Staff whose work is closely related to the teaching function will normally require six months notice. One quarter of one day. The application is to be accompanied by a medical certificate stating the expected date of birth and should indicate the period of leave desired. Staff are eligible for 52 weeks parental leave from the birth or taking custody of the child after the completion of 40 weeks continuous service. Casual employees and those on fixed-term contracts of less than one month are paid a salary loading in lieu of leave entitlements and are therefore not entitled to sick leave.
Any unused leave is accumulated.
A medical certificate is required when the sick leave taken is more than three days. All employees returning to duty after a period of illness must complete a leave form. Personal leave may be granted for family or personal emergencies and for employees to undertake community service. Personal Leave covers a wide variety of circumstances and the general entitlements vary according to the merits of the particular situation.