Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 79

79 Parental leave with other leave

(1) An employee may take any annual leave or long service leave to which the employee is entitled instead of or together with parental leave.

(2) However, the total period of leave can not extend beyond the maximum period of parental leave.

(3) While the employee is on unpaid parental leave, the employee is not entitled to paid sick leave or other paid leave, unless the employer agrees.

(4) In this section—

"other paid leave" means paid leave authorised by any of the following—

(a) a law;

(b) an applicable industrial instrument;

(c) a contract of employment.