Parental Leave Primary Carer. 50.2.1. An employee eligible for parental leave as a primary carer shall be paid for the first 15 weeks of such leave, or for the first 30 weeks of such leave at half the normal rate of pay, whichever the employee prefers. This will be paid in accordance with Council’s pay-cycle, as per clause 20.1 (Payment Method).
Parental Leave Primary Carer. Definition and Entitlement A Primary Carer is defined as, the person who assumes the primary care role of the child(ren), which relates to the period of Paid Parental Leave applied for. Where an employee is eligible for paid parental leave in accordance with Clause 24.8.1 they will be paid 12 weeks’ normal salary (excluding overtime, allowances or penalties) plus superannuation. The employee’s partner must not be taking any simultaneous period of paid or unpaid parental leave as the ‘primary caregiver’ from their employer. An entitlement of paid parental leave may be taken at half-pay upon application by the employee to the employer. In cases where this half pay/ double time option is chosen, the paid leave period will extend to a maximum 24 weeks. Accrual of leave entitlements in this case will also occur on a pro-rata basis.
Parental Leave Primary Carer
