Can I use maternity leave or paid sick leave to attend pre-birth medical appointments?
The Industrial Relations Act does not entitle you to use paid sick leave for pre-natal medical appointments when you are not sick. Some workplaces have policies which allow the use of sick leave for ordinary pre-natal check ups and similar arrangements may be provided for in some workplace agreements and employment contracts. Other employers may require you to negotiate other arrangements.
The Industrial Relations Act 1996 does not entitle you to use paid sick leave for pre-natal medical appointments when you are not sick. Some workplaces have policies which allow the use of sick leave for ordinary pre-natal check ups and similar arrangements may be provided for in some workplace agreements and employment contracts. Other employers may require you to negotiate other arrangements.
