Taking Parental Leave Clause Samples
The 'Taking Parental Leave' clause defines an employee's right to take time off from work for the birth or adoption of a child. It typically outlines the eligibility criteria, the amount of leave available, and the process for requesting and scheduling the leave, such as providing advance notice or required documentation. This clause ensures employees can balance work and family responsibilities by securing job-protected time away from work during significant family events.
Taking Parental Leave. You should refer to Company policy to find out how to take parental leave.
Taking Parental Leave. You should refer to Telstra policy to find out how to take parental leave.
Taking Parental Leave. A Staff Member may take parental leave as Full-time or with the approval of the Manager as:
Taking Parental Leave. (a) A Staff Member may take parental leave as full-time or with the approval of the Head as:
(i) part-time; or
(ii) partly full time and partly part time.
(b) Unpaid parental leave may begin at any time up to 2 years from the date of birth or adoption of the child.
(c) A Staff Member should not take parental leave at the same time as the Staff Member's partner but this does not apply to:
(i) four weeks partner’s leave taken at the time of the birth of the child; or
(ii) paid parental leave shared by the Staff Member and the Staff Member's partner at the time the child has been placed with them with a view to the adoption of the child.
(d) A Staff Member may elect to take a period of annual leave or long service leave to which there is an entitlement, instead of unpaid parental leave. The period of annual leave or long service leave shall be treated as part of parental leave.
(e) A Staff Member granted part-time parental leave may resume fulltime work on giving the Head four weeks notice. A Staff Member may not be able to return to the former position in a full-time capacity until the leave would have expired but must be placed on duties at the same classification and level as the former position.
Taking Parental Leave. (a) An Employee must take parental leave in one continuous period, except as otherwise provided by this clause.
(b) The period of parental leave can be interrupted by the following:
(i) any period during which the Employee substitutes other paid leave or time off as referred to in clause 33.15 – Interaction with other leave entitlements;
(ii) any period during which the Employee engages in special parental leave employment as referred to in clause 33.17 – Employment during unpaid parental leave;
(iii) any period between periods of flexible parental leave taken by the Employee;
(iv) any period between separate periods of concurrent leave taken by the Employee; and
(v) any period during which the Employee does not take parental leave as referred to in clause 33.12 – Parental leave where pregnancy ends without birth of living child, the child dies or Employee hospitalised, because the child is hospitalised after birth.
(c) An Employee can, at any time but subject to the notice requirements of clause 33.9 – Employee required to give notice of parental leave:
(i) cancel or delay the commencement of their proposed parental leave;
(ii) shorten their period of parental leave; or
(iii) extend their period of parental leave up to the maximum period of leave to which they are entitled.
(d) If an Employee takes less than the maximum period of parental leave to which they are entitled, the unused balance of leave cannot be banked or preserved in any way.
Taking Parental Leave. (a) An Employee must take parental leave in one continuous period, except as otherwise provided by this clause.
(b) The period of parental leave may be interrupted by the following —
(i) any period during which the Employee substitutes other paid leave or time off as referred to in sub clause 6.10.15 – Interaction with other leave entitlements;
(ii) any period during which the Employee engages in special parental leave employment as referred to in sub clause 6.10.17;
(iii) any period between periods of flexible parental leave taken by the Employee;
(iv) any period between separate periods of concurrent leave taken by the Employee;
(v) any period during which the Employee does not take parental leave as referred to in sub clause 6.10.12 because the child is hospitalised after birth.
(c) An Employee may, at any time but subject to the notice requirements of sub clause 6.10.9 —
(i) cancel or delay the commencement of their proposed parental leave; or
(ii) shorten their period of parental leave; or
(iii) extend their period of parental leave up to the maximum period of leave to which they are entitled.
(d) If an Employee takes less than the maximum period of parental leave to which they are entitled, the unused balance of leave cannot be banked or preserved in any way.
Taking Parental Leave a) An Employee must take parental leave in one continuous period, except as otherwise provided by this clause.
b) The period of parental leave may be interrupted by the following —
14.15 Interaction with other leave entitlements; any period during which the Employee engages in special parental leave employment as referred to in sub clause 6.14.17; any period between periods of flexible parental leave taken by the Employee; any period between separate periods of concurrent leave taken by the Employee; any period during which the Employee does not take parental leave as referred to in sub clause 6.14.12 because the child is hospitalised after birth.
Taking Parental Leave. (a) Subject to clause (b), the taking of leave will be in accordance with the NES.
(b) If the employee wishes to access paid parental leave in accordance with clause 62.3, there may be conditions on how that portion of the leave is taken, as determined by Australian Unity. For example, Australian Unity may require that the portion of the leave period that is paid is taken in a single continuous period.
Taking Parental Leave. Parental leave is to be taken in a continuous unbroken period unless there is mutual agreement to take the paid and or unpaid leave in other forms over a twelve (12) month period. Where less than the standard parental leave is taken, the unused portion of the period of paid or unpaid leave cannot be preserved in any way beyond the twelve (12) month period.
Taking Parental Leave. An employee may take parental leave by giving eight weeks’ written notice of the intended date of commencement and the intended period of leave to be taken.