46. lONG SERVICE lEAVE

46.1. Entitlement

46.1.1 Full time staff are entitled to 1.3 weeks for each completed year of service after 7 years of continuous service.

46.1.2 Part time staff are entitled to a pro-rata amount for each completed year of service after 7 years of continuous service.

46.1.3 Fixed term and casual staff are entitled to a pro-rata amount based on the calculation of the number of hours worked over the entitlement period, and paid after 7 years of continuous service. Continuous service is considered to be service with breaks of no more than 3 months from the end of the contract of employment to the beginning of the next contract of employment.

46.2. Recognition of commencement date from another Australian University for the purpose of long service leave only

46.2.1 Where a staff member has prior continuous service with another Australian University, JCU will recognise the date the staff member commenced with their previous University for the purpose of determining the service period required to be eligible to take long service leave. JCU will however, only make payment for the period of continuous service undertaken by the staff member whilst employed by JCU. Prior to being able to take long service leave the staff member must complete a minimum three (3) years continuous paid service atJCU.

46.2.2 Continuous service is considered to be service with breaks of no more than 3 months between positions held at the University and 2 months between breaks in service between other universities and JCU.

46.2.3 Recognition of prior service does not apply to staff whose salary is paid from external funds that do not make provision for long service, including grants from bodies such as ARC and NHMRC.

46.3. Applying for Long Service Leave

Staff with an entitlement to Long Service Leave, are entitled to take a minimum of 2 weeks leave, provided at least 6 months' written notice is provided. The notice period may be reduced by agreement between the staff member and the line manager.

Applications from academic staff with teaching responsibilities may not extend over more than 1 semester unless more than 6 months Long Service Leave is taken.

46.4. Excess Long Service Leave

46.4.1 Any staff member whose accrued long service leave entitlement equals or exceeds 18 weeks may be directed in writing to take a minimum of 6 weeks of their accrued long service leave entitlement within the following 12 month period.

46.4.2 Staff may elect to receive payment for any leave accrued in excess of 12 weeks at their ordinary rate of pay.

46.4.3 Staff will not be directed to take long service leave within 24 months of their date of retirement, subject to written notification of the intended retirement date.

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Payment in lieu of Long Service Leave entitlements will be made in the following circumstances: ------•-Resignat-ien-(ifleltu:Hng-en-tRe-gfettnds-ef-Hl-11ealth-Fefer-flattse-3&-1Gt,-Retiremen,--t.,.------~ Termination or Redundancy; and • Cessation of employment due to disablement and/or death of the staff. 47.PARENTALLEAVE

47.1. Principles

47.1.1 Staff are entitled to parental leave if the leave is associated with:

• the birth of a child of the staff member or their supporting partner; or • the placement of a child, aged 16 years or younger, with the staff member for adoption;

and where the staff member is or will be the primary carer of the child.

47.1.2 Parental Leave is available to eligible staff as paid leave, unpaid leave or a combination of both to a maximum of 52 weeks.

47.1.3 Eligible staff may apply for an extension of a further 12 months (up to 24 months in total). This request may only be refused on reasonable business grounds.

47.1.4 Supporting partners are entitled to up to 3 weeks parental leave that can be taken concurrently with the primary carer (i.e. both parents are absent from work for the same 3 weeks).

47.1.5 Public holidays and University holidays that fall during a period of parental leave form part of the leave and no additional payment or adjustment to the period of parental leave will be made.

47.1.6 The period of parental leave for the staff member who is giving birth to the child may commence up to 6 weeks before the expected date of birth of the child, and must not start later than the birth of the child.

47.2. Entitlement

47.2.1 Staff (excluding casuals) who have at least 12 months continuous service at JCU prior to the commencement of parental leave or the date of birth or adoption of a child under school age, are entitled to paid parental leave if they are the primary carer of the child.

47.2.2 Casual staff are eligible to receive unpaid parental leave ifthey have completed at least 12 months of continuous service prior to the commencement of parental leave or the date of birth or adoption of a child provided:

• They are the primary carer of the child; • They have been employed by JCU on a regular and systematic basis for a sequence of periods over at least 12 months; • Had it not been for the birth or adoption of a child, they would have a reasonable expectation of further employment at JCU on a regular and systematic basis.

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