Common use of FLEX LEAVE Clause in Contracts

FLEX LEAVE. 12.1. The requesting, approving and taking of flex leave will be done in an equitable, transparent and fair manner and subject to operational requirements. 12.2. Flex leave may be requested by employees in a manner as determined by the Department from time to time. 12.3. Requests for taking Flex leave will be considered by the Supervisor who has the delegated authority to approve leave and determined subject to operational requirements. 12.4. Employees may take a maximum of 6 flex leave days (42 hours) per settlement period. 12.5. Employees may take flex leave as consecutive single days (7 hours), half days (3.5 hours), quarter days (1.75 hours) or combinations of either, or in hours, up to the maximum of six (6) flex days (42 hours) in a given settlement period or, by mutual agreement, a certain number of individual hours up to 7 in a given day. 12.6. Where exceptional circumstances have arisen and an employee accrued additional hours in accordance with clause 10.7 Accrual of Work Time of this Agreement an additional day’s flex leave may be taken in the following period if approved. 12.7. The Department may direct an employee to reduce their hours of work during any normal working week during a settlement period, on health and safety or staff welfare grounds, if there is cause to believe that the staff member is working excessive hours. 12.8. Flex leave may be taken together with, or adjacent to other forms of leave. 12.9. An employee does not receive any credit towards their accrued work time when taking flex leave. 12.10. To ensure that recreation leave balances are maintained in accordance with NSW Treasury directions, an employee with a recreation leave balance in excess of 30 days, or its part time equivalent of 6 weeks, may not take flex leave until the balance is reduced to below 30. Where a staff member has accrued 30 days / 6 weeks recreation leave, unless otherwise authorised by their manager, flex leave can only be taken where recreation leave has been applied for and approved. If, however, recreation leave has been applied for and declined or not actioned by the manager, access to flex leave is still available.

FLEX LEAVE. ‌ 12.1. The requesting, approving and taking of flex leave will be done in an equitable, transparent and fair manner and subject to operational requirements. 12.2. Flex leave may be requested by employees in a manner as determined by the Department from time to time. 12.3. Requests for taking Flex leave will be considered by the Supervisor who has the delegated authority to approve leave and determined subject to operational requirements. 12.4. Employees may take a maximum of 6 flex leave days (42 hours) per settlement period. 12.5. Employees may take flex leave as consecutive single days (7 hours), half days (3.5 hours), quarter days (1.75 hours) or combinations of either, or in hours, up to the maximum of six (6) flex days (42 hours) in a given settlement period or, by mutual agreement, a certain number of individual hours up to 7 in a given day. 12.6. Where exceptional circumstances have arisen and an employee accrued additional hours in accordance with clause 10.7 Accrual of Work Time of this Agreement an additional day’s flex leave may be taken in the following period if approved. 12.7. The Department may direct an employee to reduce their hours of work during any normal working week during a settlement period, on health and safety or staff welfare grounds, if there is cause to believe that the staff member is working excessive hours. 12.8. Flex leave may be taken together with, or adjacent to other forms of leave. 12.9. An employee does not receive any credit towards their accrued work time when taking flex leave. 12.10. To ensure that recreation leave balances are maintained in accordance with NSW Treasury directions, an employee with a recreation leave balance in excess of 30 days, or its part time equivalent of 6 weeks, may not take flex leave until the balance is reduced to below 30. Where a staff member has accrued 30 days / 6 weeks recreation leave, unless otherwise authorised by their manager, flex leave can only be taken where recreation leave has been applied for and approved. If, however, recreation leave has been applied for and declined or not actioned by the manager, access to flex leave is still available.