Australian National University Enterprise Agreement 2003-2006

Part Three — Employment Conditions | Section 4 — Leave and Holidays

39. Long Service Leave

Accrual
39.1 A standard or fixed term staff member will accrue long service leave at the rate of 0.2492 days per fortnight of paid employment (equivalent to 13 weeks for each 10 years of continuous paid service).

Leave conditions
39.2 A staff member may take all or part of his or her accrued long service leave entitlement upon accrual of 13 weeks long service leave (that is, after 10 years' continuous paid employment). Accrued long service leave may subsequently be taken at any time subject to notification and minimum period requirements.

39.3 The minimum period of long service leave which may be taken is 2 weeks.

39.4 A staff member who has accrued more than 13 weeks' long service leave entitlements may apply for payment in lieu of that part of the accrual which is in excess of 13 weeks provided that:

39.4(a) the payment is made in association with the staff member taking a minimum of 4 weeks' annual or long service leave, or

39.4(b) the payment is made to assist in a career objective, requiring absence from the campus in excess of 3 weeks.

39.5 The entitlement of a staff member who takes long service leave or who receives a payment in lieu of long service leave will be based on the salary of the staff member at the time of commencement of leave or at the time of the payment. For the purposes of long service leave, the salary will include:

39.5(a) higher duties allowance at the rate in force at the date of commencement of the leave or date of payment, provided that the staff member has performed the higher duties for at least 12 months at the date of commencement of leave or the date of payment; and

39.5(b) long service allowance at the rate in force at the date of commencement of leave or the date of payment.

39.6 A staff member may, subject to the operational requirements of the University, take extended leave on half pay (instead of a shorter period on full pay).

39.7 Subject to the conditions governing annual leave, a staff member may add to the period of absence on long service leave:

39.7(a) annual leave; and

39.7(b) a public holiday which falls within or adjoins the long service leave period.

39.8 A staff member who becomes ill during a period of long service leave, and that illness is substantiated by a medical certificate, may apply to have his or her long service leave entitlement re-credited for the period covered by the medical certificate where:

39.8(a) in the case of a general staff member, he or she takes the Personal Leave provided for in subclause 36.2.1(a); or

39.8(b) in the case of an academic staff member, he or she is considered to be on sick leave.

Part time employment
39.9 Where a staff member works part time for part or all of the period of employment, he or she will be paid long service leave entitlements pro rata, based on the full time salary at the time of leave, for the period of leave having regard to employment over the 10 year qualifying period.

Notice periods
39.10 Where a staff member gives not less than 6 months' notice, the time of taking long service leave will be at his or her choosing, unless the University establishes in exceptional circumstances that arrangements cannot reasonably be put in place that would allow the leave to be taken at the requested time.

39.11 Where a staff member gives less than 6 months' notice, an application for long service leave will be considered subject to the operational requirements of the University.

39.12 This notice period does not apply where a staff member applies for long service leave during a period of approved unpaid maternity or parental leave.

39.13 A staff member who has accrued more than 19.5 weeks' long service leave entitlements may be required, on 12 months' written notice, to take up to 13 weeks of such leave at a time convenient to the University, except that a staff member who has given written notice of his or her intention to retire must not be required to take long service leave within 24 months of retirement.

Pay-out on cessation of employment
39.14 A staff member who ceases employment before accruing 13 weeks' long service leave will be entitled to payment equivalent to salary for the period of accrued leave if his or her period of continuous employment is not less than the relevant minimum qualifying period specified in the following table:

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