Common use of Variation of Period of Paternity Leave Clause in Contracts

Variation of Period of Paternity Leave. (a) The period of extended paternity leave may be extended or shortened in accordance with sections 64 and 65 of the Act. (b) The effect on ordinary paternity leave of the end of the pregnancy of the employee’s spouse otherwise than by the birth of a living child is set out in section 61 of the Act and as follows: (i) Miscarriages – (Defined as less than 20 weeks gestation) In the event of a miscarriage any absence from work is to be covered by the current personal/carer’s leave provisions. (ii) Stillbirth (defined as equal to or greater than 20 weeks gestation) In the case of a stillbirth, (as classified by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages) an employee may elect to take personal/carer’s leave, subject to production of a medical certificate, or paternity leave. (c) The effect on paternity leave of an employee’s spouse giving birth to a living child that later dies is set out in section 61 of the Act and as follows:

Variation of Period of Paternity Leave. (a) The period of extended paternity leave may be extended or shortened in accordance with sections 64 and 65 of the Act. (b) The effect on ordinary paternity leave of the end of the pregnancy of the employee’s spouse otherwise than by the birth of a living child is set out in section 61 of the Act and as follows: (i) Miscarriages – (Defined as less than 20 weeks gestation) In the event of a miscarriage any absence from work is to be covered by the current personal/carer’s carer leave provisions. (ii) Stillbirth (defined as equal to or greater than 20 weeks gestation) In the case of a stillbirth, (as classified by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages) an employee may elect to take personal/carer’s carer leave, subject to production of a medical certificate, or paternity leave. (c) The effect on paternity leave of an employee’s spouse giving birth to a living child that later dies is set out in section 61 of the Act and as follows: