Long Paternity Leave. To be entitled to long paternity leave during a period, an eligible employee must also give the employer, at the required time, a written application and a statutory declaration containing the required information, in accordance with section 288 of the Act.
Long Paternity Leave. An employee may take long paternity leave to which he is entitled at any time within 12 months after the date of birth of the child.
Long Paternity Leave. Long paternity leave is a longer period of continuous leave, taken after the employee's spouse gives birth to a living child, for the purposes of being the child's primary caregiver. Long paternity leave cannot be taken concurrently with any maternity leave taken by the employee's spouse. Long paternity leave may be taken at any time within the 12 months following the birth of the child. An application for long paternity leave, stating the commencement and end dates of the leave, must be made at least ten weeks prior to the date on which the employees proposes to commence the leave. The employee must also provide a letter or certificate from a registered medical practitioner; which states: • The name of the employee's spouse; • The fact that the employee's spouse is or was pregnant; and • The expected or actual date of birth of the child. The employee must provide a statutory declaration giving the particulars of the maternity leave to be taken by the employee's partner, and confirming that the employee intends to be the child's primary caregiver for the duration of the long paternity leave. Example Xxxx is employed by Clipsal. Xxxx's wife Xxxx works for Acme Corporation. Xxxx gave birth to their daughter Xxx on 3 July. Xxxx commenced her maternity leave on 22 May and returned to work on 2 October, taking a total of 16 weeks maternity leave. Xxxx took one week of unpaid short paternity leave from 3 July. Xxxx commences long paternity leave from 2 October and is entitled to take 35 weeks of unpaid leave (maximum 52 weeks minus 16 weeks taken by Xxxx minus 1 week short paternity leave taken by Xxxx at the time of the birth).
Long Paternity Leave. Long paternity leave is a longer period of continuous leave, taken after the employee’s spouse gives birth to a living child, so that the employee can be the child’s primary caregiver. Long paternity leave cannot be taken concurrently with any maternity leave taken by the employee’s spouse. Long paternity leave may be taken at any time within the 12 months following the birth of the child. A written application for long paternity leave, stating the commencement and end dates of the leave, must be made at least ten weeks prior to the date on which the employees proposes to commence the leave in accordance with clause 34.3 (Paternity leave). The employee must provide a statutory declaration specifying: • The first and last days of the period (or periods) of any other authorised leave intended to be taken (or already taken) by the employee because of the birth or the expected birth; • The first and last days of the period (or periods) of any maternity leave, or any other authorised leave of the same type as maternity leave, intended to be taken (or already taken) by the employee’s spouse because of the pregnancy, the birth or the expected birth; • That the employee intends to be the child’s primary care-giver at all times while on long paternity leave; • That the employee will not engage in any conduct inconsistent with his contract of employment while on long paternity leave. Example Xxxx is employed by Clipsal. Xxxx’s wife Xxxx works for Acme Corporation. Xxxx gave birth to their daughter Xxx on 3 July. Xxxx commenced her maternity leave on 22 May and returned to work on 2 October, taking a total of 16 weeks maternity leave. Xxxx took one week of unpaid short paternity leave from 3 July. Xxxx commences long paternity leave from 2 October and is entitled to take 35 weeks of unpaid leave (maximum 52 weeks minus 16 weeks taken by Xxxx minus 1 week short paternity leave taken by Xxxx at the time of the birth).
Long Paternity Leave. Not to be Concurrent with Maternity Leave Taken by Spouse
Long Paternity Leave. Is a single, unbroken period of unpaid leave other than short paternity leave, taken by a male employee after his spouse gives birth so that the employee can be the child's primary care-giver. Long paternity leave cannot be taken concurrently with ordinary maternity leave taken by the employee's spouse.
Long Paternity Leave. Long paternity leave is a single unbroken period of unpaid leave other than short paternity leave, taken by a male employee after his spouse gives birth so that the employee can be the child’s primary caregiver. Long paternity leave cannot be taken concurrently with ordinary maternity leave taken by the employee’s spouse. Long paternity leave may be taken at any time within the 12 months after the birth of the child. The employee is required to give his employer: ▪ A medical certificate; and ▪ An application for paternity leave (short or long). The medical certificate must be provided by a medical practitioner and must state: ▪ If the child is yet to be born: o The name of the employee’s spouse; and o The employee’s spouse is pregnant; and o The date on which the birth is expected. ▪ If the child has been born: The name of the employee’s spouse; and The actual date of birth of the child The medical certificate must be provided to the employer at least 10 weeks before the expected date of birth stated in the certificate. For short paternity leave: The written application must state the first and last days of the intended paternity leave and must be provided as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the first day of the period of leave. For long paternity leave: A written application and a statutory declaration must be provided; the written application must state the first and last days of the intended paternity leave; and be provided at least 10 weeks prior to the first day of paternity leave. The statutory declaration must state: ▪ The first and last days of the intended paternity leave; and ▪ The first and last days of any maternity leave, or any other authorised leave intended to be taken by the employee’s spouse because of pregnancy; and ▪ That the employee intends to be the primary caregiver at all times while on paternity leave; and ▪ That the employee will not engage in any conduct inconsistent with his contract of employment while on long paternity leave.
Long Paternity Leave being a single, unbroken period of leave, other then short paternity leave, taken by an employee after their spouse gives birth to a living child so that the employee can be the child’s primary care-giver. Long paternity leave may be taken at any time within 12 months after the date of birth of the child. The period of long paternity leave taken by an employee may not include a period during which the employee’s spouse is taking maternity leave, or any other authorised leave of the same time as maternity leave, because of the birth.
Long Paternity Leave. 22.5.13 If an employee’s spouse gives birth to a living child, but the child later dies and the employee has not yet started a period of long paternity leave in relation to the birth, the employee is not, or is no longer, entitled to that leave.
Long Paternity Leave. An eligible male employee is entitled to up to 52 weeks of unpaid leave after his spouse gives birth to a living child so that the employee can be the child’s primary care-giver.
