Compassionate Care Leave Sample Clauses

Compassionate Care Leave. An employee who has been employed for at least thirty (30) days is entitled to an unpaid compassionate care leave of up to twenty-eight (28) weeks to provide care or support to a seriously ill family member. The employee must also provide a medical certificate stating that the eligible family member has a serious medical condition with a “significant risk of death within twenty-six (26) weeks”, and that the family member requires care or support from one or more family members, as defined by Employment Standards Code.

Compassionate Care Leave. An employee who is in receipt of compassionate care benefits under the Employment Insurance Act is entitled to a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of providing care or support to a gravely ill family member at risk of dying within 26 weeks. There will be no interruption in the accrual of seniority during this leave. Eligibility for benefits provided for under Article 25 Health and Welfare will be maintained for a maximum period of eight weeks.

Compassionate Care Leave. (a) Compassionate care leave will be granted to an employee for up to eight (8) weeks within a twenty-six (26) week period to provide care or support to a family member who is at risk of dying within that 26-week period in accordance with section 49.1 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000. (b) An employee who is on compassionate care leave shall continue to accumulate seniority and service. (c) Subject to any changes to the employee's status which would have occurred had he or she not been on compassionate care leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay. (d) The employee and the Hospital will continue to pay their respective shares of the benefits and pension premiums.

Compassionate Care Leave. An employee may request a leave of absence without pay of up to eight (8) weeks while accessing the compassionate care benefits provided by Employment Insurance to care for a seriously ill family member in accordance with the terms of that program. Such request will be considered in light of operational requirements and will not be unreasonably denied.

Compassionate Care Leave. (a) A Nurse who has been employed by the Employer for a period of at least three (3) months is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to eight

Compassionate Care Leave. Employees shall be entitled to compassionate care leave in accordance with the

Compassionate Care Leave. (a) An employee will be approved for an unpaid leave of absence for up to 27 weeks to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill and who has a significant risk of death within 26 weeks, as prescribed by the Employment Standards Act. (b) Employees' service while on the above approved leave of absence for compassionate care will be deemed continuous with associated benefits provided, as prescribed by the Employment Standards Act.

Compassionate Care Leave. The employee and the Hospital will continue to pay their respective shares of the benefits and pension premiums. (a) Compassionate care leave will be granted to an employee for up to eight (8) weeks within a twenty-six (26) week period to provide care or support to a family member who is at risk of dying within that 26-week period in accordance with section 49.1 of the Employment Standards Act. (b) An employee who is on compassionate care leave shall continue to accumulate seniority and service. (c) Subject to any changes to the employee’s status which would have occurred had he or she not been on compassionate care leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former duties, on the same shift in the same department, and at the same rate of pay.

Compassionate Care Leave. Employees may request time off for compassionate care purposes and if so, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence or absences which shall not exceed the maximum allowable number of weeks as per The Employment Standards Code; which as of 2017 is equal to twenty-eight (28) weeks in total. Said compassionate care leave shall be consistent with Employment Insurance regulations. It is understood that should a death occur during or after the compassionate care leave, the employee shall be eligible for bereavement leave as per article 24.06 of the collective agreement.