This Agreement includes stronger Parental Leave entitlements, leave improvements and better conditions.

 Parental Leave

• Paid parental leave increasing from 14 to 16 weeks

• Paid partner leave increasing from 1 to 4 weeks

• Eligibility for paid parental leave after 3 terms (down from 4)

• Superannuation payments & recognition of service for 12 months unpaid parental leave

• Paid pre-natal leave for pregnant employees (38 hours) and partners (15.2 hours)

• Paid Kinship and Foster Care Leave (15.2 hours, up to 5 occasions).

 Leave Improvements

• ‘Special Leave’ allowing one day of personal leave to be used for other purposes

• Paid leave for Family & Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Survivors Support

• Casual employees eligible for Long Service Leave

Conditions

• Improved redundancy payments

• Commitment to endeavour to limit ‘spread of hours’ (ie. days of attendance) for part-time staff

• Accident Make-Up Pay extended from 26 to 39 weeks, providing better income security for staff injured at work.