Primary Care Giver Leave. 77.1 This clause does not apply to casual employees.
Primary Care Giver Leave. House Officers who do not qualify for leave under Section 1 above are entitled to up to twelve (12) weeks unpaid parental leave as the primary caregiver for the birth or care of a child, for adoption of a child under age eighteen or xxxxxx care placement of a child under age eighteen. Requests for parental leave must be submitted in advance on the required form. Adoption shall be treated the same as birth for all appropriate leave-time purposes. Unused sick and vacation can be used for this 12 week leave. A House Officer will not be required to make up missed on-calls after returning from parental leave. House Officers returning from parental leave may be required to complete missed rotations in order to become Board eligible. It is the House Officer’s responsibility to comply with the appropriate certifying Board requirements. Upon the request of a pregnant House Officer, the Hospital shall make a reasonable accommodation with respect to her duties, provided that a reasonable accommodation can be made. A House Officer may elect to take an unpaid parental leave of one (1) year coinciding with the academic medical year, July 1 through June 30. Any House Officer who so elects such a leave must inform the hospital no later than January 1 of the year of the effective date of the leave. Any request for a leave after this date will be granted only at the discretion of the Chief of Service or his/her designee. After the one-year parental leave, a House Officer shall be assured a position at the House Officer's PGY level if a position is available in future academic years. The House Officer must inform the Hospital that the House Officer will accept reappointment to the position by January 1 of the year of the House Officer's return. In the event a House Officer declines to accept the next available position, the Hospital is not obligated to offer further appointment.
Primary Care Giver Leave. F16.1 Primary care giver leave is available to employees to enable them to be absent from duty to:
Primary Care Giver Leave. 36.1 Where an employee, other than an employee entitled to paid maternity leave under clause 35, demonstrates that they are the primary care giver of a new born or adopted child, then, subject to clause 36.4, the provisions of clause 35 will apply. Example 1: the primary care giver may be the father of the child. Example 2: the primary care giver may be the spouse or the same sex partner of the mother.
