Maternity Leave Sample Clauses

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.

Maternity Leave. A regular employee shall be granted fifty-two (52) weeks maternity leave of absence without pay. Such leave may commence eleven (11) weeks prior to the week in which her predicted week of confinement occurs or any time thereafter at the request of the employee. The maternity leave shall commence immediately upon the birth if it occurs prior to the timeline outlined above. In no case shall an employee be required to return to work sooner than six (6) weeks following the birth or the termination of her pregnancy, unless a shorter time is requested by the employee and granted by the Employer.

Maternity Leave. 11.1.1 Upon request, a teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave of absence for a period of up to sixteen (16) weeks commencing within thirteen (13) weeks prior to the estimated due date and no later than the actual date of the birth of the teacher’s child. 11.1.2 Maternity leave shall be without pay and benefits except as provided in clause 11.3. 11.1.3 A teacher shall, when possible, give the School Division three (3) months but no less than six (6) weeks written notice of their intention to take a maternity leave. Such notice shall be accompanied by a medical certificate or written statement from a midwife registered with the College of Midwives of Alberta indicating that the teacher is pregnant and giving the estimated date of birth. 11.1.4 The teacher may terminate the health related portion of the maternity leave at any time with a medical certificate indicating their fitness to return to work. The teacher shall give the School Division no less than four (4) weeks notice, in writing, of the intended date of return. 11.1.5 Upon expiration of the leave provided pursuant to clause 11.1.1, the teacher shall be reinstated in the position the teacher occupied at the time the leave commenced or in a mutually agreed upon position. In any case, in accordance with the Employment Standards Code and this Collective Agreement, the teacher will be provided with an alternative position of a comparable nature.

Maternity Leave. (a) Maternity leave shall not constitute cause for dismissal. (b) Medical complications of pregnancy, including complications during an unpaid leave of absence for maternity reasons preceding the period stated by the Employment Insurance Act, shall be covered by sick leave credits providing the employee is not in receipt of maternity benefits under the Employment Insurance Act or any wage loss replacement plan. (c) A pregnant employee who requests maternity leave is entitled to up to 17 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins: i) no earlier than 13 weeks before the expected birth date, and ii) no later than the actual birth date and ends no later than 17 weeks after the leave begins. (d) An employee who requests leave after giving birth to a child is entitled to up to 17 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins on the date of the birth and ends no later than 17 weeks after that date. (e) An employee who requests leave after the termination of the employee’s pregnancy is entitled to up to 6 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, which must be taken during the period that begins on the date of the termination of the pregnancy and ends no later than 6 weeks after that date. (f) An employee who requests leave is entitled to up to 6 additional consecutive weeks of unpaid leave if, for reasons related to the birth or the termination of the pregnancy, the employee is unable to return to work when the employee leave ends consistent with (c), (d) and (e). (g) A request for leave must: i) be given in writing to the Employer, ii) if the request is made during the pregnancy, be given to the Employer at least 4 weeks before the day the employee proposes to begin leave, and iii) if required by the Employer, be accompanied by a medical practitioner's or nurse practitioner's certificate stating the expected or actual birth date or the date the pregnancy terminated or stating the reasons for requesting additional leave under subsection (f). (h) If an employee on leave under subsection (c) or (d) proposes to return to work earlier than 6 weeks after giving birth to the child, the Employer may require the employee to give the Employer a medical practitioner’s or nurse practitioner’s certificate stating the employee is able to resume work.

Maternity Leave. (a) The employee will be granted leave for a period not longer than seventeen (17) weeks. (b) The period of maternity leave shall commence not earlier than eleven (11) weeks before the expected date of delivery and end no earlier than six (6) weeks following the actual date of birth unless the employee requests a shorter period. (c) A request for shorter period under Clause 21.1(b) must be given in writing to the Employer at least one (1) 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. (d) The Employer shall, upon the request of the employee, modify the commencement of maternity leave for any period approved in writing by a qualified medical practitioner. (e) An employee may be required to commence a maternity leave where the duties of the employee cannot reasonably be performed because of the pregnancy and to continue the leave of absence until the employee provides a certificate from a medical practitioner stating that she is able to perform her duties. (f) Maternity leave may be extended for up to an additional six (6) months for health reasons where a medical practitioner's certificate is presented.

Maternity Leave. (a) Employees who have completed 90 days of employment shall, upon written request providing at least two (2) weeks’ advance notice where possible, be granted maternity leave to become effective 12 weeks immediately preceding the date of expected delivery or such shorter period as may be requested by the Employee, provided that they commence maternity leave no later than the date of delivery. (b) Maternity leave shall be without pay and benefits, except for the portion of maternity leave during which the Employee has a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and is also in receipt of sick leave, EI SUB Plan benefits, STD or LTD. Maternity leave shall not exceed 18 months unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Employee and the Employer. (c) For the portion of Maternity Leave during which an Employee has a valid health- related reason for being absent from work and who is in receipt of sick leave, EI SUB Plan Benefits, STD or LTD; benefit plan premium payments shall be administered in the same fashion as an Employee absent due to illness. (d) Vacation accrual and time counted towards achieving another increment for the portion of Maternity Leave during which the Employee has a valid health-related reason for being absent from work and who is in receipt of sick leave, EI SUB Plan Benefits, STD or LTD, shall be administered in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement. (e) 75%:25% premium cost sharing will continue for 12 full weeks following the conclusion of the health-related period of maternity leave, provided that the Employee makes arrangements to prepay their share of the premium prior to the conclusion of the health-related period of maternity leave. (f) An Employee on such leave shall provide the Employer with at least two (2) weeks’ written notice of readiness to return to work. The Employer shall reinstate the Employee in the same position held by that Employee immediately prior to taking leave, or, if such is not possible, provide the Employee with alternate work of a comparable nature at not less than the same step in the pay scale and other benefits that accrued to the Employee up to the date the Employee commenced leave. (g) An Employee whose pregnancy ends other than as a result of a live birth within 16 weeks of the estimated due date is entitled to maternity leave. If maternity leave has not already commenced in accordance with Article 22.04(a), such maternity leave shall commence on the date t...

Maternity Leave. (a) An employee who qualifies for Maternity Leave may apply for such leave in accordance with either Plan “A” or Plan “B” but not both. (b) A full-time employee returning to work from a maternity leave may request the option of returning to work on a part-time basis. Such a request must be in writing and submitted to the Department Manager ninety (90) days prior to her return. A response to the request will be issued in writing within thirty (30) days of receiving the request and shall not unreasonably be denied. 36:02 In order to qualify for Plan “A”, a pregnant employee must: (a) have completed six (6) continuous months of employment with the Employer; (b) submit to the Employer an application in writing for leave under Plan “A” at least four (4) weeks before the day specified by her in the application as the day on which she intends to commence such leave; and (c) provide the Employer with a certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner certifying that she is pregnant and specifying the estimated date of her delivery. 36:03 An employee who qualifies is entitled to and shall be granted Maternity Leave without pay consisting of: (a) a period not exceeding seventeen (17) weeks if delivery occurs on or before the date of delivery specified in the certificate mentioned in 36:02 (c); or (b) a period of seventeen (17) weeks plus an additional period equal to the period between the date of delivery specified in the certificate mentioned in 36:02 (c), and the actual date of delivery, if delivery occurs after the date mentioned in the certificate; (c) the Employer may vary the length of maternity leave upon proper certification by the attending physician. (a) An employee who has been granted Maternity Leave shall be permitted to apply up to a maximum of ten (10) days of her accumulated sick leave against the Employment Insurance waiting period. (b) Should the employee not return to work following her Maternity Leave for a period of employment sufficient to allow for re-accumulation of the number of sick days granted under 36:04 (a), the employee shall compensate the Employer for the balance of the outstanding days at the time of termination. Approved sick leave with pay granted during the period of return shall be counted as days worked. 36:05 Effective the latter of: (a) the bi-weekly pay period following the date of signing; or (b) the date a Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan (SUB) is approved for implementation by Service Canada and limited to Mat...

Maternity Leave. A) A pregnant employee who requests leave under this article is entitled to up to seventeen (17) weeks of unpaid leave:

Maternity Leave. A teacher who is pregnant may continue her duties until, in the opinion of the teacher’s physician and the teacher, she is no longer able to perform her professional duties. The teacher shall give notice in writing to the Board of Education at least thirty (30) days prior to the time she intends to cease her teacher duties. This notice shall state whether or not she intends to return to the District after the child is born and state when the teacher intends to return. Up to twelve (12) weeks of sick leave may be used for maternity leave during the contract year. This should be viewed in connection with other leave provisions and particularly in connection with the FMLA policy of the Board which provides each teacher up to twelve (12) weeks of combined paid and unpaid leave for a condition specified in the FMLA. One of the conditions for which leave is available is for the birth of a child and to care for such child, or placement for adoption or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care of a child. Consequently, if twelve (12) weeks of leave (including paid leave) is used in connection with the birth or care of a child, the teacher would be ineligible for leave in connection with his or her own serious illness or to care for a spouse, child or parent with a serious health condition. Whether unpaid extended leave is available must be determined by reference to the extended leave provision of the contract. Sick leave for maternity reasons shall be used only for contracted days. Sick leave for maternity reasons shall not be granted for the summer months when the teacher does not have to miss work. A teacher who gives notice that she desires to return to the District must reaffirm that intent by giving written notice to the Board of Education within forty-five (45) days after the child’s birth. At the time of her return, the teacher will be assigned to the same position which she held when her maternity leave commenced if the leave does not exceed authorized leave. This guaranteed assignment will remain in effect if medical complications develop until all sick leave is exhausted or for a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days. Any request for maternity leave for medical reasons beyond six (6) weeks must be documented by the teacher’s physician. The teacher will not be guaranteed the same position when she returns if the maternity leave exceeds the above provisions, but an equivalent position for which she is qualified.