Common use of Pregnancy Leave Clause in Contracts

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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 , which may extend the leave for a period of be up to twelve seventeen (1217) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leaveweeks. (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 their 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 their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she case, they 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 their 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 their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non- performance of her their 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 22 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 their regular weekly earnings and the sum of her their weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is they are in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-part- time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 xxxxx 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 xxxxx 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave 1. An employee will be granted notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Operations in accordance with the provisions writing of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. A nurse who is eligible for her desire to take a pregnancy leave may extend at least three (3) months before the date she wishes the leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leavecommence. 2. Accumulated paid sick leave is to be used for the time of an employee’s disability as a result of pregnancy. Normally accumulated paid sick leave may be used by a pregnant employee during the six (b6) weeks prior and the six (6) weeks subsequent to delivery. However, additional sick leave may be approved if the physician’s report indicates that there is something unusual with the employee’s pregnancy or termination of pregnancy that results in additional time needed for disability. The nurse employee shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Operations of the date of commencement delivery within ten (10) calendar days after the delivery date. 3. If a pregnant employee prefers not to use accumulated paid sick leave, or exhausts her accumulated sick leave credit, upon application, a leave of absence without pay or benefits will be granted for any time during the last eight (8) months of pregnancy and the leave to continue until the end of the school year in which it is granted. An additional leave will, upon request, be granted for an additional full school year. The granting of such leave will be on condition that the employee waives the obligation of the Board to contribute to the School Employees Retirement System during the period of such leave, and during such period the Board will not make such contribution on behalf of such employee and the expected date of returnemployee will not receive credit on the salary schedule during the pregnancy leave. 4. An employee may return to her job classification after the expiration of any pregnancy leave, provided she gives the Board at least a forty-five (c45) The nurse shall reconfirm calendar days’ notice of her intention intent to return to work on work. Failure to return from requested leave as set forth above will be considered as a resignation of employment. Regardless of any provisions in this contract to the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by contrary, 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 employee who is 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 an individual 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 laid off at the time the individual on pregnancy leave returns to work. 5. Sick leave and group health care insurance coverage will not be available to individuals for a supplemental employment benefitsurrogate pregnancy, child delivery and pre/post-natal care in connection with a surrogate pregnancy, unless due to a family related medical necessity. 6. That benefit No doctor’s release will be equivalent to required for the difference between eighty-four percent six (84%6) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked weeks prior to the commencement of expected delivery date or the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit six (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except 6) weeks subsequent to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plandelivery provided there were no medical complications affecting said pregnancy.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy A regular full time or regular part time nurse who is pregnant and who has been employed by the Employer for a period of at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of her delivery, shall be granted, upon her written application therefore, a leave will of absence without pay of seventeen (17) weeks, commencing no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of her delivery. Such leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, Act of Ontario except where as amended in this provision. Article. b) The leave application shall be submitted at least seven (7) weeks in advance but not later than two (2) weeks in advance of the day upon which the nurse intends to commence her leave of absence, and shall be supported with a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner attesting to her pregnancy and indicating the estimated day upon which, in his/her opinion, the delivery will occur. c) A nurse who is eligible applying for a pregnancy leave may extend and who is also entitled to parental leave without pay of thirty five (35) weeks, must commence her parental leave immediately following the end of her pregnancy leave. The nurse shall notify the Employer in writing of her intention to take parental leave for a period at the same time she is requesting pregnancy leave. In any case, such notification shall occur no later than seven (7) weeks prior to the expiration of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental her pregnancy leave. (bd) 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 re-confirm her intention to return to work on or may request changes to the date dates originally approved in subsection (b) above above, by written notification to be received by the Hospital Employer at least four seven (47) 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 placed in a comparable jobposition. e) A full-time nurse’s seniority, vacation and sick leave shall continue to accrue during pregnancy leave. However, the nurse will not be paid for named holidays occurring during such leaves of absence. A regular part-time nurse who is on an approved pregnancy leave shall accrue seniority while on such leave, calculated on the basis of averaging her hours over the twenty (d20) week period immediately preceding the week in which her leave commences. f) During the nurse's pregnancy leave, the nurse shall continue to participate in the pension plan and insured benefit plans (applicable to full time nurses only) she is enrolled in immediately prior to commencing her leave, unless she gives the Employer seven (7) weeks advance written notice, before her leave is to commence, that she does not intend to do so. The nurse shall be required to prepay her share of any premiums and pension contributions. g) A nurse returning from pregnancy leave shall be paid at the same step in salary scale that she had attained prior to going on such leave of absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave of absence, the nurse shall receive her anniversary increment upon her return to employment. h) For the purpose of placement on the salary schedule, pregnancy leave shall be considered as service (i.e. as if the employee had worked throughout the leave). Calculated as per 15.01(e) for regular part-time nurses. i) 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 positionEmployer, the nurse shall be credited with seniority seniority, for hours worked, 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. (ej) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the essential 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 presents a significant safety risk and the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission needs 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 cannot 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the planaccommodated without undue hardship.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave Leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 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 employee shall give written notification at least one three (13) month in advance weeks prior to the commencement of the date leave of commencement of such her request for leave and the together with her expected date of return.. At such time she shall also furnish the Residence with her doctor's certificate as to pregnancy and expected date of delivery; (c) 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 pregnancy leave; d) Credit for seniority for purposes of promotion, demotion, transfer or layoff shall continue to accrue during the entire period of the pregnancy leave; e) The nurse 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 pregnancy leave; f) The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above provided to the Residence by written notification to be received by the Hospital Residence at least four two (42) weeks in advance thereof. ; g) The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift, in the same department and at the same rate of pay; h) 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 unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given if it still exists, or to a comparable job. (d) Nurses newly hired 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 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 replace nurses who are the Employer on approved pregnancy leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject first day of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Hospitaleach calendar month, 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 employmentadvance. (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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy A nurse who is pregnant and who has been employed by the Employer for a period of at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of her delivery, shall be granted, upon her written application therefore, a leave will of absence without pay of seventeen (17) weeks commencing no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of her delivery. Such leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActAct of Ontario, except where as 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 leaveArticle. (b) The nurse leave application shall give written notification be submitted at least one two (12) month weeks in advance of the date day upon which the nurse intends to commence her leave of commencement of such leave absence, and shall be supported with a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner attesting to her pregnancy and indicating the expected date of returnestimated day upon which, in his/her opinion, the delivery will occur. (c) A nurse who is applying for pregnancy leave and who is also entitled to parental leave without pay of thirty-five (35) weeks, must commence her parental leave immediately following the end of her pregnancy leave unless the child is not yet in the care of the parent. The nurse shall notify the Employer in writing of her intention to take the parental leave at the same time she is requesting pregnancy leave. (d) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on or may request changes to the date dates originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer 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 placed in 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 Seniority and service shall continue to accrue during pregnancy leave, however, the nurse to commence pregnancy leave at will not be paid for named holidays occurring during such time as the duties leaves 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 absence. Absence 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 benefitconsidered as service for the purpose of entitlement to increased vacation and sick leave credits. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of A regular part -time employee upon her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings return shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day credited with the hours that would have been worked prior to had she never taken leave. For the commencement purpose of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a calculating such part-time employee shall be calculated by using hours, hours worked in the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.twenty

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 xxxxx 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-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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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, ’ 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 OPTIONS 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 HospitalOPTIONS, 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 shifts 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) 13 to a maximum of 30 tours thirty (225 30) shifts (two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital OPTIONS 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 OPTIONS 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 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 eightyseventy-four five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, period and receipt by the Hospital OPTIONS of the nurse’s Employment Insurance 's employment insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance employment insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The parties agree that such SUB payments will be made in accordance with any such requirements and approval processes as may be set out by Human Resources Development Canada.

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 22 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave Leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. A nurse An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve eighteen (1218) months' ’ duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee 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 Employer will outline to nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement, who has been employed for five (5) calendar months and has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, 1997, as amended shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyeight-four percent (84%) 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 Bi-weekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of entitled to Employment Insurance pregnancy pregnancy/parental benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 Radiation Therapist 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 Radiation Therapist 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 Radiation Therapist 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 Radiation Therapist 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 Radiation Therapists newly hired to replace nurses Radiation Therapists 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 Radiation Therapist 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 Radiation Therapists 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 Radiation Therapist 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 Radiation Therapist 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 The 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurseRadiation Therapist’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseRadiation Therapist’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 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 nurse 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 four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse Employee shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she the Employee shall be given a comparable jobsubject to layoff. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses Employees 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 Employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital may request a nurse an Employee 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 . Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties. If such a transfer is not feasible, the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Planpregnant Employee, 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 if she so requests, will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) granted an unpaid leave of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the absence before commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourscurrent contractual maternity leave. The normal weekly hours for parties recognize their joint responsibilities to accommodate a part-time employee shall be calculated by using pregnant Employee in accordance with the same time period used for calculation Ontario Human Rights Code prior to pregnancy leave if, in the professional opinion of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for Employee's physician, the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the planpregnancy may be at risk.

Pregnancy Leave. (ai) 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. (bii) 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. (ciii) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (bii) above by written notification received by the Hospital Home 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. (div) 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 HospitalHome, 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 Home 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. (ev) The Hospital Home 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-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (fvi) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalHome’s Supplemental Unemployment Employment 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 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyeight-four percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital Home of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 , which, for a part-time employee shall nurses, includes the payments made in lieu of fringe benefits. This benefit will be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)paid biweekly. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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.the (b) The nurse 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees 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 thirty tours (225 two hundred and twenty –five (225) hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee 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 Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse 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 Pregnancy Benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental 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 Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub stub, as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefitsPregnancy Benefits, and shall continue for while the employee is in receipt of such benefits to a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular Normal weekly earnings hours shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement average number of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time an employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.working during the

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 An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the this leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months' months duration, inclusive of any parental leave, except where extended in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. An employee who extends her/his leave beyond the total statutory period of thirty-five (35) weeks, shall be responsible for the payment of all premiums for all benefits; she/he may opt to continue including pension for the period beyond 35 weeks. (b) The nurse 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 nurse employee shall reconfirm her her/his intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her her/his former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she she/he shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or her/his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees 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 thirty tours (225 hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her her/his position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her her/his work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission Human Resources Development Canada of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Employment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse 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 Pregnancy Benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, 1997, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitby Supplemental Employment Benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of her her/his regular weekly earnings and the sum of her her/his weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub stub, as proof that she she/he is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for while the employee is in receipt of such benefits to a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular Normal weekly earnings hours shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day the average number of hours an employee worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of during the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)determination period. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 , which may extend the leave for a period of be up to twelve seventeen (1217) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leaveweeks. (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 their 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 their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she case, they 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 their 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 their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her their 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 22 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 their regular weekly earnings and the sum of her their weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is they are in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will Regular Full-time Employees shall be granted pregnancy leave, in accordance with the provisions following procedures: Section 18.01 The Employee shall submit a written request for pregnancy leave to her Department Head, if any, and the probable delivery date. The Employee's request shall state the approximate date that the Employee will return to work after the birth of her child. Such request, along with the Department Head's comments, shall be promptly forwarded to the Mayor who will provide a written response to the Employee within three weeks of receiving the request. Section 18.02 Pregnancy leave may include reasonable pre-delivery, delivery and recovery time as certified by the attending physician, and shall not exceed sixty days unless supported by a written report of the Employment Standards Actattending physician stating that the Employee is unable to perform her normal duties at the expiration of such period due to the pregnancy, except where amended in this provisionchildbirth or related medical conditions. A nurse who In no event shall combined pregnancy and child care leave exceed 150 days. Section 18.03 At the start of pregnancy leave, which shall commence on the date that the Employee is eligible for a unable to perform her normal duties, as certified by the attending physician, the Employee may opt to use any or all accumulated vacation, holiday, sick leave or compensatory time, provided; however, that the granting of pregnancy leave may extend does not exempt the rules governing vacation, holiday, sick leave, or compensatory time. Section 18.04 Except for the time mentioned in Section 18.03 hereof, pregnancy leave shall be without pay. Medical and insurance benefits shall remain in effect for a period the duration of up to twelve (12) months' durationthe approved pregnancy leave. However, inclusive of any parental vacation, holiday, sick leave and service toward longevity compensation shall not accrue during the approved pregnancy leave. (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least Section 18.05 Not later than 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of date established for her return to work, the leave times Employee shall forward to her normal weekly hoursdepartment head a physician's statement certifying that the Employee's medical condition is such that she can resume all assigned duties. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee Such certification shall be calculated by using forwarded to the same time period used Mayor for calculation of inclusion in the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the planEmployee's personnel file.

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' 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 above, by written notification received by the Hospital Employer 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 HospitalEmployer, 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) Article 12.01 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer 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 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 20 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, period and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan Plan provides that 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 the planPlan.

Pregnancy Leave. (ai) Pregnancy Pregnancy/parenting 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. (bii) The nurse If possible, the Employee shall give written notification at least one one (1) month in advance of the date of the commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. (ciii) The nurse Employee shall reconfirm her her/his intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection sub-section (bii) above by written notification received by the Hospital Home at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse Employee shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable job. (div) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses Employees 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 HospitalHome, in a permanent position, the nurse Employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary probation period. The nurse Employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses Employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the a probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 tours thirty (225 30) tours, two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses Employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home will outline to nurses Employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (ev) The Hospital Home may request a nurse an Employee to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman women or the performance or non-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (fvi) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse An Employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement Agreement, who has completed five (5) months of continuous service and has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, as amended, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyseventy-four five percent (8475%) 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 completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurseEmployee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy pregnancy/parenting benefits, and shall continue while the Employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The nurseEmployee’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee Employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 four (14) month weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date and the expected date of return. (c) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally original approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Home at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has have been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable job, consistent with the nurse’s seniority. (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 HospitalHome, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing successful completion of 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 article 10.01 (a) to a maximum maximum, of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home 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 Home 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 women or the performance or non-non performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On Upon confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalHome’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 28 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. (g) The period of the leave shall not be included in any probationary period.

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 Employer 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 HospitalEmployer, 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 Employer 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 Employer 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 HospitalEmployer’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 (which for part-time employees shall include percentage in lieu) and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earningsearnings paid bi-weekly. Such payment Payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s nurses’ Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time 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 NP shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave leave, a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner, and the expected date of return. (c) The nurse NP shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse NP shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued eliminated in which case she shall be given a comparable jobnotice of layoff pursuant to Article 14.12. (d) Nurses NPs newly hired to replace nurses NPs 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse NP shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse NP shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses NP whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) Article 14.01 to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses NPs whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses NPs hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse NP 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (ai) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, 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. (bii) 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. (ciii) Nurses shall continue to accumulate seniority and service benefits during said pregnancy leave. The Corporation shall continue to pay the premium for all applicable benefits unless the employee gives the Corporation a written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee’s contribution, if any. (iv) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to Corporation may temporarily fill the position during such leave. Upon return to work on from such leave, 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 employee shall be reinstated to her her/his former permanent position. If her/his position unless no longer exists, the position has been discontinued employee may exercise her/his seniority rights in which case she shall be given a comparable jobaccordance with Article 11. (dv) 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 A nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement 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 benefitunemployment benefit provided the nurse submits proof to the corporation initially at the onset of her leave that she is in receipt of EI maternity benefits. It is understood that submission of proof can be provided by the nurse by either one of the following: electronically via scan copy into e-mail; facsimile; hard copy; or any other form acceptable to the corporation. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of her her/his regular weekly earnings earnings, provided that the nurse has had such earnings, from the Corporation within a twelve- month period, and the sum of her her/his regular weekly Employment Insurance unemployment 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of The fifteen (15) weeksweek entitlement under Employment Insurance shall be topped by the Corporation so that the nurse receives eighty-four percent (84%) of her/his current earnings. The nurse’s 's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her her/his regular hourly rate on her her/his last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave leave, times her her/his normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a (Regular hourly rate shall include all premiums and in the case of part-time employee shall be calculated by using nurses, the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weekspercentage in lieu). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will Employees shall be granted Pregnancy Leave in accordance with provisions of the British Columbia Employment Standards Act as per date of signing this Collective Agreement and as follows: (i) A request for pregnancy leave must be supported by a Certificate of a Medical Practitioner. It is the employee’s responsibility to provide written medical evidence of health during pregnancy while still at work, if requested by the Employer. (ii) If an employee returns to work immediately after the expiry of the authorized leave, she will retain her former position without loss of available benefits to which she has contributed to during her pregnancy leave, except as provided in Article 23. The employee is to provide one month’s notice of the date of returning to work. If the position was eliminated or there was a reduction of hours, notice of layoff would be forwarded to the employee and layoff is to be effective on the date of return. Provisions of Article 17.01 (ii) shall apply. (iii) Sick leave provisions shall cover medical complications of pregnancy prior to an approved Pregnancy Leave. (iv) The employee shall be deemed to have resigned on the date upon which the leave commenced, if a notice to return to employment is not made or she does not commence re-employment on the dates required in Subsection (iii) above, and the Employer shall recover the Employer’s share of any benefit contributions made 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 arrangements made by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former position unless Employer with 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked employee prior to the commencement of the leave times her leave. (v) Where there is an unusual pregnancy or birth situation the normal weekly hoursapplication of this article may be inappropriate. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall Such special cases should be calculated by using reviewed with the same time period used for calculation Director of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration Human Resource Services or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plandesignate.

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 An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve eighteen (1218) months' ’ duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse 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 nurse employee shall reconfirm her their intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their 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 Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non- performance of her their 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 An employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has completed six (6) months of continuous service and applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act or provincial benefits under a provincial plan shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyseventy-four percent five (8475%) percent of her their regular weekly earnings (which for part-time employees shall include in lieu payments) and the sum of her their weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurseemployee’s initial confirmation of Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is they are in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The nurseemployee’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve sixty-three (1263) months' weeks 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 Home 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 HospitalHome, 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 xxxxx 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 12.01 (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 Home 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 Home 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-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 Home'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 22 and 23 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, 1996, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment 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 Bi-weekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) one week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 Normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be is calculated by using the same time period total weekly hours worked in the total number of weeks used for calculation of the by Revenue Canada to calculate Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to include the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly earnings.

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.the (b) The nurse 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees 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 employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee 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 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 18 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four nine percent (8489%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital Employer of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 An employee 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 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees 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 employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee 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 Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse 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 18 of 22of 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 shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s 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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)insurance benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee's normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave, in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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.the (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least one four (14) month weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date 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 Manor 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) The period of the leave shall not be included in any probationary period. (e) 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 HospitalManor, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing successful completion of her or his probationary period. The nurse shall be credited with tours worked (for all 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)period. The Hospital Manor 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. (ef) The Hospital Manor 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-non performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (fg) On Upon confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalManor’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a full-time nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyseventy-four percent five (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earningsbenefits. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.two

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will and parental leaves shall be granted provided in accordance with the Employment Standards Act of Ontario. The parties agree that any employee who fills a temporary vacancy as a result of the absence of an employee on a pregnancy or parental leave, shall be returned to their former permanent position upon return of the employee from that leave. Further, the parties agree that an absence due to a pregnancy or parental leave alone does not constitute an illness and neither the accumulated sick leave plan nor the weekly indemnity plan shall apply. a. An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted as provided for in the Employment Standards Act. 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 the Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks prior to the expected date of birth. c. The employee shall give at least two (2) 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 two (2) 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. d. An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under the above provisions and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave shall be granted leave of absence in accordance with the above 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 position 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. e. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer’s portion of those benefits provided to employees under this Collective Agreement which are included in and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act, unless the employee advises the Employer, in writing, that she does not intend to pay her share of the benefits. f. 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 leave, and the employee’s former position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former position and former shift, if a shift was designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. g. If the Employer has suspended or discontinues operations during the leave of absence and has not resumed 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 requirements of the Employment Standards Act. h. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, except where amended vacations, or any other benefit included in this provisionand prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue, and seniority shall accumulate, during the leave. i. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave, an employee may immediately commence parental leave, as provided for below. A nurse who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend The employee shall give the leave for a period of up Employer at least two (2) weeks’ notice, in writing, that she intends to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any take 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 j. A Supplemental Employment Benefit Plan shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given implemented for Pregnancy Leave only providing for 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 nonfifteen week top-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 up benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four seventy five (75) percent (84%) of her the employee’s regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub received as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 her earnings under the planthis Collective Agreement.

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.the (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 ), above, by written notification received by the Hospital Home 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 HospitalHome, 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 toward the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) 9.02 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home will outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies 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 Home's Supplemental Unemployment Employment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave leave, as provided under this Agreement Agreement, who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, 1997, as amended, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental 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 Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration remuneration, or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits benefits, are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. The Employer will continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the nurse’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable. (f) If the employee wishes to contribute to the O.M.E.R.S. pension plan immediately upon the completion of the pregnancy leave as per O.M.E.R.S. requirements, the Employer will match the contribution for the period involved. If the employee does not wish to contribute to the O.M.E.R.S. pension plan at the completion of the leave and wishes to purchase O.M.E.R.S. for the leave period at a later date, the employee may arrange with O.M.E.R.S. to contribute for the broken service on behalf of both the employee and the Employer.

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 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 nurse employee shall reconfirm her their 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 employee shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) 12.01 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital may request a nurse an employee to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non- performance of her their 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 an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement and who has completed at least thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service with the Hospital immediately prior to commencement of their pregnancy leave and who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of her regular their weekly earnings and the sum of her their weekly Employment Insurance rate of employment insurance, pregnancy benefits and any other earnings. Such Bi-weekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance employment insurance cheque stub as proof that she they are is in receipt of Employment Insurance employment insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit currently (currently 26 twenty-six (26) weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. (g) The employee has the right to extend the pregnancy leave to fifty-two

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 Health Centre 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 HospitalHealth Centre, 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 Health Centre 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 Health Centre 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 HospitalHealth Centre’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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Health Centre of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) 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 . b. The service requirement for a eligibility for pregnancy leave may extend is thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. c. The employee shall give written notification one month prior to the commencement of the leave of her request for leave together with her expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with her doctor's certificate as to pregnancy and expected date of delivery. d. Credits for seniority and service shall accumulate for a period of up to twelve seventeen (1217) months' durationweeks while the employee is on pregnancy leave on the basis of what the employee’s normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, inclusive including pension, as applicable, in which the employee is participating for a period of any parental leaveup to seventeen (17) weeks, provided the employee supplies post-dated cheques for their share of the premium, if any. (b) e. The nurse 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 nurse shall reconfirm re-confirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (bc) above by written notification received by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be position, if available, or given a comparable jobposition at not less than her wages when she began her leave of absence. (d) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved pregnancy leave may be released and such release shall not be f. On 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 Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Employment Benefit (SUBSEB) Plan, a nurse who is on an employee commencing pregnancy leave after such date, as provided under this Agreement Agreement, who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyninety-four three percent (8493%) of her total average regular weekly earnings and based on block 15B on the sum Record of Employment used to qualify for EI benefits, which is the best fourteen (14) weeks of earning of the past year, less her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earningsrate of employee insurance benefits. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s 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 fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The plan is financed by the Employer and separate accounting record of benefits paid from the plan will be kept by the Employer. The Employer will inform in writing, the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission of any changes to the plan within thirty (30) days after the effective date of change.

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 An employee 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 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 nurse employee shall reconfirm her their 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 employee shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses . Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work dayworkday) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a12.01(b) to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work dayworkday). The Hospital will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (ed) The Hospital may request a nurse an employee 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-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (fe) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse 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 18 22 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 their weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by of the Hospital of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is they are in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will Employees shall be granted Pregnancy Leave in accordance with provisions of the British Columbia Employment Standards Act as per date of signing this Collective Agreement and as follows: (i) A request for pregnancy leave must be supported by a Certificate of a Medical Practitioner. It is the employee’s responsibility to provide written medical evidence of health during pregnancy while still at work, if requested by the Employer. (ii) If an employee returns to work immediately after the expiry of the authorized leave, they will retain their former position without loss of available benefits to which they have contributed to during their pregnancy leave, except as provided in Article 23. The employee is to provide one month’s notice of the date of returning to work. If the position was eliminated or there was a reduction of hours, notice of layoff would be forwarded to the employee and layoff is to be effective on the date of return. Provisions of Article 17.01 (ii) shall apply. (iii) Sick leave provisions shall cover medical complications of pregnancy prior to an approved Pregnancy Leave. (iv) The employee shall be deemed to have resigned on the date upon which the leave commenced, if a notice to return to employment is not made or they do not commence re-employment on the dates required in Subsection (iii) above, and the Employer shall recover the Employer’s share of any benefit contributions made 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 arrangements made by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former position unless Employer with 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked employee prior to the commencement of the leave times her leave. (v) Where there is an unusual pregnancy or birth situation the normal weekly hoursapplication of this article may be inappropriate. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall Such special cases should be calculated by using reviewed with the same time period used for calculation Director of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration Human Resource Services or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plandesignate.

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 seventeen (1217) months' weeks’ 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 Health Centre 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 HospitalHealth Centre, 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 xxxxx 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 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 Health Centre 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 Health Centre 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-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalHealth Centre’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 shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Health Centre of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 hourshours plus vacation pay and percentage in lieu, as applicable. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 , which may extend the leave for a period of be up to twelve seventeen (1217) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leaveweeks. (b) The nurse 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees 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 employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee 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-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 Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse 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 18 of 22of 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 shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s 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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)insurance benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee's normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave, in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 . i) An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve sixty-one (1261) months' weeks in duration, inclusive of any parental leave. ii) Seniority and service will accrue and the Home will continue to pay the premiums for benefit plans for employees for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave under Article 12.05 and for a period of up to thirty-five (35) weeks while an employee is on parental leave under Article 12.06. Seniority and service will accrue for an adoptive parent or a natural father for a period of up to sixty-three (63) weeks while such employee is on a parental leave under Article 13.06. (b) The nurse 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 nurse employee shall reconfirm her their intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Home at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalHome, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) 11.01 to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Home may request a nurse an employee to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her their work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Home's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 and 23 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-eighty four percent (84%) of her their regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment their Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such bi-weekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) one week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s Employment employee's Unemployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is they are in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer will pay the employee eighty-four percent (84%) (or other amount of wages that are topped up) of their regular weekly earnings during the one (1) week period of leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The amount of any SUB payment (exclusive of the above payment) shall not increase or decrease as a result of an employee’s option to extend any leave under changes to existing Employment Insurance legislation. (g) The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) An employee must have a minimum of thirteen (13) weeks continuous service with HOOPP prior to the expected delivery date to be entitled to a seventeen (17) week leave of absence without pay. An employee entitled to Pregnancy leave will be granted Leave is required to give to her supervisor and Human Resources four (4) weeks notice in accordance with writing prior to the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. A nurse who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend date the leave for is to begin together with a period of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leavedoctor’s certificate indicating the expected delivery date. (b) The nurse During the seventeen (17) week period preceding the expected delivery date, the employee shall give written notification be granted leave of absence without pay of at least one seventeen (117) month in advance weeks or such shorter period as the employee requests upon giving HOOPP four (4) weeks notice. A change to an earlier or later leaving date requires four (4) weeks of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of returnnotice. (c) The nurse portion of the seventeen (17) weeks not used before the date of birth may be used following the actual birth. An employee is entitled to at least six (6) weeks after the actual date of birth. An employee may return earlier conditional on authorization from her attending physician concerning her health. (d) HOOPP shall reconfirm contribute to the payment of fringe benefits and the employee shall continue to participate in each type of benefit plan that is related to her intention employment with HOOPP unless she elects in writing not to do so. The employee’s compensation program date shall not be adjusted and her vacation entitlement in the current vacation year shall not be reduced. Once the employee has returned to work any outstanding vacation will be paid. Coverage under the Group Life Plan (HOOGLIP) and Pension Plan (HOOPP) may be maintained by pre-payment of the premium for the length of the approved Pregnancy/Parental Leave. If the employee chooses to waive the continuance of these benefits she must do so in writing. (e) If an employee does not specify a return to work on date, it will be assumed that she wishes to take the maximum leave. If an employee wishes to change the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital at least of return to work to an earlier date, she must provide her manager with four (4) weeks in advance thereofwritten notice of the date on which she intends to return. The nurse shall If an employee wishes to change the date of return to a later date, subject to the rules concerning the maximum length of leave, she must provide her manager with four (4) weeks written notice before the date the leave was to end. Upon return to work, the employee will be reinstated returned to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given or 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 position at the subject same rate of a grievance or arbitrationpay. If retained by the Hospital, in a permanent positionbenefits were waived, the nurse shall be credited with employee’s benefits will commence upon her return to work. For the purposes of Article 20.02, seniority from date of hire subject will continue 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 employmentaccumulate. (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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 ), above, by written notification received by the Hospital Home 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 HospitalHome, 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 xxxxx worked (hours worked for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards toward the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) 9.02 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home will outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies 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 Home's Supplemental Unemployment Employment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave leave, as provided under this Agreement Agreement, who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, 1997, as amended, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental 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 Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration remuneration, or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits benefits, are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. The Employer will continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the nurse’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable. (f) If the employee wishes to contribute to the O.M.E.R.S. pension plan immediately upon the completion of the pregnancy leave as per O.M.E.R.S. requirements, the Employer will match the contribution for the period involved. If the employee does not wish to contribute to the O.M.E.R.S. pension plan at the completion of the leave and wishes to purchase O.M.E.R.S. for the leave period at a later date, the employee may arrange with O.M.E.R.S. to contribute for the broken service on behalf of both the employee and the Employer.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy The leave will of absence shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 except where amended in this provisionAgreement. 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 Effective 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 Commission, of the appropriateness of the HospitalCAMH’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Planplan and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission, a nurse an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement and who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits Parental Benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, 1996, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit Such payments shall be contingent upon providing to CAMH proof that she is in receipt of employment insurance benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act, (Canada). In respect of the period of pregnancy leave, payments made according to the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan will be consist of the following: (i) for the first one (1) week, payments equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of the actual weekly rate of pay for her regular weekly earnings and classification, which she was receiving on the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for or prior to accepting a part-time employee shall be calculated by using temporary move in accordance with this Article; and (ii) up to a maximum of fifteen (15) additional weeks, payments equivalent to the same time period used for calculation difference between the sum of the Employment Insurance benefit weekly EI benefits the employee is eligible to receive and any other earnings received by the employee, and eighty-four percent (currently 26 weeks)84%) of the actual weekly rate of pay for her regular classification, which she was receiving on the last day worked prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave or prior to commencement of a temporary reassignment in accordance with this Article. The employee does not have any vested right rights except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that payments 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) 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-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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 xxxxx 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). 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. (a) An employee entitled to pregnancy leave under the above, except where amended in this provision. A nurse and who provides the Employer with proof that she has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance benefits shall be paid an allowance in accordance with the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan as follows: (i) for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of first two (2) weeks, nothing; (ii) up to twelve a maximum of fifteen (1215) months' durationadditional weeks, inclusive payments equivalent to the difference between the sum of the weekly EI benefits the employee is eligible to receive and any parental other earnings received by the employee, and seventy-five percent (75%) of the actual weekly rate of pay for her regular classification which she was receiving on the last day worked, prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave. (b) The nurse An employee receiving the pregnancy leave allowance under the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance have her benefits coverage and accumulation of vacation and sick leave credits continued during the date of commencement of such period she receives the pregnancy leave and the expected date of returnallowance. (c) The nurse To be eligible, the employee shall reconfirm her intention sign an agreement providing: (i) that she will return to work and remain in the employ for a period of at least six (6) months, (ii) that she will return to work on the date originally approved of the expiry of her pregnancy leave, including any extension, and (iii) that the employee recognizes that she is indebted to the Employer for the amount received as a Supplementary Unemployment Benefit should she fail to return to work and remain in subsection the employ of the Employer as provided in (bi) above by written notification received by the Hospital at least four and (4ii) 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 jobabove. (d) Nurses newly hired Coverage under the group insurance plan shall continue unless the employee elects in writing not to replace nurses who are on approved pregnancy leave may be released and such release shall not be participate in 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 employmentplan. (e) The Hospital may request An employee returning from pregnancy or parental leave shall be assigned to the position held immediately prior to the commencement of such leave provided that the position continues to exist, and paid at the step in the salary range that would have been attained had the leave not been granted. If the position no longer exists, the employee shall be placed in a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of position in accordance with her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancyskill, ability, qualifications and seniority. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission The period 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 not count towards any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting probationary period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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.the (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 his/her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to his/her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case he/she shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved pregnancy or parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Hospital, Employer in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing his/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) 9.02 to a maximum of 30 tours two hundred and twenty-five (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 employment225) hours. (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 (EI) of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement leave, who has completed the probationary period and who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental Unemployment Benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty- four percent (84%) of his/her regular weekly earnings determined by the last twenty (20) weeks of insurable earnings and the sum of his/her weekly Employment Insurance Benefit and any other earnings. In any week, the total amount of the SUB payments and the weekly rate of Employment Insurance Benefits will not exceed eighty-four percent (84%) of her the employee's regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 determined by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.twenty

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy A nurse who is pregnant and who has been employed by the Employer for a period of at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of her delivery, shall be granted, upon her written application therefore, a leave will of absence without pay of seventeen (17) weeks commencing no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of her delivery. Such leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActAct of Ontario, except where as 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 leaveArticle. (b) The nurse leave application shall give written notification be submitted at least one two (12) month weeks in advance of the date day upon which the nurse intends to commence her leave of commencement of such leave absence, and shall be supported with a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner attesting to her pregnancy and indicating the expected date of returnestimated day upon which, in his/her opinion, the delivery will occur. (c) A nurse who is applying for pregnancy leave and who is also entitled to parental leave without pay of thirty-five (35) weeks, must commence her parental leave immediately following the end of her pregnancy leave unless the child is not yet in the care of the parent. The nurse shall notify the employer in writing of her intention to take the parental leave at the same time she is requesting pregnancy leave. (d) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on or may request changes to the date dates originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer 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 placed in a comparable jobposition. (de) Nurses Seniority and service shall continue to accrue during pregnancy leave, however, the nurse will not be paid for named holidays occurring during such leaves of absence. Absence on pregnancy leave shall be considered as service for the purpose of entitlement to increased vacation and sick leave credits. (f) During the nurse's pregnancy leave, the nurse shall continue to participate in the Canadian Blood Services Pension Plan and insured benefit plans in which she is enrolled immediately prior to commencing her leave unless she gives the Employer five (5) weeks advance written notice before her leave is to commence that she does not intend to do so. The nurse shall be required to prepay her share of any premiums. (g) A nurse returning from pregnancy leave shall be paid at the same step in the salary scale that she had attained prior to going on such leave of absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave of absence, the nurse shall receive her anniversary increment upon her return to employment. (h) A nurse 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 positionEmployer, 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 An employee 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 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 nurse 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 four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses . Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work dayworkday) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a12.01(b) to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work dayworkday). The Hospital will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (ed) The Hospital may request a nurse an employee 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. (fe) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse 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 18 22 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by of the Hospital of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. (ai) 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 without pay for a period of up to twelve eighteen (1218) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (bii) 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. (ciii) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (bii) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer 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 the nurse shall be given a comparable job. (div) 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 HospitalEmployer, 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 Employer 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. (ev) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse to commence pregnancy maternity leave at such time as the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (fvi) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalEmployer’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 unemployment 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 shall commence bi-weekly following completion of the two (2) week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she the nurse is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate rate, plus percentage in lieu of benefits if the nurse is part time, on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee nurse does not have any vested right rights except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. This benefit shall not be available to casual part-time employees.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy A nurse who is pregnant and who has been employed by the Employer for a period of at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of their delivery, shall be granted, upon their written application therefore, a leave will of absence without pay of seventeen (17) weeks commencing no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of their delivery. Such leave shall 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 Act of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leaveOntario. (b) The A nurse shall give will endeavour to provide as much advance written notification notice as possible, in any event, at least one two (12) month weeks in advance of the date day upon which the nurse intends to commence their leave of commencement of such leave absence, and shall be supported with a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner attesting to their pregnancy and indicating the expected date of returnestimated day upon which, in their opinion, the delivery will occur. (c) A nurse who is applying for pregnancy leave and who is also entitled to parental leave without pay of thirty-five (35) weeks, must commence their parental leave immediately following the end of their pregnancy leave, unless the child is not yet in the care of the parent. The nurse shall notify the Employer in writing of their intention to take parental leave at the same time they are requesting pregnancy leave, however, in any case no later than five (5) weeks prior to the expiration of their pregnancy leave. (d) The nurse shall reconfirm her their intention to return to work on or may request changes to the date dates originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given placed in a comparable jobposition. (de) Nurses Seniority and service shall continue to accrue during pregnancy leave; however, the nurse will not be paid for named holidays occurring during such leaves of absence. Absence on pregnancy leave shall be considered as service for the purpose of entitlement to increased vacation and sick leave credits. (f) During the nurse's pregnancy leave, the 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 required to prepay their share of any premiums. (g) A nurse returning from pregnancy leave shall be paid at the same step in the salary scale that they had attained prior to going on such leave of absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave of absence, the nurse shall receive their anniversary increment upon their return to employment. (h) A nurse 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 positionEmployer, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their 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. (ei) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse to commence a pregnancy leave of absence at such time as the duties of her their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non- performance of her their 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 sixty-three (1263) months' weeks 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 Home 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 HospitalHome, 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 Home 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 Home 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-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalHome’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 Effective January 1st, 2013, 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months' duration, duration inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse 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 nurse 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 four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 11.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital will outline to nurses employees 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 an employee 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 's Supplemental Unemployment Employment Benefit (SUBS.U.B.) Plan, a nurse 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 18 of the Employment Insurance Act 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurseemployee’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 fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.fifteen

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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 six (16) month weeks if possible but in any event no less then two (2) weeks 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 Home 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, Home 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 xxxxx 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 9.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home 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 Home 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-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 Home's Supplemental Unemployment Employment 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 Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty-eighty four percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following the completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s Employment Insurance 's employment insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance employment insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.fifteen

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 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 nurse 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 four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) 12.01 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital may request a nurse an employee 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 an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement and who has completed at least thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service with the Hospital immediately prior to commencement of her pregnancy leave and who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment 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 rate of employment insurance, pregnancy benefits and any other earnings. Such Bi-weekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance employment insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance employment insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’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 a part-part time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit currently (currently 26 twenty-six (26) weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. (g) The employee has the right to extend the pregnancy leave to fifty-two (52) weeks in total, inclusive of the period of parental leave provided under the Employment Insurance Act. Written notice by the employee to extend the pregnancy leave will be given at least four (4) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave. This notice requirement will be shortened in circumstances where medical complications occur in the four (4) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave.

Pregnancy Leave. A pregnant employee who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks before the expected date of delivery shall be entitled to seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave of absence as defined in the Employment Standards Act (Ontario) and Employment Insurance legislation. A full-time female member of the academic/library staff upon application to the Academic Xxxx shall be granted pregnancy leave of absence subject to the following conditions: (a) Pregnancy The leave will be granted in accordance may commence at any time during the seventeen (17) weeks preceding the expected date of delivery. The member shall not return to work prior to the expiration of six (6) weeks following the actual date of delivery except with the provisions approval of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. A nurse who is eligible for University on the advice of a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leavelegally qualified medical practitioner. (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance Any leave of the date of commencement of absence immediately preceding or following such a pregnancy leave and the expected date of returnwill be considered without pay. (c) The nurse member shall reconfirm make written application to the Academic Xxxx at least eight (8) weeks prior to the start of the academic semester or the date she intends to commence her leave, whichever is sooner, and at that time will provide the University with a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected date of delivery. (d) The member shall give notice to the Academic Xxxx of 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 eight (4) 8) 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 prior to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employmentscheduled completion of her leave. (e) The Hospital may request a nurse to commence During pregnancy leave at such time of absence, a member shall continue to participate in the pension plan and other benefit plans she is currently enrolled in as set out in this Collective Agreement. The employee and employer shall each continue to pay their applicable share of contributions and/or premiums, unless the duties of her position canemployee elects not reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancyto do so in writing. (f) On confirmation by In cases of exceptional circumstance, the Employment Insurance Commission of father may apply for the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit above benefits. (SUBg) Plan, a nurse who is An employee on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant absence may elect to Section 18 defer contractual decisions on reappointment or tenure/permanence by an equivalent period of time. When an employee elects to defer such decisions, she shall provide the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) Academic Xxxx written notice of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior intention to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plando so.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActAct 2000, 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 eighteen (1218) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance and where possible will give two months’ notice, 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 PQWCHC at least four eight (4) 8) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her the nurses’ former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable jobthe nurse will have rights under the layoff clause. (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 HospitalPQWCHC, 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 days 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)period. The Hospital PQWCHC will outline to nurses hired on posting to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employmentthat it is a MLOA replacement. (e) The Hospital PQWCHC may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her the nurses’ position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non- performance of her the nurses’ work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalPQWCHC’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 shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital PQWCHC of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she the nurse is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen thirty-five (1535) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)insurance benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. Effective date of ratification, the Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave, in addition to pension contributions, if applicable. (g) When an employee elects to receive pregnancy or parental leave benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act extended period rather than the Employment Insurance Act standard period, the amount of any SUB payable by the Employer during this period of leave will be no greater than what would have been payable had the employee elected to receive the pregnancy or parental leave benefit pursuant to the standard period.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time 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 leave, a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner, 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 Centre 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 HospitalCentre, 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) Article 14.01 to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer 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 Centre 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 Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Planplan, 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 22 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 the nurse's regular weekly earnings and the sum of her or his weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) one week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Centre of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she or he is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The nurse’s 's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her or his regular hourly rate on her or his last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her or his normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee nurse does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 , which may extend the leave for a period of be up to twelve seventeen (1217) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leaveweeks. (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least one two (12) month weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. A nurse who has given notice to begin a pregnancy/maternity leave may change the start date to an earlier date provided that written notice is given at least two (2) weeks prior to the new, earlier date. Alternatively, a nurse who would like to change the start date of her pregnancy/maternity leave to a later date than she originally communicated can do so provided that written notice is given at least two (2) weeks prior to the date the leave was originally scheduled to begin. A change to the originally communicated leave start date should not exceed the leave entitlement provided under the ESA. In addition to providing new written notice, the Hospital strongly encourages nurses to clearly state the number of weeks that she plans to take within the new written notice. (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 case, she shall be given a comparable job. A nurse may adjust the date of return to an earlier or later date than she was scheduled provided that it does not exceed the leave entitlement under the ESA and that written notice is provided to the employee’s immediate supervisor at least four (4) weeks prior to the new, earlier date or if later, the date the employee was originally going to return. (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 xxxxx 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 12.01 (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-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 22 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyninety-four three percent (8493%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and upon receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen sixteen (1516) weeks, and shall be inclusive of the Employment Insurance waiting period. The nurse’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 a part-time employee nurse shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee nurse does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time nurses based on the nurse’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 An employee 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 except in the case of an emergency, 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 nurse 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 four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) 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 an employee 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. (fe) On Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Supplementary Unemployment Insurance Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse 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 18 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be equivalent to the difference between eightyninety-four three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance employment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance employment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’s regular 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. The In addition, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using earnings during the same time first two (2) week period used for calculation of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (The Board shall grant to an employee a pregnancy leave in accordance with Provincial requirements. a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with means unpaid leave taken for the provisions purpose related to giving birth. b) An employee must give the Board written notice at least two (2) weeks prior to the start 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 and provide 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 medical certificate indicating the expected date of return. (c) birth. The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work actual dates may be altered for medical reasons. For short-term parental leave, these dates may be altered depending in the case of adoption on the date originally approved on which a child becomes available. c) An employee on Pregnancy leave shall continue to be entitled to all rights, benefits and privileges which the employee would normally be entitled to under the provisions governing Pregnancy Leave, including: i) accumulation of credit for sick leave and seniority. ii) participation in subsection each type of benefit plan that is related to the individual's employment unless the employee elects in writing to not to do so. iii) the Board shall continue to make Board's contribution to benefit plans such as pension plans, life insurance plans, accidental death plans, extended health plans and dental plans, unless the employee gives the Board written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee's contributions, if any. d) The timing and length of the leave (to a maximum of seventeen (17) weeks) shall be at the discretion of the employee and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date referred to in section b). e) above Except by written notification received by mutual agreement of the Hospital parties concerned, the provisions governing pregnancy leave shall not apply to an employee unless the employee has worked continuously for the Board for at least four thirteen (413) weeks before the expected birth date referred to in advance thereof. The nurse section b). f) Nothing in this article precludes an employee from entitlement to sick leave pay if absent because of complications arising out of pregnancy or post delivery recovery prior to, during or subsequent to pregnancy leave. g) An employee granted an unpaid leave of absence for pregnancy shall not be reinstated entitled to Sick Leave Benefits for the duration of the pregnancy leave. h) An employee returning from a pregnancy leave will be returned to her former position unless at the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable jobcurrent contract salary, without loss of seniority. (di) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved For the period of the statutory pregnancy leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Hospitalleave, 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 payments made according to the vacancy and Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan will consist of the special conditions relating to such employment.following: (ei) The Hospital may request a nurse to commence Board shall provide for employees on 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) Planleave, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied supplementary employment insurance benefits plan providing for and is in receipt payment of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 100% of normal weekly earnings for the Employment Insurance Act two week waiting period for E.I. benefits. No such supplementary payment shall be paid during the months of July and August unless a supplemental employment benefitday during these months is designated as a school day. That benefit Should a day be designated a school day, that day will count as being one of the days for which a supplementary payment 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the planpaid.

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 of 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former a Public Health nursing 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 HospitalEmployer, 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)9.01. The Hospital Employer 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 Employer 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 Effective January 1st, 2001, on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalEmployer’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 seventy percent (8470%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 twenty-six [26] weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 xxxxx 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) The Employer shall grant to a pregnant Employee, who has been in its employ at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately prior to the requested start date of the leave, a Pregnancy Leave of seventeen (17) weeks or such shorter leave will as the Employee requests. The leave may commence anytime within the seventeen (17) weeks prior to the expected date of birth up to and including the Employee’s due date. (For mutually agreed to extensions of related leaves see Article L22.02 Parental/Adoption Leave). (b) Requests for Pregnancy Leave shall be granted made in accordance writing on the Application for Pregnancy/Adoption/Parental Leave Form (for Permanent Support Staff, for Temporary Support Staff) and submitted to the Associate Director, Organizational Support Services or designate as far in advance as possible but in no case any later than two (2) weeks before the expected date of birth. (c) The written request for a Pregnancy Leave shall contain: (i) the start date of the Pregnancy Leave; and (ii) the end date of the Pregnancy Leave. (d) The Employer may request a completed Medical Certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner indicating the expected date of delivery. (e) A Pregnancy Leave shall be without pay. (f) Notwithstanding Article L22.01 (e), the Employer shall provide for an Employee on Pregnancy Leave a Supplementary Employment Benefit (SEB) Plan approved by Service Canada. Refer to Central Letter of Understanding #2. (g) The Employer shall continue to pay its normal share of premiums for such benefits under Article L25.00 (Benefits) as the Employee is currently enrolled in, for that part of the statutory seventeen (17) week Pregnancy Leave taken by the Employee. (h) Except for the Long Term Disability Plan specified in Article L25.00 (Benefits), the Employee may opt not to continue benefits during the leave period by providing written notice to the Associate Director, Organizational Support Services or designate that the Employee does not intend to pay her share of contributions. (i) Provided that such alteration does not contravene the provisions of the Act, an Employee may alter the requested date of a Pregnancy Leave: (i) to an earlier date if the Employee gives the Associate Director, Organizational Support Services or designate at least two (2) weeks written notice before the earlier start date; or (ii) to an earlier date due to the complications caused by pregnancy or because of a miscarriage, premature birth or still birth and the Employee provides the Associate Director, Organizational Support Services or designate with written notice and medical certification within two (2) weeks after the Employee starts the leave; or (iii) to a later date if the Employee gives the Associate Director, Organizational Support Services or designate at least two (2) weeks written notice before the date the leave was to begin. (j) An Employee may alter the requested termination of Pregnancy Leave: (i) to an earlier date if the Employee gives the Associate Director, Organizational Support Services or designate at least four (4) weeks written notice before the earlier termination date; or (ii) to a later date if the Employee gives the Associate Director, Organizational Support Services or designate at least four (4) weeks written notice before the leave was to end and the later date does not contravene 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy A nurse who is pregnant and who has been employed by the Employer for a period of at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of their delivery, shall be granted, upon their written application therefore, a leave will of absence without pay of seventeen (17) weeks commencing no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding the estimated day of their delivery. Such leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActAct of Ontario, except where as 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 leaveArticle. (b) The nurse leave application shall give written notification be submitted at least one two (12) month weeks in advance of the date day upon which the nurse intends to commence their leave of commencement of such leave absence, and shall be supported with a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner attesting to their pregnancy and indicating the expected date of returnestimated day upon which, in their opinion, the delivery will occur. (c) A nurse who is applying for pregnancy leave and who is also entitled to parental leave without pay of sixty-one (61) weeks, must commence their parental leave immediately following the end of their pregnancy leave unless the child is not yet in the care of the parent. The nurse shall notify the Employer in writing of their intention to take the parental leave at the same time they are requesting pregnancy leave. (d) The nurse shall reconfirm her their intention to return to work on or may request changes to the date dates originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given placed in a comparable jobposition. (de) Nurses Seniority and service shall continue to accrue during pregnancy leave, however, the nurse will not be paid for named holidays occurring during such leaves of absence. Absence on pregnancy leave shall be considered as service for the purpose of entitlement to increased vacation and sick leave credits. (f) During the nurse's pregnancy leave, the nurse shall continue to participate in the Canadian Blood Services Pension Plan and insured 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 required to prepay their share of any premiums. (g) A nurse returning from pregnancy leave shall be paid at the same step in the salary scale that they had attained prior to going on such leave of absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave of absence, the nurse shall receive their anniversary increment upon their return to employment. (h) A nurse 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 positionEmployer, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (ai) 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 without pay for a period of up to twelve eighteen (1218) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (bii) 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. (ciii) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (bii) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer 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 the nurse shall be given a comparable job. (div) 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 HospitalEmployer, 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 Employer 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. (ev) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse to commence pregnancy maternity 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. (fvi) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalEmployer’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 unemployment 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 shall commence bi-weekly following completion of the two (2) week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she the nurse is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate rate, plus percentage in lieu of benefits if the nurse is part time, on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee nurse does not have any vested right rights except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. This benefit shall not be available to casual part-time employees.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave of absence will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in by this provision. A , where a nurse who is eligible pregnant and who has been employed for a pregnancy leave may extend at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the leave for a period expected date of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leavebirth. (b) The A nurse shall give written notification at least one of pregnancy leave of absence. A nurse entitled to pregnancy leave of absence under Article 16.06 is also entitled to parental leave of absence under Article 16.07, such that a pregnant employee is entitled to a combined total of seventy- eight (178) month in advance weeks leave of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of returnabsence. (c) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on give the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by Employer written notification received by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks in advance thereofof the anticipated date of commencement of her leave of absence and of the expected date of return. The Where circumstances change such that the date of the commencement of the pregnancy leave originally anticipated by the nurse changes, the nurse shall notify the Employer thereof as soon as possible. (d) A nurse not intending to return to work with the Home is required to advise her Employer in writing at least four (4) weeks prior to the expiry of her pregnancy leave. (e) A nurse granted pregnancy leave shall be reinstated to her former position and job duties, unless the position has they have been discontinued in which case discontinued. Unless she is subject to lay off, she shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved pregnancy leave may be released job in terms of level of responsibility 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 pregnancyremuneration. (f) A nurse shall continue to accumulate seniority for a maximum period of seventeen (17) weeks if a nurse’s absence was due to a pregnancy leave, and for a maximum period of sixty-one (61) weeks if the nurse’s absence is due to a parental leave and if the nurse also took pregnancy leave, sixty-three (63) weeks if the nurse did not. In addition, the Employer will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the nurse is participating for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave, and for up to sixty-one (61) weeks from the commencement of the leave while the nurse is on 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 her contributions. (g) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalHome’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Benefits (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 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a bi-weekly supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to of the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy The leave will of absence shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 except where amended in this provisionAgreement. 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 Effective 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 Commission, of the appropriateness of the HospitalCAMH’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Planplan and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission, a nurse an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement and who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits Parental Benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, 1996, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit Such payments shall be contingent upon providing to CAMH proof that she is in receipt of employment insurance benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act, (Canada). In respect of the period of pregnancy leave, payments made according to the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan will be consist of the following: (i) for the first two (2) weeks, payments equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of the actual weekly rate of pay for her regular weekly earnings and classification, which she was receiving on the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for or prior to accepting a part-time employee shall be calculated by using temporary move in accordance with this Article; and (ii) up to a maximum of fifteen (15) additional weeks, payments equivalent to the same time period used for calculation difference between the sum of the Employment Insurance benefit weekly EI benefits the employee is eligible to receive and any other earnings received by the employee, and eighty-four percent (currently 26 weeks)84%) of the actual weekly rate of pay for her regular classification, which she was receiving on the last day worked prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave or prior to commencement of a temporary reassignment in accordance with this Article. The employee does not have any vested right rights except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that payments 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) Pregnancy leave will be granted to a pregnant employee who started employment with the Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks before the expected birth date 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 the Employer a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date and 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 Employer 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 most recently held if it still exists or to a comparable jobposition if it does not. (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 HospitalEmployer, 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)hours. The Hospital Employer 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 Employer 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 Effective on confirmation and approval by the Employment Insurance Commission E.I.C. of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Employer's (SUB) Planplan, 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 Sections 22 and 23 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) effective September 1, 2006 of her regular weekly earnings (which for part-time employees shall include percentage in lieu) and the sum of her weekly rate of 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 Hospital Employer of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of such Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 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 nurse employee shall reconfirm her their 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 employee shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours shifts worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) 12.01 to a maximum of 30 tours thirty (225 30) shifts (two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital may request a nurse an employee to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her their 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 an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement and who has completed at least thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service with the Hospital immediately prior to commencement of their pregnancy leave and who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of her regular their weekly earnings and the sum of her their weekly Employment Insurance rate of employment insurance, pregnancy benefits and any other earnings. Such Bi-weekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance employment insurance cheque stub as proof that she they are is in receipt of Employment Insurance employment insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit currently (currently 26 twenty-six (26) weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. (g) The employee has the right to extend the pregnancy leave to fifty-two (52) weeks in total, inclusive of the period of parental leave provided under the Employment Insurance Act. Written notice by the employee to extend the pregnancy leave will be given at least four (4) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave. This notice requirement will be shortened in circumstances where medical complications occur in the four (4) weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave.

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' 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 above, by written notification received by the Hospital Employer 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 HospitalEmployer, 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) Article 12.01 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer 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 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 20 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 shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, period and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan Plan provides that 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 the planPlan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part- time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the portion of the parental leave for which SUB payments are being made, i.e. 12 weeks, in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 Such leave may extend the leave be extended 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 Home 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 jobposition. (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 HospitalHome, 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) Article 12.01 to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home will outline to the 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 Home 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 , which may extend the leave for a period of be up to twelve seventeen (1217) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leaveweeks. (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 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 22 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 . b) An employee who is eligible for a 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 extend begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave for a period shall be thirteen (13) weeks of up to twelve (12) months' duration, inclusive of any parental leavecontinuous service. (bc) The nurse 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. (cd) The nurse 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 Home at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable jobposition. Parental Leave‌ Parental leave must begin no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks after the day the child is born or comes into custody, care and control of the parent for the first time. For employees on pregnancy leave, parental leave will begin immediately after pregnancy leave expires. Parental leave shall be granted for up to sixty-one (61) weeks in duration if the employee also took pregnancy leave and sixty-three (63) weeks in duration if she did not. (da) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses An employee who are on approved pregnancy leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject becomes a parent of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by child is eligible to take a parental leave in accordance with 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 provisions of the Employment Insurance Act shall Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. b) An employee who has taken a pregnancy leave above is eligible to be paid granted a supplemental employment benefitparental leave of up to sixty-one (61) weeks duration, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she An employee who is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue eligible for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to parental leave who is the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours natural father or is an adoptive parent is eligible for a partleave totaling thirty-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.seven

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 Employer 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 HospitalEmployer, 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 Employer 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 Employer 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 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 22 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyseventy-four five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.fifteen

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 the nurse’s intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her the nurse’s former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she the nurse 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his the nurse’s 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 12.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 thirty tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer 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 Employer may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her the nurse’s position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-performance of her the nurse’s work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalEmployer’s Supplemental Unemployment Employment 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 and 20 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) 93% of her the nurse’s regular weekly earnings and the sum of her the nurse’s weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Bi-weekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she the nurse is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her the nurse’s regular hourly rate on her the nurse’s last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her the nurse’s normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 22 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Hospital shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 xxxxx 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 '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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 Employer 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 jobposition. (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 HospitalEmployer, 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 xxxxx 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) 12.01 to a maximum of 30 60 tours (225 450 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer 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 HospitalEmployer’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 Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-eighty four percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings (which for part-time employees shall include percentage- in-lieu based on the employee’s normal weekly hours) and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for the calculation of the Employment employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The Employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly pension contributions if applicable.

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 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees 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 thirty tours (225 two hundred and twenty -five (225) hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee 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-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 Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits Pregnancy Benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental 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 Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub stub, as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefitsPregnancy Benefits, and shall continue for while the employee is in receipt of such benefits to a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular Normal weekly earnings hours shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement average number of hours an employee working during the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance E.I. benefit (currently 26 weeks)determination period. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 seventeen (1217) months' weeks’ 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 their intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Health Centre at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they 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 HospitalHealth Centre, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his their probationary period. The nurse shall be credited with tours xxxxx 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 (a10.01(a) to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty- five (225) hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Health Centre 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 Health Centre may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non- performance of her their work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalHealth Centre’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 their regular weekly earnings and the sum of her their weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Health Centre of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is they are in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hourshours plus vacation pay and percentage in lieu, as applicable. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance accol-dance 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 Employee shall give written notification at least one two (12) month weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. (c) The nurse 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 four two (42) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse Employee shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she the Employee shall be given a comparable jobsubject to layoff. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses Employees 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 Employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies vacancies, the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital may request a nurse an Employee 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 . Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties. If such a transfer is not feasible, the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Planpregnant Employee, 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 if she so requests, will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) granted an unpaid leave of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the absence before commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourscurrent contractual maternity leave. The normal weekly hours for parties recognize their joint responsibilities to accommodate a part-time employee shall be calculated by using pregnant Employee in accordance with the same time period used for calculation Ontario Human Rights Code prior to pregnancy leave if, in the professional opinion of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for Employee's physician, the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the planpregnancy may be at risk.

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 Health Centre 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 HospitalHealth Centre, 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 xxxxx 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 Health Centre 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 Health Centre 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 HospitalHealth Centre’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 shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Health Centre of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 hourshours plus vacation pay and percentage in lieu, as applicable. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 eighteen (1218) months' months duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least one four (14) month weeks 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 Home 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 HospitalHome, 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) 10.02 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home 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 Home 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 Human Resources Development Canada of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Home's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who has successfully completed her probationary period and 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 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment 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 shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)tours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. Note: The Employer will continue to pay its share of the premiums for benefit plans for nurses for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while a nurse is on pregnancy leave provided the employee continues to pay her share of the premiums.

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 . i) An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave of 17 weeks may extend the leave using parental leave for a combined period of seventy-eight (78) weeks or up to twelve (12the limits of the Employment Standards Act as amended from time to time. ii) months' duration, inclusive Seniority and service will accrue while an employee is on pregnancy leave under Article 12.05 while an employee is on parental leave under Article 12.06. Up to the limits of any the Employment Standards Act as amended from time to time. iii) The Manor will continue to pay the premiums for benefit plans for the employee while an employee is on pregnancy leave under Article 12.05 for the first 17 weeks and while an employee is on parental leaveleave under Article 12.06 for the first 35 weeks. (b) The nurse 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 nurse employee shall reconfirm her her/his intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Manor at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her her/his former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she she/he shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalManor, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or her/his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) 11.01 to a maximum of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Manor will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Manor may request a nurse an employee 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 Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Manor's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 and 23 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment 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 Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Manor of the nurse’s Employment employee's Unemployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s 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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. Effective April 1, 2018, the Employer will pay the employee eight-four percent (84%) (or other amount of wages that are topped up) of their regular weekly earnings during the one (1) week period of leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The amount of any SUB payment (exclusive of the above payment) shall not increase or decrease as a result of an employee’s option to extend any leave under changes to existing Employment Insurance legislation.

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 four (14) month weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date and the expected date of return. (c) The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally original approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Home at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has have been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable job, consistent with the nurse’s seniority. (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 HospitalHome, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing successful completion of 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 article 10.01 (a) to a maximum maximum, of 30 tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home 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 Home 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 women or the performance or non-non performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On Upon confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalHome’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.fifteen

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.the (b) The nurse 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours xxxxx worked (hours worked for nurses employees 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 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee 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 Employer's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits Pregnancy Benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental 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 Benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub stub, as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefitsPregnancy Benefits, and shall continue for while the employee is in receipt of such benefits to a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular Normal weekly earnings hours shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement average number of hours an employee working during the leave times her normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance E.I. benefit (currently 26 weeks)determination period. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 four (14) month weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date and the expected date of return. (c) The nurse shall reconfirm her their intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Hospital Manor at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstated to her their former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she they shall be given a comparable job. (d) The period of the leave shall not be included in any probationary period. (e) 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 HospitalManor, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his successful completion of their probationary period. The nurse shall be credited with tours worked (for all 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)period. The Hospital Manor 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. (ef) The Hospital Manor may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her their position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance or non-non performance of her their work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (fg) On Upon confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalManor’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a full-time nurse who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 and 23 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyseventy-four percent five (8475%) of her their regular weekly earnings and the sum of her their weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earningsbenefits. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Manor of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is they are in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her their regular hourly rate on her their last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her their normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

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 An employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve sixty-three (1263) months' weeks duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse 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 nurse 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 Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse 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) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalEmployer, in a permanent position, the nurse employee 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 Employer will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (e) The Hospital Employer may request a nurse an employee 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 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 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act or provincial benefits under a provincial plan shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent per cent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurseemployee’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

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 Employer 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 HospitalEmployer, 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 Employer 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 Employer 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 HospitalEmployer’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 22 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment insurance period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours (determined as per Service Canada Guidelines) for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. 1. A Certificated Employee who is pregnant shall be granted a leave of absence and may continue in active employment as late into pregnancy as she wishes, if she can fulfill the requirements of her position. Temporary disability caused by pregnancy shall be governed by the following: (a) Pregnancy leave will Any Certificated Employee who is pregnant shall be granted a leave of absence any time between the commencement of her pregnancy and one (1) year following the birth of the child, if she notifies the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days before the date on which she wishes to start her leave. She shall notify the Superintendent by submitting Appendix C-1, Maternity Leave Form, a physician's statement certifying her pregnancy, or a copy of the birth certificate of the newborn, whichever is applicable. However, in the case of a medical emergency caused by pregnancy, the Certificated Employee shall be granted a leave, as otherwise provided in this section, immediately on her request and the certification of the emergency from an attending physician. (b) All or part of a leave taken by a Certificated Employee because of a temporary disability caused by pregnancy may be charged, at her discretion, to her available leave days. However, the Certificated Employee is not entitled to take accumulated leave days when the Certificated Employee’s physician certifies that the Certificated Employee is capable of performing the Certificated Employee’s regular certificated employee duties. The Certificated Employee is entitled to complete the remaining leave without pay. 2. Except where a Contract is not required under IC 20-29 in any situation occurring before or after the commencement of leave, the Certificated Employee and the School Corporation shall execute a regular Certificated Employee’s Contract for each school year in which any part of the Certificated Employee’s leave is granted, and the Certificated Employee shall have the right to return to a certificated employee position for which the Certificated Employee is certified or otherwise qualified in accordance with the rules of Indiana Department of Education. 3. Rights existing at the time leave commences, which arise from a Certificated Employee: (a) Status as established Certificated Employee; (b) Accumulation of successive years of service; (c) Service performed under a Certificated Employee Contract pursuant to IC 20-29; or (d) Status or rights negotiated under; IC20-29 shall remain intact. 4. During unpaid leave the Certificated Employee may maintain coverage in any group insurance program by paying the total premium including the School Corporation's share, if any, attributable to the leave period. 5. During unpaid leave extending into a part of a school year, a Certificated Employee shall accumulate leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended master Contract in this provision. A nurse who effect in the Northeast Dubois County School Corporation in the same proportion which the number of days the Certificated Employee 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 paid during 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 year 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 or leave bears to the vacancy and total number of days for which Certificated Employee are paid in the special conditions relating to such employmentSchool Corporation. (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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.

Pregnancy Leave. The Employer will top up the members on Pregnancy or Parental leave to eighty- four percent (84%) up to a total maximum of seventeen (17) weeks. If the members combine the leaves (Pregnancy and Parental) the total weeks combined permitted is seventeen (17) weeks. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. A nurse An Employee who is eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve eight-teen (1218) months' ’ duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse Employee shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance and where possible will give two months’ notice, of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. (c) The nurse 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 OFC at least four eight (4) 8) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse Employee shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable jobwill have rights under the layoff clause. (d) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses Employees 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 HospitalOFC, in a permanent position, the nurse Employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary period. The nurse Employee shall be credited with tours days 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)period. The Hospital OFC will outline to nurses hired on posting to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employmentthat it is a MLOA replacement. (e) The Hospital OFC may request a nurse an Employee 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 During the pregnancy leave, credit for seniority and credit for service for the purposes of salary increment and vacation shall continue. In addition, the Employer shall continue to pay its share of the benefits provided under the collective agreement during the period of pregnancy leave to a maximum of seventeen (17) weeks, provided the Employee pays her 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 Employment Insurance Commission Employee of in the previous six (6) months. (g) In the event of an increment or general wage increase – retroactive or otherwise – falling due during the period of the appropriateness pregnancy leave, the Employee’s rate 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 pay and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act vacation pay shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to recalculated and adjusted accordingly effective the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) date of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her 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 Hospital of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the planincrease.

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' months duration, inclusive of any parental leave. (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least one four (14) month weeks 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 Home 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 HospitalHome, 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) 10.02 to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home 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 Home 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 Human Resources Development Canada of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Home's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who has successfully completed her probationary period and 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 Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment 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 shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Home of the nurse’s 's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s '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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)tours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. Note: The Employer will continue to pay its share of the premiums for benefit plans for nurses for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while a nurse is on pregnancy leave provided the employee continues to pay her share of the premiums.

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.the (b) The nurse shall give written notification at least one four (14) month months 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 Employer 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 the nurse 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 HospitalEmployer, 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 Article (a) to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Employer 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 Employer may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her the position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman the nurse or the performance or non-performance of her the work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalEmployer’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 Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four percent (84%) of her the regular weekly earnings and the sum of her the 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 Hospital Employer of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she the nurse is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’s regular weekly earnings for full-time shall be determined by multiplying her the regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The the normal weekly hours and for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using on the same time average weekly earnings at the regular hourly rate in the six (6) month period used for calculation of immediately prior to the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)leave. The employee nurse does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. (g) The Employer will pay part-time nurses the percentage in lieu of benefits based on eighty-four percent (84%) of the nurse’s average weekly earnings following completion of the two week Employment Insurance waiting period. Such payment will continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefit for a maximum of 15 weeks.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards ActAct for a period up to seventeen (17) weeks, 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 Residence 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 HospitalResidence, 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 Residence 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 Residence 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-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (f) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the HospitalResidence’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 22 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 Biweekly payment shall commence following completion of the two one (21) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Residence of the nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The nurse’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks)benefit. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan. The employer shall continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits for part-time employees based on the employee’s normal weekly hours for the full duration of the pregnancy leave in addition to pension contributions if applicable.

Pregnancy Leave. (ai) Pregnancy Pregnancy/parenting 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. (bii) The nurse If possible, the employee shall give written notification at least one one (1) month in advance of the date of the commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. (ciii) The nurse employee shall reconfirm her her/his intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection sub-section (bii) above by written notification received by the Hospital Home at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse employee shall be reinstated to her former position unless the position has been discontinued in which case she shall be given a comparable job. (div) Nurses Employees newly hired to replace nurses employees 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 HospitalHome, in a permanent position, the nurse employee shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her or his probationary probation period. The nurse employee shall be credited with tours worked (hours worked for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the a probationary period provided in Article 10.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) tours (225 two hundred and twenty-five (225) hours for nurses employees whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospital Home will outline to nurses employees hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. (ev) The Hospital Home may request a nurse an employee to commence pregnancy leave at such time as the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman women or the performance or non-non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. (fvi) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse An employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement Agreement, who has completed five (5) months of continuous service and has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 22 of the Employment Insurance Act Act, as amended shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eightyseventy-four percent five (8475%) 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 completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the nurseemployee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy pregnancy/parenting benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The nurseemployee’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 a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment unemployment period. The plan provides that 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 the plan.