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[0] 13 Leave without pay [1] All Employees except those on casual appointments. [2] As approved up to a maximum of two years. [3] Leave without pay is a special provision which may be granted on infrequent occasions to an Employee's particular need. Leave without pay may be approved for any of the following reasons: for enhancing the Employee's academic or industrial experience which will provide real benefits to the University for personal development purposes on compassionate grounds (and compassionate or carer's leave is not available) and the Employee wishes to preserve available annual leave and long service credits an absence caused by ill-health, where personal leave entitlements have been exhausted and the Employee wishes to preserve annual leave and long service leave credits personal reasons, where good and sufficient reasons exist for the leave. In all cases, approval is subject to the convenience of the University. For periods of leave of more than six months, the following apply: The Employee will be required to use available long service leave credits in excess of 18 weeks, where the leave is for personal reasons, unless otherwise approved. An Employee will be paid or must exhaust all annual leave entitlements prior to commencing leave, unless due to exceptional circumstances this is waived by the relevant Delegate. Approval will be subject to the Supervisor confirming that satisfactory alternative arrangements can be made to meet the needs of the faculty or section during the absence. There will be no expectation that the Employee will return to the position held prior to taking leave (with the exception of parental or carer's leave). The Employee is entitled to be placed in a position with no less salary classification. Periods of leave without pay have the following effects on other entitlements: Unpaid leave up to a period of one month will be recognised as service, for the purpose of calculating eligibility for long service leave, annual leave and personal leave. Periods in excess of one month will not be recognised as service for leave purposes. The increment date will be deferred by a period equivalent to the whole period of leave without pay where the period of leave is in excess of one month (for a period of up to one month, the Employee's increment date will not be changed). The period of absence without salary in excess of one month will not count as service for the accrual of annual leave in that calendar year. Annual leave loading will be adjusted in the same way. Where leave has been granted due to incapacity, and WorkCover compensation is paid, annual leave accrual is not affected. The anniversary date on which an Employee becomes eligible for a further grant of personal leave will be deferred by a period equivalent to the whole period of leave without pay. Where unpaid leave has been granted due to ill-health or injury, for periods up to three months, this period will be recognised as service, for the purpose of calculating eligibility for long service leave, annual leave and personal leave. Periods in excess of three months will not be recognised as service for leave purposes. Employees contemplating leave without pay should discuss their superannuation options with the Superannuation Officer. [5] Two weeks notice for leave less than 10 days. Six weeks notice for leave 10 days or longer. [6] Paper-based utilising Absence Request Form [4] 
Supervisor for periods of less than 4 weeks Category 4 Delegate or above for periods up to and including six months Category 2 Delegate or above for periods of more than six months and up to two years (note that leave of this duration is regarded as exceptional).
Leave of Absence Policy and Procedure
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