Enterprise Agreement 2011-14 - Department of Climate Change

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency – Enterprise Agreement 2011-14
PART D – LEAVE
26. General conditions
26.1. DCCEE provides access to a flexible range of options for paid and unpaid absences from work
that assists employees to balance work with other personal priorities.
26.2. Where an employee has had a formal application for leave rejected, the Secretary will advise
the employee of the reason(s) for the decision in writing, including reasons relating to
operational requirements. The manager, the employee and, where the employee requests, a
support person will meet to consider alternative arrangements if required.
26.3. All accrued leave entitlements will be expressed and deducted in hours and minutes.
26.4. Where an employee is absent on compensation leave, a manager is required to consult with
the Rehabilitation Case Manager prior to approval of applications for other forms of leave.
26.5. An employee, who is absent on a day or part-day that is a public holiday in the place where
the employee is based for work purposes, is entitled to be paid for the part or full day
absence as if that day or part-day was not a public holiday, except where that person would
not normally have worked on that day.
26.6. Where a public holiday falls during a period when an employee is absent on leave (other
than Annual or paid Personal/carers leave) there is no entitlement to receive payment as a
public holiday. Payment for that day would be in accordance with the entitlement for that
form of leave (e.g. if on long service leave on half pay, payment is on half pay).
26.7. The Department will not unreasonably cancel approved leave or recall employees to duty
while on leave. In such circumstances the Secretary will approve reimbursement toward
travel expenses, incidental expenses or family care costs. If an employee’s leave is cancelled
without reasonable notice the employee will be recredited with the amount of leave
cancelled. If an employee is recalled to duty the employee will be recredited with a period
equivalent to the ordinary hours worked.
26.8. An employee who is ill or injured for one day or longer while on annual leave or long service
leave and who produces satisfactory medical certificate may apply for personal/carer’s leave
and have their annual or long service leave recredited.
27. Portability of leave
27.1. Where an employee moves (including on promotion or for an agreed period) from another
agency where they were an ongoing APS employee, the employee’s unused accrued annual
leave and personal/carers leave (however described) will be recognised, provided there is no
break in continuity of service.
27.2. Where an employee is engaged as either an ongoing or non-ongoing APS employee
immediately following a period of ongoing employment in the Parliamentary Service or the
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