Community Increase the rates of the allowance in line with Language the general salary increase. Allowance Departmental Clarify that this allowance is paid in lieu of both Liaison Officer flex and overtime. Allowance Increase the rates of the allowance in line with the general salary increase. Motor Vehicle Remove reference to as part ‘engine capacity’ Allowance of the formula for calculating the allowance as the Australian Taxation Office no longer uses this approach. Assistance with Specify that the Secretary has discretion to Relocation provide relocation assistance. Expenses Specify that the department may pay relocation expenses directly to the third party provider in addition to or instead of reimbursement to the employee. Part 5 Recording Hours Remove the automatic reversion to standard – Hours of Work Worked working hours following an absence without and Working authority. Arrangements Hours of Work Clarify that breaks after five hours of continuous work are unpaid. Rearrange the order of some clauses to improve clarity. Excess Flex Change the mechanism to repay a flex debit Debit debt to enable employees to repay it through a salary deduction or by substituting it for annual leave. Miscellaneous leave without pay no longer used. Part-Time Clarify that access to part-time work following Employment maternity leave requires agreement to the proposed working hours. Insert a requirement that part-time work agreements are to be set out in a part-time work agreement that can only be varied by mutual agreement. Emergency Duty Include the rate of payment where more than two hours of emergency duty is actually worked. Restriction Duty Clarify that the rate of payment when an employee is recalled to duty is the same rate of payment used for overtime purposes.
Community Language Allowance Increase the rates of the allowance in line with the general salary increase. Departmental Liaison Officer Allowance Clarify that this allowance is paid in lieu of both flex and overtime. Increase the rates of the allowance in line with the general salary increase. Motor Vehicle Allowance Remove reference to ‘engine capacity’ as part of the formula for calculating the allowance as the Australian Taxation Office no longer uses this approach. Assistance with Relocation Expenses Specify that the Secretary has discretion to provide relocation assistance. Specify that the department may pay relocation expenses directly to the third party provider in addition to or instead of reimbursement to the employee. Part 5 – Hours of Work and Working Arrangements Recording Hours Worked Remove the automatic reversion to standard working hours following an absence without authority. Hours of Work Clarify that breaks after five hours of continuous work are unpaid. Rearrange the order of some clauses to improve clarity. Excess Flex Debit Change the mechanism to repay a flex debit debt to enable employees to repay it through a salary deduction or by substituting it for annual leave. Miscellaneous leave without pay no longer used. Part-Time Employment Clarify that access to part-time work following maternity leave requires agreement to the proposed working hours. Insert a requirement that part-time work agreements are to be set out in a part-time work agreement that can only be varied by mutual agreement. Emergency Duty Include the rate of payment where more than two hours of emergency duty is actually worked. Restriction Duty Clarify that the rate of payment when an employee is recalled to duty is the same rate of payment used for overtime purposes.
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