AP806214CRV - Home and Community Care Award 2001
PART 7 - LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
22. ANNUAL LEAVE
22.1 Annual leave
22.1.1 Period of annual leave
[22.1.1(a) varied by PR966165 ppc 18Jan06]
22.1.1(a) All full-time employees engaged in the provision of home care and personal care (except those permanent part-time and casual employees who are in receipt of 20% loading) after completing twelve months continuous service shall be entitled to 152 hours annual leave to be taken over a four week period.
Notwithstanding the provision of this clause, an employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take annual leave in single periods not exceeding ten days in any calendar year at a time or times agreed between them.
22.1.1(b) All employees engaged in the provision of 24 hour care on the permanent part-time shift rate shall be entitled to annual leave on the following basis:
The number of shifts worked in the entitlement period divided by 13.
22.1.1(c) All employees engaged in the provision of overnight care on the permanent part-time shift rate shall be entitled to annual leave on the following basis:
The number of shifts worked in the entitlement period divided by 13.
22.1.1(d) For the purposes of the calculation of annual leave, clauses 23.1.1(a), 23.1.1(b), and 23.1.1(c) shall operate separately.
22.1.1(e) Part-time employees engaged in the provision of home care, personal care, (except those employees who are in receipt of 20% loading) shall be paid annual leave on a pro-rata basis.
22.1.1(f) Part-time employees are entitled to take their leave entitlement over a four week period.
22.1.1(g) Part-time employees (with 20% loading) are entitled to four weeks unpaid leave.
22.1.1(h) Where payment is made by electronic funds transfer, payments in respect of annual leave may be throughout the period of leave in accordance with normal pay arrangements.
Provided however that where an employee requests payment in advance then such payment shall be made.
22.1.1(i) Postponement may be agreed
[22.1.1(i) inserted by PR966165 ppc 18Jan06]
By agreement between the employer and the employee, annual leave may be taken at any time within a period of 24 months from the date at which it falls due.
22.2 Annual leave loading
In addition to the payment prescribed in clause 14 hereof the employee shall receive during the period of annual leave, loading of 17.5% as calculated on the appropriate wage rates.
