AP797062 - Student Union Employees Core Conditions Award 1997
5.9.1 An employee shall be entitled to long service leave of thirteen weeks after ten years service and at the rate of 1.3 weeks for every additional year of service thereafter. Such leave shall be on full pay provided that the employee may elect to convert all or part of the period of entitlement to double the period by taking leave on half pay.
5.9.2 Service credits for long service leave are transferable between Student Unions that are listed in clause 1.2.
5.9.3 An employee shall be entitled to have service with previous employers of the employee as listed in sub-clause 5.9.2 recognised for the purpose of determining the long service entitlement of the employee provided that:
(a) except as otherwise provided in sub-clause (b) following, any break in service with authorities specified in sub-clause 5.9.2 does not exceed twelve months;
(b) an employee on or after the date of this award shall make any claim for recognition of service within six months of the date of appointment. The Chief Executive Officer shall, as soon as possible after the date of the employee's appointment but no later than twelve months from that date, notify the employee in writing as to the amount of service with previous employers recognised for long service leave purposes. A notice giving full details of the provisions for transfer of long service leave credits shall be provided to the employee with the letter of appointment;
(c) A claim for recognition of service shall only be approved upon the production of evidence satisfactory to the Student Union; and
(d) In the case of an employee employed on or after the date of this award the amount of service with previous employers recognised for long service leave purposes shall not exceed ten years.
5.9.4 Where service with another employer is recognised for long service leave credit, the Chief Executive Officer may require that a period of service with the Student Union not greater than three years be completed before an employee is eligible to take long service leave.
5.9.5 Subject to clause 5.9.7 an employee with ten years or more service shall be entitled to take long service leave at a time of his or her choosing provided that at least six months written notice is given by the employee of intention to take such leave or, in the absence of such notice, the Chief Executive Officer is satisfied that alternative arrangements can be made to cover the workload of the employee.
5.9.6 Subject to clause 5.9.7 an employee may take all or portion of the long service leave entitlement of the employee on a continuous basis provided that a minimum continuous period of one month on full pay or two months on half pay shall be taken at any one time.
5.9.7 Where an employee has had a leave balance of thirteen weeks or more for three years, the Chief Executive Officer may by notice in writing to the member of staff, direct that member of staff to take that leave or such minimum number of weeks as may be required. Such leave shall be commenced within a period of two years from the date of the issue of such written notice.
5.9.8 Where an employee with accrued sick leave credits becomes ill for two or more consecutive working days while on long service leave the employee shall, provided that a certificate from a registered medical practitioner or a statutory declaration from the employee is submitted for the period of the illness, be entitled to be placed on sick leave and no deduction shall be made from long service leave credits for the days in question.
5.9.9 Where a public holiday occurs during the period that an employee is absent on long service leave and such holiday is observed by the Student Union no deduction shall be made for that day from the long service leave credits of the employee.
5.9.10 An employee, or where applicable, his or her legal representative, shall be entitled to payment in lieu of long service leave accrued but not taken as at the date of termination of service where:
(a) The employment of the employee at the Student Union terminates after ten years or more service including recognised service with another employer; and
(b) After four year service at the Student Union the employee retires on the grounds of age or ill health or the employee dies.
5.9.11 Where payment is made in lieu of long service leave the amount of such pay shall be computed on a daily basis equivalent to 1.3 weeks per annum.
5.9.12 Where an employee in accordance with clause 5.9.8 uses all or part of the long service leave entitlements of the employee no notice of intention to use long service leave credits shall be required from the employee and the requirement for a minimum period of long service leave to be taken as per clause 5.9.6 shall not apply.
