Ability to Hold Position Open. 14.10.1 Where possible, the employer must, hold the employee's position open or fill it temporarily until the employee's return from parental leave. However in the event that the employee's position is a "key position" (as contemplated in the Paid Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2002), the employer may fill the position on a permanent basis.
Ability to Hold Position Open. Where possible, the employer must, hold the employee's position open or fill it temporarily until the employee's return from parental leave. However, in the event that the employee's position is a "key position" (as contemplated in the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987), the employer may fill the position on a permanent basis. Where the employer is not able to hold a position open, or to fill it temporarily until an employee returns from parental leave, or fills it permanently on the basis of it being a key position, and, at the time the employee returns to work, a similar position (as defined in 10.9.1 (a) above) is not available, the employer may approve one of the following options:
