Common use of Maternity Leave - Group One Teachers Clause in Contracts

Maternity Leave - Group One Teachers. A Group 1 teacher who is pregnant is entitled to maternity leave without pay. Leave may commence at any time during the pregnancy subject to the teacher giving the employer one month’s notice in writing, supported by a medical certificate. A shorter period of notice will be accepted on the recommendation of a medical practitioner. (a) A female teacher with 12 months or more service, as defined formerly in Regulation 12 of the Education (Salaries and Staffing) Regulations 1957 but excluding any periods of teachers’ college or university training, shall be entitled to: (i) 12 months’ maternity leave from the date of birth; and (ii) up to a further 12 months’ maternity leave (bringing the total entitlement to a maximum of 24 months’ continuous leave including leave taken prior to the birth of the teacher’s child) subject to notifying their employer in writing of their intention to take this leave within 9 months from the date of commencing maternity leave under 6.3.2(a)(i); (iii) The total amount of leave taken shall be at the election of the teacher. (b) A female teacher with less than 12 months’ service shall be entitled to six months’ leave from the date of birth and may be granted up to six months’ additional leave at the discretion of the employer. (c) A female teacher intending to legally adopt a child under the age of 12 months shall, subject to satisfactory evidence, be entitled to maternity leave from the date of assuming responsibility for the child as if paragraph (a) or (b) above applied. The requirement of one month’s notice does not apply.

Maternity Leave - Group One Teachers. A Group 1 teacher who is pregnant is entitled to maternity leave without pay. Leave may commence at any time during the pregnancy subject to the teacher giving the employer one month’s notice in writing, supported by a medical certificate. A shorter period of notice will be accepted on the recommendation of a medical practitioner.: (a) A female teacher with 12 months or more service, as defined formerly in Regulation 12 of the former Education (Salaries and Staffing) Regulations 1957 but excluding any periods of teachers’ college or university training, shall be entitled to: (i) 12 months’ months maternity leave from the date of birth; and, (ii) up to a further 12 months’ maternity leave (bringing the total entitlement to a maximum of 24 months’ continuous leave including leave taken prior to the birth of the teacher’s child) subject to notifying their employer in writing of their intention to take this leave within 9 months from the date of commencing maternity leave under 6.3.2(a)(i5.2.2(a)(i); (iii) The total amount of leave taken shall be at the election of the teacher. (b) A female teacher with less than 12 months’ service shall be entitled to six months’ leave from the date of birth and may be granted up to six months’ additional leave at the discretion of the employer. (c) A female teacher intending to legally adopt a child under the age of 12 months shall, subject to satisfactory evidence, be entitled to maternity leave from the date of assuming responsibility for the child as if paragraph (a) or (b) above applied. The requirement of one month’s notice does not apply.