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

RATES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES(i)(ii)any leave of absence without pay exceeding five consecutive days; andmultiples of whole days for periods of unauthorised absence including industrialaction.7.1.2.4 Under the Crown Employees (School Administrative and Support Staff) Award,permanent and temporary school administrative and support staff continuously employedare, subject to satisfactory performance, entitled to receive an increment at thecompletion of each year of continuous employment irrespective of the number of hoursworked in a week.7.1.2.5 An Aboriginal education officer who successfully completes:(i)(ii)the first stage of a relevant course of training approved by the Director-General,shall be paid the third year rate of pay;the second stage of a relevant course of training approved by the Director-General,shall be paid the fifth year rate of pay.An Aboriginal education officer shall not progress:(i)(ii)beyond the fourth year rate of pay unless he/she has successfully completed thesecond stage of a relevant course of training approved by the Director-General;to the sixth year rate of pay until completion of the third stage of a relevant courseof training approved by the Director-General.7.1.3 PAYMENT DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS7.1.3.1 Permanent school administrative and support staff members accrue an entitlement to bepaid for school vacations based on their service within the school year. Under this systempermanent school administrative and support staff members do not separately receivepayment for recreation leave, stand down payments or public holidays that fall withinschool vacations. Rather, they are paid regular fortnightly payments over a full calendaryear.Variations to these regular fortnightly payments for vacation periods may occur wherepermanent school administrative and support staff members:• commence duty after the beginning of the school year;• are absent from duty during the school year on certain types of unpaid leave, leave athalf pay or unauthorised absences; or• vary their hours of duty or classification(s) during the school year.7.1.3.2 Temporary school administrative and support staff members and temporary generalassistants who are not required to work when schools are in recess are entitled to a standdown payment at half their ordinary pay for the period of recess. The payment isconditional on them being employed for the full school term immediately preceding andimmediately following the recess.The stand down payment is affected by any leave of absence without pay exceeding fiveHandbook for non teaching staff in schools 2006 V#3 31 January 2007 Page 7 - 3