Right to Request in Context of Parental Leave Sample Clauses

Right to Request in Context of Parental Leave. This clause of the Agreement provides agreement specific details and supplements the NES which deals with requests for flexible working arrangements and extensions to parental leave. Nothing in this clause should be read to limit the operation of the Act and, in particular section 65 of the Act. (a) A teacher entitled to parental leave may request a school to allow the teacher: (i) To extend the period of simultaneous (concurrent) unpaid parental leave up to a maximum of eight weeks; (ii) To extend the period of unpaid parental leave beyond the available period of leave, as defined in the Act, for a further continuous period of leave not exceeding 12 months; (iii) To return from a period of parental leave on changed working arrangements; (b) The School shall consider the request having regard to the teacher's circumstances and, provided the request is genuinely based on the teacher's parental responsibilities, may only refuse the request on reasonable grounds related to the effect on the workplace or the School's business. Such grounds might include, but are not limited to: cost; lack of adequate replacement staff; incapacity to change the working arrangements of other staff to accommodate the new working arrangements requested by the teacher; the impracticality of changing the working arrangements of other staff or recruiting new employees to accommodate the new working arrangements requested by the teacher; the likely significant loss of efficiency or productivity; and the likely significant negative impact on the provision of educational services and/or customer service. (c) The teacher's request shall be in writing and set out the details of the change sought and the reasons for the change. (d) The School shall give the teacher a response to such request (decision) in writing within 21 days of receipt of such request, stating whether the School grants or refuses the request. If the School refuses the request the response shall include details of the reasons for the refusal. (e) Where teacher wishes to make a request under subclause 25.5(a)(iii), such a request shall be made as soon as possible before the date upon which the teacher is due to return to work from parental leave.
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Right to Request in Context of Parental Leave. (a) An Employee entitled to parental leave may request a school to allow the Employee to extend the period of unpaid parental leave beyond the available period of leave, as defined in the Act, for a further continuous period of leave not exceeding 12 months in accordance with the NES. (b) The obligations of the school and procedures to be followed in responding to the request are set out in Section 76A of the Act for, including the right to refuse the request based on reasonable business grounds following discussions with the Employee. Note: Disputes about requests for extensions to unpaid parental leave may be dealt with under Schedule E — Dispute resolution and/or under section 76B of the Act .
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Right to Request in Context of Parental Leave. (a) A teacher entitled to parental leave may request a school to allow the teacher to extend the period of unpaid parental leave beyond the available period of leave, as defined in the Act, for a further continuous period of leave not exceeding 12 months in accordance with the NES. (b) The obligations of the school and procedures to be followed in responding to the request are set out in Section 76A of the Act for, including the right to refuse the request based on reasonable business grounds and following discussions with the employee. Note: Disputes about requests for extensions to unpaid parental leave may be dealt with under Schedule D—Dispute resolution and/or under section 76B of the Act.
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Related to Right to Request in Context of Parental Leave

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  • Personal Medical Leave 1. Accrued 100% sick leave may be used at the employee's discretion. Such leave may be taken before or after the vacation described in No. 3 below. 2. Accrued 75% sick leave may be used following use of all 100% sick leave at the employee’s discretion. Such leave may be taken before or after the vacation described in No. 3 below.

  • Late Application for Parental Leave When an application for parental leave under sub-article (A) above is not made in accordance with sub-article (c), the employee is nonetheless entitled to, and upon application to the Co-operative shall be granted, parental leave under this Article for the portion of the leave period that remains at the time the application is made.

  • Civil Rights Requirements The Recipient agrees that it must comply with applicable federal civil rights laws, regulations, and requirements, and follow applicable federal guidance, except as the Federal Government determines otherwise in writing. Therefore, unless a Recipient or a federal program, including the Indian Tribe Recipient or the Tribal Transit Program, is specifically exempted from a civil rights statute, FTA requires compliance with each civil rights statute, including compliance with equity in service requirements.

  • Maternity and Parental Leave Employees are eligible for unpaid leave of absence from employment subject to the conditions in this article. Every employee who intends to take a leave of absence under this article will give at least four weeks' notice in writing to the Employer unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given and will inform the Employer in writing of the length of leave intended to be taken. Each employee who wishes to change the effective date of approved leave will give four weeks' notice of such change unless there is a valid reason why such notice cannot be given.

  • Portability of Sick Leave 1. The employer will accept up to sixty (60) accumulated sick leave days from other school districts in British Columbia, for employees hired to or on exchange in the district. 2. An employee hired to or on exchange in the district shall accumulate and utilize sick leave credit according to the provisions of the Collective Agreement as it applies in that district.

  • Variation of period of parental leave Unless agreed otherwise between the employer and employee, an employee may apply to their employer to change the period of parental leave on one occasion. Any such change to be notified at least four weeks prior to the commencement of the changed arrangements.

  • Civil Rights A. Xxxxxxx agrees to comply with state and federal anti-discrimination laws, including: i. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §2000d et seq.); ii. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §794); iii. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.);

  • Compliance with Civil Rights Laws The Contractor hereby assures that it will comply with Subchapter VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC Sections 2000 (e) (1) through 2000 (e) (17), to the end that no person shall, on the grounds of race, creed, color, sex, religion, ancestry, age, condition of physical handicap, marital status, political affiliation, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under this Contract or under any project, program, or activity supported by this Contract. The Contractor shall comply with Exhibit D - Contractor’s EEO Certification.

  • Parental Leave (a) A nurse who becomes a parent of a child is eligible to take a parental leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision. (b) A nurse who has taken a pregnancy leave under Article 11.07 is eligible to be granted a parental leave of up to thirty-five (35) weeks' duration, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. A nurse who is eligible for a parental leave who is the natural father or is an adoptive parent may extend the parental leave for a period of up to twelve (12) months’ duration, consideration being given to any requirements of adoption authorities. In cases of adoption, the nurse shall advise the hospital as far in advance as possible with respect to a prospective adoption 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 nurse finds it impossible to request the leave of absence in writing, the request may be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. (c) The nurse shall be reinstated to her or his former position, unless that position has been discontinued, in which case the nurse shall be given a comparable job. (d) Nurses newly hired to replace nurses who are on approved parental leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Hospital, in a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to successfully completing her 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 10.01 (a) to a maximum of 30 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. (e) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four (84%) percent of the nurse's regular weekly earnings and the sum of her or his 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 or he is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of ten (10) weeks. The nurse's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her or his regular hourly rate on her or his last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her or his 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 26 weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment 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.

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