Common use of Higher Duties – Staff Members Clause in Contracts

Higher Duties – Staff Members. (1) Where an employee who is temporarily filling a position is absent on paid leave or ATA, such time off is not deemed to interrupt the period of higher duties if the employee returns to the relieving after the completion of the ATA/leave.

Higher Duties – Staff Members. (1) Where an employee who is temporarily filling a position is absent on paid leave or ATA, such time off is not deemed to interrupt the period of higher duties if the employee returns to the relieving after the completion of the ATA/leave. If an employee is on higher duties and does not return to same after accessing ATA, then such period of higher duties is interrupted and has in fact ceased at the commencement of ATA. Consequently, higher duties are not payable for ATA in such a situation.