Pregnancy and Parental Leave of Absence (Including Adoption Sample Clauses

Pregnancy and Parental Leave of Absence (Including Adoption. (a) Pregnancy and parental leave shall be granted in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. (b) Maternity or adoption leave may be granted for a period of up to fifty-two (52) weeks, to be taken consecutively before and after the birth of the child. After the period of leave, the nurse shall return to her former position if it still exists, or to a comparable one, if it does not, and shall be paid at the salary she would have earned had she worked throughout the leave. (c) During the statutory period of leave (Employment Standards Act) for regular full-time nurses, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of group life and health benefits. During the non- statutory period group life and health benefits may be continued provided that the employee pays her share of the benefit premium. If the nurse does not return to regular duty after the Leave and does not continue in the employment of the Employer for a period of at least six (6) weeks, the Employer's contribution to such benefits during the non-statutory period shall be reimbursed to the Employer. (d) Under the Terms of Clause 13.2 of this Agreement, a nurse who has been granted a leave of absence under the terms of this Clause shall notify the Medical Officer of Health or his designee, not less than four (4) weeks prior to the date of expiration of her authorized leave of absence, of her intention to return to work, and the date of her availability to return to work.
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Related to Pregnancy and Parental Leave of Absence (Including Adoption

  • Pregnancy and Parental Leave (a) Pregnancy/Parenting leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. (b) If possible the employee shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. (c) The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The employee shall be reinstated to her former position, unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable job. (d) An employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement, who has completed five (5) months of continuous service and has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy/ parental benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five percent (75%) of her regular weekly earnings (which for part-time employees shall include percentage-in-lieu) and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following receipt by the Employer of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy/ parenting benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of seventeen (17) weeks. The employee will endeavour to provide a copy of the Employment Insurance cheque stub within two (2) weeks of receipt of the employee’s EI benefit. 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 times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for an employee working less than seventy-five

  • Pregnancy/Parental/Adoption Leave Pregnancy Leave will be in accordance with the current Employment Standards Act (Pregnancy and Parental Leave) at the time of application. (See Appendix A)

  • Medical Leave of Absence Where you have a medical leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, and you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, a Separation from Service has occurred on the earlier of: (A) the first day on which you would not be considered “disabled” under any disability policy of the Company or Affiliate under which you are then receiving a benefit; or (B) the first day on which your medical leave of absence period exceeds 29 months.

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