Australian Leave Requests

Before You Begin: This topic applies only to Australian pay groups. For general information about the Leave Management screen, see Leave Management.

You need to fill out additional fields and sections in the leave record for some types of leave for Australian employees. Based on the type of leave, Dayforce adds more fields to the Leave Details section. It can also add the HR Information and Keep In Touch sections to the leave record.

You can select the type of leave in the Reason drop-down list of the Leave Details section in the leave record. The following leave types result in fields and sections that are specific to Australian employees:

You can also create leave records that are linked to an existing maternity record. You can assign linked leave records the Safe Job or Special Maternity options in the Reason drop-down list. See Linked Leave Periods.

Adoption

Before You Begin: Overseas adoption leave is entered separately. See Overseas Adoption.

When you click Adoption in the Reason drop-down list in the Leave Details section, Dayforce shows the following additional fields:

Placement Date: The date that the child is placed in the adoptive home.
Extended Estimated Return Date: The date that the employee is estimated to return to work. Only shown if the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is set to Yes in the HR Information section.

The leave record also includes the HR Information and Keep In Touch sections. See Add Keep In Touch Days for Australian Employees.

HR Information fields
Field	Description
Has Enough Notice	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.
Has Enough Service	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has worked for the organization long enough to qualify for the leave.
Date Evidence Received	The date that the evidence for the leave request is received.
Employee Acknowledges RTW Forfeit	The employee acknowledges that they forfeit their right to return to work if they have fewer than 12 months of service.
Estimated Start Date Changed	The estimated start date of the leave request has changed.
Extension Request Received Date	The date that the extension request is received.
Extension Request Approved	Indicates whether the extension request is approved. Shown only if a date is selected in the Extension Request Received Date field.
Extension Request Denied Reason	The reason that an extension request was denied. There is a 99-character limit. Shown only when the value in the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is No.
Return Notification Date	The date that the notification of the return date is received.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.

Maternity

When you click Maternity in the Reason drop-down list in the Leave Details section, Dayforce shows the following additional fields:

Due Date: The date the employee's child is expected to be born.
Extended Estimated Return Date: The date that the employee is estimated to return to work. Only shown if the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is set to Yes in the HR Information section.

The leave record also includes the HR Information and Keep In Touch sections. See Add Keep In Touch Days for Australian Employees.

HR Information fields
Field	Description
Has Enough Notice	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.
Has Enough Service	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has worked for the organization long enough to qualify for the leave.
Date Evidence Received	The date that the evidence for the leave request is received.
Employee Acknowledges RTW Forfeit	The employee acknowledges that they forfeit their right to return to work if they have fewer than 12 months of service.
Medical Fit Cert Received Date	The date when the fit to work certificate is received
Medical Cert Fit to work approved	The result of the employee fit to work review.
Reallocated Duties	The employee was allocated another job assignment following the fit to work review.
Estimated Start Date Changed	The estimated start date of the leave request has changed.
Actual Birth Date	The birth date of the child.
Actual Birth Notification Date	The date that the notification of the actual birth is submitted.
Live Birth	The details of the birth.
Baby Born After 12 Weeks of Pregnancy	The baby was born after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Extension Request Received Date	The date that the extension request is received.
Extension Request Approved	Indicates whether the extension request is approved. Shown only if a date is selected in the Extension Request Received Date field.
Extension Request Denied Reason	The reason that an extension request was denied. There is a 99-character limit. Shown only when the value in the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is No.
Return Notification Date	The date that the notification of the return date is received.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.

Overseas Adoption

When you click Overseas Adoption in the Reason drop-down list in the Leave Details section, Dayforce shows the following additional fields:

Estimated Arrival Date: The date that the child is placed in the adoptive home.
Extended Estimated Return Date: The date that the employee is estimated to return to work. Only shown if the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is set to Yes in the HR Information section.

The leave record also includes the HR Information and Keep In Touch sections. See Add Keep In Touch Days for Australian Employees.

HR Information fields
Field	Description
Has Enough Notice	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.
Has Enough Service	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has worked for the organization long enough to qualify for the leave.
Date Evidence Received	The date that the evidence for the leave request is received.
Employee Acknowledges RTW Forfeit	The employee acknowledges that they forfeit their right to return to work if they have fewer than 12 months of service.
Estimated Start Date Changed	The estimated start date of the leave request has changed.
Extension Request Received Date	The date that the extension request is received.
Extension Request Approved	Indicates whether the extension request is approved. Shown only if a date is selected in the Extension Request Received Date field.
Extension Request Denied Reason	The reason that an extension request was denied. There is a 99-character limit. Shown only when the value in the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is No.
Return Notification Date	The date that the notification of the return date is received.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.

Partner

Partner leave is for the partner not having the baby. When you click Partner in the Reason drop-down list in the Leave Details section, Dayforce shows the following additional fields:

Extended Estimated Return Date: The date that the employee is estimated to return to work. Only shown if the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is set to Yes in the HR Information section.
Due Date: The date the employee's child is expected to be born.
Leave for Adoption: The leave is for adoption.

The leave record also includes the HR Information and Keep In Touch sections. See Add Keep In Touch Days for Australian Employees.

In the HR Information section of the leave record, Dayforce shows the following fields:

HR Information fields
Field	Description
Has Enough Notice	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.
Has Enough Service	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has worked for the organization long enough to qualify for the leave.
Date Evidence Received	The date that the evidence for the leave request is received.
Employee Acknowledges RTW Forfeit	The employee acknowledges that they forfeit their right to return to work if they have fewer than 12 months of service.
Estimated Start Date Changed	The estimated start date of the leave request has changed.
Actual Birth Date	The birth date of the child.
Actual Birth Notification Date	The date that the notification of the actual birth is submitted.
Extension Request Received Date	The date that the extension request is received.
Extension Request Approved	Indicates whether the extension request is approved. Shown only if a date is selected in the Extension Request Received Date field.
Extension Request Denied Reason	The reason that an extension request was denied. There is a 99-character limit. Shown only when the value in the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is No.
Return Notification Date	The date that the notification of the return date is received.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.

Special Maternity

Special maternity leave is used when an employee is unable to work due to a pregnancy-related illness or pregnancy not ending in a live birth. A special maternity leave record can be linked to an existing maternity leave record. However, it can also be non-linked in the case where there is no regular maternity leave on file yet. For example, an employee might request special maternity leave before informing the employer of a pregnancy. See Linked Leave Periods.

When you click Special Maternity in the Reason drop-down list for a non-linked leave record, Dayforce shows the HR Information and Keep in Touch sections. See Add Keep In Touch Days for Australian Employees.

HR Information fields
Field	Description
Has Enough Notice	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.
Has Enough Service	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has worked for the organization long enough to qualify for the leave.
Date Evidence Received	The date that the evidence for the leave request is received.
Employee Acknowledges RTW Forfeit	The employee acknowledges that they forfeit their right to return to work if they have fewer than 12 months of service.
Actual Birth Date	The birth date of the child.
Actual Birth Notification Date	The date that the notification of the actual birth is submitted.
Live Birth	The details of the birth.
Baby Born After 12 Weeks of Pregnancy	The baby was born after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Extension Request Received Date	The date that the extension request is received.
Extension Request Approved	Indicates whether the extension request is approved. Shown only if a date is selected in the Extension Request Received Date field.
Extension Request Denied Reason	The reason that an extension request was denied. There is a 99-character limit. Shown only when the value in the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is No.
Return Notification Date	The date that the notification of the return date is received.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.

Surrogacy

When you click Surrogacy in the Reason drop-down list in the Leave Details section, Dayforce shows the following additional fields:

Extended Estimated Return Date: The date that the employee is estimated to return to work. Only shown if the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is set to Yes in the HR Information section.
Due Date: The date the employee's child is expected to be born.
Estimated Placement Date: The estimated date that the child is placed in the adoptive home.

Dayforce also shows the HR Information section.

HR Information fields
Field	Description
Has Enough Notice	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.
Has Enough Service	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has worked for the organization long enough to qualify for the leave.
Date Evidence Received	The date that the evidence for the leave request is received.
Employee Acknowledges RTW Forfeit	The employee acknowledges that they forfeit their right to return to work if they have fewer than 12 months of service.
Estimated Start Date Changed	The estimated start date of the leave request has changed.
Extension Request Received Date	The date that the extension request is received.
Extension Request Approved	Indicates whether the extension request is approved. Shown only if a date is selected in the Extension Request Received Date field.
Extension Request Denied Reason	The reason that an extension request was denied. There is a 99-character limit. Shown only when the value in the Extension Request Approved drop-down list is No.
Return Notification Date	The date that the notification of the return date is received.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.