In order to assist and support new parent relationships through its leave policies and programs, and to assist with balancing work and family matters, MTB is providing paid parental leave (“Parental Leave”). Employees are eligible to receive Parental Leave during the first 12 weeks following the birth or adoption of a child. Four (4) consecutive weeks of Parental Leave are 100% paid following the birth or adoption of a child. The remainder of the Parental Leave shall be unpaid.
Note: If both parents work for MTB, then only one eligible parental employee can receive the paid Parental Leave benefit. An individual that adopts a spouse or partner's child or children, is NOT eligible for this benefit.
Policy Details:
Eligibility
MTB employees who are working and have been employed for the previous six (6) consecutive months are eligible to receive paid Parental Leave. Employees eligible for this benefit must have met the following criteria before this benefit will go into effect:
- Must be employed at time Parental Leave is applied for.
- Eligibility begins after six months of continuous employment.
- After six months of continuous employment, employees in good standing are eligible for 4 weeks of paid Parental Leave.
- An employee is in “good standing” if the employee has not received any formal discipline (written reprimand, suspension, or involuntary demotion) within the last 6 months from the date of request, is not the subject of an investigation into allegations of misconduct, or does not have pending discipline, including dismissal.
Additional paid Parental Leave Based on Longevity
- Eligible employees are entitled to one week of additional paid Parental Leave for every year worked, in excess of 4 years (in FULL year increments)
- This benefit is limited to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid Parental leave if employee has worked a total of 12 consecutive years with MTB Inc.
Parental Leave is used in conjunction with all available leaves, protections, FMLA in effect at the time consistent with State and Federal laws.
Employees who accrue PTO can use accrued PTO after exhausting their paid Parental Leave. Any time off in excess of the paid Parental Leave shall be unpaid.
Application
To apply for Parental Leave:
- Notify your Area Manager;
- To submit a request for Parental leave, please login to your Zenput account to complete the form on your desktop or mobile phone.
To ensure accurate and timely payment, the employee is responsible for submitting all of these forms to their supervising manager or MTB Human Resource at least 30 days in advance of the first day of leave. The paid Parental Leave will run concurrently with the associated Family Medical Leave.
Payment
- The Parental leave benefit payment amount will be determined by an employee’s regularly scheduled hours of work, using the highest average earnings month, (defined as a 4-week period), using prior 12 months regular earnings with MTB Inc.; but excluding: overtime earnings, bonus payments, any other unusual pay, (for example in cases where pregnancy complications reduce hours worked).
- Payment for paid Parental Leave will be paid on regular payroll dates.
- Parental Leave is not accrued and has no monetary benefit other than described above and will not be paid out at separation either voluntary or involuntary.