Parental Leave Definitions. Parental leave refers to maternity, paternity or adoption leave. An eligible employee includes: • a full-time or part-time employee who has completed 12 months of continuous service with the employer; and • a casual employee who has been employed by the employer on a regular and systematic basis for a period (or sequence of periods) of at least 12 months, where such an employee has a reasonable expectation of continuing employment with the employer on a regular and systematic basis.
Parental Leave Definitions. For the purpose of this clause the following definitions apply: • “
Parental Leave Definitions. Adoption Leave means unpaid leave available to an employee in relation to the adoption of a child. Child for the purposes of Maternity and Paternity Leave means a child of the employee or their
Parental Leave Definitions. In this clause, unless the contrary intention appears:
Parental Leave Definitions. 35.1 For the purpose of this Clause, 'child' means a child of the employee under school age, or it can mean a person under the age of 18 who is placed with the employee for the purposes of adoption.
35.2 This refers only to a child or stepchild of the employee or of the spouse of the employee or a child who has not previously lived continuously with the employee for a period of six months or more.
35.3 For the purpose of this Clause, ‘adoption’ is inclusive of the permanent care for children who are not able to return to live with their parents or live with other family members through the xxxxxx care system including but not limited to Special Guardianship Orders or Carer Adoptions.
35.4 Parental Leave includes maternity leave, paternity and partner leave, adoption leave and special maternity leave.
35.5 Employee Couple is two employees that are married or in a de facto relationship.
35.6 An employee who has completed 12 months of continuous service with their employer is entitled to 12 months of unpaid parental leave for the birth or adoption of their child.
35.7 Each eligible member of an employee couple is entitled to take up to 12 months of unpaid parental leave. The total amount of parental leave that can be taken by an employee couple is 24 months.
35.8 Employees who have taken parental leave don't have to work for another 12 months before they can take another period of parental leave with that same employer. However if they have started work with a new employer they will need to work with that employer for at least 12 months before they can take parental leave.
35.9 Casual employees are entitled to unpaid parental leave if they:
35.9.1 have regularly worked for their employer for a sequence of periods totalling at least 12 months; and
35.9.2 would reasonably expect that they would have kept working for their employer had they not been expecting a child. This includes casual employees who have had a break in their employment of up to three months, provided the break was initiated by the employer.
35.10 Parental leave must be taken in a single continuous period, with the exception of concurrent parental leave.
35.11 Parental leave is to be available to only one parent at a time, except that both parents may simultaneously access the leave in the following circumstances:
35.11.1 for maternity and paternity leave, an unbroken period of up to 1 week at the time of the birth of the child; and
325.11.2 for adoption leave, an unbroken period of up to 3 we...
Parental Leave Definitions. 24.1 “Employee” includes full time, part time, permanent, fixed term contract and “eligible” casual employees.
24.2 A casual employee is “eligible” if the employee-
a) has been engaged by the public sector on a regular and systematic basis for a sequence of periods of employment during a period of at least 12 months; and
b) but for an expected birth of a child to the employee or the employee’s spouse or de facto partner or an expected placement of a child with the employee with a view to the adoption of the child by the employee, would have a reasonable expectation of continuing engagement by the employer on a regular and systematic basis.
24.3 Without limiting subsection 24.2, a casual employee is also “eligible” if the employee-
a) was engaged by the public sector on a regular and systematic basis for a sequence of periods during a period (the first period of employment) of less than 12 months; and
b) at the end of the first period of employment, the employee ceased, on the employer’s initiative, to be so engaged by the public sector employer; and
c) the public sector employer later again engaged the employee on a regular and systematic basis for a further sequence of periods during a period (the second period of employment) that started not more than three months after the end of the first period of employment; and
d) the combined length of the first period of employment and the second period of employment is at least 12 months; and
e) the employee, but for an expected birth of a child to the employee or the employee’s spouse or de facto partner or an expected placement of a child with the employee with a view to adoption of the child by the employee, would have a reasonable expectation of continuing engagement in the public sector on a regular and systematic basis.
Parental Leave Definitions. Adoption Leave – is paid and unpaid leave available to an employee in relation to the placement of an adopted child with the employee. Child for the purposes of Adoption Leave – means a person under the age of five [5] years who is placed with the employee for the purposes of adoption, other than a child or step-child of the employee or of the spouse of the employee. Maternity leave – Is paid and unpaid leave available to a pregnant employee in relation to the birth of a child. Paternity leave – is paid and unpaid leave available for the spouse of a pregnant or adoptive employee. Primary care-giver - means a person who assumes the principal role of providing care and attention to a child. Relative adoption - occurs when a child, as defined, is adopted by a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt or uncle [whether of the whole blood or half blood or by marriage].
Parental Leave Definitions. For the purposes of this clause:
(a) Eligible casual Employee means a casual Employee:
(i) employed by the Centre on a regular and systematic basis for a continuing period or sequence of periods of employment during a period of at least twelve months; and
(ii) who has, but for accessing parental leave under this clause, a reasonable expectation of continuing employment by the Centre on a regular and systematic basis.
(b) Continuous service is work for the Centre on a regular and systematic basis (including any period of authorised leave).
Parental Leave Definitions
