12.9 Parenting Leave

  • 12.9.1 Maternity and Parenting Leave
    • 12.9.1.1 Maternity leave shall be granted as per The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
    • 12.9.1.2 Parenting leave shall be granted as per The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
    • 12.9.1.3 Except as provided for under the provision of the Supplemental Employment Benefits (SEB) Plan established in accordance with the provisions contained in the teacher Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement, maternity and parenting leave shall be without pay.
    • 12.9.1.4 An extension may be applied for through written application to PSSD.
  • 12.9.2 Adoption Leave
    • 12.9.2.1 Notice of adoption leave must be submitted to PSSD as soon as reasonably possible.
    • 12.9.2.2 Adoption leave shall be granted as per The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
    • 12.9.2.3 Adoption leave shall be without pay.
    • 12.9.2.4 An extension may be applied for through written application to PSSD.
    • 12.9.2.5 Due to the circumstances of adoption, PSSD shall grant leave with pay for the following
      • a. One (1) day to carry out the adoption procedures
      • b. One (1) day to attend to the childbirth
      • c. One (1) day to be present on the day the child comes home
  • 12.9.3 Childbirth
    • 12.9.3.1 Teachers, who during the birth event, are the sole primary support of the mother in a non-professional capacity, will be granted leave with pay for the following:
      • a. One (1) day to attend at the birth of the child.
      • b. One (1) day to be present when the mother and child return from the hospital.
  • 12.9.4 An extension may be applied for through written application to PSSD.