PREGNANCY/MATERNITY/PATERNITY/ADOPTION LEAVE Sample Clauses

PREGNANCY/MATERNITY/PATERNITY/ADOPTION LEAVE. A bargaining unit member may request a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of maternity, paternity, and/or adoption leave. Whenever possible, the written request and FMLA paperwork (see faculty forms on district website and Appendix E) must be submitted to the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the requested leave of absence. The request shall state the length of absence and the anticipated date of return. Upon returning to the employment of the Board, the bargaining unit member shall return to the same position held at the time the leave began, if available; otherwise he/she will be assigned to a position for which he/she is certified. Bargaining unit members shall have the option of requesting a maternity leave under FMLA. The bargaining unit member shall receive twelve (12) weeks paid leave if the bargaining unit member has the proper amount of sick leave to cover the twelve (12) weeks. Maternity/paternity leave begins upon the birth of a child. A bargaining unit member may request the remainder of a semester on a non-paid status. If the insurance is carried through the school district, the employee will pay the full premium during the non-paid leave . Any bargaining unit member whose accumulated sick leave days are insufficient to cover the period of leave set forth in this article (12 weeks of paid) may use accumulated sick leave and following the exhaustion of accumulated unused sick leave, shall be granted maternity leave without pay for the remainder of the twelve (12) weeks allowed by FMLA, following the birth of a child. This type of leave is not eligible for sick leave bank usage per Article XVIII Section A of this agreement. Leave under this section shall be granted, upon request, via the Family Medical Leave Act. The date of the qualifying event for adoption leave shall be determined by the court of record governing the adoption. The continuing contract status of any such bargaining unit member shall not be adversely affected by parental leave, but the normal annual salary increment shall not be granted unless one hundred twenty (120) days of the contract have been fulfilled.
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  • Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave An Employee who is expecting the birth or adoption of a child shall be entitled to maternity/paternity/adoption leave without pay, provided she presents a medical certificate confirming the probable date of confinement, or in the case of adoption, gives the Employer notice of eligibility. Except in extenuating circumstances, the notice shall be submitted in writing at least twenty-eight (28) days in advance of the leave and shall specify the probable date of commencement and the anticipated length of leave. The following conditions shall apply:

  • Maternity/Paternity Leave Solely for purposes of determining whether the Employee incurs a Break in Service under any provision of this Plan, the Advisory Committee must credit Hours of Service during an Employee's unpaid absence period due to maternity or paternity leave. The Advisory Committee considers an Employee on maternity or paternity leave if the Employee's absence is due to the Employee's pregnancy, the birth of the Employee's child, the placement with the Employee of an adopted child, or the care of the Employee's child immediately following the child's birth or placement. The Advisory Committee credits Hours of Service under this paragraph on the basis of the number of Hours of Service the Employee would receive if he were paid during the absence period or, if the Advisory Committee cannot determine the number of Hours of Service the Employee would receive, on the basis of 8 hours per day during the absence period. The Advisory Committee will credit only the number (not exceeding 501) of Hours of Service necessary to prevent an Employee's Break in Service. The Advisory Committee credits all Hours of Service described in this paragraph to the computation period in which the absence period begins or, if the Employee does not need these Hours of Service to prevent a Break in Service in the computation period in which his absence period begins, the Advisory Committee credits these Hours of Service to the immediately following computation period.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave It is understood that maternity leave for female employees shall be granted with no loss of seniority for such period of time as her their doctor shall determine that she is they are physically or mentally unable to return to her their normal duties and maternity leave must comply with applicable state and federal laws. The Employer shall provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk. A reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for such employee’s nursing child shall be considered hours worked if the employee is not completely relieved from duty during the entirety of such break. A light duty request, certified in writing by a physician, shall be granted in compliance with state or federal laws, if applicable. Light duty requests shall also be made through the Employer’s “Light Duty for Pregnant Workers” program. Paternity leave shall be granted in accordance with Section 6 of this Article with the exception of employees not able to meet the qualifications set out in Section 6, who shall be granted leave not to ex-ceed one (1) week. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any Supplement, Rider, or Addenda, an employee shall be allowed to designate in any vacation year paid time off up to twenty (20) days, to be used in the next vacation year, in accordance with this paragraph. Any paid time off that is provided on a weekly basis can only be banked in weekly increments. The accrued paid time off may be used in the next vacation year to cover any period of time that (1) the employee is determined to be unable to perform her their job due to pregnancy (for the father, time off is requested due to the birth) and (2) is not covered by the FMLA, existing disability plans or other paid time off. If the accrued time off is not used in that year, it will be paid to the employee within two (2) weeks of the request. If the vacation is not used as part of the leave, and it would have originally been taken in that vacation year, the employee shall also have the option of rescheduling the unused vacation as time off in accordance with local practice.

  • Maternity/Adoption/Parental Leave a) In accordance with the Saskatchewan Employment Act an employee shall be granted maternity, adoption, and/or parental leave of absence without pay.

  • Maternity Maternity leaves, not to exceed six (6) months, shall be granted at the request of the employee.

  • Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave Maternity/Parental/Adoption leave shall be granted as a right as per the Employment Standards Act.

  • Maternity/Child Care Leave A. The Board agrees to provide employees with a child care leave of absence, without pay, as set forth below:

  • Paid Maternity Leave Upon written request to the Chair/Xxxx/Director indicating the expected date of delivery, a female employee shall be entitled to paid maternity leave of up to seventeen thirty-fifths of the period of her Appointment Contract(s). Requests for Maternity Leave will be made as soon as practicable, and normally no later than one month before the intended start-date of the leave.

  • Pregnancy Leave (a) Pregnancy leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision.

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