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

4 LEAVE4.2.4.7 Notification of birthAs soon as feasible after the birth, a staff member should send a copy of the child’sbirth certificate to the Department. A staff member may elect to provide an extract ofthe birth certificate indicating the details of the mother and child only.4.2.4.8 Other Leave in Conjunction with Maternity Leavea) A staff member may use available sick leave with pay, sick leave withoutpay, family and community service leave or extended leave if, because of acomplication associated with the pregnancy, including a history ofmiscarriage or other illnesses the staff member is unable to continue to work.An application made under this section must be supported with a medicalcertificate and will not affect right of return. (See Section 4.2.6.8)b) Sick leave to credit may be granted until the anticipated date of birth onwhich date maternity leave will commence.c) Staff members eligible for extended leave may apply to use extended leaveto supplement a period of half pay maternity leave or unpaid maternity leaveand should indicate their requirements in the application for leave. Doublepay extended leave may only be taken concurrent with unpaid maternityleave.4.2.4.9 Absent on Other Leavea) If a staff member is absent on leave without pay and applies for maternityleave but does not resume duty, maternity leave will be approved if theanticipated date of birth is due to occur after the expiry date of the leave.b) If a staff member is on leave without pay and the anticipated date of birth isto occur prior to the expiry date of that leave, then the period from the datethe staff member advises of her pregnancy until the actual date of birth willbe converted to leave without pay for maternity purposes. From the actualdate of birth the staff member will be granted a period of not more than 24months unpaid maternity leave.4.2.4.10 Subsequent Pregnancy While on Maternity LeaveWhere a female staff member becomes pregnant whilst on maternity leave, a furtherperiod of maternity leave shall be granted if requested. Whether leave will be paid orunpaid will depend on the completion of the 40 weeks qualifying period (see sections4.2.4.1 and 4.2.6.4) and whether the staff member has accessed additionalentitlements.If the female staff member enters on the second period of maternity leave during thecurrency of the initial period of maternity leave, then any residual maternity leavefrom that initial entitlement ceases.See Section 4.2.6 GENERAL CONDITIONS for details of other aspects of leave and payment.Handbook for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 9