Cultural and Ceremonial Leave NAIDOC Week Leave An Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is entitled to one day of paid leave per year to participate in National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week activities and events. NAIDOC week leave will not accrue from year to year and will not be paid out on termination of the employment of the Employee. Leave to attend Aboriginal community meetings The Employer may approve attendance during working hours by an Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent at any Aboriginal community meetings, except the Annual General Meetings of Aboriginal community organisations at which the election of office bearers will occur. Leave to attend Annual General Meetings of Aboriginal community organisations The Employer may grant an Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent accrued annual or other leave to attend Annual General Meetings of Aboriginal community organisations at which the election of office bearers will occur. Ceremonial leave Ceremonial leave may be granted to an Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent for ceremonial purposes: connected with the death of a member of the immediate family or extended family (provided that no Employee shall have an existing entitlement reduced as a result of this clause); or for other ceremonial obligations under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lore. Where ceremonial leave is taken for the purposes outlined in up clause 53.4(a), to three days in each year of employment will be with pay. Paid ceremonial leave will not accrue from year to year and will not be paid out on termination of the employment of the Employee. Ceremonial leave granted under this clause 53.4 is in addition to compassionate leave granted under clause 50. Long Service Leave Basic Entitlement An Employee is entitled to 495.6967 hours (three months) long service leave with pay for each period of ten paid fulltime Continuous Service in the VPS. An years’ Employee who is a parttime Employee for the purposes of clause 15.5 is entitled to long service leave on a pro rata basis calculated on the number of ordinary hours
Cultural and Ceremonial Leave NAIDOC Week Leave An Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is entitled to one day of paid leave per year to participate in National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week activities and events. NAIDOC week leave will not accrue from year to year and will not be paid out on termination of the employment of the Employee. Leave to attend Aboriginal community meetings The Employer may approve attendance during working hours by an Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent at any Aboriginal community meetings, except the Annual General Meetings of Aboriginal community organisations at which the election of office bearers will occur. Leave to attend Annual General Meetings of Aboriginal community organisations The Employer may grant an Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent accrued annual or other leave to attend Annual General Meetings of Aboriginal community organisations at which the election of office bearers will occur. Ceremonial leave Ceremonial leave may be granted to an Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent for ceremonial purposes: connected with the death of a member of the immediate family or extended family (provided that no Employee shall have an existing entitlement reduced as a result of this clause); or for other ceremonial obligations under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lore. Where ceremonial leave is taken for the purposes outlined in clause 53.4(a), up to three days in each year of employment will be with pay. Paid ceremonial leave will not accrue from year to year and will not be paid out on termination of the employment of the Employee. Ceremonial leave granted under this clause 53.4 is in addition to compassionate leave granted under clause 50. Long Service Leave Basic Entitlement An Employee is entitled to 495.6967 hours (three months) long service leave with pay for each period of ten years’ paid fulltime Continuous Service in the VPS. An Employee who is a parttime Employee for the purposes of clause 15.5 is entitled to long service leave on a pro rata basis calculated on the number of ordinary hours
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