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. . .. All employees shall be entitled to parental leave of absence upon the birth or adoption of a child. The duration of the leave shall be flexible at the employee's discretion and shall not be permitted in less than one full day increments. In any event, such leave shall not extend beyond six months from the date of commencement. An employee shall be entitled to use vacation leave or sick leave in lieu of being unpaid. If an employee exhausts all vacation leave credit and sick leave credits, the ;,. employee shall not be paid for parental leave. During any unpaid portion of such leave, the employee shall not accumulate sick leave credits for that period. Employees seeking parental leave must notify the Employer three (3) days prior to taking leave. Section 5. General Leave Provisions: (a) All leaves of absence when known in advance (and any extensions thereof) must be applied for and granted in writing on forms provided by the City (copy to the employee). An employee and the Union will be notified within three (3) working days from the date the application was made of approval or denial of the requested leave. (b) An employee shall accumulate seniority during any leave of absence, but he shall not be entitled to any benefits, except that the City shall continue to pay its portion of the employee's hospitalization insurance in Article 19 for a three (3) month period. After the three month period, an employee must direct pay any required hospital/surgical premiums to the City on or before the monthly due date. (c) When an employee returns to work after a leave of absence, he will be assigned to the position which he formerly occupied at the then current rate of pay or to a similar position if his former position no longer exists if he is physically qualified for the job. In the event the City questions whether the employee is physically able to do the work, it will require the employee to furnish a City supplied medical certificate of a physician supporting his claim of fitness, and the City shall have the right to have the employee examined by a doctor of its choice. I-f disagreement thereafter exists, a third physician shall be mutually selected by the Union and the City to determine the ;< - 17 -