Common use of Employee Couple – Concurrent Leave Clause in Contracts

Employee Couple – Concurrent Leave. (a) Parental leave is to be available to only one parent at a time, in a single unbroken period. However, both parents may simultaneously take: (i) in the case of paternity/partner leave an Employee shall be entitled to a total of 1 week in connection with the birth of a child for whom he or she has accepted responsibility which may be commenced 1 week prior to the expected date of birth; and (ii) in the case of short adoption leave for the secondary care giver, 3 week’s leave which may be commenced at the time of placement. (b) Subject to 28.9(a)(i) the total concurrent leave must be for a period of 3 weeks or less. Where the Employer agrees, the Employee may start concurrent leave earlier or end concurrent leave later than provided for in sub-clause (a) above.

Employee Couple – Concurrent Leave. (a) Parental leave is to be available to only one parent at a time, in a single unbroken period. However, both parents may simultaneously take: (i) in the case of paternity/partner leave an Employee employee shall be entitled to a total of 1 week in connection with the birth of a child for whom he or she has accepted responsibility which may be commenced 1 week prior to the expected date of birth; and (ii) in the case of short adoption leave for the secondary care giver, 3 week’s leave which may be commenced at the time of placement. (b) Subject to 28.9(a)(i) 24.13(a)(i), the total concurrent leave must be for a period of 3 weeks or less. Where the Employer employer agrees, the Employee employee may start concurrent leave earlier or end concurrent leave later than provided for in sub-clause (a) above24.8(a).