Paid Parental Leave and school holiday leave

[HotI]

There was a thread trying to work a similar situation in the last couple of days. will see if i can find it

don't know if this helps but here you go

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...on-181100.html

[Indadhanu]

LOL doesn't really help, that's what prompted my question, but thanks I had a brain flash and have just contacted my HR department, hopefully they can help me! Surely it can't be considered not work, it's not like I have a choice not to work. Although I'd probably choose not to that's not the point haha

[briggsy's girl]

Will come back to this later

[Indadhanu]

HR informed me that annual and recess leave IS considered paid work. I just have to be careful regarding the 8 weeks between dates - just in case I go overdue. I was planning on having my leave start beginning of term 4, at 32 weeks, for continuity, but if I go over, that leaves me with more than 8 weeks since I worked. Might take a bit of fancy planning to work this out. Since I have already worked the hours, maybe I can just go in for an hour or two and take the rest of the day in sick leave? lol

[sunshine 11]

I just applied yesterday -
I think the below should apply to you - this is off the parental leave claim form that I completed online:

worked for at least 10 of the 13 months prior to the birth or adoption of your child, and
worked for at least 330 hours in that 10 month period (just over one day a week) with no more than an eight week gap between two consecutive working days.

It seemed a pretty low work requirement in my opinion - but regardless, it would incorporate any leave you had for holidays I would hope? I went to Centrelink yesterday for the first time ever. OMG what a waste of time that was.

It also says something on the claim form about going overdue - they don't penalise you for being overdue. Go online and have a look at the claim form as I remember seeing something about that too.

[briggsy's girl]

Your EDD can be used. If you go over and there is a doubt to eligibility you can get a letter from doc about due date. As long as work up to 8 weeks before edd.

[Floweryfields]

Did you realise if you aren't fit for work, your doctor can give you a letter of clearance stating so and therefore you still should be able to get the PPL?

[Indadhanu]

I'll technically be 'fit' I'm sure, but I've basically been told that it would be in the 'too hard' basket to adjust duties etc.

Worked it all out with HR this arvo and feeling a lot better. Basically I'll be 'working' up until 33 weeks, up to the first day of term 4, and my paid recess leave during the school holidays will count as work, and I can use up my accumulated annual leave in the weeks before holidays. Approval from HR to finish in the last week of August.