1 general conditions of employment - Department of Education and ...
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4 LEAVEAll staff members who are eligible for adoption, maternity or parental leavemay take leave on a part time basis.b) Application <strong>and</strong> Variation <strong>of</strong> Leavei) An application for part time adoption, maternity or parental leave shouldbe submitted at least four weeks during term time in advance <strong>of</strong> the dateon which leave is to commence.iii)Applications for part time adoption, maternity or parental leave forbetween one four days per week may be approved over a period <strong>of</strong>up to two years subject to the leave not exceeding the maximumbasic entitlement provided in 4.2.3.1, 4.2.4.1 or 4.2.5.1 asappropriate.Staff members entitled to adoption, maternity or parental leave mayalso request to return to work on a part time basis until the childreaches school age. See section 4.2.6.3.iii)iv)A staff member may make application to vary the period <strong>of</strong> part timeleave <strong>and</strong>/or work arrangements provided that sufficient adoption,maternity or parental leave is available. Such arrangements aresubject to the operational requirements <strong>of</strong> the school, <strong>and</strong> shouldapply from the start <strong>of</strong> a school term.Subject to approval, a staff member who has returned to full time orsubstantive hours <strong>of</strong> duty after adoption, maternity or parental leavemay apply to revert to part time or full time unpaid adoption, maternityor parental leave.v) Similarly, a staff member who has returned to duty on a part timebasis may apply to revert to full time unpaid adoption, maternity orparental leave <strong>and</strong> vice-versa.c) Duration <strong>of</strong> Leavei) The maximum period <strong>of</strong> the basic entitlement to part time adoption,maternity or parental leave which may be taken is 24 months from thedate <strong>of</strong> birth or taking custody. If this date falls during a term, leavemay be extended to the end <strong>of</strong> the vacation which next occurs afterthe child’s second birthday.ii)Subject to the maximum period stated in i) above, the actual period <strong>of</strong>part time adoption, maternity or parental leave that a staff membermay take will be determined by:the period <strong>of</strong> untaken full time adoption, maternity or parentalleave; <strong>and</strong>the number <strong>of</strong> days per week that the staff member works.iii) Calculating Part Time Leave EntitlementH<strong>and</strong>book for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 17
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