(1) The purpose of this Policy is to detail the principles related to long service leave. (2) The purpose of long service leave is to recognise a staff member’s length of continuous service at the University. (3) Long service leave is designed to give periods of rest and relaxation. (4) All staff members are encouraged to take their entitlement to long service leave. (5) This Policy applies to all academic and professional staff employed at Macquarie University under the relevant Enterprise Agreements. (6) The eligibility and entitlement to long service leave is prescribed by the Enterprise Agreements. (7) Full-time staff members will accrue long service leave entitlements on the following basis: (8) Part-time staff members will accrue long service leave on a proportionate basis of the full-time continuous service entitlement. (9) Casual staff members who have completed ten (10) years continuous service on or after 9 May 1985 will be entitled to long service leave. (10) Casual staff members will accrue long service leave on a proportionate basis of the full-time continuous service entitlement. (11) Where a staff member has completed at least five (5) years but less than ten (10) years continuous service and their services are terminated, the staff member will be entitled to a proportionate amount of long service leave on the basis of two (2) months leave for ten (10) years service, where their services were terminated by: (12) All prior continuous paid service with other higher education institutions will be recognised for the purpose of determining long service leave eligibility on the following basis: (13) While a staff member is on long service leave, the leave payment will be equal to the ordinary rate of pay that the staff member would have received if they had worked during that period. (14) Payment in lieu of untaken long service leave will be made to the: (15) The cashing out of long service leave is not permitted by the Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW). The cashing out of long service leave is not permitted for any staff member. (16) Where a staff member becomes ill, injured or incapacitated for one (1) week or more whilst on a period of long service leave, the staff member will be entitled to payment of personal leave upon production of supporting documentation in accordance with the Leave - Personal Leave Policy and Leave - Personal Leave Procedure. In this circumstance, long service leave will be re-credited. (17) Long service leave will not be re-credited where the staff member: (18) In accordance with the provisions of Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and the Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW), public holidays will be paid where they fall within a period of approved long service leave. (19) Concessional Days, as they are not public holidays, which fall during or at the end of a staff member’s long service leave, are counted as long service leave. (20) All paid leave will count as service for the purpose of leave accrual, length of service and incremental progression. (21) Absence from duty will not be counted as service for the accrual of long service leave, where the period (or periods) of leave without pay (including unpaid parental leave) exceeds, in aggregate, six (6) months in any calendar year for full-time staff members (pro rata for part-time staff members). The excess over six (6) months will not be taken into account in determining total service for long service leave purposes. (22) Where a staff member is granted long service leave or parental leave on half pay, long service leave will accrue at the proportionate rate of entitlement during that period. (23) A staff member and their supervisor are required to discuss in advance the timing of long service leave. (24) Long service leave must be requested and approved in advance. (25) Approval of long service leave will be at the discretion of the supervisor who will consider the: (26) A supervisor, wherever reasonable and practicable, will: (27) Where an application for long service leave is declined, a supervisor will negotiate an alternative period of long service leave with the staff member. (28) Approved long service leave may be taken for periods of seven (7) Calendar Days or more. (29) A staff member may apply to take long service leave on half-pay. (30) The University may require a staff member to take a minimum of six (6) weeks long service leave with twelve (12) months’ written notice when they have accrued a maximum of four and a half (4.5) months long service leave. (31) The University may commence applicable disciplinary procedures if a person to whom this Policy applies breaches this Policy (or any of its related procedures). (32) Refer to Leave - Long Service Leave Procedure. (33) Nil. (34) Commonly defined terms are located in the University Glossary. The following definitions apply for the purpose of this Policy:Leave - Long Service Leave Policy
Section 1 - Purpose
Scope
Section 2 - Policy
Eligibility and Entitlement
Full-time Staff
Full-time Continuous Service
Long Service Leave Entitlement
Ten (10) years
Three (3) months
Between ten (10) and fifteen (15) years
Nine (9) Calendar Days per year of service
Fifteen (15) years
Four and a half (4.5) months
After fifteen (15) years
Fifteen (15) Calendar Days per year of service
Part-time Staff Members
Casual Staff Members
Terminated Services
Recognition of Prior Service
Payment
Cashing Out of Long Service Leave
Re-crediting Long Service Leave
Public Holidays and Concessional Days
Continuity of Service
Taking Long Service Leave
Excessive Long Service Leave
Compliance and Breaches
Section 3 - Procedures
Section 4 - Guidelines
Section 5 - Definitions
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