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7.1 If a redeployee has been placed in accordance with clause 3.5 of these procedures and the
placement is unsuccessful, despite appropriate training being provided, the CEO will be
notified and will arrange discussions with the Employee (and where requested by the
Employee, the Union), and, if required, the Commissioner. Discussions will include but need
not be exclusively confined to:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Transferring the Employee.
Further training.
Notification to the Commissioner.
Commencement of the Inability process provided under Employment Instruction
Number 6.
8. Duty of Care
8.1 The Agency and Commissioner are required to exercise due care to ensure that staff who
prepare/provide information to Employees are suitably qualified to do so, provide accurate
information, including any calculations of entitlements and taxation deductions on those
entitlements, and maintain confidentiality in relation to the Employee's entitlements and
employment.
8.2 If further clarification on taxation is sought, Employees should be referred to the Australian
Taxation Office. Employees should also be advised to seek financial advice from a qualified
professional.
9. Prior Service with the Australian Public Service
9.1 An Employee who is classified as a voluntary transferee and becomes, or is likely to become,
redundant from the date of effect of this Agreement, will for all purposes this Schedule have
their previous continuous service with the Commonwealth Government recognised. A
voluntary transferee is an Employee who was on leave without pay under the former
Australian Public Service Regulation 61Q prior to 1 October 1987 to work for the Northern
Territory Public Service, having prior continuous service with the Commonwealth
Government.
9.2 It should also be noted that some cases may arise where an Employee has service that falls
outside of the scope of this definition, and which the Employee, his or her Union, or the
Agency believes should warrant inclusion for the purpose of calculating redundancy
payments under clause 4 of Part A of this Schedule. Such cases may be considered under
clause 16 of Part A of this Schedule. However, no guarantee of agreement to include such
service should be given to the Employee. Rather, the provisions of clause 16 should be
explained with advice that agreement by the Commissioner and the Union must be obtained
for service outside of the scope of the definition to be included, and that such agreement
will not necessarily be forthcoming. It is open to the Agency, the Employee, or where
requested by the Employee, the Union, to submit a proposal to the Commissioner.
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