Parental Leave/Adoption Leave Clause Samples

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. Both mothers and fathers, natural and adopting, are entitled, upon completion of the initial probation period (waived for adopting parents) to parental leave without pay providing a written request is submitted to the Employer no later than four (4) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave. If four (4) weeks’ notice is not possible due to unforeseeable circumstances, the request must be submitted immediately after the need for leave becomes known. An employee who requests parental leave under this section is entitled to: (a) For a birth mother who takes leave under Article 15.1 in relation to the birth of the child or children with respect to whom the parental leave is to be taken, up to thirty-five (35) consecutive weeks of unpaid leave beginning immediately after the end of the leave taken under Article 15.1 unless the Employer and the employee agree otherwise. (b) For a birth mother who does not take leave under Article 15.1 in relation to the birth of the child or children with respect to whom the parental leave is to be taken, up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks of unpaid leave beginning after the child’s birth and within fifty-two (52) weeks after that event. (c) For a birth father, up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks of unpaid leave beginning after the child’s birth and within fifty-two (52) weeks after that event. (d) For an adopting parent, up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks of unpaid leave beginning within fifty-two (52) weeks after the child is placed with the parent. The employee shall have to furnish proof of adoption. (e) If the child has a physical, psychological or emotional condition requiring an additional period of parental care, the employee is entitled to up to an additional five (5) consecutive weeks of unpaid leave, beginning immediately after the end of the leave taken under Article 15.2(a-d inclusive). (f) A request for leave must: (1) Be given in writing to the Employer. (2) If the request is for leave under 15.2(a), (b) or (c) be given to the Employer at least four (4) weeks before the employee proposes to begin leave; and (3) If required by the Employer, must be accompanied by a medical practitioners certificate or other evidence of the employee’s entitlement to the leave. (g) Where both parents are employees of the Employer, the employees shall determine the apportionment of parental leave between them and shall work with their respective program director(s) to accommodate the leave request(s). While an e...

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. (a) An employee who has been employed with the University for at least one (1) year, and who becomes a parent of one or more children, is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to seventy-seven (77) weeks. An employee who has completed pregnancy leave will only be entitled to an additional sixty- one (61) weeks of unpaid parental leave. Parental/adoption leave benefits are available for a parent in accordance with the applicable legislation. (b) Where an employee takes pregnancy leave, parental leave begins immediately upon completion of the pregnancy leave and without the employee returning to work and ends not later than sixty-one (61) weeks after the parental leave began. (c) Where an employee did not take pregnancy leave, parental leave begins on such date as determined by the employee, coinciding with or after the birth of the child or children or the arrival of the child or children in the employee’s home, and ends not later than sixty-one (61) weeks after the parental leave begins or seventy-seven (77) weeks after the child or children first arrive in the employee’s home, whichever is earlier. (d) In cases of birth, an employee intending to take parental leave shall inform their managing supervisor and the Director, Human Resources as soon as possible, but no less than thirty (30) working days in advance of the commencement of such leave, or as much notice as possible. In cases of adoption, the employee shall provide as much notice as possible. (e) An employee on parental leave shall give written notice to the Employer of their intention to return to work at least four (4) weeks prior to their expected date of return. Where an employee reports for work upon the expiration of the parental leave period, they shall be permitted to resume work in the same or comparable position to that which they held prior to the commencement of the leave.

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. (a) An employee who is a natural or adoptive parent shall be granted, upon request in writing, parental leave without pay for a period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks. (b) Such leave shall commence no earlier than the date on which the new-born or adoptive child comes into the employee's care and shall end no later than fifty-two (52) weeks after this date. (c) Such leave shall be requested a minimum of six (6) weeks prior to the commencement of such leave in the case of natural parents and as soon as possible prior to the commencement of such leave in the case of adoptive parents. (d) The total number of weeks an employee is eligible for adoption leave may be shortened or lengthened by mutual agreement between the Employer and the employee. (e) During the period of parental/adoption leave of up to thirty-seven (37) weeks only specified in Article 36.18(a) hereof: (i) an employee continues to earn seniority and continuous service credits; (ii) where the employee participates in group insurance plans of the Employer, the employee and the Employer shall continue their contributions to premiums as required by and subject to the terms of such plans. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (iii) an employee maintains but does not accrue sick leave or vacation leave benefits/non- instructional time benefits for any calendar month in which she is on parental/adoption leave for more than one-half (1/2) the number of working days in that month. (f) An employee granted extended Adoption Leave pursuant to Article 36.18(d) above may, where permissible under the relevant group insurance plans continue contributions including those of the Employer, during such extended leave. The employee shall provide the Employer with post-dated cheques covering the amount of such premiums. (g) An employee who resigns his/her position for parental reasons shall retain his/her accrued sick leave and retirement allowance credits if he/she becomes reemployed at NBCC within six (6) months from the date of his/her resignation. (h) An employee returning to work from Parental/Adoption Leave shall be reinstated to his/her previously held position and shall receive a rate of pay that is equivalent to or greater than the rate of pay he/she was receiving immediately prior to his/her departure on Parental/Adoption Leave. Leave with pay for birth / Adoption of a child (a) A male instructor shall be granted three (3) days le...

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. An employee will be granted unpaid parental leave for a period up to and including thirty-five (35) weeks, upon request and verification of: i) the birth of the employee's child or ii) the coming of a child into the custody, care and control of the parent for the first time. Parent is defined as a person with whom a child is placed for adoption or a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own. An employee who does not take pregnancy leave will be granted up to thirty-seven (37) weeks of parental leave, upon request and the verification of i) or ii) above. The parental leave of an employee who takes pregnancy leave must begin when the pregnancy leave ends unless the child has not yet come into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. Parental leave must begin no more than fifty-two (52) weeks after the day the child is born or comes into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time. The employee must provide the Region with at least two (2) weeks written notice of the date the leave is to begin. The employee shall continue to accumulate seniority and service benefits during said parental leave. The Region shall pay the premium for all applicable benefits for the thirty-five

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. An employee will be granted unpaid parental leave for a period up to and including thirty-five

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. (a) An employee who has been employed with the University for at least one (1) year, and who becomes a parent of one or more children, is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to fifty-two (52) weeks. An employee who has completed her pregnancy leave will only be entitled to an additional thirty-five

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. Two (2) days of leave at full pay and up to ten (10) days of paid sick leave shall be allowed either parent or both to be utilized for the birth or adoption of a child under the same conditions, which qualify for unpaid leave under the state and federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In addition, you may be eligible to use accumulated sick or emergency leave. Please contact the Human Resources department.

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. Parental leave will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. The Board shall continue to pay its share of premiums for benefits coverage for the statutory period of parental leave unless the employee elects in writing not to continue the coverage. The employee will accrue service for the purpose of movement on the salary schedule during the statutory period of leave.

Parental Leave/Adoption Leave. An employee requesting parental leave under this section shall be entitled to one of the following: (a) i. in the case of a birth mother, as set out in Article 26.01 (a)(iii) up to sixty-one (61) consecutive weeks unpaid leave, or (b) If the child has a medical condition requiring an additional period of parental leave, the employee is entitled to an additional five consecutive (5) weeks unpaid leave, beginning immediately after the leave taken under subsection (a).