Entitlements - Paid Parental Leave. An employee has a basic entitlement to 52 weeks of unpaid parental leave. Within that 52 week period, a continuing or fixed term employee commencing parental leave after the commencement of this Agreement may, if eligible, take one type of paid parental leave in accordance with the following tables: Maternity Leave Paid Leave Entitlement Timeframe Conditions Commencement of employment up to 5 years of continuous service = 26 weeks (full pay) 5 years or more of continuous service = 36 weeks (full pay) 52 weeks in total Commencement date may be up to 20 weeks prior to expected date of delivery/placement • By agreement with the University may be taken in more than one consolidated period. • Some or all of the leave may be taken at half pay (up to maximum of 52 weeks). • Annual leave accrues on proportional basis of the full-time entitlement where maternity leave is taken at half pay. • If a full-time employee has converted to fractional-time employment prior to going on maternity leave for reasons related to the pregnancy, she will be paid at the full-time rate of pay. • In addition, an employee may apply to the University for additional unpaid leave. • Taken by the birth mother but can be shared if both parents work at UNSW. Primary Carer Leave Paid Leave Entitlement Timeframe Conditions Commencement of employment up to 5 years of continuous service = 26 weeks (full pay) 5 years or more of continuous service = 36 weeks (full pay) The paid leave entitlement will be reduced by any other paid parental leave entitlement of the employee under this subclause 39.5.1 and any paid parental leave (or similar) leave entitlement taken by the employee’s partner and/ or other parent of the child. From the date of birth of the child, subject to eligibility, and up to 52 weeks after the birth. • The employee must be in paid employment with the University or on paid leave from the University immediately prior to taking the leave. • The employee must be the primary carer of the child, that is, the parent who principally meets the daily needs of a child, which includes feeding, dressing, bathing and supervision for the duration of the leave. • In addition, the employee’s partner and/or other parent of the child must be: • working on a continuing, fixed-term, casual or contractual basis and not on any form of paid (other than sick or compassionate leave or other leave approved in advance by the Head of Human Resources) or unpaid leave (other than partner leave in relation to th...
Entitlements - Paid Parental Leave. An employee has a basic entitlement to 52 weeks of unpaid parental leave. Within that 52 week period, a continuing or fixed term employee commencing parental leave after the commencement of this Agreement may, if eligible, take one type of paid parental leave in accordance with the following tables: Maternity Leave Deleted: ¶
