Maternity Leave Parental Leave Including Adoption Leave Clause Samples

Maternity Leave Parental Leave Including Adoption Leave. A female employee shall be granted a maternity leave of absence by the Company; said employee shall be re-employed by the Company after the birth, providing she returns to work within seventeen (17) weeks unless she is entitled to and so chooses to take parental leave immediately following her maternity leave. The employee must make application, in writing, within eight (8) weeks after the birth, and give the Company a minimum of two (2) weeks’ notice in advance of the day she intends to return to work. She must provide the Company with a doctor’s certificate, certifying her to be medically fit to work. In cases of physical complications, the employee may request an extension of her leave of absence up to but not exceeding an additional twelve (12) weeks, provided such request is accompanied by a doctor’s certificate setting out the nature of the complications.