Paid Parental Leave Confusion!

[Razzberry]

Just a quick hypothetical question - If a teacher finished at the end of the year at school then there were 6-7 weeks of school holidays then the teacher started maternity leave but didn't have the baby for another month what happens then? is there no entitlement? Because a teacher cannot "work" in the holidays as the kids aren't there.

Sorry to hijack, just been wondering about this for awhile!

[briggsy's girl]

that would have to be assessed by the processing team due to it not being possible for the teacher to work in that time. it may be a case of them having to go in for the start of year curriculum day. i'm honestly not sure of that. given teaches are paid for the holidays as part of their salary and it's part of the regular pattern of "work", i'm not going to say one way or the other!

[briggsy's girl]

Just a quick hypothetical question - If a teacher finished at the end of the year at school then there were 6-7 weeks of school holidays then the teacher started maternity leave but didn't have the baby for another month what happens then? is there no entitlement? Because a teacher cannot "work" in the holidays as the kids aren't there.

Sorry to hijack, just been wondering about this for awhile!

paid leave (rec etc) is counted as work so for teachers, school holidays where they are paid would still be counted as work

In Bun's situation, she is saying about taking leave to take her up to a point 3 months prior to EDD - she would need to have enough leave available to take her up to 8 weeks before EDD to remain qualified for PPL.

[Bun]

So basically, even though they say you only have to work for 10 of the 13 months before the EDD, you CANNOT finish more than 8 weeks before your EDD? I just didn't read it that way and even phoned them to check before I made any decisions re work and they thought it would be ok.

I am really at a difficult point as things have hit a very rough patch at work and my continuing employment is untenable at this stage. I am not sure what to do. I have also been diagnosed with AnteNatal Depression, which has been exacerbated by my work conditions and I am not sure if I can return to my workplace given some 'issues' that came up at work yesterday. And there is no way I am going to get another job now, half way through my pregnancy and with two other kids at home. I am not sure what to do.

What are the requirements if you are unable to work due to illness? My dr has given me a med cert and agrees that I should not return to this workplace. I am just concerned about my PPL eligibility as we need the money, especially since I obviously will not be returning to this workplace after bub.

A lot of the issues at work are due to discrimination that has been going on since I told them I was pregnant. Is there anything I can do about that to retain eligibility? I don't care about taking it up with the FWO or anything, I just want to get out of there and move on, while retaining my PPL eligibility.

Alternatively, would it be possible for me to finish up work, and then work, say, 1 day in another job in say mid-August? Then I would have worked up until 8 weeks before my EDD and not ever had a break of more than 8 weeks. I may be able to do something for my FIL's business for a day. Would this count? It sounds wrong, but I am not sure what else I can do at this stage?

Thanks so much BG, I know it's hard to post with a little one and I really appreciate your input. I have not been able to get through to Centrelink today so have had no luck getting my questions answered and this is really distressing me right now.

[briggsy's girl]

if your doctor believes there are complications of your pregnancy that make it unviable for your to work, they can provide a certificate
however, you may have to provide a letter from your employer stating that, had you not been ill, you would have continued your employment up until 8 weeks before EDD (so it may not be possible)

ETA - i checked today on the 8 weeks thing - and the four colleagues i checked with all agreed on not being able to finish up more than 8 weeks before EDD (some people will be able to leave early if they have paid leave that takes them further towards their edd kwim?

[HotI]

Alternatively, would it be possible for me to finish up work, and then work, say, 1 day in another job in say mid-August? Then I would have worked up until 8 weeks before my EDD and not ever had a break of more than 8 weeks. I may be able to do something for my FIL's business for a day. Would this count? It sounds wrong, but I am not sure what else I can do at this stage?
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the work can be made up from more than one employer, there is just more paperwork. it is probably worth checking out if your FIL has work for you.