Common use of Maternity Leave - Continued Clause in Contracts

Maternity Leave - Continued. Casual Seniority List" shall resume their hour accumulation and their one-hundred (100) day countdown on their return to work at the point where they left off. (v) Upon return to work, an employee shall be credited with any wage increments to which they would have been entitled had the leave not taken place. (vi) The District shall continue to provide coverage and pay its share of premiums for all the employee benefits to which the employee is entitled while on maternity leave. (vii) When an employee gives birth before a request for maternity leave is made, maternity leave will be deemed to have started on the day of the birth. (viii) A birth father shall be eligible for up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks of unpaid leave beginning after the child’s birth and within fifty-two (52) weeks of the birth. (ix) The District may require an employee to commence maternity leave where the employee can not reasonably perform their duties. (x) Employees who meet the requirements for Sick Leave shall be eligible for the benefits of the Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan. (b) A non-birthing employee shall receive one (1) paid day for the birth of their child or adoption of their child.