Common use of Special Adoption Leave Clause in Contracts

Special Adoption Leave. (a) This clause applies if an employee is seeking to obtain approval to adopt an eligible child. (b) The employee is entitled to a period of up to 2 days unpaid leave (special adoption leave) to attend any interviews or examinations required to obtain the approval. (c) However, the employee is not entitled to take a period of pre-adoption leave if: (i) the employee could take other authorised leave instead for the same period; and (ii) the employer directs the employee to take such leave for the period. (d) An employee who is entitled to a period of pre-adoption leave is entitled to take the leave as: (i) a single, unbroken, period of up to 2 days; or (ii) any separate periods to which the employee and the employer agree.

Special Adoption Leave. (a) This clause applies if an employee is seeking to obtain approval to adopt an eligible child. (b) The employee is entitled to a period of up to 2 two days unpaid leave (special adoption leave) to attend any interviews or examinations required to obtain the approval. (c) However, the employee is not entitled to take a period of pre-adoption leave if: (i) the employee could take other authorised leave instead for the same period; and (ii) the employer directs the employee to take such leave for the period. (d) An employee who is entitled to a period of pre-adoption leave is entitled to take the leave as: (i) a single, unbroken, period of up to 2 two days; or (ii) any separate periods to which the employee and the employer agree.