AP806227 - Teachers’ (Victorian Government Schools) Conditions of Employment Award 2001
9.1 Recreation leave
9.1.1 Every teacher shall be entitled to twenty days recreation leave in respect of each calendar year of service accrued at the rate of one twelfth of the annual entitlement for each completed month of service.
[9.1.2 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.1.2 Teachers shall take recreation leave at such times as the employer determines provided that the wishes of the teacher concerned shall be taken into consideration as far as practicable.
9.1.3 Any recreation leave accrued in a calendar year and not taken by 31 December of the following year shall lapse.
9.1.4 Service for recreation leave shall not include:
9.1.4(a) any period of sick leave without pay continuous or otherwise which when aggregated exceeds three months in any calendar year;
9.1.4(b) any period of leave without pay, other than sick leave without pay, in excess of one month in any calendar year.
[9.1.5 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.1.5 In respect of the calendar year in which a teacher commences duty, service in any office in the service of the State of Victoria or of any other State or of the Commonwealth of Australia shall, to the extent approved by the employer, be regarded as service for the purpose of this clause.
9.1.6 In applying this clause, teachers who are not employed full-time shall be entitled to recreation leave provided that payment whilst absent on recreation leave shall be based on the normal weekly hours of duty during the period of accrual.
9.2 Personal leave
[9.2 Personal sick leave title changed by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
[9.2.1 substituted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.1 Paid personal leave is available to a teacher, when he or she is absent:
[9.2.2 deleted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
[9.2.2(a) renumbered as 9.2.2 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.2 A teacher who ceases duty for any reason and is subsequently re-employed within five years shall be permitted to retain his or her personal leave credit at the date of ceasing subject to a maximum credit equivalent to 35 days on full pay.
[9.2.3 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.3 Subject to 9.2.3(a):
[9.2.3(a) varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.3(a) Up to five days personal leave in aggregate may be granted in any one year without production of a medical certificate, certificate in lieu or statutory declaration.
9.2.4 Subject to 9.2.3 where personal leave is granted without the production of a medical certificate, certificate in lieu or a statutory declaration in circumstances where a medical certificate, certificate in lieu or a statutory declaration is required, such leave shall be without pay. A teacher may elect that all or part of such leave without pay be deducted from the teacher’s accrued recreation leave credits.
[9.2.5 deleted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
[9.2.6 renumbered as 9.2.5 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.5 All personal leave for personal injury and sickness granted shall be deducted from the accumulated personal leave entitlement credited under 9.2.1.
[9.2.7 renumbered as 9.2.6 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.6 Service for personal leave purposes shall not include:
9.2.6(a) any period of continuous leave without pay for personal injury and sickness which exceeds six months;
9.2.6(b) any period of continuous leave without pay for personal injury and sickness (other than personal leave without pay or leave to serve with the Commonwealth Defence Forces) which exceeds one month;
9.2.6(c) the period between the resignation and re-employment of a teacher who resigns to contest a Commonwealth Parliamentary Election and is re-employed pursuant to the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1958 (Vic) but may be included as service for continuity purposes.
[9.2.8 renumbered as 9.2.7 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.7 A public holiday observed during a teacher’s personal leave shall not be regarded as part of such personal leave.
[9.2.9 renumbered as 9.2.8 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.8 Personal leave with pay shall not be granted if an illness is due to the teacher’s own misconduct or if a teacher is absent from duty without sufficient cause.
[9.2.10 renumbered as 9.2.9 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.9 A teacher shall not be entitled to personal leave on account only of being pregnant but nothing in this clause shall prevent such a teacher being entitled to personal leave for personal injury and sickness for an illness resulting from pregnancy or childbirth.
[9.2.11 renumbered as 9.2.10 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.10 A teacher shall not be entitled to personal leave with pay for any illness occurring while absent on leave without pay.
[9.2.12 renumbered as 9.2.11 and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.2.11 Subject to 9.2.11(a), a teacher granted personal leave without pay shall be restored to full pay from the day he or she actually resumes duty.
9.2.11(a) A teacher who is absent through illness immediately before a school vacation, shall be entitled to receive his/her pay for that vacation period if the teacher:
Provided that a teacher absent through illness immediately before and after the Christmas vacation shall be paid only for statutory public holidays at Christmas and New Year and for one additional week and, subject to this clause, the teacher may use any personal leave standing to his/her credit.
9.3 Personal leave to care for an immediate family or household member
[9.3 Carer’s leave title changed by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
[9.3.1 substituted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.3.1 For the purposes of this clause immediate family includes spouse, former spouse of the teacher and child or an adult child (including an adopted child, a step child or an ex-nuptial child), parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the teacher or spouse or former spouse of the teacher.
[9.3.2 substituted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.3.2 Subject to 9.2.3, a teacher is entitled to use up to 10 days personal leave, including accrued leave, each year to care for members of his or her immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, subject to the conditions set out in this clause.
[9.3.3 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.3.3 Subject to 9.3.4, in any year where a teacher has exhausted their personal leave credits, the teacher shall be granted further personal leave to care for an immediate family or household member with pay up to a maximum of three days.
[9.3.4 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.3.4 The amount of personal leave to care for an immediate family or household member which may be granted in any one year, with or without pay, shall not exceed ten days.
[9.3.5 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.3.5 Where a medical certificate or a statutory declaration is required for any personal leave to care for an immediate family or household member it must state that the person requiring care and support is suffering from an illness which requires care by another.
[9.3.6 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.3.6 Subject to 9.3.3, personal leave to care for an immediate family or household member shall be deducted from the teacher’s personal leave credits accrued in accordance with 9.2.
9.3.7 Casual Employment
[9.3.7 inserted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.3.7(a) Subject to 9.2.3, a casual employee is entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work;
9.3.7(b) The employer and the teacher shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (ie two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.
9.3.7(c) The employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.
9.4 War service sick leave
9.4.1 For the purposes of this clause;
[9.4.2 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.4.2 Where the employer is satisfied that the illness of a teacher with at least six months’ service is directly related to, or is aggravated by, an accepted war-caused disability that teacher shall be granted war service sick leave to the extent credited in accordance with 9.4.3.
9.4.3 A teacher who served in the war and who has an accepted war caused disability, shall, apart from any sick leave which may be standing to his or her credit, be credited with fifteen days war service sick leave in respect of each year of service from and inclusive of 1 August 1962.
9.4.4 War service sick leave credited under 9.4.2 and 9.4.3 shall be cumulative to a maximum of 100 days.
9.5 Accident compensation leave
[9.5.1 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.5.1 If a teacher sustains personal injury on or after 1 September 1985 arising out of or in the course of, the teacher’s employment in circumstances which under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) requires the employer to notify the Accident Compensation Commission of such injury, and the said employer or Commission admits liability to make weekly payments for injury or the Accident Compensation Commission or Tribunal orders that weekly payments be made, such teacher shall, apart from any personal leave for personal injury and sickness leave which may be standing to his or her credit, be granted leave on full pay, less the amount paid by way of weekly compensation under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) during the incapacity.
[9.5.2 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.5.2 Except where the employer approves, no leave shall be granted under this subclause which is:
9.5.2(a) in excess of a continuous period of 52 weeks inclusive of any other leave which may be granted with pay; or
9.5.2(b) is in excess of an aggregate of 52 weeks in respect of a particular injury or incapacity.
9.5.3 A teacher shall not be entitled to sick leave with pay during any period he or she is in receipt of weekly compensation.
9.6 Infectious disease leave
[9.6.1 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.6.1 If a teacher’s duties expose him or her to the risk of contracting an infectious disease and a medical practitioner approved by the employer certifies that the teacher has contracted an illness directly attributable to such infection, the teacher may be granted leave with full pay, apart from any sick leave credits, for any absence from duty due to such illness. Such leave shall not exceed a continuous period of three months on full pay.
Provided that if the teacher has contracted poliomyelitis, or pulmonary tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis then the leave of absence may be up to six months on full pay and six months on half pay.
[9.6.2 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.6.2 Upon certification by a medical practitioner approved by the personal that, through contact with a person suffering from an infectious disease and because of restrictions imposed by law in respect of such disease, a teacher is unable to attend for duty, the Secretary may grant the teacher special leave but not beyond the earliest date on which it would be practicable for the teacher to resume duty having regard to the restrictions imposed by law.
[9.6.3 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.6.3 If a teacher suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis or poliomyelitis is certified by a medical practitioner approved by the employer to be probably curable, leave may be granted for up to six months on full pay and three months on half pay.
Provided that payment may be made conditional on the teacher undergoing treatment recommended by a medical practitioner approved by the personal.
[9.6.3 renumbered as 9.6.4 by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.6.4 Any leave so granted in excess of the amount standing to the teacher’s credit shall not be regarded as a debit against the teacher. On resumption of duty, such teacher shall be entitled to a total initial sick leave credit of not less than 24 days on full pay.
9.7 Bereavement leave
Leave on full pay of up to three days may be granted to any teacher on the occasion of the death of a member of the teacher’s immediate family or household.
9.8 Leave for jury service
[9.8 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
Teachers required to appear and serve as jurors under the Juries Act 2000 (Vic) shall be entitled to leave with pay for the period during which their attendance at court is required.
9.9 Family leave
9.9.1 A teacher shall be entitled to leave without pay for a maximum period of seven years, inclusive of any leave granted in accordance with 9.10, 9.11 or 9.12 following or in conjunction with the birth or adoption of a child (including the circumstances in 9.11.5(a)) provided that:
9.9.1(a) Family leave may commence:
9.9.1(b) Family leave shall not extend beyond the seventh birthday of the child for whom the family leave has been granted unless this is necessary to permit resumption on the first school day of the following term.
9.9.1(c) When the seventh year of family leave has expired, the leave may extend into the eighth year if this is necessary to permit resumption on the first school day of the following term.
[9.9.1(d) varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.9.1(d) If seven years of family leave have been taken, the employer may allow a teacher a further period of family leave at his/her discretion in the event of any subsequent confinement.
9.9.1(e) Excluding paternity leave, only one period of family leave may be taken per child.
9.9.2 Where both parents are teachers to whom this clause applies, each teacher shall be entitled to seven years of family leave provided that, excluding paternity leave, only one period of family leave may be taken per teacher per child.
9.9.2(a) Both parents shall not be entitled to family leave at any one time and the leave must be contiguous. Provided that leave may be granted to both teachers where the female teacher becomes pregnant, or one teacher is an approved applicant for the adoption of a child or leave is granted pursuant to 9.11.5, in which case one of the parents must resume duty within six weeks of the birth of the child or placement.
9.9.3 Where the pregnancy of a teacher terminates or results in a stillborn birth after more than twenty weeks, she shall be entitled to a period of six months leave following the termination, inclusive of any period of maternity leave, or such longer period as may be medically certified.
9.9.4 A teacher may be granted long service leave in accordance with 9.13 during a period of family leave and shall resume family leave at the expiration of the long service leave period unless permission to resume duty prior to the commencement of long service leave has been granted.
9.9.4(a) Any period of long service leave during a period of family leave shall extend the family leave period.
[new 9.9.5 inserted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.9.5(a) Where a teacher is pregnant and, in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner, illness or risks arising out of the pregnancy or hazards connected with the work assigned to the teacher make it inadvisable for the teacher to continue at her present work, the teacher will, if the employer deems it practicable, be transferred to a safe job at the rate and on the conditions attaching to that job until the commencement of maternity leave.
9.9.5(b) If the transfer to a safe job is not practicable, the teacher may elect, or the employer may require the teacher to commence family leave for such period as is certified necessary by a registered medical practitioner.
[9.9.6 inserted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.9.6(a) A replacement teacher is a teacher specifically engaged or temporarily promoted or transferred, as a result of a teacher proceeding on family leave.
9.9.6(b) Before the employer engages a replacement teacher the employer must inform that person of the temporary nature of the employment and of the rights of the teacher who is being replaced.
[9.9.5 renumbered as 9.9.7(a) and varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.9.7(a) A teacher may return to duty after family leave:
[9.9.7(b) inserted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.9.7(b) A teacher may request to return to duty after family leave on a part-time basis until the child reaches school age to assist the teacher in reconciling work and parental responsibilities.
[9.9.7(c) inserted by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.9.7(c) The employer shall consider the request under 9.9.7(b) having regard to the teacher's circumstances and, provided the request is genuinely based on the teacher's parental responsibilities, may only refuse the request on reasonable grounds related to the effect on the education program of the school.
9.10 Maternity leave
9.10.1 In this clause confinement means the birth of a child, or other termination of pregnancy that occurs not earlier than twenty weeks before the expected date of birth of the child, and confined has a corresponding meaning.
9.10.2 Subject to 9.10.3, a female teacher who is pregnant is required to absent herself from duty for the period:
9.10.2(a) six weeks before the expected date of birth of her child until six weeks after the actual date of her confinement; or
9.10.2(b) six weeks from the date of her confinement if she is confined earlier than six weeks before the expected date of birth of her child.
[9.10.3 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.10.3 The employer may permit a teacher to attend for duty during any part of the period stated in 9.10.2.
9.10.3(a) The period during which a teacher attends for duty under 9.10.3 shall not be included as part of the 26 weeks qualifying period stated in 9.10.6.
9.10.4 Subject to 9.10.6, a teacher shall, subject to a satisfactory medical certificate stating that she is pregnant and the expected date of confinement, be entitled to maternity leave with pay for a continuous period of twelve weeks commencing:
9.10.4(a) six weeks prior to the expected date of confinement; or
9.10.4(b) the date the teacher ceases duty in accordance with 9.10.3; or
9.10.4(c) where the birth occurs earlier than six weeks prior to the expected date of confinement, the day she ceases duty on account of the birth.
9.10.5 Where the pregnancy of a teacher terminates more than twenty weeks before the expected date of birth, she shall have no entitlement to maternity leave.
9.10.6 The conditions for granting and paying maternity leave are as follows:
9.10.6(a) A teacher shall be eligible for paid maternity leave only if she has had 26 or more weeks qualifying service within the 52 weeks immediately preceding the commencement of maternity leave, family leave or confinement leave whichever is the earlier. Where part-time service is included in the aggregate 26 weeks, the teacher shall be paid on a pro rata basis.
9.10.6(b) While on maternity leave with pay, a teacher shall be paid at:
9.10.6(b)(i) the time fraction which she was working immediately before commencing maternity leave; or
9.10.6(b)(ii) the time fraction immediately prior to commencing long service leave, if the teacher ceases long service leave on half pay immediately before commencing maternity or family leave.
[9.10.7 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.10.7 For the purposes of 9.10.6 qualifying service:
9.10.7(a) shall include:
9.10.7(a)(i) any duty as a teacher;
9.10.7(a)(ii) any approved leave with pay granted under either the Teaching Service Act 1981 (Vic) or this award;
9.10.7(a)(iii) any approved leave without pay granted under either the Teaching Service Act 1981 (Vic) or this award which is determined by the employer to count as qualifying service;
9.10.7(a)(iv) any other service which is determined by the employer to count as qualifying service.
9.10.7(b) shall not include any period of employment on a casual basis.
9.10.8 A teacher who is eligible for paid leave under this clause and 9.5 in respect of a maternity leave absence shall be entitled to maternity leave with pay in accordance with 9.2 less the amount paid by way of weekly compensation under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) and shall have no further entitlement to leave under 9.5 during the maternity leave period.
9.10.9 A teacher whose period of paid maternity leave expires during a school holiday period shall be entitled to receive her pay for the remainder of that vacation period provided the teacher returns to duty immediately after the vacation.
9.11 Leave for adoption
9.11.1 A teacher who is an approved applicant for the adoption of a child shall, on submitting evidence of the date of placement of the child, be entitled to paid leave for six weeks commencing on the date of placement. The conditions for granting and payment of leave under this clause shall be the same as are specified in 9.10.
9.11.2 Where no legal adoption ensues, the teacher shall have no further entitlement to adoption leave.
9.11.3 Where two teachers apply for adoption leave in respect of the placement of the same child each teacher shall be entitled to leave with pay for three weeks commencing on the date of placement of the child.
9.11.4 A teacher whose period of paid adoption leave expires during a school holiday period shall be entitled to receive his/her pay for the remainder of that vacation period provided the teacher returns to duty immediately after the vacation.
[9.11.5 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.11.5 In circumstances not covered by the above clauses, the employer may grant leave to a teacher under this clause where a teacher has the daily care and control of a child following:
9.11.5(a) the adoption by the teacher of a child who is a relative of the teacher; or
9.11.5(b) the teacher becoming the guardian of a child pursuant to a will.
9.12 Paternity leave
[9.12.1 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.12.1 A male teacher who submits satisfactory evidence that he is the father of or has accepted responsibility for the care of a child shall be granted paid leave at the rate of pay the teacher would have received but for the absence on paternity leave for up to one week or for periods aggregating up to five working days, to care for such child and/or mother of the child.
9.12.2 Paternity leave shall be taken in the period commencing one week before the expected date of birth of the child and concluding six weeks after the actual date of confinement of the child.
9.12.3 A teacher who is eligible for paid leave under this clause and 9.5 in respect of a paternity leave absence shall be entitled to paternity leave with pay in accordance with 9.12.1 less the amount paid by way of weekly compensation under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) and shall have no further entitlement to leave under 9.5 during the paternity leave period.
9.13 Long service leave
[9.13.1 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.13.1 Teachers shall be entitled to long service leave in accordance with the provisions of section 37 of the Teaching Service Act 1981 (Vic) or its successor.
9.13.2 A teacher granted long service leave with full pay shall be paid during such leave in accordance with the following:
9.13.2(a) Where all the teacher’s service has been full-time, payment during long service leave shall be made at the teacher’s normal full-time salary.
9.13.2(b) Where all the teacher’s service has been part-time, payment during long service leave shall be calculated as follows:
9.13.2(b)(i) where the teacher’s time fraction has been constant, payment shall be made at that time fraction;
9.13.2(b)(ii) where the teacher’s time fraction has varied, payment shall be made based on the teacher’s average time fraction calculated over the total period of part-time service.
9.13.3 Where the teacher’s service includes some full-time and some part-time service the long service leave credit shall be split into two credits one representing the teacher’s aggregate full-time service and one representing the teacher’s aggregate part-time service. Payment during long service leave will be in accordance with 9.13.2(a) or 9.13.2(b) or both depending on whether the teacher chooses to utilise his/her full-time or part-time credit in relation to any particular long service leave absence.
[9.13.4 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.13.4 Except where otherwise determined by the employer, allowances payable under this award which meet the following criteria shall be payable during long service leave:
9.13.4(a) the allowance is of a continuing and ongoing nature; and
9.13.4(b) the teacher has been in receipt of the allowance for a continuous period of twelve months immediately prior to the commencement of the leave; and
9.13.4(c) the teacher would have continued to receive the allowance but for his/her absence on leave.
9.13.5 If a teacher is granted long service leave on half pay, the teacher shall be paid during such leave half the amount he/she would have been paid if the leave had been granted with full pay.
9.13.6 A teacher may apply for long service leave at any time. Applications must be in writing and must specify:
9.13.6(a) the period of leave being sought; and
9.13.6(b) whether the leave is to be on full pay or half pay.
[9.13.7 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.13.7 Where a teacher falls sick during a period of long service leave the teacher may be granted personal leave for personal injury and sickness leave in accordance with 9.2 and an equivalent period of long service leave shall be re-credited or the period of long service leave extended by the amount of for personal injury and sickness leave approved.
9.13.8 Public holidays which occur during a period of long service leave shall form part of the long service leave.
9.13.9 In computing a teacher’s entitlement to long service leave, there shall be included:
9.13.9(a) the aggregate of the teacher’s service;
9.13.9(b) any approved leave with pay;
9.13.9(c) any leave without pay which has been approved to count as service for long service leave purposes;
9.13.9(d) any period of war service in the armed forces of the Commonwealth of Australia if such service ended not more than five years before the commencement of any other service or employment which counts as service for long service leave purposes;
9.13.9(e) service as a casual or emergency teacher may be included as service for long service leave purposes as follows:
9.13.9(e)(i) service prior to 25 May 1981 may be included for calculation of credit and continuity of service purposes;
9.13.9(e)(ii) service on or after 25 May 1981 shall not count towards the long service leave credit but may be included as service for continuity purposes.
9.13.10 In computing a teacher’s entitlement to long service leave, there shall not be included:
9.13.10(a) any period of service prior to the teacher having been dismissed for causes within the teacher’s own control;
9.13.10(b) any period of employment prior to the teacher having left the teaching service for causes within his/her control, if the teacher was not re-employed in the Teaching Service within five years from the date on which the teacher left;
9.13.10(c) any period of service of a teacher which preceded any absence from duty in approved service for any continuous period greater than twelve months not being:
9.13.10(c)(i) an absence on leave;
9.13.10(c)(ii) an absence in the nature of retirement occasioned by ill-health;
9.13.10(c)(iii) an absence of less than five years where such absence was occasioned by retrenchment;
[9.13.10(c)(iv) varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.13.10(c)(iv) an absence of less than five years where in the opinion of the employer such absence was occasioned by resignation which was effected in special circumstances;
9.13.10(c)(v) an absence of less than five years which satisfies the requirements of 9.13.10(b).
9.14 Spouse leave
9.14.1 Leave without pay from three months to twelve months shall be granted once every three years to a teacher whose spouse as a consequence of pursuing his/her occupation is required to shift residence interstate or overseas.
9.14.2 Leave without pay from three months to twelve months may be granted once every three years to a teacher:
9.14.2(a) whose spouse is travelling interstate or overseas; or
9.14.2(b) whose spouse is transferred within Victoria where no employment in the teaching service can be offered to the teacher at the new location; or
9.14.2(c) whose spouse is also a teacher and is granted long service leave, provided that spouse leave may be granted for the period of long service leave granted.
9.14.3 Teachers granted leave under 9.14.1, 9.14.2(a) or 9.14.2(b) shall resume duty at the start of the school term following the expiration of the spouse leave.
[9.14.4 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.14.4 Notwithstanding 9.14.1 and 9.14.2, the employer may approve such other period of leave as he/she considers appropriate and may approve more than one grant of leave in any three year period.
9.15 Sabbatical leave
[9.15.1 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.15.1 The employer may grant a teacher sabbatical leave on 80% of salary subject to the teacher agreeing to have his/her annual salary reduced by 20% for the relevant work period, and the teacher entering an agreement with the employer covering the terms and conditions of the sabbatical leave.
[9.15.2 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
9.15.2 Sabbatical leave shall be taken immediately following the completion of the relevant work period during which salary was reduced under 9.15.1.
9.16 Leave to attend interview
[9.16 varied by PR966060 ppc 06Dec05]
A teacher shall be entitled to reasonable leave with full pay to attend an interview for an advertised position in a government school which may reasonably be expected to result in his or her transfer or employment without an increase in salary (excluding allowances) in that school.
