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B/6.2 Recreation Leave |
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6.2.1 Recreation leave - professional staff 6.2.1 Recreation leave - professional staff(a) Entitlement Professional staff members (excluding casuals and continuous shift workers) are entitled to four weeks recreation leave (exclusive of public holidays) after 12 months of service. Staff employed on continuous shift work are entitled to five weeks recreation leave after 12 months of service. ‘Continuous shift work' occurs where the work is required to be performed 24 hours a day, seven days per week and rostered accordingly. Part-time staff members accrue recreation leave on a proportional basis. A staff member with a fixed term appointment will take accrued recreation leave during the term of their appointment unless otherwise agreed by the authorising officer. (b) Application and approval A staff member must apply for recreation leave either in writing or on-line and must provide timely notice of the required period of leave. A record of leave taken will be kept by the Human Resources Department. Recreation leave is approved in accordance with the Schedule of Authorities and Delegations . (c) Taking of leave Staff are entitled to take their leave in unbroken periods and can accrue up to two years recreation leave entitlement. The authorising officer may direct a staff member to take leave at any time after accruing this amount. (d) Leave entitlement on termination of employment Recreation leave entitlements will be paid on termination of employment, unless required as payment in lieu of notice on resignation of a staff member. (e) Leave entitlement for staff transferring to another position within the University Accrued recreation leave entitlements will not be affected if a staff member moves from one position within the University to another position. Payment in lieu of accrued recreation leave only applies if a staff member terminates their employment with the University with no clear intent to be re-employed by the University.(f) Sickness while on recreation leave Staff who become ill for three or more consecutive working days during a period of recreation leave may claim sick leave in lieu of recreation leave by submitting a medical certificate for the period of the illness. 6.2.2 Calculation of recreation leave payment - professional staff(a) All staff (excluding shift workers) Recreation leave payments will be calculated as the ordinary salary or wage for the period of recreation leave (excluding weekend / public holiday penalty rates) plus a further 17.5% loading of this amount. (b) Staff employed on shift work Recreation leave payments for professional staff employed on shift work will be calculated in one of the following ways, whichever is the greater amount: (i) The salary payable for work in ordinary time according to the staff member's roster or projected roster over the period of recreation leave, including Saturday, Sunday or public holiday shifts. An amount calculated in this way will include applicable shift penalties and weekend / public holiday penalty rates and on-call rates.
(ii) The staff member's ordinary salary or pay (excluding shift premiums and
weekend public holiday penalty and on-call rates), plus a further 17.5% loading
calculated on four weeks ordinary salary.
6.2.3 Recreation leave - academic staff(a) Entitlement In each calendar year academic staff, excluding sessional staff, will accrue recreation leave to a maximum of 20 working days. Academic staff recreation leave entitlements are recorded and managed by the local area. Part-time academic staff members accrue recreation leave on a proportional basis. All recreation leave will be exclusive of public holidays. An academic staff member with a fixed-term appointment cannot accrue leave beyond the period of their appointment. If, during an appointment of less than one year, there has been no opportunity for the staff member to take all recreation leave, the staff member will, on expiry of the appointment, be paid the cash equivalent of the recreation leave. (b) Leave loading Recreation leave loading will be paid in the last pay period in December in each year. Recreation leave loading payments for all staff members will be calculated as 17.5% of the ordinary salary for the leave accrued during the year. (c) Taking of leave - deeming All recreation leave accrued during any calendar year will be deemed to have been taken by the end of the second week of February in the following year, subject to clause (e) below. The head of school must ensure staff have the opportunity to take recreation leave of 20 days consecutively and staff will notify the head of school when they intend taking recreation leave. (d) Notification of Leave Staff who do not wish to accrue recreation leave beyond 20 days will not be required to apply for recreation leave. (e) Leave accrual beyond 20 days Academic staff may, with the approval of the executive dean of faculty, accrue leave up to a maximum of 40 days. Such accrual shall not be unreasonably withheld (eg combining PDP with recreation leave). Application to accrue leave shall normally be provided by the end of November and include details of when the accrued leave is to be taken. (f) Leave entitlement on termination If an academic staff member ceases employment at the University prior to the second week of February in any year, the staff member will not receive any cash equivalent for leave accrued since January in the previous year. Where the University terminates the employment of a staff member through redundancy or voluntary early retirement, the staff member will be encouraged to take any accrued recreation leave, before ceasing employment. In such circumstances, if the staff member's supervisor agrees that it is not possible for such accrued leave to be taken before ceasing employment, the staff member will receive a cash equivalent for leave accrued since January in the previous year. All staff members who cease employment with the University will receive a pro-rata payment for leave loading. (g) Leave entitlement for staff transferring to another position within the University Accrued recreation leave entitlements will not be affected if a staff member moves from one position within the University to another position. Payment in lieu of accrued recreation leave only applies if a staff member terminates their employment with the University with no clear intent to be re-employed by the University.(h) Sickness while on recreation leave Staff who become ill for three or more consecutive working days during a period of recreation leave may claim sick leave in lieu of recreation leave by submitting a medical certificate for the period of the illness. 6.2.4 Recreation leave - senior staffProvisions for recreation leave for senior staff (including entitlements, calculation of leave, etc) are detailed in the QUT Certified Agreement (Senior Staff) . Related DocumentsMOPP B/6.1 Staff leave MOPP Appendix 3 – Schedule of Authorities and Delegations QUT Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (Academic Staff) QUT Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (Professional Staff) QUT Certified Agreement (Senior Staff) Modification History
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