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Section : Keeping in touch days
Domain : Human Resource Management
Classification : Not Identified
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A keeping in touch day is when an employee performs work for the employer on a day or part of a day while on a period of approved parental leave. An employee on unpaid parental leave gets 10 keeping in touch days. If the employee extends their period of unpaid parental leave beyond 12 months, they can take an additional 10 days. Keeping in touch days can be worked:
- as a part day
- one day at a time
- a few days at a time, or
- all at once. Keeping in touch days can occur at least 42 days after the date of birth or adoption of the child or earlier if the employee requests it. If a request is made, a keeping in touch day can't be worked earlier than 14 days after the date of birth or placement of the child. The employer and employee have to agree to the keeping in touch days. An employee doesn't have to use keeping in touch days if they don't want to. An employee gets their normal pay and accumulates leave entitlements for each keeping in touch day (or part day).