Enterprise Agreement 2011-14 - Department of Climate Change

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency – Enterprise Agreement 2011-14
36. Miscellaneous leave with and without pay
36.1. The Secretary may approve miscellaneous leave with or without pay for a purpose not
provided for elsewhere in this Agreement. The intention of miscellaneous leave is to provide
flexibility to managers and employees by providing leave that may be made available, either
with or without pay, for a variety of purposes. Leave may be granted by the Secretary,
having regard to the operational needs of the Department, including for purposes that the
Secretary considers to be in the interests of the Department.
36.2. Miscellaneous leave to count as service with pay may be granted as follows but is not limited
to:
o enable employees to attend to consequences of natural disasters that affects them.
Leave may be up to five days for each occurrence;
o for recognised ceremonial purposes, cultural or NAIDOC activities, leave of up to five
days may be granted each calendar year;
o participate in culturally significant events;
o attendance at industrial proceedings when summonsed as a witness;
o to attend for jury service, for the period(s) required. An employee who is on
miscellaneous leave with pay to undertake jury service is not eligible to receive
juror’s fees;
o To enable employee to undertake charity or community work. Employees may take
up to one day per year for such purposes;
o donate blood, for the period required;
o participate in recognised international sporting events, as a competitor or official,
for the period required;
o move house, up to one day per calendar year;
o to enable an employee to attend their graduation ceremony, for up to one day; and
o to enable an employee to attend their citizenship conferring ceremony, for up to
one day.
36.3. Miscellaneous leave without pay may be granted by the Secretary in, but not limited to, the
following circumstances:
o study purposes;
o accompanying a partner on a posting;
o non APS employment in the interests of the Commonwealth; and
o leave for personal reasons.
36.4. Miscellaneous leave without pay will not count for service for any purpose with the
following exceptions:
o leave for study purposes; and
o leave for non APS employment which is in the interests of the Commonwealth.
36.5. In order for absence on other leave without pay to count as service for personal and long
service leave, the employee must resume duty with DCCEE at or before the expiration of the
leave.
26