The union became aware the Employer was only allowing teachers to access one parenthood leave under G.21.4 of the Collective Agreement. The Union filed a grievance on April 26, 2022. The matter was scheduled for arbitration, but the parties were able to reach a settlement. You can find more information regarding this parenthood leave agreement as well as others on our Negotiated Agreements page.
The parties now agree that Article G.21.4.g – Parenthood Leave of the current collective agreement states that “an employee shall be granted, upon request, a leave of absence without pay for up to one (1) school year to enable the employee to spend full-time with the employee’s natural or adopted children” (“Parenthood Leave”). Parenthood Leave shall be interpreted as follows:
a) If an employee takes Parenthood Leave, Parenthood Leave must be:
i) taken as an extension to pregnancy and/or parental leave; or
ii) taken at another time to enable the employee to spend full time with the employee’s natural or adopted children.
b) If Parenthood Leave is taken as an extension to pregnancy and/or parental leave, an employee may access Parenthood Leave each time they take pregnancy or parental leave.
c) If Parenthood Leave is not taken as an extension to a pregnancy and/or parental leave, then the employee may only access Parenthood Leave once in their career. For clarity, an employee who has taken Parenthood Leave that is not an extension to pregnancy and/or parental leave remains entitled to take Parenthood Leave as an extension to pregnancy and/or parental leave for any subsequent natural or adopted children.
d) Nothing in this agreement limits an employee from requesting other personal leaves available to them under the provisions of the collective agreement between the Parties.
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