Common use of Plan A Clause in Contracts

Plan A. a) The City shall grant maternity leave to a female employee who has completed six months of service with the City and who submits an application in writing to her Department Head for a leave at least four weeks before the day specified by her in the application as the day on which she intends to commence such leave; and who provides her employer with a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner certifying that she is pregnant and specifying the estimated date of her delivery. b) The maternity leave shall consist of a period, not exceeding 20 weeks if delivery occurs on or before the estimated date of delivery specified in the certificate mentioned above, or a period of 20 weeks plus an additional period equal to the period between the date of delivery specified in the certificate mentioned above and the actual date of delivery, if delivery occurs after the date mentioned in that certificate. c) The maternity leave granted shall commence no earlier than 17 weeks preceding the estimated date of delivery and shall terminate no later than 20 weeks following the actual date of delivery. d) Maternity leave under Plan A shall be considered as a leave of absence without pay. e) The City may, notwithstanding the above, vary the length of maternity leave upon proper certification by the attending physician.

Plan A. a) The City shall grant maternity leave to a female employee who has completed six months of service with the City and who submits sub- mits an application in writing to her Department Head for a leave at least four weeks before the day specified by her in the application as the day on which she intends to commence such leave; and who provides her employer with a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner certifying that she is pregnant and specifying the estimated date of her delivery. b) The maternity leave shall consist of a period, not exceeding 20 weeks if delivery occurs on or before the estimated date of delivery specified in the certificate mentioned above, or a period of 20 weeks plus an additional period equal to the period between the date of delivery specified in the certificate mentioned men- tioned above and the actual date of delivery, if delivery occurs after the date mentioned in that certificate. c) The maternity leave granted shall commence no earlier than 17 14 weeks preceding the estimated esti- mated date of delivery and shall terminate no later than 20 weeks following the actual date of delivery. d) Maternity leave under Plan A shall be considered con- sidered as a leave of absence without pay. e) The City may, notwithstanding the above, vary the length of maternity leave upon proper certification by the attending physician.