New guidelines on managing pregnancy and parental leave for operational personnel

Welcoming a baby or new child into your family is a key time in the lives of many of our people, and we know that navigating the necessary employment requirements can be an added challenge.

To help support our people during this time we have developed the Managing Pregnancy and Parental Leave for Operational Personnel Guidelines(external link).

These guidelines can be used to understand the requirements of, and support available to, operational people who are pregnant/hapū, or planning to adopt or become a caregiver, and their families.

In addition to useful information about pregnancy and childbirth for women, the guidelines also contain information for all operational personnel who may be eligible to take parental leave, or who want to better understand the policies and support available to new parents.

The guidelines provide a comprehensive suite of tools and applicable scenarios to assist the manager of an employee or volunteer who is welcoming a child into their family.

Please use and read these guidelines alongside our pregnancy and operational firefighting policy(external link), leave guide(external link), safety, health and wellbeing policy(external link) and your collective employment agreement (CEA), e.g. PSA, FECA, NZPFU, or your individual employment agreement.

If you have any questions or need further support, you can speak with your manager or contact your HR Manager.