65.1 (1) An employee on pregnancy leave or on parental leave who provides to his or her deputy minister proof that the employee has applied for, and is eligible to receive, benefits under the Employment Insurance Act
(Canada) in respect of the pregnancy or adoption is entitled to an allowance under the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan.  O. Reg. 442/91, s. 4; O. Reg. 399/01, s. 8 (1). (1.1) Subsections (1) to (3.3) do not apply with respect to a term classified employee.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (1). (2) The following is the amount of the pregnancy leave allowance under the Plan for an employee, other than an employee represented by the Association of Law Officers of the Crown or by the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association or a commissioned officer in the Ontario Provincial Police Force below the rank of deputy Commissioner: 1. For the first two weeks of the pregnancy leave, an amount equal to 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)) less all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the two weeks. 2. For each of the following weeks of the pregnancy leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, an amount equal to the difference between, i. 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)), and ii. the sum of the pregnancy benefits that the employee receives under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) for the week and all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the week.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (2). (2.1) The following is the amount of the pregnancy leave allowance under the Plan for an employee represented by the Association of Law Officers of the Crown or by the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association: 1. For the first two weeks of the pregnancy leave, an amount equal to 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)) less all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the two weeks. 2. For each of the following weeks of the pregnancy leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, an amount equal to the difference between, i. 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)), and ii. the sum of the pregnancy benefits that the employee receives under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) for the week and all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the week.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (2); O. Reg. 1/04, s. 16 (1, 2). (2.2) The following is the amount of the pregnancy leave allowance under the Plan for a commissioned officer in the Ontario Provincial Police Force below the rank of deputy Commissioner: 1. For the first two weeks of the pregnancy leave, an amount equal to 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)) less all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the two weeks. 2. For each of the following weeks of pregnancy leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, an amount equal to the difference between, i. 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)), and ii. the sum of the pregnancy benefits that the employee receives under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) for the week and all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the week.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (2); O. Reg. 1/04, s. 16 (3, 4). (3) The following is the amount of the parental leave allowance under the Plan for an employee, other than an employee represented by the Association of Law Officers of the Crown or by the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association or a commissioned officer in the Ontario Provincial Police Force below the rank of deputy Commissioner: 1. If the employee elects to be subject to the two-week waiting period under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) before receiving benefits under that Act, the amount of the allowance is, i. for those two weeks, an amount equal to 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)) less all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the two weeks, and ii. for each of the following weeks of parental leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, the amount described in paragraph 2. 2. In any other case, the amount of the allowance for each week of the parental leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, is an amount equal to the difference between, i. 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)), and ii. the sum of the parental benefits that the employee receives under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) for the week and all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the week.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (2). (3.1) The following is the amount of the parental leave allowance under the Plan for an employee represented by the Association of Law Officers of the Crown or by the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association: 1. If the employee elects to be subject to the two-week waiting period under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) before receiving benefits under that Act, the amount of the allowance is, i. for those two weeks, an amount equal to 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)) less all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the two weeks, and ii. for each of the following weeks of parental leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, the amount described in paragraph 2. 2. In any other case, the amount of the allowance for each week of the parental leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, is an amount equal to the difference between, i. 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)), and ii. the sum of the parental benefits that the employee receives under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) for the week and all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the week.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (2); O. Reg. 1/04, s. 16 (5, 6). (3.2) The following is the amount of the parental leave allowance under the Plan for a commissioned officer in the Ontario Provincial Police Force below the rank of deputy Commissioner: 1. If the employee elects to be subject to the two-week waiting period under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) before receiving benefits under that Act, the amount of the allowance is, i. for those two weeks, an amount equal to 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)) less all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the two weeks, and ii. for each of the following weeks of parental leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, the amount described in paragraph 2. 2. In any other case, the amount of the allowance for each week of the parental leave, to a maximum of 15 weeks, is an amount equal to the difference between, i. 93 per cent of the employee’s weekly pay (as adjusted under subsection (3.3)), and ii. the sum of the parental benefits that the employee receives under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) for the week and all other wages or salary earned by the employee during the week.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (2); O. Reg. 1/04, s. 16 (7-10). (3.3) For the purposes of subsections (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (3.1) and (3.2), the employee’s weekly pay must be adjusted to reflect the employee’s progression on the wage grid during the leave and any negotiated or amended wage rates for the classification of the employee’s position that are implemented during the leave.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (2); O. Reg. 1/04, s. 16 (11). (4) During pregnancy leave or parental leave, a person who participates in the group insurance coverages related to his or her service with the Crown may continue that participation unless he or she elects in writing not to do so.  O. Reg. 442/91, s. 4. (5) Unless a person gives the employer written notice referred to in subsection (4), the employer shall continue to pay the premiums for the group insurance coverages that the employer was paying immediately before the person’s pregnancy leave or parental leave and the person shall continue to pay the premiums for the group insurance coverages that the person was paying immediately before the pregnancy leave or parental leave.  O. Reg. 442/91, s. 4. (6) Subsection 71 (2) does not apply in respect of a person who is on pregnancy leave or parental leave.  O. Reg. 442/91, s. 4. (7) An employee who is on pregnancy leave is entitled to a parental leave of a maximum of 35 weeks without pay but with accumulation of credits.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (3). (8) An employee who is on parental leave, other than a parental leave described in subsection (7), is entitled to a further leave of absence of a maximum of six weeks without pay but with accumulation of credits, and the further leave must begin immediately after the parental leave expires.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (3). (9) An employee who wishes to take a leave described in subsection (7) or (8) shall apply for it in writing at least two weeks before the pregnancy leave or parental leave, as the case may be, expires.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (3). (10) A person returning to work after pregnancy leave, or parental leave or a leave referred to in subsection (8) shall be reinstated to the position the person most recently held with the employer on a regular and not a temporary basis, if the position still exists, or to a comparable position, if it does not.  O. Reg. 442/91, s. 4; O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (4). (10.1) Despite subsection (10), the entitlement of a term classified employee to be reinstated ceases when his or her appointment to the term classified service expires.  O. Reg. 40/02, s. 13 (5). (11) The employer shall pay a reinstated person salary that is at least equal to the greater of, (a) the salary the person was most recently paid by the employer; or (b) the salary that the person would be earning had the person worked throughout the leaves of absence referred to in subsection (10).  O. Reg. 442/91, s. 4. (12) Despite subsections (4), (5) and (10), if a person is employed for a definite term and that term expires during any leave of absence referred to in subsection (10), the person is not entitled after the expiry of the term, (a) to continue his or her participation in the group insurance coverages referred to in subsections (4) and (5); or (b) to reinstatement in accordance with subsection (10).  O. Reg. 442/91, s. 4. jury or witness duty leave