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4 LEAVEfull rate <strong>of</strong> allowance <strong>and</strong> who continue to act in that position up to the first day <strong>of</strong> leave or date<strong>of</strong> retirement or resignation are eligible for payment <strong>of</strong> the higher duties allowance for extendedleave purposes. This includes payment <strong>of</strong> the higher duties allowance for accrued extendedleave upon retirement or resignation.4.5.4 EXTENDED LEAVE TO COUNT AS SERVICEExtended leave taken on full or half pay counts as service for all purposes except during periods<strong>of</strong> extended leave at half pay for which the accrual <strong>of</strong> recreation leave is 50%.Extended leave on half pay also affects vacation leave for permanent SAS staff (see section4.16.1.2) <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong> down pay for temporary employees (see section 4.16.2.3).Extended leave taken on double pay counts as service at the single time rate for all purposes.4.5.5 ILLNESS WHILE ON EXTENDED LEAVEIf a staff member becomes ill during a period <strong>of</strong> extended leave, the Director-General shall grantany available sick leave in respect <strong>of</strong> the period <strong>and</strong> recredit the extended leave if satisfied that:a) the illness is genuine; <strong>and</strong>b) the period <strong>of</strong> illness is <strong>of</strong> at least five working days duration; <strong>and</strong>c) the application is supported by a satisfactory medical certificate.4.5.6 INCREMENTS DUE DURING EXTENDED LEAVEAny increments falling due during a period <strong>of</strong> extended leave shall be paid to a staff memberprovided the staff member's services were satisfactory prior to entry on extended leave.4.5.7 COMBINING RECREATION AND EXTENDED LEAVE (WHERE APPLICABLE)Where the Director-General approves <strong>of</strong> a staff member's application to combine recreation <strong>and</strong>extended leave, extended leave shall be granted after recreation leave <strong>and</strong> shall continueunbroken for the nominated period. Recreation leave shall be granted immediately afterextended leave only if extended leave to credit has been exhausted <strong>and</strong> the staff member haselected to take such recreation leave.4.5.8 RECOGNITION OF PREVIOUS TEMPORARY SERVICEService as a long term temporary school administrative <strong>and</strong> support staff member or a long termtemporary <strong>general</strong> assistant with the <strong>Department</strong> is credited on the following basis:a) service needs to be greater than one term (three months);b) if hours per week vary, they are averaged for the period <strong>of</strong> service;c) a break <strong>of</strong> two weeks (not including vacation periods) interrupts the period <strong>and</strong> the threemonths criterion starts from the return to duty.4.5.9 PART TIME SERVICE FOR EXTENDED LEAVE PURPOSESPermanent part time or long term temporary part time staff members are entitled to extendedleave on the same basis as that applying to full time staff members but pay for the leave is prorata.H<strong>and</strong>book for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 28
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