WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. It is Xxxxxx Mission policy that employees who have completed at least fifty-two weeks’ continuous service in a full-time or part-time role, prior to the expected date of birth or adoption, are eligible for paid parental leave as follows: Maternity Leave Paternity Leave Adoption Leave A Xxxxxx Mission employee is eligible to nine (9) week’s paid maternity leave at her ordinary base rate of pay (does not include allowances or shift penalties). Six (6) weeks will be paid from the date the leave commences. The remaining three (3) weeks will be paid upon the employee’s return to normal duties and completing work for (3) three full months. A Xxxxxx Mission employee is eligible for one (1) week’s paid leave at his ordinary base rate of pay (does not include allowances or shift penalties). Newborns - A Xxxxxx Mission employee is eligible for nine (9) week’s paid adoption leave at their ordinary base rate of pay (does not include allowances or shift penalties) where they have adopted a baby 6 months or younger Child / Toddler - A Xxxxxx Mission employee is eligible for three (3) week’s paid adoption leave at their ordinary base rate of pay (does not include allowances or shift penalties) where they have adopted a child older than 6 months. Please note: casual employees are not entitled to the provision of Paid Parental Leave regardless of the number of hours worked per week. An employee who has once met the conditions for paid parental leave will not be required to work another fifty-two weeks’ continuous service in order to qualify for a further period of paid maternity leave, unless;
