Common use of Supplemental Employment Benefit for Maternity and Parental Leave Clause in Contracts

Supplemental Employment Benefit for Maternity and Parental Leave. When on maternity or parental leave, an employee will receive a supplemental payment added to Employment Insurance benefits as follows: (a) For up to fifty-two (52) weeks of maternity leave, an employee who is the birth mother shall receive an amount equal to the difference between the Employment Insurance benefits and seventy-five percent (75%) of her salary calculated on her average base salary. (b) For up to a maximum of thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave, the spouse, the biological father, the common-law partner or adoptive parent who is caring for the child shall receive an amount equal to the difference between the Employment Insurance benefits and seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee’s salary calculated on his/her average base salary. (c) The average base salary for the purpose of Clauses 1 (a) and 1 (b) is the employee’s average base salary for the twenty-six (26) weeks preceding the maternity or parental leave. If the employee has been on unpaid leave for part of the preceding twenty-six