Common use of Returning to Work After a Period of Parental Leave Clause in Contracts

Returning to Work After a Period of Parental Leave. 11.1 A team member will notify of their intention to return to work after a period of parental leave at least four weeks prior to the expiration of the leave. 11.2 A team member will be entitled to the position which they held immediately before proceeding on parental leave. In the case of a team member transferred to a safe job pursuant to clause 9 of this appendix, the team member will be entitled to return to the position they held immediately before such transfer. 11.3 Where such position no longer exists but there are other positions available which the team member is qualified for and is capable of performing, the team member will be entitled to a position as nearly comparable in status and pay to that of their former position. 11.4 A permanent team member returning from parental leave may request to work part time, up to when the child is of school age. 11.5 Team members returning to work after parental leave are allowed to request flexible work arrangements, including part time work. 11.6 As per the NES, the changes in working arrangements team members are allowed to request includes hours, location and patterns of work. 11.7 Requests for returning to work part-time and flexible work arrangements must be made in writing and set out the details of the changes sought and the reasons for the change. 11.8 The Reject Shop must respond to requests in writing within 21 days stating whether or not they will allow the change. 11.9 Requests for returning part-time after parental leave and for flexible working arrangements may only be refused on reasonable business grounds. The Reject Shop must also provide in writing the reasons the request has been refused.