Rights During A Leave. i) During pregnancy leave and/or parental leave, the nurse continues to participate in all benefit plans unless he/she elects in writing not to do so. A nurse who contributes to the benefits premium costs, shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques, prior to commencement of the leave. ii) Seniority and service continues to accrue during the pregnancy and/or parenting leave. iii) Vacation days continue to accumulate while on pregnancy or parenting leave. iv) When the leave ends, the nurse shall be reinstated to the position the nurse most recently held with the employer, if it still exists, or to a comparable position, if it does not, unless the nurse’s employment is ended for reasons solely unrelated to the leave. v) A nurse, who is on probation at the start of a leave, shall complete the probationary period after returning to work.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
