Common use of Effect of Maternity Leave Clause in Contracts

Effect of Maternity Leave. on the Contract of Employment i) Paid maternity leave will count as qualifying service for all purposes under this Agreement. ii) Qualifying service for any purpose under this Agreement is to be calculated according to the number of weeks of paid maternity leave that were taken at full pay or would have been had the employee not taken paid maternity leave at half pay. Employees who take paid maternity leave on half pay do not accrue entitlements beyond those that would have accrued had they taken the leave at full pay. i) Absence on unpaid maternity leave or extended unpaid maternity leave shall not break the continuity of service of Employees. ii) Where an employee takes a period of unpaid maternity leave or extended unpaid maternity leave exceeding 14 calendar days in one continuous period, the entire period of such leave shall not be taken into account in calculating the period of service for any purpose under any relevant award, agreement or industrial instrument. Periods of unpaid leave of 14 days or less shall, however, count for service. An employee on maternity leave may terminate employment at any time during the period of leave by written notice in accordance with clause 2.9 - Termination of this Agreement. An Employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee on the grounds of the employee’s application for maternity leave or absence on maternity leave but otherwise the rights of the Employer in respect of termination of employment are not affected.

Effect of Maternity Leave. on the Contract of EmploymentEmployment a) i) Paid maternity leave will count as qualifying service for all purposes under this Agreement. ii) Qualifying service for any purpose under this Agreement is to be calculated according to the number of weeks of paid maternity leave that were taken at full pay or would have been had the employee Employee not taken paid maternity leave at half pay. Employees who take paid maternity leave on half pay do not accrue entitlements beyond those that would have accrued had they taken the leave at full pay. i) Absence on unpaid maternity leave or extended unpaid maternity leave shall not break the continuity of service of Employees. ii) Where an employee Employee takes a period of unpaid maternity leave or extended unpaid maternity leave exceeding 14 calendar days in one continuous period, the entire period of such leave shall not be taken into account in calculating the period of service for any purpose under any relevant award, agreement or industrial instrument. Periods of unpaid leave of 14 days or less shall, however, count for service. An employee on maternity leave may terminate employment at any time during the period of leave by written notice in accordance with clause 2.9 - Termination of this Agreement. An Employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee on the grounds of the employee’s application for maternity leave or absence on maternity leave but otherwise the rights of the Employer in respect of termination of employment are not affected.

Effect of Maternity Leave. on the Contract of Employment i) Paid maternity leave will count as qualifying service for all purposes under this Agreement. ii) Qualifying service for any purpose under this Agreement is to be calculated according to the number of weeks of paid maternity leave that were taken at full pay or would have been had the employee not taken paid maternity leave at half pay. Employees who take paid maternity leave on half pay do not accrue entitlements beyond those that would have accrued had they taken the leave at full pay. i) Absence on unpaid maternity leave or extended unpaid maternity leave shall not break the continuity of service of Employeesemployees. ii) Where an employee takes a period of unpaid maternity leave or extended unpaid maternity leave exceeding 14 fourteen (14) calendar days in one continuous period, the entire period of such leave shall not be taken into account in calculating the period of service for any purpose under any relevant award, agreement or industrial instrument. Periods of unpaid leave of 14 fourteen (14) days or less shall, however, count for service. An employee on maternity leave may terminate employment at any time during the period of leave by written notice in accordance with clause 2.9 - subclause 2.16- Termination of this Agreement. An Employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee on the grounds of the employee’s application for maternity leave or absence on maternity leave but otherwise the rights of the Employer in respect of termination of employment are not affected. i) A permanent, fixed term contract or eligible Casual Employee is entitled to 52 weeks unpaid adoption leave on the placement of a child for adoption as provided for under this subclause.