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Australian National University Enterprise Agreement 2005-2008

Part Three — Employment Conditions | Section 3 — Continuity of Service

33. Periods of Leave

33.1 An absence of a staff member on paid leave counts as service for all purposes.

33.2 An absence of a staff member on approved leave without pay, including any form of unpaid parental leave provided for in clause 37:

33.2(a) does not break continuity of service; but

33.2(b) does not count for service for accrual of annual leave, long service leave, personal leave or any other like purpose.

33.3 An absence of a staff member on the parental leave provided for in sub-clauses 37.3.1, 37.3.5 or 37.4.1, whether paid or unpaid, will count as service for all purposes up to the following maximums:

Type of Parental Leave Amount of weeks
Maternity leave 12
Primary care-giver leave 8
Adoption leave 20

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