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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 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 balances 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/carer's 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:
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. Part-time academic staff members accrue recreation leave on a proportional basis. All recreation leave will be exclusive of public holidays. (b) Application and approval Leave periods are to be planned and discussed during Performance Planning and Review and annual workload allocation discussions. The head of school must ensure staff are provided the opportunity to take recreation leave of 20 days consecutively. A staff member must apply for recreation leave 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) 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. (d) Taking of leave Academic staff should take all recreation leave during the year within which it accrues. Leave not taken will be carried forward to the subsequent year. A staff member may accrue up to two years recreation leave entitlement before the authorising officer may direct the staff member to take leave. (e) Leave entitlement on termination Recreation leave balances will be paid on termination of employment, unless required as payment in lieu of notice on resignation of a staff member. 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. All staff members who cease employment with the University will receive a pro-rata payment for leave loading. (f) 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.(g) 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/carer's 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 Employee Collective Agreement (Senior Staff) 2009-2012 . A staff member must apply for recreation leave 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. Related DocumentsMOPP B/6.1 Staff leave MOPP Appendix 3 – Schedule of Authorities and Delegations QUT Enterprise Agreement (Academic Staff) QUT Enterprise Agreement (Professional Staff) QUT Employee Collective Agreement (Senior Staff) 2009-2012 Modification History
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