Entitlement to annual holidays. Annual holidays will be allowed in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003. Full-time employees will be entitled to annual leave as follows. Employees appointed on or after 19 August 2010 date of signing of this agreement: • On completion of one year’s continuous service, 23 days per year; and • On completion of five years’ continuous service, 25 days per year. Employees who were employed by the Ministry as at or prior to 19 August 2010 who were therefore immediately prior to this date bound by the 2008–2010 Work and Income and Students, Seniors and Integrity Services Collective Agreement shall retain the following annual leave provisions, unless they have voluntarily elected to accept the annual leave buy out option as provided for in the Terms of Settlement for the 2010–2013 Work and Income and Students, Seniors and Integrity Services Collective Agreement. Employees whose employment commenced on or before 30 June 2009: • On completion of one year’s continuous service, 23 days per year; and • On completion of six years’ continuous service, 28 days per year. Employees whose employment commenced on or after 1 July 2009 and before 19 August 2010: • On completion of one year’s continuous service, 20 days per year; • On completion of three years’ continuous service, 23 days per year; and • On completion of six years’ continuous service, 28 days per year. Employees who accepted the voluntary annual leave buy out option will then be entitled to annual leave on the same basis as staff appointed on or after 19 August 2010. Translation arrangements were detailed in the Terms of Settlement for the 2010–2013 Work and Income and Students, Seniors and Integrity Services Collective Agreement. Annual leave will be pro-rated for staff who work part time. The timing of taking annual leave will be decided by mutual agreement between the employee and their manager, taking into account work requirements and personal preferences. In the absence of agreement, the Ministry may direct when leave is to be taken. It is expected that each employee will agree an annual leave plan with their manager so as to ensure that leave is managed appropriately. It is expected that at any time an employee should not have accumulated more than five days over their annual leave entitlement, except where the employee and their manager have agreed this within their leave plan. Managers and employees both have a responsibility to ensure that this expectation is met. An employee may be able to anticipat...
