1 general conditions of employment - Department of Education and ...

4 LEAVE4.9 RECREATION LEAVE4.9.1 RECREATION LEAVE – GENERAL4.9.1.1 Full time permanent and full time long term temporary general assistants and farmassistants are entitled to four weeks recreation leave (five weeks central and westerndivisions) per annum which can be taken at times suitable to the school and the staffmember. Recreation leave accrued and not taken may accumulate up to a maximumof 40 days (regardless of which division the staff member is employed in).4.9.1.2 Part time permanent and part time long term temporary staff members are entitled torecreation leave on a pro rata basis.4.9.1.3 All employees must take at least 2 weeks recreation leave every 12 months forrecreation purposes, except by agreement with the Director-General in specialcircumstances. After taking into account the wishes of the employee, the Director-General may direct an employee to take accrued recreation leave at a timeconvenient to the Department. If operational requirements permit, an application forleave must be dealt with by the Director-General according to the wishes of theemployee.4.9.1.4 Employee Services Bathurst will notify the staff member in writing when accruedrecreation leave reaches six weeks or its hourly equivalent, and at the same timedirect the staff member to take at least two weeks recreation leave within threemonths of the notification at a time convenient to the Department. Additionally,Employee Services Bathurst will notify the staff member in writing when accruedrecreation leave reaches eight weeks or its hourly equivalent and direct the staffmember to take at least two weeks recreation leave within six weeks of thenotification. Such leave is to be taken at a time convenient to the Department.4.9.1.5 Permanent school administrative and support staff are entitled to recreation leave.However, they do not receive a separate recreation leave entitlement but an overallvacation pay entitlement which incorporates recreation leave, stand down pay andpublic holidays during school vacations. See also Section 4.16 Vacation Leave.4.9.1.6 Long term temporary school and administrative and support staff are entitled to fourweeks recreation leave (five weeks central and western divisions) per annum whichis paid during the initial four weeks (five weeks central and western divisions) of theChristmas school holidays excluding public holidays. Long term temporary part timegeneral assistants, who do not work during school vacations, receive pro ratarecreation leave entitlements paid on the same basis.4.9.1.7 Short term temporary staff receive a loaded rate of pay in lieu of a recreation leaveentitlement.4.9.2 RECREATION LEAVE ACCRUAL WHILE ON OTHER FORMS OF LEAVE4.9.2.1 GeneralRecreation leave shall not accrue to a staff member in respect of any period of leavewithout pay or unauthorised absence, except as outlined in Section 4.9.2.3.Handbook for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 44