Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service.
(b) The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date.
(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 Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof.
(d) Effective on confirmation by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 23 of 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 ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's unemployment insurance cheque stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits. The employee's normal 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 plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment 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 the plan.
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Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. A nurse who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leave.
(b) The nurse 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 nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable job.
(d) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved pregnancy leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Hospital, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital will outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment.
(e) The Hospital may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy.
(f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment ...
Pregnancy Leave. (a) The Employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee because of her pregnancy.
(b) A pregnant employee, who has been employed with the Employer for at least one (1) year, is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to seventeen (17) weeks.
(c) An employee shall, no later than the fifth (5th) month of pregnancy, forward to the Employer a written request for pregnancy leave.
(d) The Employer may, prior to approving such leave, request a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that the employee is pregnant and specifying the expected date of delivery.
(e) Pregnancy leave shall begin on such date as the employee determines, but not sooner than sixteen (16) weeks preceding the expected date of delivery, and not later than the date of delivery.
(f) Pregnancy leave shall end on such date as the employee determines, but not sooner than one (1) week after the date of delivery, and not later than seventeen (17) weeks after the pregnancy leave began.
(g) A pregnant employee shall provide the Employer with at least four (4) weeks notice of the date she will begin her pregnancy leave. Such notice may be amended from time to time by the employee:
(i) by changing any date in the notice to an earlier date if the notice is amended at least two (2) weeks before that earlier date;
(ii) by changing any date in the notice to a later date if the notice is amended at least two (2) weeks before the original date.
(h) An employee shall endeavour to provide the Employer with four (4) weeks’ notice, and in any event, shall not provide less than two (2) weeks’ notice of the date the employee will return to work on completion of the pregnancy leave, unless the employee gives notice pursuant to Article 19.07(f).
(i) Where notice as required under Article 19.06(g) or (h) is not possible due to circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the employee shall provide the Employer as much notice as reasonably practicable of the commencement of her leave or her return to work.
(j) The Employer may require a pregnant employee to take an unpaid leave of absence while the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of the employee’s work is materially affected unless the Employer can reasonably modify the employee’s duties for the period required or temporarily re-assign the employee to alternate duties or another classification. The Union shall support any modification of duties or temporary re-as...
Pregnancy Leave. A pregnant employee is entitled to a leave of absence without pay unless her due date falls fewer than 13 weeks after she commenced employment.
Pregnancy Leave a) The Employer shall provide for permanent and long-term occasional teachers a SEB plan to top up their E.I.
Pregnancy Leave. (i) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this agreement. (Article 14.05 (a) (ii) is applicable to full-time employees and regular part-time employees only)
(ii) Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plan, and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission, an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this agreement and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 22 of the Employment Insurance Act, 1996, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty- four (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits during her leave and any other earnings. 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 pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits, for a maximum period of 15 weeks for a pregnancy leave. 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. This provision only applies to employees with at least thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service at the hospital prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment 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 the plan.
Pregnancy Leave. (a) A pregnant employee who requests leave is entitled to up to 17 weeks of unpaid leave
Pregnancy Leave. The parties agree that departmental Management shall grant a leave of absence without pay to any full-time permanent employee who becomes disabled as a result of pregnancy, which disability prevents her from performing the duties of her position. Such leave must be requested in writing by the employee and will be granted pursuant to Civil Service Rules and such procedures as are determined by the Director of Personnel and by the Department Head. The parties further agree that upon commencement of an authorized pregnancy leave of absence, any full-time permanent employee disabled as a result of pregnancy, which disability prevents her from performing the duties of her position as certified by her primary care giver (physician, nurse practitioner or nurse mid-wife), may use sick leave benefits for which she is otherwise eligible in the same manner as for any other disability resulting from sickness or injury. Additionally, the employee may use accrued vacation, holiday or compensatory time when on an authorized pregnancy leave of absence during such period of disability.
Pregnancy Leave. (a) An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks’ notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence, unless impossible, and furnish the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur.
(b) The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks prior to the expected date of birth.
(c) The employee shall give at least four (4) weeks’ notice of her intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested under this Article upon giving the Employer four (4) weeks’ notice of her intention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article 15.11, Parental Leave.
(d) Notwithstanding Article 15.03 (b) above, an employee must complete ten
Pregnancy Leave a) The Employer shall provide for permanent and long-term occasional Teachers a SEB plan to top up their EI Benefits. The Teacher who is eligible for such leave shall receive 100% of salary for not less than eight (8) weeks of pregnancy leave less any amount received under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, as amended, during such period. There shall be no deduction from sick leave or the Short Term Leave Disability Program (STLDP).
b) Teachers not eligible for EI Benefits or the SEB plan will receive 100% of salary from the Employer for a total of not less than eight (8) weeks with no deduction from sick leave or STLDP.
c) Teachers filling a long-term assignment shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in a) above, with the length of the SEB limited by the term of the assignment.
d) Teachers on daily casual assignments are not entitled to pregnancy leave benefits unless they were previously entitled under the provisions of the 2008-12 collective agreement or the last collective agreement concluded between the Parties.
