XVII.D.5   Parental Leave for Research Faculty

A benefits-eligible member of the FAS research faculty who holds a multi-year appointment or who has held a continuous appointment at his or her rank for more than one year and who bears a child, adopts a child, or whose spouse or civil union partner bears or adopts a child will be granted, upon request, a Parental Leave for Research Faculty of up to eight weeks. Compensation will reflect the effort percentage of the appointment prior to beginning the leave. An option will also be available for an additional eight weeks of part-time status with pay commensurate with the percentage of work effort. The research faculty member's current source of funding will be used to support this leave, if allowable by the policies of the funding agency(s).

The Parental Leave for Research Faculty may commence at any time from two weeks before the expected time of delivery or adoption until the first year after birth or adoption. If both parents of a newborn or newly adopted child are full-time research faculty, these two faculty members may choose to share the eight-week period of paid Parental Leave for Research Faculty or the option of an additional eight weeks of paid part-time status with pay commensurate with the percentage of effort.

During the Parental Leave for Research Faculty, the faculty member will continue to receive her or his usual pay and fringe benefits. Upon return from leave, the faculty member is entitled to reinstatement in the position held prior to going on leave, or to one substantially similar, with no loss of seniority benefits or other privileges of employment.

A fullbenefits-time eligible member of the FAS research faculty who holds a multi-year appointment or who has held a continuous appointment at his or her rank for more than one year and who bears a child or , adopts a child, or whose spouse or civil union partner bears or adopts a child will be granted, upon request, a Parental Leave for Research Faculty of up to eight weeks. Compensation will reflect the effort percentage of the appointment prior to beginning the leave. An option will also be available for an additional eight weeks of part-time status with pay commensurate with the percentage of work effort. The research faculty member's current source of funding will be used to support this leave, if allowable by the policies of the funding agency(s).

The Parental Leave for Research Faculty may commence at any time from two weeks before the expected time of delivery or adoption until the first year after birth or adoption. If both parents of a newborn or newly adopted child are full-time research faculty, these two faculty members may choose to share the eight-week period of paid Parental Leave for Research Faculty or the option of an additional eight weeks of paid part-time status with pay commensurate with the percentage of effort.

During the Parental Leave for Research Faculty, the faculty member will continue to receive her or his usual pay and fringe benefits. Upon return from leave, the faculty member is entitled to reinstatement in the position held prior to going on leave, or to one substantially similar, with no loss of seniority benefits or other privileges of employment.