Long service leave and paid family/paternity Leave (over and under 30 days) Workers’ Compensation absences after the first 10 days Transport Accident Commission Leave Major sporting competition leave Where leave is 30 working days or less the DET’s Schools Resource Allocation Branch will approve reimbursement from contingency funds, providing that relief is required (where no internal resource can be available) and is actually employed. For leave over 30 days, funds will be allocated to cover the range of potential replacement costs, including fixed-term appointments and higher duties. Where there is insufficient overall credit surplus in the SRP to employ relief, schools must have a deficit management strategy in place to reduce the deficit and to meet relief contingencies, having a view to using both the credit and cash components of the SRP. A summary of relief fund sources is provided in the table below. A replacement can be a central or local/agency employee who meets the criteria below. Reimbursement will be cash* or credit depending on the type of replacement nominated by the school. Schools are required to process and submit nominated replacement details on a regular basis and details will need to be submitted no later than by the end of the next term after the replacement took place as leave events will no longer be available. Cash reimbursements are subject to investigation which will be undertaken continuously throughout the year. Periodic and random checks will be made at schools to ensure the integrity of the process is maintained and schools maintain accountability for the submission process. Documentation will also be reviewed to ensure appropriate evidence is on file i.e. time sheets and invoices. *Cash reimbursement can only be for periods of <30 days The following summarises the funding source for each leave type for principals, teachers and education support officers: Principals 1-5 Days 5-30 Days More than 30 days (31+) Sick leave Funded from SRP. For periods of more Leave on central payroll is No higher duties than five days, higher automatically reimbursed duties must be entered to SRP. For replacement
Long service leave and paid family/paternity Leave (over and under 30 days) Workers’ Compensation absences after the first 10 days Transport Accident Commission Leave Major sporting competition leave Where leave is 30 working days or less the DET’s Schools Resource Allocation Branch will approve reimbursement from contingency funds, providing that relief is required (where no internal resource can be available) and is actually employed. For leave over 30 days, funds will be allocated to cover the range of potential replacement costs, including fixed-term appointments and higher duties. Where there is insufficient overall credit surplus in the SRP to employ relief, schools must have a deficit management strategy in place to reduce the deficit and to meet relief contingencies, having a view to using both the credit and cash components of the SRP. A summary of relief fund sources is provided in the table below. A replacement can be a central or local/agency employee who meets the criteria below. Reimbursement will be cash* or credit depending on the type of replacement nominated by the school. Schools are required to process and submit nominated replacement details on a regular basis and details will need to be submitted no later than by the end of the next term after the replacement took place as leave events will no longer be available. Cash reimbursements are subject to investigation which will be undertaken continuously throughout the year. Periodic and random checks will be made at schools to ensure the integrity of the process is maintained and schools maintain accountability for the submission process. Documentation will also be reviewed to ensure appropriate evidence is on file i.e. time sheets and invoices. *Cash reimbursement can only be for periods of <30 days The following summarises the funding source for each leave type for principals, teachers and education support officers: Principals 1-5 Days 5-30 Days More than 30 days (31+) Sick leave Funded from SRP. No higher duties For periods of more than five days, higher duties must be entered Leave on central payroll is automatically reimbursed to SRP. For replacement
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