Special Parental Leave. Where the pregnancy of an Employee not then on parental leave terminates other than by the birth of a living child, the Employee may take leave for such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary, as follows:
48.13.1 where the pregnancy terminates during the first 20 weeks, during the certified period/s the Employee is entitled to access any paid and/or unpaid personal/carer’s leave entitlements in accordance with clause 45;
48.13.2 where the pregnancy terminates after the completion of 20 weeks, during the certified period/s the Employee is entitled to paid special maternity leave not exceeding the amount of paid parental leave available under clause 48.3 and thereafter, to unpaid special maternity leave.
Special Parental Leave. Where the pregnancy of an Employee not then on parental leave terminates other than by the birth of a living child, the Employee may take leave for such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary, as follows:
Special Parental Leave. Note: Paid Parental leave is available under clause 36.1.
(a) where the pregnancy of an Employee not then on parental leave terminates other than by the birth of a living child, the Employee may take leave for such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary;
(b) where the pregnancy ends within 28 weeks of the expected date of birth the Employee is entitled to access any paid and/or unpaid personal/carer’s leave entitlements and is also entitled to unpaid special maternity leave.
Special Parental Leave. Where the pregnancy of an Employee not then on parental leave terminates other than by the birth of a living child, the Employee may take leave for such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary, as follows: where the pregnancy terminates during the first 20 weeks, during the certified period/s the Employee is entitled to access any paid and/or unpaid personal/carer’s leave entitlements in accordance with clause 47; where the pregnancy terminates after the completion of 20 weeks, during the certified period/s the Employee is entitled to paid special maternity leave not exceeding the amount of paid parental leave available under clause 51.3 and thereafter, to unpaid special maternity leave. An Employee must give at least 10 weeks written notice of the intention to take parental leave, including the proposed start and end dates. At this time, the Employee must also provide a statutory declaration stating: that the Employee will become either the Primary Caregiver or Secondary Caregiver of the Child, as appropriate; the particulars of any parental leave taken or proposed to be taken or applied for by the Employee’s Spouse; and that for the period of parental leave the Employee will not engage in any conduct inconsistent with their contract of employment. At least four weeks before the intended commencement of parental leave, the Employee must confirm in writing the intended start and end dates of the parental leave, or advise the Employer of any changes to the notice provided in clause 51.14(a), unless it is not practicable to do so. The Employer may require the Employee to provide evidence which would satisfy a reasonable person of: in the case of birth-related leave, the date of birth of the Child (including without limitation, a medical certificate stating the date of birth or expected date of birth); or in the case of adoption-related leave, the commencement of the placement (or expected day of placement) of the Child and that the Child will be under 16 years of age as at the day of placement or expected day of placement. An Employee will not be in breach of this clause if failure to give the stipulated notice is occasioned by confinement or placement occurring earlier than the expected date or in other compelling circumstances. In these circumstances the notice and evidence requirements of this clause should be provided as soon as reasonably practicable.
Special Parental Leave. (a) Where the pregnancy of an employee not on parental leave terminates after 20 weeks or more, other than by the birth of a living child, the employee may access up to six weeks paid primary carer’s leave.
(b) The employee may also take unpaid leave of such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary (special parental leave) where an employee’s pregnancy ends after 12 weeks because of a miscarriage, termination or stillbirth.
(c) Where an employee not on parental leave suffers illness related to her pregnancy, she may take any paid Personal/Xxxxx’s leave to which she is entitled and such further unpaid leave as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary (Unpaid Special Parental Leave).
(d) The aggregate period of Primary Carer’s Leave, Special Parental Leave and Parental Leave, including parental leave taken by a spouse/partner, may not exceed 52 weeks.
Special Parental Leave. (i) An Employee eligible for paid parental leave in accordance with clause 42(c), who gives birth to a stillborn child (at or after 20 weeks gestation) or who gives birth to a live baby who subsequently dies, during or before the period of intended leave, will be entitled to 12 weeks paid leave provided by this Agreement.
(ii) The Employee must as soon as practicable give notice to the Employer of the taking of leave advising the Employer of the period, or expected period, of the leave.
(iii) In addition to the paid leave set out at (i), the Employee may be entitled to unpaid special parental leave in accordance with the NES.
(iv) If an Employee takes leave for a reason outlined in paragraphs 42(e)(i) and 42(e)(iii), the Employer may require the Employee to provide evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person or a certificate from a registered medical practitioner.
Special Parental Leave a) Upon application, a teacher who has completed probation and who is not experiencing significant difficulty in performance as a teacher as verified by the Principal shall be granted a special parental leave without pay for the remainder of the school year or for a full school year for the purpose of parenting.
b) Such special parental leave shall commence, except in the circumstances of emergency, at the beginning of a school term.
c) A teacher who has been granted an extended parental leave under Section 18.05 and 18.06 shall not be entitled to a special parental leave under this section with respect to the same child unless the School in its discretion determines otherwise.
d) Except in circumstances of emergency, a teacher shall make application in writing for a special parental leave at least two (2) months prior to the commencement of the leave through the Principal. An application on shorter notice shall include a justification for the shortness of the notice and appropriate supporting material.
e) No teacher may be granted a leave under this section more than twice except in circumstances considered by the School to be exceptional.
f) A teacher returning from a special parental leave shall be reassigned to the same position subject to the staffing needs of the School.
g) A teacher granted a special parental leave may, subject to the consent of the carrier and the terms of the plans, continue to be covered at such teacher's expense by the benefit plans, including OTPP contributions, the teacher has to contribute both the employee and employer portions.
Special Parental Leave. 6.11.9.1 Where the pregnancy of an employee or an employee’s spouse not then on parental leave terminates after 29 weeks other than by the birth of a living child, the employee may take unpaid special parental leave of such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary.
6.11.9.2 Where an employee is suffering from an illness not related to the direct consequences of the confinement, an employee may take any paid sick leave to which she/he is entitled in lieu of, or in addition to, special maternity leave.
6.11.9.3 Where an employee not then on parental leave suffers illness related to her pregnancy, she may take any paid sick leave to which she is then entitled and such further unpaid special maternity leave as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary before her return to work.
6.11.9.4 The aggregate of paid sick leave, special maternity leave and parental leave may not exceed 52 weeks.
Special Parental Leave. Where, after 20 weeks’ gestation, an employee’s pregnancy terminates, results in a stillborn birth or she gives birth to a live baby who subsequently dies prior to commencing or completing a period of parental leave;
(a) her entitlement to parental leave under subclause 40.4 is not affected; and/or
(b) she will be entitled to access personal leave in accordance with clause 38.
Special Parental Leave. 35.4.1 Employees who are eligible for parental leave, are entitled to up to six weeks’ paid special parental leave in the case of:
(a) a stillbirth; or
(b) a miscarriage from 26 weeks' pregnancy, onwards; or
(c) infant death during the first 24 months of life.
35.4.2 Eligible employees are entitled to up to 12 months’ unpaid parental leave in the situations listed in clause 35.4.1.
