Supplemental Unemployment Insurance (SUB). An employee who is on pregnancy or parental leave as provided under this agreement, who has applied for, and is in receipt of unemployment insurance parental or pregnancy benefits pursuant to sections 22 and/or 23 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. The supplement shall be equivalent to the difference between seventy-five percent 75%) of her normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly employment insurance benefits and any other earnings. Receipt by the Employer of the employee’s employment insurance cheque stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt of employment insurance parental or pregnancy benefits. The employee‘s normal weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying his/her regular hourly rate on their last day worked prior to the commencement of her leave, times her normal weekly hours, plus any wage increase or salary increment that she would be entitled to receive if she were not on parental leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Employer will pay the employee seventy-five percent (75%) of her/his normal weekly earnings during the first two (2) week period of the leave while waiting to receive employment insurance benefits.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
