| Type of Leave | Stipend Normally Payable | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Sick leave (Special Ordinance C (i) 2 (a) |
Sick leave with full pay followed by a period at half pay, according to period of service. (This includes element of Statutory Sick Pay, SSP). See Reporter, 19 November 2003 p 171 or rates of pay during absence due to sickness | Medical certificates must be supplied; Medical review conducted where sick leave is prolonged; Sabbatical leave accrual is suspended if sickness continues for more than 28 days in any Term |
| Maternity leave (including statutory entitlement) (Special Ordinance C (i) 2 (b) Form CHRIS/60 | Maximum of 52 weeks' maternity leave. During the first 26 weeks' of maternity leave you will receive full pay followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay (subject to eligibility criteria). The final 13 weeks maternity leave is unpaid. | No remunerative work to be carried out during paid leave; Sabbatical leave accrual continues. |
| Paternity/Co-Parenting leave (including statutory entitlement) Form CHRIS/65 |
Up to 12 weeks' paternity/co-parent leave is available paid at full pay. | Maximum 12 weeks |
| Parental leave (statutory entitlement) (Statutory entitlement) Form CHRIS/66 |
Unpaid | 18 weeks in total before child's eighteenth birthday. For more information please refer to Ordinary Parental Leave. |
| Adoption leave (including statutory entitlement) Form CHRIS/64 |
For adoption of children under 5 years, 52 weeks adoption leave is available with 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks statutory pay (subject to eligibility criteria), the remaining 13 weeks of adoption leave are unpaid. Adoption leave is discretionary for adoption of older children. You will receive not less than your statutory entitlement of 26 weeks of Statutory Adoption Pay (subject to eligibility criteria). | Same as for Maternity leave. |
|
Emergency leave for reasons connected with dependants |
Unpaid but with may be combined with discretionary compassionate leave. | According to circumstances, but normally no more than two days at a time. |
| Compassionate leave | Discretionary | According to circumstances |
