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(e)
(f)
(g)
“personal leave year” means 12 months service from the anniversary of commencement
or 12 months service since receiving the last personal leave entitlement.
“registered health practitioner” means a health practitioner registered, or licensed, as a
health practitioner (or as a health practitioner of a particular type) under a law of a State
or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of health practitioners (or
health practitioners of that type).
“spouse” includes a former spouse, a defacto spouse or a former defacto spouse.
55.3 Paid Personal Leave Entitlement
(a)
A permanent Employee is entitled to:
i. 3 weeks paid personal leave on commencement of employment; and
ii. 3 weeks paid personal leave annually on the anniversary of the Employee’s
commencement date.
(b)
A Temporary Employee is entitled to:
i. 2 days paid personal leave on commencement of employment;
ii. Up to one week of paid personal leave for each period of 2 months service
provided that the total leave does not exceed 3 weeks within the first 12
months of service; and
iii. 3 weeks paid personal leave annually on the anniversary of the Employee’s
commencement date.
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Where an Employee is permanently appointed immediately following a period of
temporary employment, the provisions of paragraph (a) will be taken to have applied
from the date of commencement of temporary employment, and the Employee’s
personal leave record will be adjusted accordingly.
A part time Employee will receive paid personal leave on a pro-rata basis in accordance
with his or her agreed hours of work.
Casual Employees are not entitled to paid personal leave.
Paid personal leave is cumulative.
An Employee’s paid personal leave entitlement will be deferred by any period of:
i. leave on account of illness where the absence is without pay and not
covered by documentary evidence;
ii. unauthorised absence; or
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