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For more information visit our privacy policy.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.
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: