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For more information visit our privacy policy.Health Leave Any regular employee of the District may, at the discretion of the Board, be granted a leave of absence without pay for reasons of health, such leave to be specified for a period of not more than one year. Such leave may be extended in case of serious health conditions.
Xxxx Leave For laid off employees, sick leave accruals shall remain on the books and be reinstated if such employees are reappointed. Whenever a person becomes ineligible for reemployment, and such person has not been re-employed, then, if at the point of layoff such person was eligible to receive a sick leave accrual payoff, such person shall be paid for existing sick leave accruals in accordance with Section 1408 of this Agreement.
Maternity Leave (a) An employee is entitled to a maternity leave of absence from work, without pay, for a period of 17 consecutive weeks or a shorter period requested by the employee. (b) An employee shall notify the Employer in writing of the estimated date of birth. The employee will make every reasonable effort to give at least four weeks’ notice prior to the date the employee proposes to commence leave. The Employer may require the employee to provide a certificate from a medical practitioner stating the employee is pregnant and estimating the probable date of birth. (c) Regardless of the date of commencement of the leave of absence taken under Subsection (a), the leave shall not end before the expiration of six weeks following the actual date of birth unless the employee requests a shorter period. (d) A request for shorter period under Subsection (c) must be given in writing to the Employer at least one week before the date that the employee indicates she intends to return to work, and the employee must furnish the Employer with a certificate of a physician stating that the employee is able to resume work. (e) If an employee's pregnancy is terminated before a leave request is made under Subsection (a), the Employer, upon request, shall grant the employee a leave of absence from work without pay for a period of six consecutive weeks. The employee may be required to supply a certificate of a medical practitioner verifying termination of the pregnancy. Leave under this clause shall commence on the specified date noted by the medical practitioner. (f) If an employee is unable to return to work following a leave of absence granted under either Subsection (a) or Subsection (e) preceding, the Employer upon request shall grant to the employee a leave of absence extension not to exceed a total of six consecutive weeks further. To qualify, the employee must supply a certificate of a medical practitioner verifying the necessity of the leave.
Donor Leave An employee shall be granted the necessary leave of absence with pay for the purpose of donating bone marrow or an organ.
Casual Leave Employees may be granted casual leave with pay to a maximum of two (2) hours for the following purposes:
Paternity Leave 7.4.6(a) An employee will provide to the employer at least ten weeks prior to each proposed period of paternity leave, with:
Carer’s Leave An employee may use up to 10 days accrued sick days as carers leave to tend to the care for members of the employee’s immediate household. The leave will be subject to the employee providing reasonable proof of the need for the use of xxxxx’s leave. In circumstances where the employee has exhausted all of the paid leave, a further 2 days unpaid leave may be taken.