Reproductive Health Leave
Claim
6. The Agreement will improve reproductive health provisions.
Claim Details
Increase leave entitlement to 12 days per year.T his aligns with the monthly nature of many reproductive health conditions, external benchmarks and emerging national standards.
Remove the requirement to exhaust all other leave prior to being able to access reproductive leave. This ensures genuine accessibility for this type of leave and preserves other types of leave for their intended purpose.
Remove documentation requirements for reproductive leave.
Presented on 8/4/26
Management Response
The bargaining team presented this claim in the bargaining meeting on 8/4/26. Management initially indicated they were open to some of the improvements outlined.
Management have not provided any further response since, stating they would need to look at all leave related claims as a whole.