Payment of Consolidated Allowances. (a) Consolidated allowances will be paid for the first 26 weeks that an employee is in receipt of benefits from the Bank. Consolidated allowances are Operational Shift Allowance, Residential Beats Allowance, One and Two Officer Station Allowance, PCYC Zonal Coordinator / Project Booyah Allowance, QPCYWA Allowance, SARCIS Allowance and TSIPSO Supervisor Allowance. (b) Where the absence will extend beyond 26 weeks, the Assistant Commissioner or Director will assess on a case by case basis whether the payment of the consolidated allowance should continue beyond 26 weeks, or whether it should cease. (c) If the Assistant Commissioner or Director has assessed that the payment of the consolidated allowance should cease, prior to any changes being made to an employee’s pay, the Assistant Commissioner or Director is to forward this assessment to the Sick Leave Bank Committee. (d) The Sick Leave Bank Committee will consider and decide cases in the same way that it decides other Sick Leave Bank matters and is to consider the grounds provided by the Assistant Commissioner or Director, plus any additional information it may have or seek prior to reaching a final decision. (e) The Sick Leave Bank Committee’s decision on the payment of the consolidated allowance is to be implemented for extensions in excess of 26 weeks but no longer than 52 weeks. Provided that during this period, the Assistant Commissioner or Director may return a case to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for reconsideration where new/additional information is provided. (f) The Service may make the determination to cease the payment of the consolidated allowance beyond 52 weeks. (g) Notwithstanding the above provisions, subject to clause 57 of this Agreement the Commissioner will consider applications submitted by the relevant Assistant Commissioner and/or Executive Director to remove from an officer any consolidated allowance entitlements after 28 days in circumstances where: (i) it is established that an employee is not bona fide in their application for continued sick leave and/or; (ii) the officer fails to participate in a rehabilitation plan approved by the Service and the member’s treating physician unless there is a contrary reason which is acceptable to the Commissioner.
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Samples: Queensland Police Service Certified Agreement 2019, Queensland Police Service Certified Agreement 2019, Queensland Police Service Certified Agreement 2019
Payment of Consolidated Allowances. (a) Consolidated allowances will be paid for the first 26 weeks that an employee is in receipt of benefits from the Bank. Consolidated allowances are Operational Shift Allowance, Residential Beats Allowance, One and Two Officer Station Allowance, PCYC Zonal Coordinator / Project Booyah Allowance, QPCYWA Allowance, SARCIS and Youth Clubs Allowance and TSIPSO Supervisor Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad Allowance.
(b) Where the absence will extend beyond 26 weeks, the Assistant Commissioner or Director will assess on a case by case basis whether the payment of the consolidated allowance should continue beyond 26 weeks, or whether it should cease.
(c) If the Assistant Commissioner or Director has assessed that the payment of the consolidated allowance should cease, prior to any changes being made to an employee’s pay, the Assistant Commissioner or Director is to forward this assessment to the Sick Leave Bank Committee.
(d) The Sick Leave Bank Committee will consider and decide cases in the same way that it decides other Sick Leave Bank matters and is to consider the grounds provided by the Assistant Commissioner or Director, plus any additional information it may have or seek prior to reaching a final decision.
(e) The Sick Leave Bank Committee’s decision on the payment of the consolidated allowance is to be implemented for extensions in excess of 26 weeks but no longer than 52 weeks. Provided that during this period, the Assistant Commissioner or Director may return a case to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for reconsideration where new/additional information is provided.
(f) The Service may make the determination to cease the payment of the consolidated allowance beyond 52 weeks.
(g) Notwithstanding the above provisions, subject to clause 57 48 of this Agreement the Commissioner will consider applications submitted by the relevant Assistant Commissioner and/or Executive Director to remove from an officer any consolidated allowance entitlements after 28 days in circumstances where:
(i) it is established that an employee is not bona fide in their application for continued sick leave and/or;
(ii) the officer fails to participate in a rehabilitation plan approved by the Service and the member’s treating physician unless there is a contrary reason which is acceptable to the Commissioner.
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