Leave Arrangements for Work/Family/Personal Life Balance

Academic and General Staff

Staff can take miscellaneous leave for a number of reasons such as those listed below:

• To attend court for jury service;
• If they are a member of the Defence Reserve Force, to attend an annual training camp and up to two classes or courses of instruction each year;
• If they are a member of a voluntary organisation, to assist in emergencies where the organisation is called upon to assist by the government or by a competent authority under the State Disaster Plan;
• Where the employee responds to a call for volunteers to meet a declared bushfire or other emergency;
• If an employee is a candidate for election to Federal or State Parliament they are entitled to leave without pay to contest an election.

Please note that these entitlements may vary depending on the negotiated terms of your Australian Workplace Agreement.

Leave provisions are outlined in the Collective Agreement for Academic and General Staff or in their Australian Workplace Agreement.

For those staff on Australian Workplace Agreements leave entitlements are the same as those stipulated in the Collective Agreement.

Subject to operational requirements the University may grant leave with or without pay on terms and conditions agreed upon by the University and the Employee.

TAFE Teachers are also entitled to leave to attend Court or Military Leave subject to the provision of satisfactory evidence.

Please note the 'provisions/entitlements' above do not apply to casual or sessional staff members.

• Fully understand your miscellaneous leave entitlements and options.
• See links below and/or discuss your situation and plans confidentially with Human Resources (Richelle Brehaut, Human Resources Co-ordinator, x9367 or r.brehaut@ballarat.edu.au) and/or with your Supervisor.
• Complete and submit a Leave Absentee Form.

Links to detailed information on leave entitlements and conditions relevant to Miscellaneous Leave for different staff categories:

• Miscellaneous Leave - Academic & General Staff
  University of Ballarat - Union Collective Agreement 2006 -2008 Academic & General Staff
  Link to: Clause 56
  
  
• Court Attendance Leave - TAFE Teaching Staff
  TAFE Teachers' Conditions of Employment (Victoria) Award 2002
  Link to: Clause 24
  
  
• Military Leave - TAFE Teaching Staff
  TAFE Teachers' Conditions of Employment (Victoria) Award 2002
  Link to: Clause 25
  
  
• Special Leave - TAFE Teaching Staff
  TAFE Teachers' Conditions of Employment (Victoria) Award 2002
  Link to:Clause 31

Miscellaneous Leave - Academic & General Staff
University of Ballarat - Union Collective Agreement 2006 -2008, Academic & General Staff
Clause 56 Miscellaneous Leave

56.1 An employee is entitled to paid leave in the following circumstances:

• to attend court for the purpose of jury service;
• if a member of the Defence Reserve Force, to attend an annual training camp and up to two classes or courses of instruction each year;
• if a member of a voluntary organisation, to assist in emergencies where the organisation is called upon to assist by the government or by a competent authority under the State Disaster Plan;
• where the employee responds to a call for volunteers to meet a declared bushfire or other emergency;

56.2 An employee is entitled to leave without pay to contest an election where the employee is a candidate for election to Federal or State Parliament

56.3 The conditions attached to the above entitlements are contained in University policies.

24.1 An employee required to appear and serve as a juror in any court shall be granted leave at the ordinary rate of pay for the period during which the attendance of the employee at court is required.

24.2 An employee under a subpoena or order, shall be entitled to attend the relevant jurisdiction as part of their official duties, without loss of pay.

24.3 To obtain approval for leave under this clause, a leave application must be supported by a copy of the notification that the employee has attended the court.

25.1 Leave of absence without loss of pay may be granted for two weeks in any year to a teacher who is a voluntary member of the Citizens' Forces for the purpose of attending annual training and a further four days a year for the same purpose on the certification of the Commanding Officer of the particular service unit concerned.

25.2 Applications for paid military leave shall be submitted for approval to the employer and satisfactory evidence of attendance at the annual training, shall be forwarded on resumption of duty.

31.1 Subject to the operational requirement of the employer, the employer may grant the employee such other leave with or without pay and on such terms and conditions as agreed between the employer and the employee.

31.2 The granting of leave under this clause where an employee has accrued but not taken annual leave credits, shall be at the employer's discretion.

Please note the 'provisions/entitlements' above do not apply to casual or sessional staff members.