STAFF ANNUAL PROGRESSION • An employee’s remuneration will be progressed one subdivision effective from 1st May of each year and concluding on 30th April in the following year, up to the maximum remuneration level for his or her position • Progression is not automatic and is based on the annual assessment of the employee’s performance and may include the use of relevant data
Family Leave
• For children born or adopted on or after 1st July 2016, Parental Leave Pay entitlements paid under the CPPLS will be reduced where a claimant is also entitled to employer provided Primary Carer Pay (paid maternity leave) • The government will pay the difference between Primary Carer Pay and Parental Leave Pay where the Primary Carer Pay is less than the individual’s Parental Leave Pay entitlement Effective from 1st Jan 2013, Dad and Partner Pay became available to eligible fathers and partners under a new payment provision of the CPPLS • The information available from the Commonwealth Department of Human Services, which administers the payment, indicates that only employees on unpaid leave are eligible for Dad and Partner Pay • The introduction of Dad and Partner Pay does not introduce a new leave entitlement and existing leave arrangements continue to apply • Dad & Partner Pay • That is, an employee seeking to receive Dad and Partner Pay may choose to commence unpaid leave as part of a parental absence or make application for a period of leave without pay in accordance with existing leave policy • For children born or adopted after 1st July 2023, Dad and Partner Pay has been replaced by Parental Leave Pay under the CPPLS • The government will pay the difference between Primary Carer Pay and Parental Leave Pay where the Primary Carer Pay is less than the individual’s Parental Leave Pay entitlement
STAFF LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
Long Service •
A staff member is entitled to the equivalent of three calendar months after ten years of full- time eligible service, and one and a half calendar months for each five years of full-time eligible service thereafter • A staff member may however access entitlement on a pro-rata basis after seven years of eligible service • All Long Service Leave applications must be made in writing to the Principal by the end of Term 3 for the following year • Part-time staff members accrue leave on the same basis as full-time staff members, but receive a pro-rata payment during the period of leave Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme • The Paid Parental Leave Scheme (CPPLS) is an entitlement for working parents of children born or adopted after 1st Jan. 2011 • To receive the full 18 weeks of Parental Leave Pay, your nominated start date needs to be within 34 weeks of the birth or adoption of your child • To be eligible for this payment, the staff member is required to be on Maternity Leave or unpaid
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