Higher Education Industry-General Staff-Award 2010 - Business SA

Higher Education Industry—General Staff—Award 2010(ii)that an offer of fixed-term employment under this paragraph must not bemade on the condition that the person offered the employment undertakethe studentship.11. Incidents of fixed-term contract of employment[Varied by PR994510]This clause only applies to those employers who were bound to the Higher EducationContract of Employment Award 1998 [AP784204].Without derogating from any entitlement under the employee’s contract or under an awardprovision applicable to the employee on account of the employee’s continuous service, afixed-term contract employee is entitled to benefits specified in this clause.11.1 Incremental advancementA fixed-term employee who has a period of continuous service in a classificationmust be entitled to progress through that structure in the same way as an employeeengaged as a full-time employee in the same or similar classification.11.2 Notice of cessation or revocation of employment upon expiry of the contractThe employer will provide to a fixed-term employee, written notice of theemployer’s intention to renew, or not to renew, employment with the employer uponthe expiry of the contract. Such notice will be the greater of:(a)(b)any entitlement to notice of the employer’s intention to renew, or not to renew,employment with the employee upon the expiry of the contract: orPeriod of continuous service Period of noticeNot more than 1 yearat least 1 week, or the equivalent of a full payperiod, whichever is the greater1 year but less than 3 years at least 2 weeks, or the equivalent of a full payperiod, whichever is the greater3 years but less than 5 years at least 3 weeks, or the equivalent of a full payperiod, whichever is the greater5 years or over at least 4 weeks, or the equivalent of a full payperiod, whichever is the greaterIn addition to this notice, an employee over the age of 45 years at the time ofthe giving of notice and with not less than two years continuous service will beentitled to an additional week’s notice.11.3 Where, because of circumstances relating to the provision of specific funding tosupport employment external to the employer and beyond its control, the employer isnot reasonably able to give the notice required by this clause, it will be sufficientcompliance with this clause if the employer:(a)(b)advises those circumstances to the employee in writing by the latest time atwhich the notice would otherwise be required to be given; andgives notice to the employee at the earliest practicable date thereafter.12 MA000007