Memorandum of Agreement between
The Swan Valley School Division
and
The Swan Valley Teachers’ Association
of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Effective July 01, 2016: Delete Memorandum of Agreement
The parties agree to the following application rules, terms and conditions clarifying the Maternity Leave Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan per Article 7.
1. The maternity leave period which is eligible for payment under this Article is the first 17 weeks (the 2 week waiting period and the next immediate 15 weeks).
2. Where any portion of the 17 weeks referenced in (1) above falls during the summer, Christmas Break, Spring Break or any other period for when the teacher is not earning her salary, that portion of the maternity leave period does not qualify the teacher to receive maternity leave benefits pursuant to Article 7.
3. A specific application or registration for a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan is not required. The only requirement from Human Resources Development Canada is that the comments section of the Record of Employment confirming that Section 38 of the Employment Insurance Regulations are met.
4. Subject to the qualifying period, as set out in paragraph (6), where a teacher had commenced her maternity leave prior to March 25, 2002, and a portion of the first 17 weeks falls after March 25, 2002, the teacher shall be entitled to receive the paid maternity leave benefits for the portion (if any) of the first 17 weeks of maternity leave which falls after March 25, 2002.
5. Teachers must be under contract to the Division during the period when maternity leave benefits may be paid by the Division in order to be eligible to receive those payments.
6. The qualifying period of seven teaching months must be seven consecutive teaching months in the employ of The Swan Valley School Division, as per the Manitoba Employment Standards legislation. The full seven months qualifying period must be served in order to qualify for any maternity leave payment. For greater certainty, should a teacher fail to serve the full qualifying period prior to the start of the maternity leave, then that teacher shall be eligible to receive maternity leave benefits only for that portion of the 17 weeks referenced in (1) above which occurs after the completion of the 7 month qualifying period.
7. The Division requires, from each of the teachers on maternity leave, a copy of the Statement of Finalized Employment Insurance Benefits in order to accurately calculate her entitlement. This is a document which the teacher should have received (or will receive) from Employment Insurance four to six weeks from the date that she applied for Employment Insurance Benefits. Should payments to teachers be required prior to receipt of the Statement, an estimate of the correct entitlement will be made with an adjustment made following receipt of the Statement.
Dated at Swan River in the Province of Manitoba, this 14th__ day of __June, 2016.
Signed and Agreed to on behalf of The Swan Valley School Division
The Swan Valley Teachers’ Association
of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society
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President Chair
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Collective Bargaining Chair Secretary-Treasurer