Common use of Pregnancy Leave Clause in Contracts

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen

Pregnancy Leave. In Under the Employment Standards Act, pregnancy leave is a right pregnant employees have to take up to seventeen (17) weeks of unpaid time off work. Pregnancy leave of absence will be granted, subject to the following: Applicable to employees with thirteen (13) weeks or more of service prior to the baby's expected birth date. Employee states her intention to return to work and makes a formal application for leave of absence at least two weeks prior to leaving. If requested by the employer, the application will be accompanied by a certificate from a legally qualified medical practi- tioner stating the expected date of birth. Formal application will be waived in the case of an employ- ee who stops work because of birth that happens ear- lier than the date upon which the employee was expected to give birth. Leave of absence may begin no earlier than seven- teen (17) weeks before the expected due date unless an employee stops work because of complications or earlier delivery date as described in this Article. Leave of absence will be granted under the follow- ing options: Option Period up to seventeen (17) weeks for pregnancy leave and period up to eighteen (18) weeks parental leave. The period of leave under the option is up to thirty-five (35) weeks duration. Option Comprised of the period in excess of the combined leave. Leave granted under this option shall not result in excess of fifty-two (52) weeks from the date of commencement of the preg- xxxxx leave. Only one option may be selected. Employees on Option pregnancy leave will be credited with accrual of seniority and service for the whole leave. Employees on Option pregnancy leave will be credited with accrual of seniority and service for the first seventeen (17) weeks plus the statutory period of parental leave. Once an employee has started her pregnancy leave, she must take it all at once and cannot split the time An employee who took pregnancy leave who is planning to take parental leave must give the employer written notice. It may be given at the same time as notice is given for pregnancy leave. If it isn't, it must be given at least two (2) weeks before the pregnancy leave ends. Benefits coverage shall be maintained for eligible employees while on pregnancy leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provisionincluding accumulation of service, an employee pensions, and vacation pay earnings. Parental Leave Parental leave is a right that new parents have to take unpaid time off work when a baby or child is born or first comes into their care. Parental leave of absence shall be granted as follows: Applicable to employees who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least have thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked service prior to the commencement date the parental leave is going to start. Applicable to an employee who has qualified for pregnancy leave in the circumstances of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The a live birth or an employee does who, not have any vested right except having given birth to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan provides that payments in respect a child, has thirteen (13) weeks 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing service prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her date of parental leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenand:

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence, unless impossible, and furnish the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen weeks prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall give at least two (2) 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 provisionArticle upon giving the Employer two weeks notice of her intention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due must complete months of continuous service prior to the expected date shall of birth to be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to paid a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her supplemental employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due dateinsurance benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance unemployment insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance rates of employment insurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other earningswill not exceed of the employeels regular weekly payments. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Other income Payments in respect to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two week Employment Insurance unemployment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except regular hourly rate shall be calculated to receive payments for include all of the covered unemployment periodinsurable earnings as defined by the Employment Insurance System. 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected SUB by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks Home would not take into account insurable earnings from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeensources other than this

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy Leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except ex- cept where amended in this provision. The Service re- quirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thir- teen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commence- ment of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the ex- pected birth date. employee shall reconfirm her to re- turn to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hos- pital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided un- der this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit ben- efit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four five percent (84%) of her 75%)of regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following follow- ing completion of the two-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 re- ceipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan plan provides that payments payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration remunera- tion or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of (a) An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks’ notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete ten months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings (which for part-timer employees shall include any in-lieu payment, if applicable) and the sum of her weekly rates of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital will not exceed five percent (75%) of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hoursearnings. The employee does Vested Interest Employees do not have any vested a right to SUB payments except to receive payments for supplementation of benefits during the covered unemployment periodperiod as specified in the plan. The Plan provides that payments Other Income Payments in respect of to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan Such payment shall commence after the Plantwo (2) week employment insurance waiting period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of seventeen (17) weeks. The employee employee's regular weekly earnings shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate, on her last day worked prior to the day upon which she intends commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to commence her include all of the employee's insurable earnings as defined by the Insurance The SUB top-up by the Home would not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article (a) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article (a) upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform the duties of her employment 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. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request employment on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this Article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy or parental leave, and the employee's former permanent position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former job, and former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued 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 established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to during the leave. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis Agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the Employer at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (I3) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. An employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (I5) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's ’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while . The parties agree for the employee is in receipt purposes of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weekscalculating the benefit “normal weekly earnings” will be based on the qualifying period. The employee's regular ’s normal weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an . The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen 3) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2)weeks in advance thereof. An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (84%) of 93%)of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period .of up to seventeen (17) weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees employee's normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits pension plan in which the employee is participating participating, for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will also continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits and will register these benefits as part of the Supplemental Unemployment Insurance Benefit Plan with the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (1 3) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. The following applies only to employees whose earnings (as defined in the Toronto Humber Memorial Hospital settlement) are less than for the calendar year, or such other locally agreed annual period for determining status. Effective February an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three 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-two week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment ’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 employee'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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least four (174) weeks from her employment or in advance of the date of commencement of such shorter leave and the expected date of absence as return. At such time, they shall furnish the Employer with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee may request commencing during shall reconfirm their intention to return to work on the period of seventeen date originally approved in subsection (17b) above by written notification received by the Employer at least two (2) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave except for the calculation of the probationary period. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 benefitsupplement unemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-eight percent (8478%) 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 (1) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt . Receipt by the Hospital Employer of the employee's ’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as current claim information page shall constitute proof that she is they are in receipt of the 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 employee's ’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 Where an employee does not have any vested right except elects to receive payments parental leave benefits greater than 35 weeks in accordance with the Employment Insurance Act, the amount of any Supplemental Unemployment Benefit payable by the Region for pregnancy leave will be no greater than what would have been payable had the covered unemployment period. The Plan provides that payments in respect employee elected to receive 35 weeks 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior parental leave benefit pursuant to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenEmployment Insurance Act.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. An employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in ‘receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's ’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while . The parties agree for the employee is in receipt purposes of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weekscalculating the benefit “normal weekly earnings” will be based on the qualifying period. The employee's regular ’s normal weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an A pregnant employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for commenced employment with Spar at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due before the expected birth date shall will be entitledgranted pregnancy leave. Pregnancy leave may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected date of birth. Pregnancy leave will be for seventeen (17) weeks, upon her written application thereforeor where the mother is not entitled to take parental leave, to a leave for the greater of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen six (176) weeks immediately preceding her due dateafter the birth of the child. An employee on who wishes to take pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 must give Spar no less than two (2) weeks' written notice of the Employment Insurance Actdate the leave is to begin and a certificate from her physician stating the expected date of birth. Unless an employee on pregnancy leave gives Spar at least two (2) weeks' written notice that, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be at the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (84%) conclusion 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-week Employment Insurance waiting periodpregnancy leave, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence parental leave, the employee will be deemed to intend to take the maximum length of her pregnancy leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinionreturn to work immediately thereafter. An If an employee may, if she desires on pregnancy leave wishes to return to work, shorten work without having taken her full entitlement to pregnancy leave the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital employee must provide Spar with at least four (4) weeks' written notice of the date on which she wishes to return. Where an employee who has been granted pregnancy and parental leave has exhausted the benefits available to her intention to do so under the Unemployment Insurance Plan and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of presents a legally qualified medical practitioner stating statement from her physician that she is able unable to resume her return to work, the Company will pay that employee, on a weekly basis for a maximum of six (6) weeks, an amount equal to the weekly unemployment insurance benefit the employee had been receiving. The Hospital benefits of an employee on pregnancy leave will be continued by Spar at its own cost. Upon receipt of a written recommendation from her physician, Spar may request the grant an employee who has exhausted her entitlement to begin the both pregnancy leave and parental leave an extended leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancyup to four (4) additional months. The employee shallhas the option ofcontinuing her benefits, if requested by other than long-term disability, at her own cost during the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement period of the extended leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an An employee on extended leave is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue required to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share give Spar at least four (4) weeks' written notice of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in date on which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenshe wishes to return to work.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall re-confirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in sub-section above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Employment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three per cent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three per cent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee . A nurse who is pregnant 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 nurse shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and who the expected date of return. The nurse shall reconfirm her intentionto return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstatedto her former position unless the position has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date discontinued in which case she shall be entitledgiven a comparable job. 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, upon in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her written application therefore, 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 (a) to a maximum of tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospitalwill outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. The Hospital may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or at such shorter leave of absence time as the employee may request commencing during duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the period performance or non-performance of seventeen her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (17SUB) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to pursuantto Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, InsuranceAct 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 completion of the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of Hospitalof the employee's nurse’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 employee's 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 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for paymentsfor the covered unemployment employment period. The Plan plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or remunerationor in respect of deferred remuneration or remunerationor severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of, commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three (8493%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her the employee’s weekly Employment Insurance benefits Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's ’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefitsPregnancy Benefits, and shall continue while the employee she is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee'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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three (93%) percent of her weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks continuous service. The employee shall notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the date of return. At such time she shall certificate of a furnish the Hospital with the legally qualified medical practitioner stating expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof Effective on by the Unemployment Insurance Commission 0 the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who d is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall shall' be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (84%) s of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance Unemployment In benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. . The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment employment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits pension plan in which the employee is participating seventeen participating, for a period of up to weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of (a) An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks' notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete ten (IO) months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings (which for part-time employees shall include any in-lieu payment, if applicable) and the sum of her weekly rates of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital will not exceed percent (75%) of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hoursearnings. The employee does Vested Interest Employees do not have any vested a right to SUB payments except to receive payments for supplementation of benefits during the covered unemployment periodperiod as specified in the plan. The Plan provides that payments Other Payments in respect of to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence after the Plantwo (2) week employment insurance waiting period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of seventeen (17) weeks. The employee employee's regular weekly earnings shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate, on her last day worked prior to the day upon which she intends commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to commence her include all of the employee's insurable earnings as defined by the Employment Insurance System. The SUB by the Home would not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article (a) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article (a) upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform the duties of her employment 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. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions. deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request employment on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this Article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absenceabsence If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy or parental leave, and the employee's former permanent position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former job, and former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued 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 established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to during the leave. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis Agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the Employer at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee . A nurse who is pregnant 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 nurse shall give written notification at least one month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and who the expected date of return. The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection 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 employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date discontin- ued in which case she shall be entitledgiven a comparable job. 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, upon in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to suc- cessfully completing her written application therefore, or his probationary period. The nurse shall be credited with xxxxx worked (hours worked for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day) towards the probationary period pro- vided in Article (a) to a maximum of 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 tem- porary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment The Hospital may request a nurse to commence pregnan- cy leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or at such shorter leave of absence time as the employee may request commencing during duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the period per- or non-performance of seventeen her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (17SUB) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 regular.weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion pletion of the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's nurse’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 employee's 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 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment employment period. The Plan plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration remunera- tion or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an . The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen 3) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of of such leave and the expected date of return. At such she shall also the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall intention to return to work on the originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) in advance thereof. An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave, The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions An employee is entitled to at least seventeen (17) weeks of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who unpaid leave of absence for pregnancy if she has been employed with her Employer for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her workdelivery. The Hospital leave may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for commenced up to seventeen (17) weeks from before the commencement expected date of delivery. An employee who is entitled to the leave is required to give her Employer two (2) weeks notice in writing of the date the leave is to begin, together with a medical certificate estimating the date of delivery. If the employee does not specify the date of the end of the pregnancy leave, it will be assumed that she wishes to take the maximum leave. Credits An employee who have given notice to begin a pregnancy leave may change the notice to an earlier date by giving at least two (2) weeks written notice before the earlier date. She may change to a later date by giving two (2) weeks notice before the leave was to begin. If pregnancy-related complications force the employee to stop work before she has arranged her pregnancy leave, she has two (2) weeks from that date to give the Employer written notice, with a medical certificate confirming the circumstances and the expected or actual date of birth. A pregnancy leave will normally end seventeen (17) weeks after it begins but if the mother suffers a still-birth or miscarriage or the child dies while the mother is still on her pregnancy leave, the pregnancy leave will end six (6) weeks after the date of the still-birth, miscarriage or birth or seventeen (17) weeks after the pregnancy leave commenced, whichever is later. If the Employee has been on her pregnancy leave for regular part time seventeen (17) weeks but the child has not yet been born, the pregnancy leave will end when the baby is born and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while the employee will be entitled to take a parental leave immediately after the birth. If an employee is on such pregnancy leave on wishes to change the basis date of what the employees normal regular hours of return to work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share an earlier date, she must give her Employer four (4) weeks written notice of the premiums date on which she intends to return. If an employee wishes to change the date of return to a later date (but subject to the subsidized employee benefits in which rules concerning the employee is participating for maximum length of leave), she must give the initial seventeenEmployer four (4) weeks written notice before the date the leave was to end. APPENDIX A

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notificationreceivedby the period of seventeen Hospital at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 benefitunemploymentbenefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits EmploymentInsurancebenefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting Insurancewaiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's ’s Employment Insurance cheque Insurancecheque 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 employee'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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospitalwill pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from while the commencement of the employee pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for participatingfor a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirements for eligibility for maternity leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service since her last date of hire. The employee shall give written notification at least one month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with her Doctor's as to pregnancy and expected date of delivery. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitfor a period not exceeding fifteen weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (84%) r of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt eceipt 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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 Planplan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence Credit for seniority and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized subsidised employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Credit for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen xxxxx while an employee is on leave. The Hospital will continue to the in lieu of benefits and its share of the contributions for pension, in which the employee is participating, for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the employee is on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will register those benefits as part of the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan with the Unemployment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of (a) An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks' notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the with a a legally practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings (which for part-time employees shall include any in-lieu payment, if applicable) and the sum of her weekly rates of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the twowill not exceed seventy-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital five percent (75%) of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hoursearnings. The employee does Vested Interest Employees do not have any vested a right to SUB payments except to receive payments for supplementation of benefits during the covered unemployment periodperiod as specified in the plan. The Plan provides that payments Other Income Payments in respect of to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence after the Plantwo week employment insurance waiting period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of seventeen (17) weeks. The employee employee's regular weekly earnings shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate, on her last day worked prior to the day upon which she intends commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to commence her include all of the employee's insurable earnings as defined by the Insurance The SUB top-up by the Home would take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article (a) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article (a) upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform the duties of her employment because of a medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, occur or the actual date of her delivery. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request employment on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this Article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy or parental leave, and the employee's former permanent position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former job, and former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued 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 established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretationof this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to during the leave. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis Agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the Employer at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave shall be considered as a right for all employees. Employees shall be granted pregnancy leave in accordance with the provisions of this collective agreement unless increased or better leave or benefits are provided by the Employment provisions the Labour Standards ActCode of the Province of Nova Scotia. Pregnancy leave shall be deemed to be continuous employment for the accrual of seniority, except where amended in this provisionservice, an vacation and sick leave. Vacation entitlements will not be prorated under Article during the vacation when pregnancy leave is taken. Employees on pregnancy leave retain their seniority rights while on leave. Upon the request of the employee who and presentation of a certificate by the employee’s legally qualified medical doctor stating that the employee is pregnant and who has been employed for specifying the date upon which delivery is expected, the employee may, at least thirteen her option, commence pregnancy leave at any time during a period which commences sixteen (1316) weeks immediately preceding her due before the expected date of delivery and which ends on the actual date of delivery. When possible, the employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, provide four (4)weeks notice prior to the expected leave date. Notwithstanding Article the Employer may require that an employee begin a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as earlier than the time set out therein if the employee may request commencing during cannot reasonably perform her duties or if the employee’s work is materially affected by her pregnancy. The employee shall make arrangements with the Employer to deduct all benefit contributions for which the employee is responsible, and which the employee must or chooses to continue, covering the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while ’s leave from the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked ’s pays prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hoursor the employee may pay by cash or cheque in advance of or during the leave. The employee does Employer will pay all contributions to the Pension Plan covering the employee’s period of leave and will collect the employee’s share of the contributions her after her return to work. Pregnancy, in itself, is not have any vested right except to receive payments a sickness for the covered unemployment periodpurposes of the sick leave provisions of this collective agreement, however, sickness arising as a result of pregnancy or during pregnancy is a sickness for all purposes of this collective agreement Where working conditions may be hazardous to the fetus or the pregnant employee, the Employer shall endeavour to provide alternative safe employment at no reduction in pay or benefits for the period of the pregnancy. 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 Should the Plan. The Employer be unable to provide such safe alternative employment the employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her be granted an unpaid leave of absence and shall furnish until the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration birth of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention child. Subject to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on Article pregnancy leave for shall be, at the choice of the employee, up to seventeen (17) weeks from duration and shall end not sooner than one (1) week after the commencement actual date of delivery and not later than seventeen (17) weeks after the leavepregnancy leave began. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority An employee returning pregnancy leave shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits retain her rights as outlined in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenthis Collective Agreement.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an . The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen 3) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenpregnancy leave. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy I Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an . The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service for eligibility for leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. her hourly Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee em- ployee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (84%) seventy-five per cent of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance Unemployment In- surance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment two Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Unemployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Unemploy- ment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage or salary increment that would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan plan provides that payments payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration remuner- ation or severance sever pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees employee’s normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits pension plan, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. to any changes to employee’s status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of Parental Leave Parental leaves will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Standards Act, where amended in provision. The service require- ment for eligibility for parental leave shall be thirteen week; of service. An qualifies for parental, leave, r an adoptive parent, shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of date of such leave and expected date of return. An employee who is an advise the as far in advance as possible of having qualified to adopt a and request the leave of absence, in writing, receipt of con- firmation of the pending If, of late receipt or of the pending adoption, the employee f it to request leave of absence in writing, the request be made and subsequently verified in writing. An employee who is an adoptive parent may extend , . parental leave for such greater time as may be required by the adoption agency concerned up to a maximum gate of six months. Written notice by the employee will be two weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave. An employee shall reconfirm his or her intention to work on the date approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. employee who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Unemployment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section of the Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five per cent of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such pay- ment shall commence following completion of the two week Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Insurance stub as proof that she is in receipt of Unemploy- ment Insurance parental benefits, and shall continue the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a period of ten weeks. The employee's weekly earnings shall determined by multiply- ing her regular hourly rate on her last day prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on parental leave. employee does not have any vested except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuner- ation or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to weeks while an is on parental leave on the of what the employee's normal regular hours of work would have been. The will continue to pay its share of the contributions of the pension plan in which the employee is for a period of eighteen weeks the is on parental leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had he or she not been on parental leave, the employee shall be reinstated to his or her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. Full-Time Union Office application by the Union, in writing, the give reasonable consideration to the request for leave of absence, without pay, to an employee elected or appointed to full-time Union office. It is under- stood not more than one employee in the xxxx- aining unit may be on such leave at the same time. Such leave, if granted, shall be for a period of one calendar year from the date of appointment unless extended for a further specific period by agreement of the parties. Seniority and service shall accumulate during such leave to the maximum provided, if any, under the pro- visions of the Collective Agreement. It will become the responsibility of the employee for full payment of any applicable benefits in which the employee is partici- pating during such leave of absence.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least four (174) weeks from in advance of the date of of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least four (174) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan, a full- time or regular part-time employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three (8493%) percent 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance 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 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 employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give Unless otherwise informed, the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to will calculate the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish Supplemental Maternity Benefit based on the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinionEl cheque stub. An If an employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by s El benefit includes earnings outside the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness the employee must advise the Hospital through its payroll unit, so that the Supplemental Maternity Benefit will be calculated on those earnings only applicable to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenMichael's Hospital. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the initial seventeenfirst two

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notificationat least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencementof such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Centre with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above bywritten notification received by the period of seventeen Centre at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Centre of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normalweekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Centre will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly hoursearnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for paymentsfor the covered unemployment period. The Plan plan provides that payments payment in respect of guaranteed 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application thereforeapplication, to a pregnancy leave of and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (171 7) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee and may request commencing during the period of begin no earlier than seventeen (171 7) weeks immediately preceding her due before the expected birth date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four Employer two (42) weeks’ notice weeks notice, in writing prior to writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence absence, and shall furnish the Hospital Employer with the Certificate certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (1 3) weeks prior to the expected date of birth in his opinionorder to be entitled to Pregnancy Leave. An The employee may, if she desires shall give at least two (2) weeks written 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 Hospital Employer four (4) weeks' weeks written notice of her intention to do so so, and furnishing the Hospital Employer with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request During the period of pregnancy leave, to a maximum of seventeen (1 7) weeks, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of benefits as prescribed by the Employment Standards Act, if the employee elects, in writing, to begin continue her share of the premiums. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the employee shall make such payments to the Employer on or before the day of each month for the duration of the leave. Should such payment not be received, it is understood that benefit coverage will be terminated. An employee who intends to resume her employment on the expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is With the exception of any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave for up leave, the employee shall be reinstated to seventeen (17) weeks from her former position, on the commencement same in the same department and at the current rate of pay. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority above absences shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue likewise be returned to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentheir former permanent positions.

Pregnancy Leave. In A leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended, except where as amended in by this provisionAgreement. The service requirement for eligibility for a leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service before the expected birth date. Effectiveon confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the 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-week Employment Insurance unemployment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 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 employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan provides that payments 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 of the Regulations). The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing written notification at least two weeks prior to the day upon which commencement of the leave, unless impossible due to medical complications caused by her expected date of return. At such time she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall also furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opiniondate of birth. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request If pregnancy related complications force the employee to begin stop work before she has arranged her leave, the leave employee shall have two (2) weeks from that date to give the Hospital written notice, with a medical certificate confirming the circumstances and the expected or actual date of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancybirth. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for may take up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits If the employee wishes, she may extend her leave beyond seventeen (17) weeks under the parental leave provisions of this Agreement for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenup to eighteen (18) additional weeks. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentotal leave shall not be greater than thirty-five

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with Effective on confirmation by the provisions Unemployment Insurance Commission of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provisionappropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (84%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees employee's normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time the percentage in lieu of benefits and regular part time employees its share of pension contributions during the premiums period of pregnancy leave. The Hospital will register those benefits as part of the subsidized employee benefits in Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan with the Unemployment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee is participating for shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the initial seventeensame shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and who has been employed parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Standards Act and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence, unless impossible, and furnish the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete ten (IO) months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment I Benefit An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy- five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly rates of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee’s regular weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Other Income Payments in respect to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this pay. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The employee'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 regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the employee’s insurable earnings as defined by the Employment Insurance System. The SUB top-up by the Employer would not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this Employer. An employee who does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenunder Article

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, . The service requirements for for maternity leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service since her last date of hire. The employee shall give written notification at least one month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she also the Hospital with her Doctor’s certificate as to pregnancy and expected date of delivery. The employee shall her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection(c) above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof Effective on by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (84%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance ’s unemployment insurance cheque stub as proof that stubs shall constitute proofthat 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 employee's regular ’s normal weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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 Planplan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeento

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and who has been employed parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Standards Act, and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks' notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence, unless impossible, and furnish the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete ten months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy- five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly rates of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee's regular weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Other Income Payments in respect to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the employee's insurable earnings as defined by the System. The SUB top-up by the Home would not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An employee who does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenunder Article

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks' notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for givingthe estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintentionto do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must ten (IO) months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly rates of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed seventy-five of the employee's regular weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments exceptfor supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Other Income Payments in respectto guaranteed annual remunerationor in respect of deferred remunerationor severance pay benefitsare not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15seventeen 7) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the employee's insurable earnings as defined by the Employment Insurance System. The SUB by the Home would not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An employee who does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence under Article (a) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article (a) upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform-the 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. Duringthe period of leave, the Employershall continue to pay the Employer'sportion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions, If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request employmenton the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this Article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the Employer when she requeststhe leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the of the normal pregnancy or parental leave, and the employee's former position still exists, the employee will be returnedto her former job, and former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued 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 established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the EmploymentStandards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to during the leave. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis Agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the Employer at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above who has ARTICLE LEAVES OF ABSENCE applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five 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-two week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits pension plan in which the employee is participating participating, for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions An employee is entitled to at least seventeen (17) weeks of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who unpaid leave of absence for pregnancy if she has been employed with her Employer for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her workdelivery. The Hospital leave may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for commenced up to seventeen (17) weeks from before the commencement expected date of delivery. An employee who is entitled to the leave is required to give her Employer two (2) weeks notice in writing of the date the leave is to begin, together with a medical certificate estimating the date of delivery. If the employee does not specify the date of the end of the pregnancy leave, it will be assumed that she wishes to take the maximum leave. Credits An employee who have given notice to begin a pregnancy leave may change the notice to an earlier date by giving at least two (2) weeks written notice before the earlier date. She may change to a later date by giving two (2) weeks notice before the leave was to begin. If pregnancy-related complications force the employee to stop work before she has arranged her pregnancy leave, she has two (2) weeks from that date to give the Employer written notice, with a medical certificate confirming the circumstances and the expected or actual date of birth. A pregnancy leave will normally end seventeen (17) weeks after it begins but if the mother suffers a still-birth or miscarriage or the child dies while the mother is still on her pregnancy leave, the pregnancy leave will end six (6) weeks after the date of the still-birth, miscarriage or birth or seventeen (17) weeks after the pregnancy leave commenced, whichever is later. If the Employee has been on her pregnancy leave for regular part time seventeen (17) weeks but the child has not yet been born, the pregnancy leave will end when the baby is born and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while the employee will be entitled to take a parental leave immediately after the birth. If an employee is on such pregnancy leave on wishes to change the basis date of what the employees normal regular hours of return to work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share an earlier date, she must give her Employer four (4) weeks written notice of the premiums date on which she intends to return. If an employee wishes to change the date of return to a later date (but subject to the subsidized employee benefits in which rules concerning the employee is participating for maximum length of leave), she must give the initial seventeenEmployer four (4) weeks written notice before the date the leave was to end. Collective Agreement Brantford Public Library Board and CUPE Local 181 (Brantford Public Library Part-Time Unit) APPENDIX A EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT PREGNANCY/PARENTAL LEAVE

Pregnancy Leave. (a) In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due the expected date of birth shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due the expected birth date. An employee on leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment 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 Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment ’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 employee'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 employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the her Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the her Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the her Hospital four (4) weeks' ’ notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the her Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service Service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenseventeen weeks from the commencement of the leave unless the employee gives the Hospital a written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee’s contributions if any. No leave granted under the provisions of this Article will be considered sick leave and sick leave credits may not be used. An employee intending to resume employment with the Hospital is required to advise the Hospital in writing two weeks prior to the of the leave of absence for pregnancy. Subject to any changes to the employee’s status which would occurred had she not been on leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position, if available, or given a comparable position at not less than her wages when she began her leave of absence.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with An Employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided in the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The Employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The Employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding prior to the expected date of birth. The Employee shall give at least two (2)weeks notice of her due date shall be entitledintention to return to work. The Employee may, upon her written application thereforewith the consent of the Employer, to a leave shorten the duration of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintentionto do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. An Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. NotwithstandingArticle above, an employee must complete ten months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance benefit. Effectiveon ratification, an employee on maternity leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy maternity leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance employment insurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of the SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed the seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee's normal weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemploymentperiod as specified in the plan. Other Income Payments in receipt of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The employee'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 employee regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all the employee’s insurable earnings as defined by the Employment Insurance Act. An Employeewho does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence under Article and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion perform the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by employment because of a pregnant woman medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, delivery will occur or the performance actual date of her work is materially affected by delivery. During the pregnancy. The employee shallperiod of leave, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority Employer shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay the Employer’s portion of medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Standards Act if the Employee elects, in writing, to full time and regular part time employees its continue her share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenpremiums.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service, The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety- three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety- three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an and employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment 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 Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment ’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 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 employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 Planplan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' ’ notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to for full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenseventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave unless the employee gives the Hospital a written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee’s contributions if any. No leave granted under the provisions of this Article will be considered sick leave and sick leave credits may not be used. An employee intending to resume employment with the Hospital is required to advise the Hospital in writing two (2) weeks’ prior to the expiry of the leave of absence for pregnancy. Subject to any changes to the employee’s status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position, if available, or given a comparable position at not less than her wages when she began her leave of absence.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this this,provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The requirement for at least for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous sewice. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such she shall also furnish the Health Centre with the of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Health Centre at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee Effectiveon by the Canada Employment Insurance of the appropriateness of the Health Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) an employee-who is on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for under and is in receipt of Employment Insurance EmploymentInsurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, InsuranceAct shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a not exceedingfifteen (IS) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (8493%) of her regular weekly earnings normal and the sum of her weekly Employment unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital Health Centre of the employee's Employment Insurance unemploymentinsurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Health Centre will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such pregnancy leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits pension plan in which the employee is participating participating, for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes t o the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two weeks notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall give at lest two (2) weeks' notice of her due date shall be entitledintention to to work. The employee may, upon her written application thereforewith the consent of the Employer, to a leave shorten the duration of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due date. An 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 Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Notwithstanding article above, an employee on leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt must complete months of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant continuous service prior to Section 18 the expected date of the Employment Insurance Act, shall birth to be paid a supplemental employment unemployment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance rate of unemployment benefits. In any week, the total amount of the SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed of the normal weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Other Income Payments in respect to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) seventeen weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the employee's insurable earnings as defined by the Unemployment Insurance Act. The by the Home will not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An who does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence under Article and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform the duties of her employment because of a medical condition arising from her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in her opinion, delivery will occur or the actual date of her delivery. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental., group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request employment on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the Employer when she leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal maternity or adoption leave, and the former permanent position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former job, former shift if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. Where the Employer has suspended or discontinued 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 established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article (e). Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to during the leave. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the employer at least two (2) notice, in writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's supplementary Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and an 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 for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her the weekly Employment Insurance employment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee'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 while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee'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. ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the while a full-time employee is on pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen (I7) weeks while an a part-time employee is on such pregnancy leave on the basis of what the employees employee's normal regular hours of work would have been. The For full-time employees the Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. For part-time employees, the Hospital will continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits and its share of pension contributions during the period of pregnancy leave. The Hospital will register those benefits as part of the Supplemental Employment Benefit Plan with the Employment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had the employee not been on parental leave, the employee shall be reinstated to his or her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provisionagreement. Effective on by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plan, and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission, an employee who is pregnant on pregnancy leave as provided under this agreement and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent per cent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits during her leave and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits benefits, for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeksweeks for a pregnancy leave. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. This provision only applies to employees with at least months of continuous service at the hospital prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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 Planplan. Transfer of Pregnant Employees Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the current contractual maternity leave provisions. Parental Leave Parental leaves will be granted in with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this agreement Effective on by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plan, and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance an employee who is on parental leave as provided under this agreement and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five per cent (75%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance parental benefits during her leave and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits, for a maximum period of ten weeks for a parental leave. The employee employee's weekly earnings shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the day upon which she intends commencement the parental leave times her normal weekly hours. This provision only applies to commence her leave employees with at least months of absence and shall furnish continuous service at the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires hospital prior to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the parental leave. Credits The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while the covered unemployment period. The .planprovides that payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. Where an employee is on has become a natural father or has qualified to adopt a child and has at least months of service at the commencement of approved parental leave, such employee may be entitled to extend the leave on the basis up to an aggregate of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeensix

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least four (174) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee, may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer four (174) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a medical certificate, satisfactory to the Employer, stating that she is able to resume her work. An Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding the above, an employee must complete months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental unemployment insurance benefit. Subsequent to this qualification, an employee on maternity leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy unemployment insurance maternity leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (84%) 80 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-two week Employment Insurance insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital Employer of the employee's Employment ’s Unemployment 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 employee'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. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer’s portion of the hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Standards Act if the employee elects, in writing, to continue her share of the premiums. If deductions for the employee’s share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks pregnancy leave, an employee may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of this Agreement. The employee does not have any vested right except shall give the Employer at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing, that she intends to receive payments for the covered unemployment periodtake parental leave. The Plan provides that payments 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 employee shall give the Hospital four plan (457 (13) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenRegulations).

Pregnancy Leave. In will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee give written notificationat least two (2)weeks in advance of the date of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospitalwith the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence on pregnancy as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 Section, of the Employment Insurance ActInsuranceAct, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen 5) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (84%) of 93%)of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy Unemployment Insurancepregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee'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 increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan plan provides that payments payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or remunerationor in respect of deferred remuneration or remunerationor severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Planplan. Credits for and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will continue to pay its share of the contributions of the subsidized employee benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while the is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. leave following clause is to Part-time Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Standards except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to date of commencement of such leave and the day upon which expected date of return. At such time she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section of the Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit for a period not exceeding 5) weeks. The supplement shall be equivalent to the difference between percent (93%)of her normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Receipt by the Hospital of the unemployment insurance cheque stubs shall constitute proof that she is able in receipt of Unemployment Insurance pregnancy The employee's normal earnings shall be by multiplying her hourly rate on her last day worked prior to resume the commencement of the leave times her worknormal weekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. The In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital may request will pay the employee to begin percent (93%)of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancywhite waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee shall, if requested does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remunerationor severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen 7) weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees employee's normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will Hospitalwill continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees the percentage in lieu of its share of pension contributionsduring the premiums of pregnancy leave. The Hospitalwill register those as part of the subsidized employee benefits in Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan with the Unemployment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstatedto her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. Parental leaves will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Standards Act, amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for parental leave shall be thirteen 3)weeks of continuous service. An employee, who qualifies for parental leave, other than an adoptive parent, shall give written notificationof at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of the commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. For the purposes of this Article, parent shall be defined to a person with whom a child is participating placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the initial seventeenas his her own. An employee who is an adoptive parent shall advise the Hospital as far in advance as possible of having qualified to adopt a child, and shall request the leave of absence, in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption. because of late receipt of of the pending adoption, the employee finds it impossible to request the leave of absence in writing, the request may be made verbally and subsequently in writing.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application thereforeapplication, to a pregnancy leave of seventeen and parental leave immediately thereafter, Pregnancy leave shall be granted for eighteen (1718) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee and may request commencing during the period of seventeen begin no earlier than eighteen (1718) weeks immediately preceding her due before the expected birth date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four Employer two (42) weeks’ notice weeks notice, in writing prior to writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence absence, and shall furnish the Hospital Employer with the Certificate certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks prior to the expected date of birth in his opinionorder to be entitled to Pregnancy Leave. An The employee may, if she desires shall give at least two (2) weeks' written 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 this article upon giving the Hospital Employer four (4) weeks' 4)weeks written notice of her intention to do so so, and furnishing the Hospital Employer with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request During the period of pregnancy leave, to a maximum of eighteen (18) weeks, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of benefits as prescribed by the Employment Standards Act, if the employee elects, in writing, to begin continue her share of the premiums. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the employee shall make such payments to the Employer on or before the 1st day of each month for the duration of the leave. Should such payment not be received, it is understood that benefit coverage will be terminated. An employee who intends to resume her employment on the expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. With the exception of any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position, on the same in the same department and at the current rate of pay. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacation, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while during the leave, to a maximum of eighteen (18) weeks. Upon expiry of eighteen (18) weeks pregnancy leave, an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen may immediately commence parental leave. The employee shall the Employer at least two (172) weeks from the commencement of the notice, in Writing, that she intends to take parental leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee . A nurse who is pregnant 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 nurse shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and who the expected date of return. The nurse shall reconfirm her intentionto return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks in advance thereof. The nurse shall be reinstatedto her former position unless the position has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date discontinued in which case she shall be entitledgiven a comparable job. 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, upon in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her written application therefore, 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 (a) to a maximum of tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard work day). The Hospitalwill outline to nurses hired to fill such temporary vacancies the circumstances giving rise to the vacancy and the special conditions relating to such employment. The Hospital may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or at such shorter leave of absence time as the employee may request commencing during duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the period performance or non-performance of seventeen her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (17SUB) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to pursuantto Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, InsuranceAct 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 completion of the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of Hospitalof the employee's nurse’s Employment Insurance cheque Insurancecheque 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 employee's 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 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for paymentsfor the covered unemployment employment period. The Plan plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or remunerationor in respect of deferred remuneration or remunerationor severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of (a) An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be for seventeen (17) weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who is 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 pregnant and who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall give at least two weeks notice of her due date shall be entitledintention to return to work. The employee with the consent of the Employer, upon her written application therefore, to a leave shorten the duration of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete ten months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitInsurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly rates of Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee's regular weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the insurable earnings as defined by the Employment Insurance System. The SUB top-up by the Home would not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility An employee who does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence under Article and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence accordance with Article (a) upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform the duties of her employment 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. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request employment on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this Article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy or parental leave, and the employee's former permanent position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former job, and former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued 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 alternative work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to during the leave. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis Agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the Employer at least two (2) weeks notice, writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the of a legally medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2 )weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application thereforeapplication, to a pregnancy leave of seventeen and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for eighteen (171 8) weeks and may begin no earlier than eighteen (18) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as before the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due expected birth date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four Employer two (42) weeks’ notice in writing prior to weeks notice, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence absence, and shall furnish the Hospital Employer with the Certificate certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks prior to the expected date of birth in his opinion. An order to be entitled to Pregnancy The employee may, if she desires 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 Hospital Employer four (4) weeks' weeks written notice of her intention to do so so, and furnishing the Hospital Employer with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request During the period of pregnancy leave, to a maximum of eighteen (18) weeks, Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of benefits as prescribed by the Standards if the employee elects, in to begin continue her share of the leave premiums. If deductions for the employee's share of absence at the premiums are required, the employee shall make such time as in its opinion payments to the duties Employer on or before the 1st day of her position caneach month for the duration of the leave. Should such payment not reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work received, it is materially affected by the pregnancyunderstood that benefit coverage will be terminated. The An employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness who intends to resume her employment following on the expiration of the of absence granted to her under this article shall so advise the Employer when she requests the leave of absence. With the exception of any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position, on the same in the same department and at the current rate of pay. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacation, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while during the leave, to a maximum of eighteen 8) weeks. Upon expiry of eighteen (18) weeks pregnancy leave, an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen may commence parental leave. The employee shall give the Employer at least two (172) weeks from the commencement of the notice, in that she intends to take parental leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Page ARTICLE LEAVES OF ABSENCE Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance unemployment insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-two week Employment Insurance unemployment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave leave. The Hospital will continue to its share of the contributions of the employee benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from while the employee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. Parental leaves will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for parental leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. An employee, who qualified for parental leave, other than an adoptive parent, shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. An employee who is an adoptive parent shall advise the Hospital as far in advance as possible of having qualified to adopt a child, and shall request the leave of absence, in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption. If, because of late receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption, the employee finds it impossible to request the leave of absence in writing the request may be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. An employee who is an adoptive parent may extend the parental leave for such greater time as may be required by the adoption agency concerned up to a maximum aggregate of six months. Written notice by the employee for such extension will be given at least two weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave. An employee shall reconfirm his or her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective November any employee who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of unemployment insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section of the Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five percent of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two week unemployment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's unemployment insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of unemployment insurance parental benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such LEAVES OF ABSENCE Page benefits for a maximum period of ten weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on parental leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to eighteen weeks while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenparental leave. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to eighteen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on parental leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had he or she not been on parental the employee shall be reinstated to his or her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee . A nurse who is pregnant 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 nurse shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and who the expected date of return. The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection 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 employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date discontinued in which case she shall be entitledgiven a comparable job. 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, upon in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her written application therefore, or his probationary period. The nurse shall be credited with 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 (a) to a maximum of 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. The Hospital may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or at such shorter leave of absence time as the employee may request commencing during duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the period performance or non-performance of seventeen her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (17SUB) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 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 completion of the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's nurse’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 employee's nurse’s Hospital Central Agreement March 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 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment employment 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 Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application thereforeapplication, to a leave of Pregnancy Leave and Parental Leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy Leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee and may request commencing during the period of begin no earlier than seventeen (171 7) weeks immediately preceding her due before the expected birth date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four Employer two (42) weeks’ notice weeks notice, in writing prior to writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence absence, and shall furnish the Hospital Employer with the Certificate certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks prior to the expected date of birth in his opinionorder to be entitled to Pregnancy Leave. An The employee shall give at least two (2) weeks written notice of her intention to to work. The employee may, if she desires to return to workwith the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested under this article upon giving the Hospital Employer four (4) weeks' 4)weeks written notice of her intention to do so so, and furnishing the Hospital Employer with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request During the period of Pregnancy Leave, to a maximum of seventeen (17) weeks, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of benefits as prescribed by the Employment Standards Act, if the employee elects, in writing, to begin continue her share of the premiums. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the employee shall make such to the Employer on or before the day of each month for duration of the leave. Should such payment not be it is understood that benefit coverage will be terminated. An employee who intends to resume her employment on the expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. Credits for service With the exception of any changes to the employee's status which would have had she not been on Pregnancy Leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her position, on the same in the same department and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from at the commencement rate of pay. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority above absences shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue likewise be to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentheir former permanent positions.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee . A nurse who is pregnant eligible for a pregnancy leave may extend the leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months' duration, of any parental leave. The nurse shall give written notification at least one (1) month in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and who the expected date of return. The nurse shall reconfirm her intentionto return to work on the date originally approved in subsection 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 employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date discontinuedin which case she shall be entitledgiven a comparable job. 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, upon in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her written application therefore, 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 (a) to a of tours (225 hours for nurses whose regular hours of work are other than the standard 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. The Hospital may request a nurse to commence pregnancy leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or at such shorter leave of absence time as the employee may request commencing during duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the period performance or non-performance of seventeen her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (17SUB) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee Plan, a nurse who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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, insurance 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 completion of the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of Hospitalof the employee's nurse’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 employee's 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 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment employment period. The Plan provides that plan providesthat 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled,upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have startedemployment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall give at lest two (2) weeks' notice of her due date shall be entitledintention to return to work. The employee may, upon her written application thereforewith the consent of the Employer, to a leave shorten the duration of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention 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. An Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Notwithstanding article above, an employee on leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt must complete months of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant continuous service prior to Section 18 the expected date of the Employment Insurance Act, shall birth to be paid a supplemental employment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent differencebetween seventy-fivepercent (84%) of 75%)of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance rate of employmentinsurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of the SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed of the employee's normal weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Other Income Payments in respect to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of commenceafter the two-two week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen seventeen (1517) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the employee's insurable earnings as defined by the Employment insurance Act. The SUB top-up by the Home will not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An employee who does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence under Article and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the be granted leave of absence requested in Article upon giving providing the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice Employer, before the expiry of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentwo

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of An Employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act, except where amended and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The Employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in this provisionwriting, an employee who 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 stating that she is pregnant and who has been employed for giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The Employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (133) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The Employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The Employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention 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. An employee on Additional leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. NotwithstandingArticle (a) above, an Employee must complete ten O) months of continuous service prior to Section 18 the expected date of the Employment Insurance Act, shall birth to be paid a supplemental employment Employment Insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance employment insurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of the SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed the seventy-five percent (75%) of the Employee’s normal weekly earnings. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. Other Payments in receipt of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remunerationor severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee Employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee'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 employee regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all the Employee’s insurable earnings as defined by the Employment Act. An Employee who does not have any vested right except to receive payments apply for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence under Article (a) and who is entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article (a) upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to resume perform the duties of her workemployment 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. The Hospital may request During the employee period of leave, the Employer shall continue to begin pay the Employer‘s portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act if the Employee elects, in writing, to continue her share of the premiums. a full-time Employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal maternity or adoption leave, and the Employee’s former permanent position still exists, the Employee will be returned to her former job, former shift if designated. All Employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absence shall likewise be returned to their former permanent position. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion and has not resumed operations upon the duties expiry thereof, the Employer shall upon resumption of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or operations, reinstate the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness Employee to resume her employment following or to alternate work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absenceabsence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the Employee in accordance with the provisions of Article (e). Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of during the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while Upon expiry of seventeen 7) weeks pregnancy leave, an employee is on such leave on the basis Employee may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under subsection of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis provision. The Hospital will continue Employee shall give the Employer, at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing, that intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the estimated date of her due date delivery, shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, entitled to a pregnancy leave of up to seventeen (1 7) weeks in duration. The employee shall give written notice at least two (2) weeks prior to the date upon which she intends to commence the pregnancy leave, and provide a certificate a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. If special circumstancesarise out of the pregnancy and it is not possible to meet the obligation for notice, such notice as referred to above must be provided within two (2) weeks of stopping work. An employee may begin her pregnancy leave no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter before the expected birth date. The pregnancy leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of continues for seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due dateit began. The employee may end the leave by giving at least four (4) weeks written notice of the day she intends to return. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall apply for and be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental Unemployment Benefit. That The benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent seventy-five per cent (84%) of 75%)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-two week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 employee's ’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked worked, prior to the commencement of the leave leave, times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the an employee to begin the commence pregnancy leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen 3) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall re-confirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in sub-section above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Employment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 5) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three per cent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three per cent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notificationat least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) 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-week Employment Insurance waiting Insurancewaiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque Insurancecheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and and. shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her multiplyingher regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normalweekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospitalwill pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly hoursearnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for paymentsfor the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenpregnancy leave. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall re-confirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Employment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 5) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three per cent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three per cent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an (a) An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application thereforeapplication, to a pregnancy leave of parental leave immediately Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen weeks as provided in the Employment.Standards Act and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks from before the expected birth date The shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in writing, of the upon which she intends to her employment or such shorter of absence, unless impossible, and furnish the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that is and. giving the estimated day upon which delivery occur. Pregnancy leave shall be granted as a right.. The employee give at least two (2) weeks. notice of her intention to return to The employee may, with the consent. of shorten the of the leave of absence as requested under this Article the Employer two (2) weeks.notice intention to do so, and furnishing the a certificate of legally medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee may request commencing during must complete ten (10) months of continuaus service prior to the period expected date of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An birth be paid a supplemental insurance benefit Upon of the SUB Plan by the Unemployment Insurance an employee on maternity leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy of. unemployment insurance maternity leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (8475%) percent of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance rate of unemployment insurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments. and the weekly rate of benefits and any other w i l l not exceed of normal weekly earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, unemployment period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. for Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except benefits during the as specified in the Plan;. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan provides that payments Other Income Payments in respect annual or respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay severance:pap benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the this Plan. The employee regular rate shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinionbe tu include all. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeeninsurable as.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in ac- cordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thir- teen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notifi- cation at least two weeks in advance of the date of com- mencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certifi- cate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her inten- tion to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. The following applies to employ- ees whose the Toronto Hospital are less than for the calendar year, or such other locally agreed annual periodfor determine status. Effective February an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy Pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, : shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Unem- ployment Insurance benefits Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Unemployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance ben- efits, and continuewhile the receipt of such benefits for a maximum of fifteen weeks. The employee’s regular weekly earnings shall by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment in respect of guar- anteed annual remuneration of in respect of deferred remu- neration of severance pay benefits are not reduced or in- creased by payments received under the plan. applies to employees as by the Social Contract Act, Effective on confirmation by the Unemploy- ment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section of the Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five percent regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following comple- tion of the two-week Unemployment Insurance waiting pe- riod, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee’s Unem- ployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in re- ceipt of Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits,, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits ben- efits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's em- ployee’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. hours plus any wage increase or salary increment would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan plan provides that payments payment in respect of guaranteed guar- anteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration remu- neration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased in- creased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate accumulated for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits ben- efits, including pension, in which the employee is participating participat- ing for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employ- ee’s status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. Parental Leave:

Pregnancy Leave. In clause is applicable to full-time only) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencementof such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmationby the Canada Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 benefitUnemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions An employee is entitled to at least seventeen (17) weeks of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who unpaid leave of absence for pregnancy if she has been employed with her Employer for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her workdelivery. The Hospital leave may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for commenced up to seventeen (17) weeks from before the commencement expected date of delivery. An employee who is entitled to the leave is required to give her Employer two (2) weeks notice in writing of the date the leave is to begin, together with a medical certificate estimating the date of delivery. If the employee does not specify the date of the end of the pregnancy leave, it will be assumed that she wishes to take the maximum leave. Credits An employee who have given notice to begin a pregnancy leave may change the notice to an earlier date by giving at least two (2) weeks written notice before the earlier date. She may change to a later date by giving two (2) weeks notice before the leave was to begin. If pregnancy-related complications force the employee to stop work before she has arranged her pregnancy leave, she has two (2) weeks from that date to give the Employer written notice, with a medical certificate confirming the circumstances and the expected or actual date of birth. A pregnancy leave will normally end seventeen (17) weeks after it begins but if the mother suffers a still-birth or miscarriage or the child dies while the mother is still on her pregnancy leave, the pregnancy leave will end six (6) weeks after the date of the still-birth, miscarriage or birth or seventeen (17) weeks after the pregnancy leave commenced, whichever is later. If the Employee has been on her pregnancy leave for regular part time seventeen (17) weeks but the child has not yet been born, the pregnancy leave will end when the baby is born and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while the employee will be entitled to take a parental leave immediately after the birth. If an employee is on such pregnancy leave on wishes to change the basis date of what the employees normal regular hours of return to work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share an earlier date, she must give her Employer four (4) weeks written notice of the premiums date on which she intends to return. If an employee wishes to change the date of return to a later date (but subject to the subsidized employee benefits in which rules concerning the employee is participating for maximum length of leave), she must give the initial seventeenEmployer four (4) weeks written notice before the date the leave was to end. APPENDIX B

Pregnancy Leave. In Full-Time Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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, insurance shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, application, to pregnancy leave and who has been employed parental leave immediately Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks provided in the Standards Act, and may begin no earlier seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks' notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence, unless impossible, and furnish the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen give at least two (172) weeks from notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention to do so, and furnishing the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete ten months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitEmployment Insurance Benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings (which for part-time employees shall include any in-lieu payment, if applicable) and the sum of her weekly rates of pay Employment Insurance Benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the twowill not exceed seventy-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital five percent (75%) of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hoursearnings. The employee does Vested Interest Employees do not have any vested a right to SUB payments except to receive payments for supplementation of benefits during the covered unemployment periodperiod as specified in the plan. The Plan provides that payments Other Income Payments in respect of to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under this plan. Such payment shall commence after the Plantwo (2) week employment insurance waiting period and shall continue while employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of The employee's regular weekly earnings shall her regular hourly rate on her last day worked of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated employee's as by the The SUB top-up by the Home would n earnings from sources other than this insurable An employee who does not apply for leave of (a) and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy to and shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her be granted leave of absence and shall furnish in accordance with on providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return two (2) weeks after to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able perform the duties of her because of a her pregnancy, and giving the estimated day upon which, in his opinion, delivery will occur or the actual date of her delivery. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer's portion of hospital, medical, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request employment on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this Article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal pregnancy or parental leave, and the employee's former permanent position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former job, and former shift, if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued 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 established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this Agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to during the leave. Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis Agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the Employer at least two (2) weeks notice, in writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effectiveon confirmation by the Canada Employment Insurance Commissionof the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 unemployment benefit will for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks, The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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 incrementthat she would be entitled to receive if she were not on pregnancy leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospitalwill pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an (a) An employee is who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application thereforeapplication, to a pregnancy leave and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided in the Standards Act, and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of seventeen 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. Pregnancy leave shall be granted as a right. The employee shall give at least two (172) weeks from weeks’ notice of her employment or such shorter intention to return to work. The employee may, with the consent of the Employer, shorten the duration of the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention 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. An Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete O months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental employment insurance benefit. Effective January and upon confirmation of the SUB Plan by the Employment Insurance Commission an employee on maternity leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy employment insurance maternity leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her the regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance rate of employment insurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of El benefits and any other will not exceed of the employee’s normal weekly earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two week Employment Insurance employment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplemental of El benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the plan. The employee'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 employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan provides that payments Other Payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration renumeration or in respect of deferred remuneration renumeration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Planthis plan. The employee regular hourly rate shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior be calculated to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration include all of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time employee’s insurable earnings as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected defined by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenInsurance Act.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an . The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four three 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits pension plan in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will also continue to pay the percentage in lieu of benefits and will register these benefits as part of the Supplemental Unemployment Insurance Benefit Plan with the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as legally qualified medical practitioner stating the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due expected birth date. An The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employe who is on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. lave, The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy Leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen 3) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen 5) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three per cent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance employment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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. be it The employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee three per cent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan plan provides that payments payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred Collective Agreement between The Ottawa Hospital and and its Local Expiry September remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave. For part-time employees credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees employee's normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. In cases where the employee receives a per centage in lieu of benefits, the Hospital will continue to pay the per centage in lieu of benefits and its share of pension contributions during the period of pregnancy leave. The Hospital will register those benefits as part of the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan with the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an . The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance Act, pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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 Planplan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits Credit s for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commence- ment of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three (8493%) 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's ’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 employee'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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. (a) In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due the expected date of shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due the expected date. An employee on leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment supple- mental of her benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four five 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment ’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 employee's ’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular determine hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 PlanFlan. The employee shall give the Hospital her Employer four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shallemployeeshall, if requested by the HospitalEmployer, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and serviceand seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for employeeison up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenthe commencement of the leave unless the employee gives the a written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee’s contributions if any. No leave granted under the provisions of this Article will be considered sick leave and sick leave credits may not be used. An employee intending to resume employment with the Employer is required to advise the Employer in writing two (2) prior to the expiry of the leave of absence for pregnancy. Subject to any changes to the employee’s status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position, if available, or given a comparable position at not less than her wages when she began her of absence.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, (a) Effective September an employee who is pregnant on pregnancy leave and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy maternity benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemploy- ment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That The benefit will shall be the equivalent to the difference differ- ence between eighty four percent sixty-five (8465%) of her regular the employee’s normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment The supplement shall commence follow- ing completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period and following receipt of proof satisfactory to the Employer that the em- ployee will be in receipt of Employment Insurance maternity benefits. Effective September an employee who is on parental leave and who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits shall be paid a supplemental unemployment bene- fit for a period not exceeding thirty-five (35) weeks. The benefit shall be equivalent to the difference between sixty-five (65%) of the employee’s normal weekly earnings and the sum of his or her week- ly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. The benefit shall commence following completion of the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance Insur- ance waiting period, period and following receipt by of proof satisfactory to the Hospital of Employer that the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is employee will be in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy Parental benefits, . For the purposes of Articles (a) and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular ’s normal weekly earnings shall be determined deter- mined by multiplying her the employee’s regular hourly rate on his or her last day worked prior to the commencement com- mencement of the leave times her normal the employee’s nor- mal weekly hours. The Receipt of the benefit detailed in Articles (a) and is further conditional on: the employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments having been permanently em- ployed for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four at least twelve (412) weeks’ notice in writing consecutive months prior to the day upon which she intends date of the commence- ment of the approved leave; and, the employee agreeing in writing that they will return to commence her work at the conclusion of the leave and will remain an active employee for not less than six (6) months after returning to work. If the employee fails to do so, the employee ac- knowledges indebtedness to the Employer for the full amount received under this provision. Except as provided for in Sections and any employee who is absent from work under any pro- vision for leave of absence shall be allowed to partici- xxxx in benefit plans as provided for in this Agreement for a period not exceeding six (6) calendar months, provided that after the first three (3) calendar months he pays to the Employer, at not more than monthly inter- vals, the full cost of such plans. The Employer shall pay the full cost of the plans for the first three (3) calendar months. Notwithstanding the above, the continuation of Health, Dental and shall furnish Life Benefits during such leaves is subject to approval by the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant insurer. Long Term Disability cover- age will immediately cease during any personal leaves and giving the estimated day will be reinstated upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenactive duty.

Pregnancy Leave. In FuII-Time Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least two (172) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least two (172) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's ’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 employee'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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with The Pregnancy Leave Policy applies to the provisions female members of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed bargaining unit. Eligibility for the Pregnancy Leave Policy requires full-time continuous employment at the University of Windsor for at least the thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due the date shall of the birth or custody of the child. In situations where a male employee can provide reasons satisfactory to the Director of Human Resources that he will have primary responsibility in the event of adoption, then the leave may be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a granted. The pregnancy leave of may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date and, in all cases, will begin when the staff member can no longer perform the normal requirements of her job without any damage to the health of the mother or child. The leave shall begin no later than the date of the birth and shall extend at least six (6) weeks after the actual termination of the pregnancy. This six (6) week period may be shortened at the request of the staff member. At least four (4)weeks notice must be given by the staff member indicating the date she intends to return to work. At the conclusion of the leave, the person would return to her previous position, if it still exists, or to a position in the same type and salary grade within the same department. During pregnancy leave, the following salary and benefit provisions will apply on the understanding that the individual is committed to return to regular employment with the University following the conclusion of the leave: The University will pay ninety-five percent (95 of the normal basic earnings for the first two (2) weeks of pregnancy leave (see note). During the following fifteen (15) weeks of the pregnancy leave, the employee's weekly benefit plus all other earnings plus payments from her employment the University will total a weekly income not to exceed ninety-five percent (95 of the employee's normal weekly income or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the that which she would be expected to receive if she qualified for benefits (see note). Any period of leave beyond the seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due dateshall be without Vacation credits will continue to accrue while a person is on pregnancy leave provided she returns to work for at least one (1) month. An employee on leave A female staff member who adopts a child is subject to the same rights and obligations as set out above who those granted a pregnancy leave. 'Unusual pregnancy or birth situations may occur where the normal application of this policy may be inappropriate. Such special cases should be reviewed with the Department of Human Resources. All payments made under this policy must be in accordance with the agreement that has applied for to be filed by the University with Canada Employment and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits Immigration pursuant to Section 18 paragraph of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitregulations. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (84%) As part 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt these requirements all such payments by the Hospital of University can only commence when the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as staff member provides proof that she is in receipt of Employment receiving Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefitsMaternity Benefits pursuant to Section and Adoptive Benefits pursuant to Section Unemployment Insurance Act, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee maydisqualified from benefits because of any insufficient number of insurable weeks, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating or that benefits have been exhausted or that she is able to resume her workin the Unemployment Insurance Commissions' waiting period. The Hospital may request the employee to begin Staff should understand that such proof will not be made available by until after the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably has commenced and hence University payments will be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenretroactive.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay its share of the contributions of the employee benefits, including pension, which the employee is participating for a of up to full seventeen weeks while the employee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to would have occurred had leave, the employee shall duties, on the same shift at the same rate of pay. Parental Leave the employee's status which she not been on pregnancy be reinstated to her former in the same department, and Parental leaves will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for parental leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. An employee, who qualified for parental leave, other than an adoptive parent, shall given written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. An employee who is an adoptive parent shall advise the Hospital as far in advance as possible of having qualified to adopt a child, and shall request the leave of absence, in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption. If, because of late receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption, the employee finds it impossible to request the leave of absence in writing, the request be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. An employee who is an adoptive parent may extend the parental leave for such greater time as may be required by the adoption agency up to a maximum aggregate of six months. Written notice by the employee for such extension will be given at least two weeks prior to the termination of the initially approved leave. An employee shall reconfirm his or her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospitals Supplemental Unemployment (SUB) Plan an employee who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Unemployment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section of the Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five earnings and of her regular part time employees weekly sum of her weekly Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Unemployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Unemployment Insurance parental benefits and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of ten weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on parental leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to eighteen weeks while an employee is on parental leave. The Hospital will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to eighteen weeks while the employee is on parental leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had he or she not been on parental leave, the employee shall be reinstated to his or her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. Full-time Union Office Upon application by the Union, in writing, the Hospital will give reasonable consideration to a request for leave of absence, without pay, to an employee elected or appointed to full time Union office. It is understood that not more than one employee in the bargaining unit may be on such leave at the same time. Such leave, if granted, shall be for a period of one calendar year from the date of appointment unless extended for a further specific period by agreement of the parties. Seniority and service shall accumulate during such leave to the maximum provided, if any, under the provisions of the Collective Agreement. It will become the responsibility of the employee for full payment of applicable benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenduring such leave of absence.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an (a) An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon application, to pregnancy leave and who has been employed parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for weeks as provided in the Employment Standards Act and may begin no earlier than weeks before the expected birth date. The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence, unless impossible, and furnish the Employer with a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which delivery will occur. The employee must have started employment with her Employer at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding prior to the expected date of birth. The employee shall give at least two notice of her due date shall be entitledintention to return to work. The employee may, upon her written application thereforewith the consent of the Employer, to a leave shorten the duration of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter the leave of absence as requested under this Article upon giving the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen Employer two (172) weeks immediately preceding notice of her due dateintention 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. Notwithstanding article above, an employee must complete months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental employment insurance benefit. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy employment insurance maternity leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance rate of unemployment insurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital will not exceed of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hoursearnings. The employee does Vested Interest Employees do not have any vested a right to SUB payments except to receive payments for supplementation of benefits during the covered unemployment periodperiod as specified the plan. The Plan provides that payments Other Income Payments in respect of to guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Planplan. Such payment shall after the two week employment insurance waiting period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen weeks. The employee regular weekly earnings shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the day upon which she intends of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to commence her include all of the insurable earnings as defined by the Employment Insurance Act. The SUB top-up by the Employer would not take into account insurable earnings from sources other than this facility. An employee who does not apply for leave of absence under Article and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform the duties of her employment 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. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the portion of hospital, medical, dental group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act unless the employee gives the Employer written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee contributions. If deductions for the share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who intends to resume her work. The Hospital may request on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion granted to her under this article shall so advise the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following Employer when she requests the leave of absence. If a full-time employee returns to work at the expiry of the normal maternity or adoption leave, and the employee's former permanent position still exists, the employee will be returned to her former job, former shift if designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the above absences shall likewise be returned to their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absence and has not resumed operations upon the expiry the Employer shall upon resumption of operations, reinstate the employee to her employment or to alternate work in accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the time the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan and the weekly indemnity plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards Act shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of during the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while Upon expiry of seventeen weeks pregnancy leave, an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis agreement. The Hospital will continue employee shall give the Employer at least two (2) notice, in writing, that she intends to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeentake parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed . The service requirement for at least eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date of continuous service. The employee shall be entitled, upon her give written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen notification at least four (174) weeks from in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her employment or such shorter leave of absence as intention to return to work on the employee may request commencing during date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the period of seventeen Hospital at least four (174) weeks immediately preceding her due datein advance thereof. An Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan, a full-time or regular part-time employee who is on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent ninety-three (8493%) percent 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-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance 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 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. Unless otherwise informed, the Hospital will calculate the Supplemental Maternity Benefit based on the El cheque stub. If an employee's El benefit includes earnings outside the Hospital, the employee must advise the Hospital through its payroll unit, so that the Supplemental Maternity Benefit will be calculated on those earnings only applicable to Xxxxxxx's Hospital. The Hospitalwill pay the employee ninety-three percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for paymentsfor the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for a period of up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties on the basis same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenpay.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding the estimated date of her due date delivery, shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, entitled to a pregnancy leave of up to seventeen (17) weeks in duration. The employee shall give written notice at least two (2) weeks prior to the date upon which she intends to commence the pregnancy leave, and provide a certificate from her employment or a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. If special circumstances arise out of the pregnancy and it is not possible to meet the obligation for notice, such shorter leave notice as referred to above must be provided within two (2) weeks of absence as the stopping work. An employee may request commencing during the period of begin her pregnancy leave no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due before the expected birth date. The pregnancy leave continues for seventeen (17) weeks after it began. The employee may end the leave by giving at least four (4) weeks written notice of the day she intends to return. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 20 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall apply for and be paid a supplemental employment benefitSupplemental Unemployment Benefit. That The benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) 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-two week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment ’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 employee's ’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked worked, prior to the commencement of the leave leave, times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment 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 employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the an employee to begin the commence pregnancy leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of non- performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeen.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision, an (a) An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application thereforeapplication, to a pregnancy leave of and parental leave immediately thereafter. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as provided in the employee Employment Standards Act and may request commencing during the period of seventeen begin no earlier than (17) weeks immediately preceding her due before the expected birth date. An The employee shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice, in writing, of the day upon which she intends to 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. Pregnancy leave shall be granted as a right. 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. Additional leave of absence may be taken under Article Parental Leave. Notwithstanding Article above, an employee must complete ten (10) months of continuous service prior to the expected date of birth to be paid a supplemental unemployment insurance benefit. Upon confirmation of the SUB Plan by the Unemployment Insurance Commission an employee on maternity leave as set out above who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy unemployment insurance maternity leave benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment insurance benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent seventy-five (8475%) percent of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance rate of unemployment insurance benefits. In any week, the total amount of SUB payments and the weekly rate of benefits and any other will not exceed of the normal weekly earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of after the two-two (2) week Employment Insurance unemployment insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, period and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. Vested Interest Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except for supplementation of benefits during the unemployment period as specified in the Plan. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan provides that payments Other Income 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 this Plan. The regular hourly rate shall be calculated to include all of the insurable earnings as defined by the Unemployment Insurance Act. An employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her who does not apply for leave of absence under Article and who is otherwise entitled to pregnancy leave, shall be entitled to and shall furnish be granted leave of absence in accordance with Article upon providing the Hospital with Employer, before the Certificate expiry of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that two (2) weeks after she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return ceased to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is was not able to perform the duties of her employment 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. During the period of leave, the Employer shall continue to pay the portion of hospital, dental, group life, pension and other benefits included and prescribed by the Employment Standards Act the employee elects, in writing, to continue her share of the premiums. If deductions for the employee's share of the premiums are required, the Employer shall deduct these amounts from the SUB payments. An employee who to resume her work. The Hospital may request employment on the employee to begin expiration of the leave of absence granted to her under this Article shall so advise the Employer when she requests the leave o f absence. If an employee returns t o work at such time as in its opinion the duties expiry of the normal maternity or adoption leave, and the former permanent position still exists, the employee w i l l be returned t o her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shallformer job, former shift, if requested by designated. All employees who fill vacancies as a result of the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following above absences shall likewise be returned t o their former permanent positions. When the Employer has suspended or discontinued operations during the leave of absenceabsence and has not resumed operations upon the expiry thereof, the Employer shall upon resumption of operations, reinstate the employee t o her employment or t o alternate work i n accordance with the established seniority system or practice of the Employer in existence at the t i m e the leave of absence began and in the absence of such a system or practice shall reinstate the employee in accordance with the provisions of Article Such absence is not an illness under the interpretation of this agreement, and credits on the accumulated sick leave plan cannot be used. Credits for service for the purpose of salary increments, vacations, or any other benefit included and prescribed under the Employment Standards A c t shall continue and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy during the leave for up to Upon expiry of seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the pregnancy leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while , an employee is on such leave on the basis may immediately commence parental leave, as provided under Article of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have beenthis agreement. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of employee shall give the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenEmployer at least two weeks notice, i n writing, that she intends t o take parental leave.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (1 j weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of At such time, an she shall also the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. An employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three percent (8493%) 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-two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (151 5) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her weekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee percent (93%) of her normal weekly hoursearnings during the two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen (1 7) weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will also continue to pay to full time the percentage in lieu of benefits and regular will register these benefits as part time employees its share of the premiums of Supplemental Unemployment Insurance Plan with the subsidized employee benefits in Canada Employment Insurance Commission. Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee is participating for shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the initial seventeensame shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provisionagreement. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plan, and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission, an employee who is pregnant on pregnancy leave as provided under this agreement and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on leave as set out above 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 the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent seventy-five per cent (8475%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits during her leave and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits benefits, for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeksweeks for a pregnancy leave. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. This provision only applies to employees with at least months of continuous service at the hospital prior to the commencement of the pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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 Planplan. Transfer of Pregnant Employees Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the current contractual maternity leave provisions. Parental leaves will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this agreement. Effective on confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plan, and retroactive to date of confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission, an employee who is on parental leave as provided under this agreement and who is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five per cent (75%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance parental benefits during her leave and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits, for a maximum period of ten weeks for a parental leave. The employee employee's regular weekly earnings shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the parental leave times her normal weekly hours. This provision only applies to employees with at least IO months of absence requested upon giving continuous at the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention hospital prior to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the parental leave. Credits The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. Where an employee is on has become a natural father or has qualified to adopt a child and has at least months of service at the commencement of approved parental leave, such may be entitled to extend the parental leave on the basis up to an aggregate of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeensix

Pregnancy Leave. In w i l l be granted accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. 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. The nurse shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least four (4) weeks 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. 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 arbitration. If retained by the Hospital, an employee in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her 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 Article (a) to a maximum of 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. 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 materially affected by the pregnancy. On confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance of the appropriateness of the Hospital Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on maternity leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent seventy five per cent (8475%) 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-two week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Unemployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered 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 Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In accordance The Employer provides a pregnancy leave pol icy for employees to assist them in the continuance of their service at the University. This policy is available only to employees who are committed t o returning to the University at least six months following this leave. Should an employee not wish to continue her employment relationship with the provisions of University following her pregnancy, she may either resign or reapply for unpaid pregnancy under the Employment Standards Act. These latter provisions are avail e to those who have not satisfied the service requirements in below. Employees are encouraged to discuss the nature of their ongoing commitment to the University with Xxxxxxxxxx prior to the initiation of the leave. Upon return to work, except where amended in this provision, an the employee is to return t o the same position and salary. The Employer provides for pregnancy leave for employees who is pregnant and who has been employed have worked for the University for at least thirteen one (131) weeks immediately preceding her due year as of the probable date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due datedelivery. An employee on leave as set out above who has applied is expected to work for and is in receipt the University for at least six months following the date of Employment Insurance her return from her pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Actleave. Should an employee not satisfy this condition, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit she will be the equivalent indebted to the difference between eighty four percent (84%) of her regular weekly earnings and Employer for the sum of the monies paid to her weekly Employment Insurance by the Employer during her Pregnancy Pregnancy leave is a flexible leave for up to seventeen weeks with pay and benefits as specified in Section and any other earningsbelow. Such payment shall commence following completion An employee who qualifies for pregnancy leave under the provisions of this article is eligible for: of the salary at the time of the initiation of the leave paid by the Employer for the initial two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen (15) weeks. The employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of Unemployment Insurance; and the leave times her normal weekly hours. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay difference between Unemployment Insurance benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the Plan. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave salary at the time of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) initiation of the leave, not to exceed fifteen weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing , paid by the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request Employer, provided the employee to begin makes for and qualifies for Supplemental Unemployment Insurance with benefits. In no case will the leave total amount of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected Supplemental Unemployment Benefits, unemployment gross benefits and any other earnings received by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by exceed of the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following employee’s salary at the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from time o f the commencement initiation of the leave. Credits for During the period of paid pregnancy leave, the Employer will the employee on full benefits through regular part payroll deductions Pregnancy leave may be initiated by that employee at any time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share n eleven weeks of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenexpected delivery date.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefitunemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. That benefit will The supplement shall be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four percent (8493%) of her regular normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance unemployment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance unemployment insurance cheque stub as stubs shall constitute 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 employee'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. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital will pay the employee percent (93%) of her normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen (13) weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five percent (8475%) 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment employment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits in which the employee is participating for the initial seventeenplan.

Pregnancy Leave. In Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. of The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate legally qualified practitioner expected birth-date. medical The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. con Effective firmation by the Unemployment Insurance of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Unemployment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four seventy-five 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment 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 employee's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day 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 if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The employee shall give the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her work. The Hospital may request the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits in benefits, including pension, participating for a which the employee is participating for of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to would have occurred had leave, the employee shall duties, on the same shift at the same rate of pay. 'Parental Leave the employee's status which she not been on pregnancy be to her former in the same department, and

Pregnancy Leave. In (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. The service requirement for eligibility for pregnancy leave shall be thirteen weeks of continuous service. The employee shall give written notification at least two weeks in advance of the date of commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. At such time she shall also furnish the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date. The employee shall reconfirm her intention to return to work on the date originally approved in subsection above by written notification received by the Hospital at least two weeks in advance thereof. The following employees whose earnings (as defined in the Toronto Hospital less than calendar year, -or locally agreed annual period -for determining ta Effective February an employee who is pregnant and who has been employed for at least thirteen (13) weeks immediately preceding her due date shall be entitled, upon her written application therefore, to a leave of seventeen (17) weeks from her employment or such shorter leave of absence as the employee may request commencing during the period of seventeen (17) weeks immediately preceding her due date. An employee on pregnancy leave as set out above provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental employment unemployment benefit. That benefit will be the equivalent to the difference between eighty four ninety-three 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-week Employment Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment ’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 employee'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 hourshours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The Hospital will pay the employee ninety-three percent of her normal weekly earnings during the first two week period of the leave while waiting to receive Unemployment Insurance Benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The Plan 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. The following applies employees as by the Social Contract Effective on confirmation by the Unemployment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital’s Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section of the shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five percent of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Unemployment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two-week Unemployment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee’s Unemployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Unemployment Insurance pregnancy benefits, and shall continue while the employee is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of fifteen weeks. The employee’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her regular hourly rate on her last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her normal weekly hours plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to if she were not on pregnancy leave. The employee shall give does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the Hospital four (4) weeks’ notice in writing prior to the day upon which she intends to commence her leave of absence and shall furnish the Hospital with the Certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is pregnant and giving the estimated day upon which her delivery will occur in his opinion. An employee may, if she desires to return to work, shorten the duration of the leave of absence requested upon giving the Hospital four (4) weeks' notice of her intention to do so and furnishing the Hospital with the certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that she is able to resume her workcovered unemployment period. The Hospital may request plan provides that payment in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the employee to begin the leave of absence at such time as in its opinion the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy. The employee shall, if requested by the Hospital, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absenceplan. Credits for service and seniority shall accumulate for a period of up to seventeen weeks while an employee is on pregnancy leave for up to seventeen (17) weeks from the commencement of the leave. Credits for regular part time and casual employees for service and seniority shall accumulate while an employee is on such leave on the basis of what the employees normal regular hours of work would have been. The Hospital will continue to pay to full time and regular part time employees its share of the premiums contributions of the subsidized employee benefits benefits, including pension, in which the employee is participating for a period of up to seventeen weeks while the initial seventeenemployee is on pregnancy leave. Subject to any changes to the employee’s status which would have occurred had she not been on pregnancy leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. Parental Leave