Maternity/Parental Leave
All eligible employees are entitled to take maternity leave without pay for
up to one year, in the event of the birth of a child, and up to 37 consecutive
weeks on the adoption of a child.
Employees must have 53 consecutive weeks of employment to be eligible for maternity and/or parental leave under the Code. The requirement applies to both full-time and part-time employees.
Birth mothers can take up to 52 consecutive weeks of unpaid job-protected leave. This is made up of 15 weeks of maternity leave and 37 weeks of parental leave. Fathers and/or adoptive parents are eligible for up to 37 consecutive weeks of unpaid, job-protected parental leave. Adoptive parents can take parental leave regardless of the age of the adopted child.
Parental leave may be taken by one parent or shared between 2 parents, but the total combined leave cannot exceed 37 weeks.
IMPORTANT NOTE: TK Reward Time is a perk and not contracted and expires on the last day worked. It is not eligible to be taken following the return of the employee for that contract year.