Partner Leave

28.4.1   An employee who is not a primary care giver shall be entitled to a period of paid or unpaid partner leave of up to 2 weeks at the time of the birth or placement of a child/children to his or her partner. Partner leave can be taken as a minimum of 1 day at a time and up to 2 weeks in total. Partner leave is accessible from the date of birth and up to 3 months after the date of birth. To be entitled to paid partner leave the employee must have been employed by the University for 12 months or more at the time of birth. To be entitled to unpaid partner leave the employee must have been employed by the University for up to 12 months at the time of birth.