Entitlement to Parental Leave. (a) An employee who has had twelve months continuous service is entitled to a period up to 104 weeks unpaid parental leave in respect of the: (i) birth of a child to the employee or the employee's spouse; or (ii) adoption of a child who is not the natural child or the step-child of the employee or the employee's spouse, is under the age of 5; and has not lived continuously with the employee for 6 months or longer. (b) An employee who has an entitlement to parental leave under subclause (a) above and who is identified as the mother of a child or the primary care giver of the child in the case of an adoption, and who has completed 24 months continuous service in Catholic education shall be entitled to 14 weeks paid parental leave. Paid parental leave will form part of the 104 week entitlement provided in subclause 1(a) of this clause. (c) A pregnant employee may commence the period of paid parental leave any time up to 6 weeks before the expected date of birth. Any other primary care giver may commence the period of parental leave from the birth date or for the purposes of adoption from the placement of the child. (d) The parental leave entitlement of up to a maximum of 104 weeks may be shared between parents but may not be taken concurrently except (i) for 1 week at the time of the birth or placement of a child or (ii) with the approval of the employer (e) Where less than the 104 weeks of parental leave is taken the unused portion cannot be preserved in any way. (f) A further period of parental leave resulting from a subsequent pregnancy may be taken without a return to work and shall be deemed to be a new and separate period of parental leave. This further period of parental leave shall be for an agreed period of no more than 104 weeks and shall commence from the date of confinement and the employee shall return to work from the commencement of a school semester unless by agreement with the employer.

Entitlement to Parental Leave. (Article 17.1) shall continue during the term of appointment, except that the Board's obligation in Article 17.1.3.4 shall be reduced to 25% of regular salary for a maximum of three (3) months.

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Entitlement to Parental Leave. (a) Unpaid parental leave An employee is entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks unpaid parental leave in respect of the: (i) birth of a child to the employee or the employee’s partner; or (ii) adoption of a child who is not the natural child or the stepchild of the employee or the employee’s partner; is under the age of five; and has not lived continuously with the employee for six months or longer. (b) Paid parental leave Subject to paragraph 28.2(c), an employee is entitled to 14 weeks continuous paid parental leave, which shall form part of the 52 week unpaid parental leave entitlement. This entitlement can be accessed by a pregnant employee or by an employee who is the primary care giver of a newly born or newly adopted child, and: (i) can only be accessed by an employee who has completed twelve months continuous service in the Western Australian public sector; (ii) is provided only in respect to: • a pregnant employee; • the birth of a child to the employee or the employee’s partner; or • the adoption of a child who is not the natural child or the stepchild of the employee or the employee’s partner; is under the age of five; and has not lived continuously with the employee for six months or longer; and (iii) cannot be accessed by eligible casual employees. (c) Commencement of paid parental leave (i) A pregnant employee may commence paid parental leave any time up to six weeks before the expected date of birth. (ii) Provided that the period of paid parental leave is concluded within twelve months of the birth or placement of the child, an employee identified as the primary care giver of a newly born or newly adopted child may commence the period of paid parental leave from: • the child’s birth date; or • for the purposes of adoption, the date of placement of the child; or • a later date nominated by the primary care giver. (iii) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph 28.2(c)(ii), an employer may, in exceptional circumstances, allow an employee to take a period of paid parental leave that will result in the employee being on paid parental leave more than twelve months after the birth or placement of the employee’s child. (iv) An employer may require evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person that the circumstances warrant allowing the employee to take their period of paid parental leave such that it will result in the employee being on paid parental leave more than twelve months after the birth or placement of the employee’s child.

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Entitlement to Parental Leave. (a) Subject to this subclause and to subclauses (3) and (4) hereof, a Caregiver is entitled to take up to 52 consecutive weeks of unpaid leave in respect of - (i) the birth of a child to the Caregiver or the Caregiver's spouse; or (ii) the placement of a child with the Caregiver with a view to the adoption of the child by the Caregiver. (b) A Caregiver is not entitled to take parental leave unless he or she: (i) has, before the expected date of birth or placement, completed at least 12 months' continuous service with the Employer; and (ii) has given the Employer at least 10 weeks' written notice of his or her intention to take the leave; (iii) has notified the Employer of the dates on which he or she wishes to start and finish the leave. A Caregiver shall not be in breach of this Clause as a consequence of failure to give the required notice if such failure is occasioned by the confinement or adoption placement occurring earlier than the expected date. (c) A Caregiver is not entitled to take parental leave at the same time as the Caregiver's spouse but this subsection does not apply to: (i) one week's parental leave taken by the other parent immediately after the birth of the child; or (ii) three weeks’ parental leave taken by the Caregiver and the Caregiver's spouse immediately after a child has been placed with them with a view to their adoption of the child. (d) The entitlement to parental leave is reduced by any period of parental leave taken by the Caregiver's spouse in relation to the same child, except the period of one week's leave referred to in subclause (2)(c)(i).

Entitlement to Parental Leave. 14.1.1 Parental leave supports team members who provide primary care or share in the care of their newborn or newly adopted child. 14.1.2 Team members are entitled to parental leave in accordance with the Fair Work Act and Woolworths policies, as both are amended from time to time: (a) The Fair Work Act contains minimum legal entitlements that apply to all team members. (b) Woolworths’ Parental Leave Policy provides additional entitlements, including paid leave for eligible team members and other benefits. 14.1.3 Any team member who may need to take parental leave should first read the current Woolworths Parental Leave Policy, and then refer to the Fair Work Act. 14.1.4 For clarity, the Woolworths Parental Leave Policy is not incorporated into this Agreement. 14.1.5 If Woolworths’ Parental Leave Policy is rescinded or reduced, the minimum parental leave entitlements set out in Appendix C will apply. The Appendix provides guaranteed minimum standards for team members under this Agreement.

Entitlement to Parental Leave a. Permanent and fixed-term employees with 12 months’ continuous service will be entitled to parental leave. Parental leave includes pre-natal leave, maternity leave, partner’s leave, leave for pre-adoption interviews and adoption leave.

Entitlement to Parental Leave. Parental leave of absence shall be granted, upon request, to an employee who becomes a parent by childbirth or adoption. Said leave shall not be used for pregnancy or any pregnancy related disability. Said leave shall be an unpaid leave of absence and shall be granted for a full school year or part of the school year in which it is requested. Upon request of the employee, parental leave shall be extended for a period of up to one (1) additional school year, provided the request is made in writing to the Superintendent of Schools on or before July 1 immediately preceding the school year for which the extension is requested and provided the applicant had not been on medical leave or extended leave for more than thirty (30) school days for pregnancy prior to the first year of parental leave.

Entitlement to Parental Leave. A. Parental leave of absence shall be granted, upon request, to an employee who becomes pregnant or who becomes a parent by childbirth or adoption. Said leave shall be an unpaid leave of absence and shall be granted for a full school year or part of the school year as requested. B. Upon request of the employee, parental leave shall be extended for a period up to one (1) additional school year, provided the request is made in writing to the Superintendent on or before July 1 immediately preceding the school year for which the extension is requested and provided the applicant has not taken a one year medical leave for this pregnancy. C. An employee on parental leave shall not be otherwise employed and shall not be enrolled as a full-time student during the period of such leave, a violation of which can be just cause for immediate termination of employment. Full- time employment is defined as 32 hours or more per week.

Entitlement to Parental Leave. 8.2.1 An Employee is entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks unpaid parental leave in respect of the: (a) birth of a child to the Employee or the Employee’s partner; or (b) adoption of a child who is not the natural child or the stepchild of the Employee or the Employee’s partner; is under the age of five; and has not lived continuously with the Employee for six months or longer. 8.2.2 An Employee, other than an eligible casual Employee, identified as the primary care giver of a child and who has completed twelve months continuous service in the Western Australian public sector shall be entitled to paid parental leave which will form part of the 52 week entitlement provided in subclause 8.2.1, as follows: (a) 10 weeks paid parental leave from 1 July 2006; (b) 12 weeks paid parental leave from 1 July 2007; and (c) 14 weeks paid parental leave from 1 July 2008. 8.2.3 An Employee may take the paid parental leave specified in subclause 8.2.2 at half pay for a period equal to twice the period to which the Employee would otherwise be entitled. 8.2.4 A pregnant Employee can commence the period of paid parental leave any time up to six weeks before the expected date of birth and no later than four weeks after the birth. Any other primary care giver can commence the period of paid parental leave from the birth date or for the purposes of adoption from the placement of the child but no later than four weeks after the birth or placement of the child. 8.2.5 Paid parental leave for primary care purposes for any one birth or adoption shall not exceed the period specified in subclause 8.2.2 and 8.2.3 above. 8.2.6 The paid and unpaid parental leave entitlement up to a maximum of 52 weeks may be shared between partners assuming the role of primary care giver. 8.2.7 Parental leave may only be taken concurrently by an Employee and his or her partner as provided for in subclause 8.3.1 or under special circumstances with the approval of the Employer. 8.2.8 Where less than the standard parental leave is taken the unused portion of the period of paid or unpaid leave cannot be preserved in any way. 8.2.9 An Employee may elect to receive pay in advance for the period of paid parental leave at the time the parental leave commences, or may elect to be paid the entitlement on a fortnightly basis over the period of the paid parental leave. 8.2.10 An Employee is eligible, without resuming duty, for subsequent periods of parental leave in accordance with the provisions of this Clause.

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