Excessive Leave Accumulation. 40.1 An Employee who has accumulated:
(a) An annual leave accrual in excess of 8 weeks of ordinary hours; and/or
(b) A long service leave accrual that has not been fully utilised within 5 years of the entitlement accruing will be deemed to have an excessive leave accrual.
40.2 An Employee with an excessive leave accrual may be required to provide Huon with a leave management plan detailing how the Employee will reduce his or her annual leave accrual below the limit provided in clause 40.1 within a reasonable period of time.
40.3 Following a request by Xxxx for a leave management plan, the Employee will have 4 weeks to provide Huon with a written leave management plan.
40.4 A leave management plan submitted by an Employee in accordance with clause 40.1 must specify how much leave will be taken and when that leave is proposed to be taken. The Employee will have up to 12 months (unless a longer period is agreed) in which to reduce his or her leave accrual within the limits specified in clause 40.1 above.
40.5 The Employee’s leave management plan may be approved by Xxxx, amended to account for operational and other requirements, or rejected. Any amendment or rejection of an Employee’s leave management plan shall be subject to discussion and negotiation with the Employee in an effort to reach mutual agreement.
40.6 If an Employee fails to provide a leave management plan in accordance with the requirements of clauses 40.1 and 40.1, or if there is a lack of agreement between the Employee and Huon in respect to a leave management plan provided in accordance with clauses 40.4 and 40.5, Huon may direct the Employee to take leave.
40.7 The period of annual leave required to be taken by the Employee at the direction of Huon cannot result in the Employee having an annual leave accrual of less than 6 weeks’ annual leave at the time that the Employee returns to work. Xxxx may direct an Employee to fully utilise his or her long service leave accrual within a specific period of time.
Excessive Leave Accumulation.
(a) An Employee who has accumulated an annual leave accrual in excess of eight weeks will be deemed to have an excessive leave accrual.
(b) An Employee with an excessive leave accrual may be required to provide Discovery with a leave management plan detailing how the Employee will reduce their annual leave accrual below the limit provided in Clause 32.9(a) above, in accordance with Clause 32.9(d) below.
(c) Following a request by Discovery for a leave management plan, the Employee will have four weeks to provide their supervisor with a written leave management plan.
(d) A leave management plan submitted by an Employee in accordance with Clause 32.9(c) above must specify how much leave will be taken and when that leave is proposed to be taken. The Employee will be allowed a reasonable timeframe to reduce their leave balance within the limits specified in Clause 32.9(a) above having regard to:
(i) The number of times the Employee has had their requests for leave rejected;
(ii) The Employee’s leave balance; and/or
(iii) Additional annual leave accrued during the period in which the leave management plan applies shall be addressed as a part of the leave management plan.
(e) The Employee’s leave management plan may be approved by Discovery, amended to account for operational and other requirements, or rejected. Any amendment or rejection of an Employee’s leave management plan shall be subject to discussion and negotiation with the Employee in an effort to reach mutual agreement.
(f) If an Employee fails to provide a leave management plan in accordance with the requirements of Clauses 32.9(a) and (b), or if the Employee and Discovery do not agree in respect to a leave management plan provided in accordance with Clauses 32.9(d) and (e), Discovery may direct the Employee to take leave by giving the Employee a minimum of eight weeks’ and not more than 12 months’ notice.
(g) The period of annual leave required to be taken by the Employee at the direction of Discovery cannot result in the Employee having an annual leave accrual of less than six weeks of annual leave at the time that the Employee returns to work.
(h) The Employer must not require the Employee to take any period of paid annual leave of less than one week.
Excessive Leave Accumulation. 32.9.1. An Employee who has accumulated an annual leave accrual in excess of five (5) weeks of ordinary hours at the end of November each year will be deemed to have an excessive leave accrual.
32.9.2. An Employee with an excessive leave accrual may be required to provide the Employer with a leave management plan detailing how the Employee will reduce their annual leave accrual to two (2) weeks or below within the following nine (9) months.
32.9.3. A leave management plan submitted by an Employee in accordance with Clause 32.9.2 above must specify how much leave will be taken and when that leave is proposed to be taken.
