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Maintaining Contact While on Parental Leave - Work Life Unit

One way to avoid skill reduction and sense of isolation that you may feel during periods of parental leave, is for a you and your manager to agree on maintaining a level of contact.

Keys for Success:

  • Add your home email address to the work unit's email network, so that you receive relevant work based information on line
  • Request a copy be forwarded to you of any regular hard copies of University publications, for example, newsletters and the Monash Memo
  • Request that information on operational plans or any major procedural or structural changes taking place in the workplace are forwarded to you
  • Where possible choose to participate in training sessions that you would normally have been involved in had you been at work
  • Attend the work unit's social events, for example, farewells, birthday lunches and the annual Christmas party
  • Well in advance of your return to work, revisit the issue of returning to work on a part-time basis, job share, voluntarily reduced working year or flexible working hours options. Consider these options with your manager or staff at the Work Life Unit
  • If considering breastfeeding, discuss your requirements with your manager and contact Child and Family Services for information on parenting rooms

Parental Leave

Further Assistance

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Parental Leave - Maternity leave

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Paternity (Domestic Partner) Leave

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Adoption Leave

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