https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 07 May 2026 08:11:48 +0000 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:32:51 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1315 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23052&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23052 Author: Guests
Subject: 1315
Posted: 02 January 2006 at 11:32am

THanks girls ill start the reading ]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:32:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23052&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23052 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23049&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23049 Author: jax
Subject: 1315
Posted: 02 January 2006 at 4:17am

If you look at the heading 'Parental Leave' under this link:

http://www.ers.dol.govt.nz/factsheets/#pl

you should see a whole raft of stuff that will be useful to you. as far as I'm aware you can start your parental leave up to six weeks before you're due, and if you have a medical reason all the better. (The 'general entitlements' factsheet has a good summary of everything, but i would suggest checking them all out, even better if you have a printer?)

as far as applying for it, you can apply anytime, as long as it gives your employer three months notice. luckily now the regulations have changed so that the entitlement for working for someone for 12 months, and then for only 6 months, are now the same.

you'll probably have to check with your companys HR department about whether or not you'd be eligible for unpaid leave of up to 52 weeks, and then perhaps need to go into further discussion with a manager about whether they'd offer you flexible hours upon return, top up your entitlement during the paid part of your leave, or anything like that.

luckily i will just scrape in for the 14 weeks paid, but no unpaid is available to me, and no top up either anyway, i won't moan at y'all about it

hope all of that helps ! ]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 04:17:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23049&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23049 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23047&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23047 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 1315
Posted: 01 January 2006 at 9:31pm

this might help as a starting point.

http://www.ird.govt.nz/familyassistance/intro/]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:31:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23047&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23047 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23045&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23045 Author: Guests
Subject: 1315
Posted: 01 January 2006 at 8:37pm

I was wondering if anyone knows somewhere i can read about it i wanna know when i can take it etc etc and if there is a medical reason one where i can take it earlier? I have a really bad back which i know will pack up earlier (spine is twisted and kinked) so am researching all this now Thanks girls ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2006 20:37:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1315&PID=23045&title=maternity-leave-and-all-that-jazz#23045