Common use of Special Parental Leave and Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Special Parental Leave and Sick Leave. Where the pregnancy of a teacher or a teacher’s spouse not then on parental leave terminates after twenty-eight weeks other than by the birth of a living child then: • the teacher shall be entitled to such period of unpaid leave (to be known as special parental leave) as a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacher’s return to work; or • for illness other than the normal consequences of confinement the teacher shall be entitled, either instead of or in addition to special parental leave, to such paid sick leave as to which the teacher is then entitled and which a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacher returns to work. • Where a teacher not then on parental leave suffers illness related to the teacher’s pregnancy, the teacher may take such paid sick leave as to which the teacher is then entitled and such further unpaid leave (to be known as special parental leave) as a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacher returns to work. • A teacher returning to work after the completion of a period of leave taken pursuant to this subclause shall be entitled to the position which the teacher held immediately before proceeding on such leave or, in the case of a teacher who was transferred to a safe job pursuant to subclause (4) of this clause, to the position the teacher held immediately before such transfer. • Where such position no longer exists but there are other positions available, for which the teacher is qualified and the duties of which the teacher is capable of performing, the teacher shall be entitled to a position as nearly comparable in status and salary or wage to that of the teacher’s former position.

Special Parental Leave and Sick Leave. Where the pregnancy of a teacher an employee or a teacheran employee’s spouse not then on parental leave terminates after twenty-eight weeks other than by the birth of a living child then: • the teacher employee shall be entitled to such period of unpaid leave (to be known as special parental leave) as a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacheremployee’s return to work; or • for illness other than the normal consequences of confinement the teacher employee shall be entitled, either instead of or in addition to special parental leave, to such paid sick leave as to which the teacher employee is then entitled and which a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacher employee returns to work. • Where a teacher an employee not then on parental leave suffers illness related to the teacheremployee’s pregnancy, the teacher employee may take such paid sick leave as to which the teacher employee is then entitled and such further unpaid leave (to be known as special parental leave) as a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacher employee returns to work. • A teacher An employee returning to work after the completion of a period of leave taken pursuant to this subclause shall be entitled to the position which the teacher employee held immediately before proceeding on such leave or, in the case of a teacher an employee who was transferred to a safe job pursuant to subclause (4) of this clause, to the position the teacher employee held immediately before such transfer. • Where such position no longer exists but there are other positions available, for which the teacher employee is qualified and the duties of which the teacher employee is capable of performing, the teacher employee shall be entitled to a position as nearly comparable in status and salary or wage to that of the teacheremployee’s former position.

Special Parental Leave and Sick Leave. Where the pregnancy of a teacher an employee or a teacheran employee’s spouse not then on parental leave terminates after twenty-eight weeks other than by the birth of a living child then: • the teacher employee shall be entitled to such period of unpaid leave (to be known as special parental leave) as a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacheremployee’s return to work; or • for illness other than the normal consequences of confinement the teacher employee shall be entitled, either instead of or in addition to special parental leave, to such paid sick leave as to which the teacher employee is then entitled and which a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacher employee returns to work. • Where a teacher an employee not then on parental leave suffers illness related to the teacheremployee’s pregnancy, the teacher employee may take such paid sick leave as to which the teacher employee is then entitled and such further unpaid leave (to be known as special parental leave) as a duly qualified medical practitioner certifies as necessary before the teacher employee returns to work. • A teacher An employee returning to work after the completion of a period of leave taken pursuant to this subclause shall be entitled to the position which the teacher employee held immediately before proceeding on such leave or, in the case of a teacher an employee who was transferred to a safe job pursuant to subclause (4i) of this clause, to the position the teacher employee held immediately before such transfer. • Where such position no longer exists but there are other positions available, for which the teacher employee is qualified and the duties of which the teacher employee is capable of performing, the teacher employee shall be entitled to a position as nearly comparable in status and salary or wage to that of the teacheremployee’s former position.