Forestry
Commission Division trading as Forests NSW Crown Employees Fieldwork and Other
Staff Award 2005-2008
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Correction to Serial
C4810 published 14 July 2006
(360 I.G. 47)
(No. IRC 2382 of 2006)
CORRECTION
1. Delete
paragraph (i) of subclause 26.9 of clause 26 Leave, and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
(i) Notification
Requirements
(1) When the
Department is made aware that a staff member or their spouse is pregnant, or a staff
member’s spouse is pregnant or is adopting a child, the Department must inform
the staff member of their entitlements and their obligations under the Award.
(2) A staff member
who wishes to take parental leave must notify the department head in writing at
least 8 weeks (or as soon as practicable) before the expected commencement of
parental leave:
(i) that she/he
intends to take maternity, adoption or other parent leave, and
(ii) the expected
date of birth or the expected date of placement, and
(iii) if she/he is
likely to make a request under subclause 26.9(h).
(3) At least 4
weeks before a staff member's expected date of commencing maternity, adoption
or other parent leave they must advise:
(i) the date on
which the maternity, adoption or other parent leave is intended to start, and
(ii) the period of
leave to be taken.
(4) The staff
member’s request under subclause 26.9(h)(i) and the Department Head’s decision
under subclause 26.9(h)(ii) must be recorded in writing.
(5) A staff member
intending to request to return from maternity, adoption or other parent leave
on a part time basis or seek an additional period of leave of up to 12 months
must notify the Department Head in writing as soon as practicable and
preferably before beginning maternity, adoption or other parental leave. If the
notification is not given before commencing such leave, it may be given at any
time up to 4 weeks before the proposed return on a part time basis, or later if
the Department Head agrees.
(6) A staff member
on maternity leave is to notify her department of the date on which she gave
birth as soon as she can conveniently do so.
(7) A staff member
must notify the department as soon as practicable of any change in her
intentions as a result of premature delivery or miscarriage.
(8) A staff member
on maternity or adoption leave may change the period of leave or arrangement,
once without the consent of the department and any number of times with the
consent of the department. In each case she/he must give the department at
least 14 days notice of the change unless the Department Head decides
otherwise.
G.
M. GRIMSON Industrial
Registrar.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.