Subject to Article 11. 4.1 the maternity leave shall include a period of at least six (6) weeks immediately following the actual date of delivery.
Subject to Article 11. 1.5, a teacher on maternity leave must take a period of leave of at least six (6) weeks immediately following the date of delivery. A teacher, with agreement of the Employer, may shorten the duration of the six (6) week period following the actual date of delivery by providing the Employer with a medical certificate indicating that resumption of work will not endanger her health.
Subject to Article 11. 2.5 every male employee with six (6) months or more of Company seniority and who has or will have the actual care and custody of a newborn child, shall be entitled to and shall be granted, upon written request, a leave of absence without pay of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks commencing, as the employee elects,
Subject to Article 11. 01, the Employer shall provide an evaluation of each probationary Employee at least once during the Employee’s probationary period. During these evaluations the Employer shall notify the Employee, in writing, of any deficiencies, and where possible, provide the Employee an opportunity to correct them. The probationary period may be extended by mutual agreement between the Employer and Union up to an additional five hundred three point seven five (503.75) hours if performance deficiencies are identified during the initial probationary period.
