1 general conditions of employment - Department of Education and ...

4 LEAVEb) Maternity leave is only available to eligible female staff members. Where theother parent is also an employee of the Department of Education andTraining, they may be eligible for parental leave (see Section 4.2.5).4.2.4.3 Transfer to a safe jobWhere a staff member’s present work is, specifically because of pregnancy orbreastfeeding, a risk to her health and safety or to that of her unborn child:a) the staff member’s working conditions or hours of work are to be temporarilyadjusted to avoid exposure to the risk; orb) where the above adjustment is not possible or cannot reasonably be made, thestaff member is to be temporarily transferred to other appropriate work that willavoid exposure to the risk and is, as nearly as possible, comparable in statusand pay to that of her present work; orc) where the above transfer is not possible or cannot reasonably be made, the staffmember is to be granted:i) unpaid maternity leave for as long as a medical practitioner certifies it tobe necessary to avoid exposure to the risk. This applies regardless ofwhether the staff member has exhausted her unpaid maternity leaveentitlement under Section 4.2.4.1(a); orii)paid sick leave as the staff member is entitled to, and for as long as amedical practitioner certifies to be necessary to avoid exposure to therisk.Staff members seeking to access this entitlement must provide a medical certificatespecifying the nature of the risk and the modifications required to control this risk.4.2.4.4 Miscarriage4.2.4.5 StillbirthWhere a staff member suffers a miscarriage she will be granted sick leave orunpaid maternity leave for as long as a medical practitioner certifies to benecessary.Where a staff member gives birth to a still born child she shall have the option oftaking paid or unpaid sick leave or paid or unpaid maternity leave subject to anentitlement existing. In the case of a stillbirth, a staff member will not be eligible torequest the additional options provided in section 4.2.6.3.4.2.4.6 Premature birthWhere a staff member gives birth prior to the anticipated date of birth, maternityleave will commence on the actual date of birth if maternity leave has not alreadycommenced. Where the maternity leave has already commenced the leave termswill not be varied.Handbook for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 8