AT801922 - Victorian Catholic Schools and Catholic Education Offices Award 1998 [Transitional]

62. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CATEGORY D SCHOOL SERVICES OFFICERS DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

62.1 A Category D School Services Officer may be stood down on leave of absence without pay during any school holiday period when no work is available provided that:

62.1.1 such employee shall be given as much notice as possible of the start and finish of any stand down period: notice must be at least two weeks and be in writing. Once notice is given, the stand down period shall not be varied unless by mutual consent between the employer and the employee;

62.1.2 where it is proposed that such employee be stood down an employer must on application approve the taking of any accrued annual leave or long service leave;

62.1.3 all periods of stand down during school holidays shall count as service for all award and statutory purposes;

62.1.4 if appropriate work is available for such employee during any period of stand down, the relevant employee shall be offered such employment (whether on a full-time or casual basis) before any additional employee is employed; the employee who has been stood down may refuse the offer of employment without prejudice to his or her normal employment relationship.

62.1.5 For the purpose of this sub-clause, "appropriate work" shall mean such work as is available that is capable of being performed by the employee. Remuneration for such work shall be at the rate of pay applicable to the work being performed.

62.1.6 No School Services Officer shall have his or her employment terminated on the grounds of work not being available due to school holidays.

62.1.7 Nothing in this clause shall operate to change the Category of employment of a School Services Officer which existed prior to the operation of this Part of the Award, except by agreement.