Article 9 : Maternity/Parental Leave
9.01 Maternity/Parental Leave shall not constitute a cause for termination of engagement but may require an extension of the program as determined by the Program Director. Consequently, the Resident Physician is strongly encouraged to review the impact of pregnancy on training requirements with the Program Director at the earliest opportunity
to minimize disruption to the Resident Physician's training program.
9.02 The Authority may require a Resident Physician to provide a medical certificate indicating pregnancy and the estimated date of confinement or a legal certificate of adoption.
9.03
Maternity Leave
(a) A Resident Physician who becomes pregnant shall be granted a maximum of seventeen (17) weeks maternity leave. Such leave may commence up to eight (8) weeks prior to the predicted date of birth.
(b) The Resident Physician shall receive up to seventeen (17) weeks of sufficient pay inclusive of the Employment Insurance two (2) week waiting period to match ninety percent (90%) of her salary when combined with Employment Insurance benefits for maternity leave.
(c) If the Resident Physician has a valid health-related reason for being absent from work in excess of seventeen (17) weeks, and is eligible for paid Sick or Special Leave as per Article 11, the Resident Physician may access the paid Sick or Special Leave.
(d) Unless the Resident Physician otherwise chooses after consideration, she will not be required to perform on-call duties nor scheduled shifts in excess of twelve (12) hours in a day or between 2400 hours and 0600 hours once she has completed twenty-seven (27) weeks of gestation, or earlier if a valid medical reason is provided pursuant to the Letter of Understanding re: Accommodation in Training Due to Medical Limitations. This will not in itself necessarily incur any reduction in remuneration.
9.04
Parental Leave
(a) In the event of the birth or adoption of a child, where a Resident Physician has not been granted maternity leave, a Resident Physician shall be granted a maximum of two (2) weeks leave of absence with full pay and benefits.
(b) In addition, a Resident Physician shall receive at his/her request additional leave without pay or benefits totalling up to fifty-two (52) weeks, inclusive of any leave taken under Articles 9.03 or 9.04 in the first fifty-two (52) weeks following the birth or adoption of a child. The Resident Physician shall be required to give appropriate notice to his/her Program Director of his/her intention regarding the timing of such leave in order to ensure that professional and patient-care responsibilities are met.
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