Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to--
(a) an employee who returns to work after parental leave; or
(b) a female employee who returns to work after special maternity leave or sick leave under section 37.
(2) The employee is entitled to be employed in--
(a) the position held by the employee immediately before starting parental leave; or
(b) if the employee worked part-time because of the pregnancy before starting maternity leave--the position held by the employee immediately before starting part-time work; or
(c) if the employee was transferred to a safe job under section 36 before starting maternity leave--the position held by the employee immediately before the transfer.
(3) If the position no longer exists but there are other positions available that the employee is qualified for and is capable of performing, the employee is entitled to be employed in a position that is, as nearly as possible, comparable in status and remuneration to that of the employee's former position.
(4) An employer must make a position to which an employee is entitled available to the employee.
(5) If a long term casual employee's hours were reduced because of the pregnancy before starting maternity leave, the employer must restore the employee's hours to hours equivalent to those worked immediately before the hours were reduced.