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Provisions Applicable to Both Pregnancy and Parental Leaves. (a) Seniority and credit for teaching experience continue to accrue during pregnancy or parental leave. (b) During pregnancy or parental leave, the Board shall continue to make its contributions for the benefit plans provided under Article 7 unless the teacher indicates in writing that the teacher does not intend to pay the teacher's contributions or if the teacher fails to make such contributions by way of post-dated cheques provided to the Board at the commencement of the leave. (c) A teacher who continues on parental leave, where such leave has been extended, shall have the option to continue benefit coverage under Article 7 by assuming full premium cost (100%) for the period of the leave extension provided the terms and conditions of the master insurance policies allow for such coverage. (d) A teacher may request an extension to their pregnancy and/or parent leave, without pay, for a maximum total leave of up to two (2) school years, plus (as appropriate) any partial year association with a pre- arranged date as required below. Any return from extended leave must be scheduled, at the time the leave is requested, for the commencement of the next school year, for the first school day after the Christmas break, for the first school day after the March break or, by mutual agreement, at another natural break in the school year. A teacher must apply in writing for the extended leave not later than two (2) weeks in advance of the commencement of the leave. It is understood that a leave under 9.03 C may not follow an extended leave. (e) Salary shall be paid in accordance with the proportion of the year taught. (i) A teacher who is required to be absent from work because of pregnancy related illness is entitled to sick leave in accordance with Article 9.01. A teacher on pregnancy or parental leave is not entitled to sick leave pay. (ii) Notwithstanding (i) a teacher on pregnancy or parental leave is not entitled to sick leave, except that a teacher may be eligible for sick leave and sick pay in accordance with Article 9.01 for a period of recovery from childbirth if the request for sick leave is made in writing to the Principal at least two (2) weeks in advance of the anticipated date of birth. The teacher will be required to provide the Board with written verification of the actual date of birth within six (6) weeks of the birth. For a claim of sick leave and pay beyond six (6) weeks the Board will require comprehensive medical certification to support the claim. (g) A teacher may be required to submit a written statement of intent to return to work at the end of pregnancy or parental leave. (h) A teacher returning from a pregnancy leave and/or parental leave in the same school year in which the leave was commenced shall return to the position held prior to commencement of the leave.

Provisions Applicable to Both Pregnancy and Parental Leaves. (a) Seniority and An employee on Pregnancy Leave and/or Parental Leave as defined in the Employment Standards Act, as amended, shall continue to be entitled to the following: Seniority, credit for teaching experience and length of service for sick leave entitlement continue to accrue during pregnancy or parental leave. (b) During pregnancy or parental Pregnancy and/or Parental Leave as defined in this Article. The Board will continue to pay its share of the applicable benefit premiums subscribedto by the employee prior to the commencementof the leave provided the employee pays for share of the applicable benefit premiums. At the completion of the Pregnancy and/or Parental leave, the Board shall continue to make its contributions for place that employee in the benefit plans provided under Article 7 unless the teacher indicates in writing that the teacher does not intend to pay the teacher's contributions or if the teacher fails to make such contributions by way of post-dated cheques provided employee’s former position subject to the Board at staffing provisions of this Collective Agreement. It is understoodthat the commencement employee on leave shall be subject to the layoff and recall provisions as set out in Article of this Collective CollectiveAgreement Between Local (Secretarial, Office Clerical, Educational Assistants, &The Limestone School I,2008-August Page Agreement, SUPPLEMENTARY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (SUB) PLAN Payments made during the leave. Pregnancy and Parental Leave according to the Supplementary Unemployment Benefits (cSUB) A teacher who continues on parental leave, where such leave has been extended, shall have be as follows: In the option to continue benefit coverage under Article 7 by assuming full premium cost (100%) for the period case of the leave extension provided the terms and conditions of the master insurance policies allow for such coverage. (d) A teacher may request an extension to their pregnancy and/or parent leave, without pay, for a maximum total leave of up to two (2) school years, plus (as appropriate) any partial year association with a pre- arranged date as required below. Any return from extended leave must be scheduled, at the time the leave is requestedPregnancy Leave, for the commencement six (6) week period immediately following the birth of the next school yearchild, and in accordance with Article the Board shall pay a top-up as supplement to the employee’s Employment Insurance Pregnancy benefit. The amount of the supplement shall be equalto the difference between the employee’s weekly employment insurance benefit and the employee’s weekly wage and in accordance with the provisions of Article for the first school day remaining eleven (11) weeks of the seventeen (17) week period, whether such weeks occur immediately before or immediately after the Christmas breakbirth of the child, for the first school day after Board shall pay top-up benefits as supplement to the March break oremployee’s Employment Insurance Pregnancy benefit equivalent to the difference between the employee’s weekly EmploymentInsurancebenefitsand seventy-five (75%) percent of the employee’s weekly wage. It is agreed that the two week waiting period, by mutual agreementif applicable is included in this eleven (11) week period. In the case of Parental Leave, at another natural break in the school year. A teacher must apply in writing for the extended leave not later than two (2) weeks in advance payment equivalent to seventy-five (75%) percent of the commencement employee’s weekly wage, followed by up to fifteen (15) weeks payments equivalent to the difference between the employee’s weekly rate of Employment Insurance benefits and seventy-five (75%) percent of the regular weekly wage, with no deduction for sick leave. It is understood that an employee that receivesSUB under the Pregnancy Leave provisions shall not be entitled to further SUB under the Parental Leave provisions. Where an employee becomes eligible for an annual increment during the period of Leave, payments under (a), shall be adjusted accordingly. Employeesdisentitled or disqualifiedfrom receiving benefits are ineligible for SUB Employees do not have a right to SUB payments except to supplement benefits during the unemployment period as specified in this plan. The employee must provide the Board with the proof that is receiving Collective Agreement Between Local (Secretarial, Office Clerical, Educational Assistants, Technical) School 2008-August Page SUB-is It is understood that an employee on pregnancy and/or parental leave under 9.03 C may who is in receipt of SUB benefits shall not follow an extended leave. (e) Salary shall be paid in accordance with the proportion excess of their annual salary. Employees taking advantage of the year taught. (i) A teacher who is required SUB plan will return to be absent from work because and remain in the service of pregnancy related illness is entitled to sick leave in accordance with Article 9.01. A teacher on pregnancy or parental leave is not entitled to sick leave pay. (ii) Notwithstanding (i) a teacher on pregnancy or parental leave is not entitled to sick leave, except that a teacher may be eligible for sick leave and sick pay in accordance with Article 9.01 the Board for a period of recovery from childbirth if at least four (4) months after return to work: and that will returnto work on the request date of expiry of pregnancy and/or parental leave, unless this date is modifiedwith the consentof the Board or unless the employee is thereupon entitled to another leave provided for sick leave in this Agreement. Should the employee fail to make available to returnto work, the employee recognizes that is made in writing indebted to the Principal at least two (2) weeks in advance Board for the amount received through the Pregnancy or Parental SUB plan. Upon written request, an extended leave of the anticipated date of birth. The teacher will be required to provide the Board with written verification of the actual date of birth within six (6) weeks of the birth. For a claim of sick leave absence without pay, and pay beyond six (6) weeks the Board will require comprehensive medical certification to support the claim. (g) A teacher may be required to submit a written statement of intent to return to work at the end of pregnancy or parental leave. (h) A teacher returning from a pregnancy leave and/or parental leave in the same school year in which the leave was commenced shall return to the position held prior to commencement of the leave.without

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