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Section : Overview
Domain : Human Resource Management
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Unpaid parental leave is part of the National Employment Standards (NES). The NES apply to all employees in the national workplace relations system, regardless of any award, agreement or contract. The NES entitlement to unpaid parental leave and related entitlements applies to all employees in Australia. The parental leave provisions include:

  • birth-related leave and adoption-related leave (including in relation to premature birth, stillbirth or infant death)
  • unpaid special parental leave
  • a right for pregnant employees to transfer to a safe job in appropriate cases, or to take 'no safe job leave'
  • consultation requirements
  • a return to work guarantee
  • unpaid pre-adoption leave.

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