Common use of Accrued Day Off Clause in Contracts

Accrued Day Off. Notwithstanding any other provision in this clause, where the arrangement of Ordinary Hours provides for an Accrued Day Off, the employer and the employee concerned may agree to bank up to a maximum of 6 accrued days (48 hours) off. Where agreement has been reached, such Accrued Days Off must be taken within 12 calendar months of the date on which the first 8 hours off was accrued. The decision to bank and access Accrued Days Off will be subject to the operational needs of the work area. Where, as at the date of termination of service, an employee has accumulated time towards an Accrued Day Off in accordance with this clause, and been unable to access same, such employee will be paid for the time so accrued at the employee’s ordinary rate of pay, that is, the employees wage rate. Where an employee who is on call is recalled to work on a day which would have otherwise been an Accrued Day Off they will be paid at the relevant overtime rate for all work performed on that day. Where an employee who is not on call agrees to work on a previously arranged Accrued Day Off but is not recalled to duty they will be paid at ordinary time and a substitute Accrued Day Off may be taken at a mutually agreed time at the employee’s Wage Rate.

Accrued Day Off. Notwithstanding any other provision in this clause, where the arrangement of Ordinary Hours provides for an Accrued Day Off, the employer and the employee concerned may agree to bank up to a maximum of 6 accrued days (48 hours) off. Where agreement has been reached, such Accrued Days Off must be taken within 12 calendar months of the date on which the first 8 hours off was accrued. The decision to bank and access Accrued Days Off will be subject to the operational needs of the work area. Where, as at the date of termination of service, an employee has accumulated time towards an Accrued Day or Days Off in accordance with this clause, and been unable to access same, such employee will be paid for the time so accrued at the employee’s ordinary rate of pay, that is, the employees wage rate. Where an employee who is on call is recalled to work on a day which would have otherwise been an Accrued Day Off they will be paid at the relevant overtime rate for all work performed on that day. Where an employee who is not on call agrees to work on a previously arranged Accrued Day Off but is not recalled to duty they will be paid at ordinary time and a substitute Accrued Day Off may be taken at a mutually agreed time at the employee’s Wage Rate.