Pregnancy And Parental Leave Sub. Plan 53 22.4 Vacation Credits During Pregnancy And Parental Leave 54
Pregnancy And Parental Leave Sub. PLAN Effective the date of approval by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC), an employee who is on pregnancy leave or parental leave as provided under this Agreement and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy or parental leave benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act (EIA), shall be paid a Supplemental Employment Benefit (SUB) as follows: a) That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy- five percent (75%) of the employee's regular weekly earnings and the sum of the employee's weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. The Employer agrees to pay seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee's regular weekly earnings for up to two (2) weeks of any applicable "waiting period" under the EIA Employment Insurance Act. All payments shall commence following receipt by the Employer of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub. b) In the case Employees in receipt of pregnancy benefits, will be eligible to receive SUB payments following the "waiting period" shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The Employer agrees to pay the equivalent of the difference between 75% of the employee’s regular weekly earnings and the sum of the employee’s weekly Employment Insurance Benefits and any other earnings. c) In the case Employees in receipt of parental benefits, will be eligible to receive SUB payments immediately following the expiry of pregnancy benefits or the waiting period shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum of ten (10) weeks. i. Where an employee elects to take a standard parental leave, as defined by employment insurance provisions, the amount of the SUB payments will be equivalent to the difference between 75% of the employee’s regular weekly earnings and the sum of the employee’s weekly Employment Insurance Benefits and any other earnings. ii. Where an employee elects to take an extended parental leave, as defined by employment insurance provisions, the amount of the SUB payments will be equivalent to the total amount that would have been payable had the employee elected the standard leave option set out in paragraph i) above. For clarity, the total SUB (EI plus SUB plan) paid to the employee who elects the extended leave option will be no greater than the benefit paid under the standard leave option. d) Employees must advise the Employer of the leave option elected before the com...
