either genderall people. For clarification purposes, this Article does not address policy or procedure on maternity disability before and/or after birth. This Article describes leave only for purposes of caring for a child in the circumstances described below. [33] terminally ill child under the age of eighteen (18).[34] Parental Leave - Paid and unpaid leave, as described below, to be taken for reasons of care for a newborn child, adoption or xxxxxx placement of a child under the age of eighteen (18), or care of a Parent - Parent means a biological, or adoptive, or xxxxxx parent or, stepparent or a domestic partner who is a parent and recognized by the employee on an Affidavit of Marriage/Domestic Partnership.[35] Section 1. All employees can request parental leave consistent with state and federal laws, as outlined in Article 14 and the Library’s Parental Leave Guidelines. Section 2. Employees may elect to use all vacation, and/or applicable sick leave as defined in Article 14, Section 1, or compensatory time, then unpaid leave of absence, with the combined leave time not to exceed six (6) months and consistent with state and federal leave laws. Section 3. Employees on leave without pay shall be granted the opportunity to maintain retirement and death benefits as well as medical and dental plans pursuant to rules and regulations regarding such continuation in effect at that time. Section 4. The employee will be returned to his or her former position if the position still exists at the end of parental leave, consistent with the Library’s Parental Leave Guidelines. If the position no longer exists, the employee shall be notified of the first available position in the employee’s regular classification that is at least at the same hours as the employee’s former position. However, the process to determine qualifications shall not unnecessarily delay an employee’s return to work. An employee wishing to return to his or her position must state so in writing when requesting parental leave. Seniority shall continue to accrue during parental leave. Section 5. If an employee on parental leave is scheduled to return from leave during a layoff process, the employee will be returned to his or her former position if available, or to his or her former classification if he or she has sufficient seniority. If the employee does not, he or she will be placed on the recall list in order of seniority. Section 6. At least twelve (12) weeks before the expected date of parental leave to care for a newborn child, the employee shall notify his or her supervisor/manager and the Library Human Resources Director, by written note from the employee's physician, of the expected date of birth, intent to take parental leave, and the length of the leave. The employee and supervisor/manager will schedule the leave in the best interests of the employee and the department. Section 7. At least twelve (12) weeks before the date of adoption or arrival of a xxxxxx child, the employee will notify the Library Human Resources Director and supervisor/manager in writing of the intent to take parental leave, including date of adoption/fostering and length of leave. Application for parental leave must be accompanied by a statement from the adoption agency or adoption/xxxxxx agency facilitator confirming the expected date of adoption/expected xxxxxx date. In the event of an adoption or xxxxxx date not being known, parental leave can begin as soon as can be reasonably scheduled between the employee and the applicable manager which, under normal circumstances, shall begin no later than six (6) weeks after the date of adoption or fostering. In unusual circumstances, the Library may authorize parental leave to start at any time up to one (1) year after the date of adoption/fostering.[36] Section 8. In the event of the terminal illness of a child under age eighteen (18), the employee may take parental leave at any time during the illness, provided that the time does not exceed the six (6) month limit, and the employee has submitted a request to take parental leave in writing to the Library Human Resources Director and supervisor/manager as soon as possible after the employee knows of the nature of the illness and the intent to take parental leave. Application for parental leave must be accompanied by a licensed health care practitioner’s statement indicating the nature of the terminal illness and its expected duration, if known. Section 9. If an employee on parental leave wishes to return to work earlier than originally scheduled, the employee must notify the Library Human Resources Director in writing. The employee will then be placed on a call back list until his or her former position becomes vacant or the original parental leave date expires, whichever occurs first. Section 10. Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions once per birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care, and is granted as a continuous leave, rather than short blocks of time. Parental leave cannot be taken within one (1) year of the Employment Standards Actconclusion of previous parental leave, except where amended in this provision; ban employee has used less than twelve (12) For weeks within a twelve (12) month period.Library employees, who have been employed at least six (6) months and are a regular employee or a benefits-eligible temporary employee, will be entitled to four (4) weeks of Paid Parental Leave, upon 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent birth or placement of a child and who intends to treat the child as his for adoption or her own; c) xxxxxx care. The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to must be taken within twelve (12) months in totalof the child’s birth or placement, and employees may only use this benefit once per twelve (12)-month period. Written notice by An employee need not exhaust his or her paid or unpaid leave prior to requesting and taking Paid Parental Leave. Furthermore, Paid Parental Leave shall not be taken on a reduced schedule or intermittent basis unless the employee to extend and the parental leave Library agree. Employees will be given at least (2) weeks prior required to submit documentation to certify the termination leave and the Library retains the right to recover the value of the initially approved leave; e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which Paid Parental Leave should the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; h) The employee's intention fail to return to work on following his or her leave of absence. Employees who use Paid Parental Leave will have the date originally same benefit and job protections as provided to the Residence shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, employees who take Family and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for Medical Leave. Paid Parental Leave will run concurrently with any and all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leaveother applicable leaves. The Residence benefit will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, be pro-rated for part-time employees. adoption or parental leavexxxxxx care. Employees must pay their portion if The Library will oversee the administration of Paid Parental Leave. [37] The Library will oversee the administration of Paid Parental Leave including any of benefit coverage to the Employer backfill costs associated with an employee on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.such leave.[38]

Parental Leave. (a) Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; (b) 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 a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; (c) The employee will give written notification three two (32) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; (d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to twelve (12) months in total. Written notice by the employee to extend the parental leave will be given at least (2) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave; (e) Credit for service for purposes of salary increment, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leave. (f) In addition, credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave; (g) The Residence Home will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pensions, in which the employee is participating during the entire period of the parental leave; (h) The employee's ’s intention to return to work on the date originally provided to the Residence Home shall be reconfirmed by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; (i) The Subject to any changes to the employee’s status which would have occurred had the employee not been on parental leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; (j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists exists, or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced commenced, or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence Home will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advance.

Parental Leave. a) Parental The City will grant a leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision; babsence not to exceed fifty-two (52) For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined continuous weeks to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person any employee who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own; c) The employee will give written notification three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave together with the expected date of return; d) The employee has the right to extend the parental leave to completed twelve (12) months of service with the City for the purpose of the actual care and custody of a child after becoming a natural or adoptive parent. The employee shall submit an application in total. Written notice by writing, stating the duration of the leave requested, to the Chief of Police for Parental Leave at least four (4) weeks before the day on which leave is intended to commence, except in the case of an employee intending to take Maternity Leave, in which case the employee shall submit their application for Parental Leave at the same time as their application for Maternity Leave. b) Parental Leave must commence no later than the first anniversary date of the birth or adoption of the child or the date on which the child comes into the actual care and custody of the employee. However, where an employee intends to extend take Parental Leave in addition to Maternity Leave, the parental employee must commence the Parental Leave immediately upon the expiry of the Maternity Leave without a return to work after expiry of the Maternity Leave and before the commencement of the Parental Leave. c) Parental Leave shall be considered Leave of Absence without pay. d) Xxxx leave credits, annual leave credits, long service pay, statutory holidays, and clothing issue, will be given not accrue for any period of time the employee is absent on Parental Leave. e) The employee returning to work after Parental Leave shall provide the City with at least four (24) weeks notice in writing prior to the termination date of returning to work except in the initially approved leave; ecase of an employee taking more than seventeen (17) Credit for service for purposes of salary incrementweeks Parental Leave, vacation, sick leave or any other benefits under any provisions of the Collective Agreement or elsewhere in which case at least twelve (12) weeks notice in writing shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the parental leavebe required. f) In additionOn return from Parental Leave, credit for the employee will be placed in a comparable position at not less than the same wages as their position prior to commencement of Parental Leave and without loss of seniority for purposes which had accumulated at the date of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue the entire period of the parental leave;their departure. g) The Residence will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized An employee benefits, including pensions, in which on Parental Leave shall remain eligible for promotion providing the employee is participating during available when required by the entire period of the parental leave;Police Service. h) The employee's intention A member who elects to return to work on the date originally provided receive seventeen (17) weeks or less of Parental Leave in accordance with Article XII-9(5) shall have this period of leave considered as actual service, satisfactory to the Residence shall be reconfirmed City, for the purposes of calculating their entitlement for progression by written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof; i) The employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same department, and at the same rate of pay; j) Seniority for all purposes continues to accrue during pregnancy and parental leaves and, following the leave, the employee must be reinstated to the same position if it still exists or to a comparable position if it does not. On reinstatement, the employee must be paid at the rate paid when the leave commenced or, if it is higher, at the rate the employee would be earning if he or she had worked through the leave. The Residence will continue its benefit contribution during a pregnancy, adoption or parental leave. Employees must pay their portion if any of benefit coverage to the Employer on the first day of each calendar month, in advanceannual increment.