21.03. An employee may be absent from work for 5 days on the occasion of the birth of his child, the adoption of a child, or when there is a termination of pregnancy in or after the twentieth week of pregnancy. The first 2 days of absence are remunerated if the employee has 60 days of continuous service. The leave may be taken in separate days at the employee’s request. The leave may not be taken after 15 days have elapsed following the arrival of the child in the residence of the father or mother or, if such is the case, the termination of pregnancy. The employee must notify the employer of his absence as soon as possible. However, the employee who adopts the child of his consort may be absent from work, without wages, for 2 days only.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 21.03; O.C. 1393-91, s. 10; O.C. 955-93, s. 13; O.C. 736-2005, s. 23.