Crown
Employees (NSW TAFE Commission - Administrative and Support Staff Conditions of
Employment) Award 2009
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Public Service
Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New
South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 1185 of 2009)
Before Commissioner
Bishop
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27 August 2009
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VARIATION
1. Insert in numerical
order in clause 1, Arrangement of the award published 31 July 2009 (368
I.G.793), the following new clause number and subject matter:
72A. Purchased
Leave
2. Insert after
clause 72, Personal Carers Leave, the following new clause:
72A. Purchased Leave
(a) A staff member
may apply to enter into an agreement with the NSW TAFE Commission to purchase
either 10 days (2 weeks) or 20 days (4 weeks) additional leave in a 12 month
period.
(1) Each application
will be considered subject to operational requirements and personal needs and
will take into account NSW TAFE Commission business needs and work demands.
(2) The leave must
be taken in the 12 month period specified in the Purchased Leave Agreement and
will not attract any leave loading.
(3) The leave will
count as service for all purposes.
(b) The purchased
leave will be funded through the reduction in the staff member’s ordinary rate
of pay.
(1) Purchased leave
rate of pay means the rate of pay a staff member receives when their ordinary
salary rate has been reduced to cover the cost of purchased leave.
(2) To calculate the
purchased leave rate of pay, the staff member’s ordinary salary rate will be reduced by the number of weeks of
purchased leave and then annualised at a pro rata rate over the 12 month
period.
(c) Purchased leave
is subject to the following provisions:
(1) The purchased
leave cannot be accrued and will be refunded where it has not been taken in the
12 month period.
(2) Other leave
taken during the 12 month purchased leave agreement period i.e. sick leave,
recreation leave, extended leave or leave in lieu will be paid at the purchased
leave rate of pay.
(3) Sick leave
cannot be taken during a period of purchased leave.
(4) The purchased
leave rate of pay will be the salary for all purposes including superannuation
and shift loadings.
(5) Overtime and
salary related allowances not paid during periods of recreation leave will be
calculated using the staff member’s hourly rate based on the ordinary rate of
pay.
(6) Higher Duties
Allowance will not be paid when a period of purchased leave is taken.
(d) Specific
conditions governing purchased leave may be amended from time to time by the
Director of Public Employment in consultation with the Association. NSW TAFE Commission may make adjustments
relating to their salary administration arrangements.
3. This variation
shall take effect from 27 August 2009.
E.
A. R. BISHOP, Commissioner
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Printed by the
authority of the Industrial Registrar.