Eligibility for Paid Maternity Leave. To be eligible for paid maternity leave a full time or permanent part time employee must have completed at least forty weeks continuous service prior to the expected date of birth. An employee who has once met the conditions for paid maternity leave will not be required to work again the forty weeks continuous service in order to qualify for a further period of paid maternity leave, unless; (a) there has been a break in service of two months or more where the employee has been re- employed after the termination of their employment; or (b) the employee has completed a period of leave without pay of more than forty weeks. In this context, leave without pay does not include sick leave without pay, maternity leave without pay, or leave without pay associated with an illness or injury compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1987.
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Samples: Lifehouse Nurses Agreement 2019, Lifehouse Nurses Agreement 2019
Eligibility for Paid Maternity Leave. To be eligible for paid maternity leave a full time or permanent part time employee must have completed at least forty weeks continuous service prior to the expected date of birth. An employee who has once met the conditions for paid maternity leave will not be required to work again the forty weeks continuous service in order to qualify for a further period of paid maternity leave, unless;
(a) there has been a break in service of two months or more where the employee has been re-employed or re- employed appointed after the termination of their employmenta resignation, medical retirement, or after her services have been otherwise dispensed with; or
(b) the employee has completed a period of leave without pay of more than forty weeks. In this context, leave without pay does not include sick leave without pay, maternity leave without pay, or leave without pay associated with an illness or injury compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1987.
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Samples: Royal Rehab Nurses Agreement 2016
Eligibility for Paid Maternity Leave. To be eligible for paid maternity leave a full time or permanent part time employee must have completed at least forty weeks continuous service prior to the expected date of birth. An employee who has once met the conditions for paid maternity leave will not be required to work again the forty weeks continuous service in order to qualify for a further period of paid maternity leave, unless;
(a) there has been a break in service of two months or more where the employee has been re- employed or re- appointed after the termination of their employmenta resignation, medical retirement, or after her services have been otherwise dispensed with; or
(b) the employee has completed a period of leave without pay of more than forty weeks. In this context, leave without pay does not include sick leave without pay, maternity leave without pay, or leave without pay associated with an illness or injury compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1987.
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Samples: NSW (Non Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Nurses Agreement 2017