Updated Policy and Procedure Handbook - GoodLife Fitness

a child is placed for adoption and a person who is in a relationship of some permanencewith a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own.When can Parental Leave begin?An associate who takes Pregnancy Leave and wishes to take Parental Leave mustcommence the Parental Leave immediately upon expiry of the Pregnancy Leave, without areturn to work, unless agreed to otherwise by Good Life and the associate. OtherwiseParental/Adoption leave must commence not later than 52 weeks after the day the child isborn or comes into the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time._________________________________________________________________________Health BenefitsPlease contact policies@goodlifefitness.com for further information._________________________________________________________________________VacationAn associate is still an employee of GoodLife even while one a Pregnancy/Parental Leaveand continues to accrue vacation time. Full time hourly associates will not receivevacation pay while they are on leave because they are not earning wages from GoodLifeduring this time although they continue to accumulate their vacation time to take the nextyear.Salary associates will have some paid vacation days the year after they return and somewill be unpaid because vacation pay is not earned when wages are not received fromGoodLife._________________________________________________________________________Bonus PayoutAssociates who earned bonuses prior to starting a Pregnancy Leave will receive themoney when it’s scheduled to be paid out company wide even if they are on Leave at thattime. This payout will not affect the associates maternity benefit amount from EI becausethe bonus was earned prior to the Pregnancy Leave._________________________________________________________________________Return to WorkOn expiry of a Parental/Adoption Leave, an associate who returns to work will be given thesame position held prior to the leave or if that position is not available a comparableposition. The associate will receive a pay rate that is equal to the greater of the rate theassociate most recently earned; and the rate the associate would be earning had he orshe worked throughout the leave._________________________________________________________________________Ending the leave earlier than plannedAn associate may end a Parental/Adoption Leave earlier than planned by providing atleast 4 weeks of written notice of the date on which the leave is to end._______________________________________________________________________Not returning to GoodLife after Parental LeaveAn associate who takes Parental/Adoption Leave will not terminate his or her employmentbefore the leave expires or when it expires without giving at least 4 weeks' written notice oftermination. Unless written notice of termination is given, an associate who fails to returnto work upon the expiry of a Parental/Adoption Leave will be treated as a voluntarilyresignation.Pregnancy and Parental Leave Question and Answers[back to top]How much time off can parents take for pregnancy and parental leave? A birthmother can take both pregnancy and parental leave. Birth mothers are entitled to 17weeks of unpaid, job-protected pregnancy leave. Those who take pregnancy leave areentitled to up to 35 weeks' parental leave. Birth mothers, who don't take pregnancy leave,and all other new parents, are entitled to up to 37 weeks' parental leave. If each parent ofa newborn took the maximum leave allowed at separate times, the baby would have aparent at home for 89 consecutive weeks (17 weeks of pregnancy leave for the birthConfidential and Proprietary Information of GoodLife Fitness Clubs | V16 October 2009 53