I'm going on maternity/parental leave and I'm the project leader, how should I proceed?

Within the framework of the project, we allow for the change of the researcher for the duration of maternity and parental leave, i.e. only for a certain period of time "from-until" (in practice, often the co/investigator/researcher changes only for the duration of maternity leave). As we support applied research, where individual competitions are always announced under a Programme that is time-limited, we do not allow project interruptions.

It is also possible to request a reduction of the researcher's time (within the research team, then without a request for approval of the change) due to parental responsibilities, care for a dependent family member or similar reasons. Alternatively, an extension of the project duration can also be requested (without entitlement to further earmarked support, however, unspent funds under the FUP and NUPF can be transferred to the extended project year).

The return to employment, including any concurrence with maternity or parental leave, must be in accordance with the Labour Code and other labour law provisions (e.g. the additional employment during maternity leave with the same employer as the maternity leave must be based on a different employment relationship and must not be the same type of activity as in the original employment relationship, i.e. the same type of work according to Section 34b(2) of the Labour Code)