Birth Parent Clause Samples
Birth Parent. An employee who is the parent of their partner/spouse’s newborn child shall be entitled to up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks of parental leave without pay. The employee shall take the leave within fifty-two (52) weeks of the child’s birth or date the child comes within the care and custody of the employee.
Birth Parent. A pregnant employee shall be entitled to up to seventeen (17) consecutive weeks of maternity leave and up to sixty-one (61) consecutive weeks of parental leave, all without pay. The parental leave must immediately follow the maternity leave. In the event the birth parent dies or is totally disabled, an employee who is the parent of the child shall be entitled to both maternity and parental leave without pay.
Birth Parent. An employee who is the non-birth parent shall be entitled to up to sixty-two (62) consecutive weeks of parental leave without pay (note: this includes the unpaid waiting period before EI benefits begin to be paid). The employee shall take the leave within seventy-eight (78) weeks of the child's birth or date the child comes within the care and custody of the employee.