Common use of Christmas Closedown Clause in Contracts

Christmas Closedown. The CEO will consult with relevant employees in the event that the department, or part of the department, will be closed down for a nominated period. The closedown will occur provided that: (a) at least three months notice in writing is given to employees prior to the closedown period; and (b) the nominated period covers the Christmas and New Year period. Closedown may apply to part of the department where the CEO decides to operate on minimal staffing levels for the purposes of providing essential services during a closedown period. This may occur subject to the CEO: (a) consulting with employees regarding what staffing resources are required for the period and calling for volunteers to cover the closedown period in the first instance; or (b) if no volunteers are forthcoming, directing employees with at least two months notice to cover the closedown period. Employees affected by the closedown period must use either recreation leave or time off in lieu to cover the closedown period. New employees, who will not be able to accrue enough recreation leave credits to cover the closedown period, may be offered by the CEO, to work additional hours to enable sufficient time off in lieu to be accrued to cover the closedown period, or offered alternate work. If an employee has insufficient accrued recreation leave entitlements or time off in lieu and cannot be offered alternate work during closedown, leave without pay to count as service for all purposes will be granted for the period where paid leave is not available.

Christmas Closedown. 84.1 The CEO will consult with relevant employees in the event that the department, or part of the department, PWC will be closed down closedown for a nominated period. The period and that closedown will occur provided that: (a) unless otherwise agreed by the parties, at least three months notice in writing is given to employees prior to the closedown period; and (b) the nominated period covers the Christmas and New Year period. . 84.2 Closedown may apply to part of the department PWC where the CEO decides to operate on minimal staffing levels for the purposes of providing essential services during a closedown period. This may occur subject to the CEO: (a) consulting with employees regarding what staffing resources are required for the period and calling for volunteers to cover the closedown period in the first instance; or (b) if no volunteers are forthcoming, directing employees with at least two months notice to cover the closedown period. . 84.3 Christmas Closedown Leave (a) Employees affected by (excluding casuals) will be granted paid Christmas closedown leave for the number of days needed to cover PWC’s closedown period between Christmas and New Years’ Day, subject to the provisions of this clause. (b) Where PWC’s closedown period is outside of the period nominated in clause 84.3(a), employees must use either recreation leave or leave, time off in lieu to cover the closedown period. New or flextime credits, provided that: (i) new employees, who will not be able to accrue enough recreation leave credits to cover the additional closedown periodperiod (i.e. outside the time between Christmas to New Year’s Day), may be offered by the CEO, to work additional hours to enable sufficient time off in lieu or flextime credits to be accrued to cover the closedown period, or offered alternate work. If . (ii) if an employee has insufficient accrued recreation leave entitlements or credits, time off in lieu and cannot be offered alternate work during closedownor flextime credits, leave without pay to count as service for all purposes will be granted for the period where paid leave is not available. (c) Where PWC, or a part of PWC doesn’t closedown, employees on recreation or long service leave will be entitled to Christmas closedown leave in accordance with clause 84.3(a). (d) If an employee (excluding casuals) is required to work ordinary hours during the period between Christmas and New Year’s day due to operational reasons, the employee will be able to bank 22 hours and 30 minutes (pro rata for part-time employees) of Christmas closedown leave on the following conditions: (i) banked leave must be taken within the following 12 months; (ii) cannot be taken at half pay; (iii) time taken will be paid at the employee’s base salary including any allowance that counts as salary for all purposes, and include, for shiftworkers, penalty payments that would have been paid for the rostered hours on that day (i.e. the day the banked leave is taken); (iv) when leave can be taken will be subject to PWC’s operational requirements, however applications to utilise banked time must not be unreasonably refused; and (v) banked leave does not accumulate from year to year and is not paid out on cessation of employment. (e) Employees who are on paid parental leave, or any form of leave without pay spanning over the Christmas and New Year period, are not eligible for Christmas closedown leave. (f) Christmas closedown leave, including banked leave, does not attract recreation leave loading.

Christmas Closedown. 59.1 The CEO will consult with relevant employees in where the event that the departmentagency, or part of the departmentagency, will be closed close down for a nominated period. The period and where the closedown will occur provided that: (a) at least three months notice in writing is given to employees prior to the closedown period; and (b) the nominated period covers the Christmas and New Year period. . 59.2 Closedown may apply to part of the department an agency where the CEO decides to operate on minimal staffing levels for the purposes of providing essential services during a closedown period. This may occur subject to the CEO: (a) consulting with employees regarding what staffing resources are required for the period and calling for volunteers to cover the closedown period in the first instance; or (b) if no volunteers are forthcoming, directing employees with at least two months notice to cover the closedown period. . 59.3 Christmas closedown leave a) Employees affected by (excluding casuals) will be granted paid Christmas closedown leave for the number of days needed to cover an agency’s closedown period between Christmas and New Years’ Day, subject to the provisions of this clause. b) Where an agency’s closedown period is outside of the period nominated in clause a), employees must use either recreation leave or leave, time off in lieu to cover the closedown period. or flextime credits, provided that: (i) New employees, who will not be able to accrue enough recreation leave credits to cover the additional closedown periodperiod (i.e. outside the time between Christmas to New Year’s Day), may be offered by the CEO, CEO to work additional hours to enable sufficient time off in lieu lieu, or flextime credits to be accrued to cover the closedown any required period, or offered alternate work. Note: Alternate work only applies to cover closedown days outside the Christmas to New Year’s Day period. Where an agency is closed down between Christmas to New Year’s Day, the employee must be granted Christmas closedown leave. (ii) If an employee has insufficient accrued recreation leave entitlements or credits, time off in lieu and cannot be offered alternate work during closedown, or flextime credits leave without pay to count as service for all purposes will be granted for the period where paid leave is not available. c) Where the agency, or part of the agency does not close down, then employees on recreation leave or long service leave will be entitled to Christmas close down leave in accordance with clause 59.3 d) If an employee (excluding a casual employee) is required to work ordinary hours during the period between Christmas and New Year’s Day due to operational reasons, the employee will be able to bank Christmas closedown leave of 22.05 hours (pro rata for part time employees).. e) Christmas closedown leave shall be banked on the following conditions: (i) banked leave must be taken within the following 12 months; (ii) cannot be taken at half pay; (iii) time taken will be paid at the employee’s base salary including any allowance that counts as salary for all purposes; (iv) when leave can be taken will be subject to the agency’s operational requirements, however applications to utilise banked time must not be unreasonably refused; and (v) the entitlement does not accumulate from year to year and is not paid out on cessation of employment. f) Employees who are on paid parental leave, or any form of leave without pay spanning over the Christmas and New Year period are not eligible for Christmas closedown leave. g) School-based employees who are directed to take their recreation leave during the December/January school holiday period will also be able to bank Christmas closedown leave. The banked leave will be subject to the same conditions as clause59.3(b) and can be taken as follows: (i) during designated school terms; or (ii) to enable paid leave during periods of stand down without pay. h) Christmas closedown leave, including banked leave, does not attract recreation leave loading

Christmas Closedown. 84.1 The CEO will consult with relevant employees in the event that the department, or part of the department, PWC will be closed down closedown for a nominated period. The period and that closedown will occur provided that: (a) unless otherwise agreed by the parties, at least three months notice in writing is given to employees prior to the closedown period; and (b) the nominated period covers the Christmas and New Year period. . 84.2 Closedown may apply to part of the department PWC where the CEO decides to operate on minimal staffing levels for the purposes of providing essential services during a closedown period. This may occur subject to the CEO: (a) consulting with employees regarding what staffing resources are required for the period and calling for volunteers to cover the closedown period in the first instance; or (b) if no volunteers are forthcoming, directing employees with at least two months notice to cover the closedown period. . 84.3 Christmas Closedown Leave (a) Employees affected by (excluding casuals) will be granted paid Christmas closedown leave for the number of days needed to cover PWC’s closedown period between Christmas and New Years’ Day, subject to the provisions of this clause. (b) Where PWC’s closedown period is outside of the period nominated in clause 84.3(a), employees must use either recreation leave or leave, time off in lieu to cover the closedown period. New or flextime credits, provided that: (i) new employees, who will not be able to accrue enough recreation leave credits to cover the additional closedown periodperiod (i.e. outside the time between Christmas to New Year’s Day), may be offered by the CEO, to work additional hours to enable sufficient time off in lieu or flextime credits to be accrued to cover the closedown period, or offered alternate work. If . (ii) if an employee has insufficient accrued recreation leave entitlements or credits, time off in lieu and cannot be offered alternate work during closedownor flextime credits, leave without pay to count as service for all purposes will be granted for the period where paid leave is not available. (c) If an employee (excluding casuals) is required to work ordinary hours during the period between Christmas and New Year’s day due to operational reasons, the employee will be able to bank 22 hours and 30 minutes (pro rata for part-time employees) of Christmas closedown leave on the following conditions: (i) banked leave must be taken within the following 12 months; (ii) cannot be taken at half pay; (iii) time taken will be paid at the employee’s base salary including any allowance that counts as salary for all purposes, and include, for shiftworkers, penalty payments that would have been paid for the rostered hours on that day (i.e. the day the banked leave is taken); (iv) when leave can be taken will be subject to PWC’s operational requirements, however applications to utilise banked time must not be unreasonably refused; and (v) banked leave does not accumulate from year to year and is not paid out on cessation of employment. (d) Employees who are on paid parental leave, or any form of leave without pay spanning over the Christmas and New Year period, are not eligible for Christmas closedown leave. (e) Christmas closedown leave, including banked leave, does not attract recreation leave loading.