UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. 53.1 For the purposes of this clause “primary care giver” means the Employee who will assume the principal role for the care of, and attention to, a grandchild.
53.2 An Employee is entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks continuous unpaid grandparental leave in respect of the:
(a) birth of a grandchild of the Employee; or
(b) adoption of a grandchild of the Employee, being a child who is not the grandchild or grand-stepchild of the Employee, is under the age of 5 and has not lived continuously with the adoptive parents for 6 months or longer. Primary Care Giver Status
(a) An Employee is only entitled to grandparental leave if they are or will be the primary care giver of a grandchild.
(b) Determination of primary care giver status shall be made by reference to the provision of care during what would be the Employee’s ordinary hours of work had the Employee not been providing care to their grandchild.
(c) An Employer may require an Employee to provide confirmation of their primary care giver status. Where an Employer requires an Employee to confirm their status as the primary care giver of a grandchild, the Employee is to provide the Employer with evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the entitlement to unpaid grandparental leave. Commencement, Notice and Variation of Leave
53.4 Commencement of unpaid grandparental leave may occur any time within 24 months following the birth or placement of the Employee’s grandchild.
(a) The Employee shall give not less than 4 weeks’ notice in writing to the Employer of the date the Employee proposes to commence unpaid grandparental leave, stating the period of leave to be taken.
(b) The notice period in clause 53.5(a) may be waived by the Employer in exceptional circumstances.
53.6 An Employee may request, and an Employer may agree, to an Employee taking grandparental leave on a part time basis provided:
(a) the Employee is the grandchild’s primary care giver on those days for which care is provided by the Employee; and
(b) the Employee’s leave concludes no later than 52 weeks after the commencement of the period of grandparental leave. Other Entitlements
53.7 The following provisions contained in clause 49 – Maternity Leave of this Agreement shall be read in conjunction with this clause, with such amendment as is necessary:
(a) subclause 49.11 – Communication during Maternity Leave;
(b) subclause 49.12 – Replacement Employee;
(c) subclauses 49.14 – Return to Work on Conclusion of Maternity Leave; and
(d) subc...
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. 40D.1 For the purposes of this clause “primary care giver” means the employee who will assume the principal role for the care and attention of a grandchild.
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. Early Access to Pro Rata Long Service Leave
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. 62.1 For the purposes of this Clause “primary care giver” means the Employee who will assume the principal role for the care and attention of a grandchild.
62.2 An Employee is entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks’ continuous unpaid grandparental leave in respect of the:
(a) birth of a grandchild of the Employee; or
(b) adoption of a grandchild of the Employee, being a child who is not the grandchild or grand-stepchild of the Employee, is under the age of five and has not lived continuously with its adoptive parents for six months or longer.
(a) An Employee is only entitled to grandparental leave if they are or will be the primary care giver of a grandchild.
(b) Determination of primary care giver status shall be made by reference to the provision of care during what would be the Employee’s ordinary hours of work had the Employee not been providing care to their grandchild.
(c) An Employer may require an Employee to provide confirmation of their primary care giver status. Where an Employer requires an Employee to confirm their status as the primary care giver of a grandchild, the Employee is to provide the Employer with evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the entitlement to unpaid grandparental leave.
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. Where it is necessary to establish or maintain a pool of permanent staff vacancies in order to subsequently redeploy permanent staff who are displaced or potentially displaced by organisational change.
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. 54.1 For the purposes of this clause “primary care giver” means the employee who will assume the principal role for the care and attention of a grandchild.
54.2 An employee is entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks continuous unpaid grandparental leave in respect of the:
(a) birth of a grandchild of the employee; or
(b) adoption of a grandchild of the employee, being a child who is not the grandchild or grand-stepchild of the employee, is under the age of five and has not lived continuously with its adoptive parents for six months or longer.
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. 22.1 As appropriate an employee will be entitled to Unpaid Grandparental Leave.
22.2 The entitlement to Unpaid Grandparental Leave shall be determined by reference to the Unpaid Grandparental Leave provisions of the Public Service and Government Officers General Agreement 2011, or any successor agreement.
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE.
35.1 For the purposes of this clause “primary care giver means” the employee who will assume the primary role for the care and attention of a grandchild.
35.2 An employee is entitled to a period of up to 52 weeks continuous unpaid Grandparental Leave in respect of the:
(a) birth of a grandchild of the employee; or
(b) adoption of a grandchild of the employee, being a child who is not the grandchild or grand-stepchild of the employee, is under the age of five (5) and has not lived continuously with its adoptive parents for six (6) months or longer.
(a) An employee is only entitled to Grandparental Leave if they are or will be the primary care giver of a grandchild.
(b) Determination of primary care giver status will be made by reference to the provision of care during what would be the employee’s ordinary hours of work had the employee not been providing care to their grandchild.
(c) The Employer may require an employee to provide confirmation of their primary care giver status. Where the Employer requires an employee to confirm their status as the primary care giver of a grandchild, the employee is to provide the Employer with evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the entitlement to unpaid Grandparental Leave. 35.4 Commencement of unpaid Grandparental Leave may occur any time within 24 months following the birth or placement of the employee’s grandchild.
(a) The employee will give not less than four (4) weeks’ notice in writing to the Employer of the date the employee proposes to commence unpaid Grandparental Leave, stating the period of leave to be taken.
(b) The notice period in subclause 35.5(a) may be waived by the Employer in exceptional circumstances.
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. 40. CEREMONIAL OR CULTURAL LEAVE 41. BLOOD/PLASMA DONORS LEAVE 42. EMERGENCY SERVICE LEAVE
UNPAID GRANDPARENTAL LEAVE. 236. The 2008 General Agreements introduced a new leave entitlement – 52 weeks unpaid grandparental leave. This leave is not a discretionary entitlement, akin in this regard to unpaid Maternity, Adoption and Other Parent Leave. This means, subject to the employee meeting the requirements of the clause, the employer cannot refuse to grant grandparental leave.
