Special Holidays for Long Service. 5.3.1 An employee shall be entitled to special holidays as follows:
(a) one special holiday of two weeks after the completion of 15 years and before the completion of 25 years of continuous service within the state education service.
(b) one special holiday of three weeks after the completion of 25 years and before the completion of 35 years of continuous service within the state education service.
(c) one special holiday of five weeks after the completion of 35 years continuous service within the state education service.
5.3.2 Should an employee have completed 25 years of continuous service within the state education service prior to the date of this agreement, he/she shall not be entitled to the special holiday provided for in 5.3.1(a) above. Should an employee have completed 35 years of continuous service within the state education service prior to the effective date of this agreement, he/she shall not be entitled to the special holiday provided for in 5.3.1(a) and (b) above.
5.3.3 All such special holidays provided for in 5.3.1 above shall be on ordinary weekly pay as defined by the Holidays Act 2003, and may be taken in one or more periods and at such time or times as may be agreed by the employer and the employee.
5.3.4 If an employee, having become entitled to a special holiday, leaves his/her employment before such holiday has been taken, he/she shall be paid in lieu thereof.
5.3.5 The provisions of this clause shall not apply where an employer has in operation, or brings into operation, an alternative scheme for rewarding service which is not less favourable to the worker than the foregoing.
Special Holidays for Long Service. A full-time or part-time Employee shall be entitled to special holidays in addition to annual leave as follows:
Special Holidays for Long Service. 8.1 Employees who complete or who have completed 20 years' continuous service with ODHB or a support service contractor working on ODHB’s sites, as defined below may be granted once only four weeks’ long service leave. Employees who complete 40 years continuous service shall be paid a taxable gratuity equivalent to 2 weeks ordinary pay.
8.2 Continuous service is defined as not less than six months’ continuous service with the following:
(a) Health Service
(b) Public Service; Post Office; Railways; Parliamentary Service Commission formerly Legislative Department; Parliamentary Counsel Office; Armed Forces; Police; Education Boards but only in respect of officers employed in terms of the EDUCATION AUTHORITIES EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS 1982; and undertakings taken over by Government as going concerns. Notwithstanding the above for staff employed after 01 July 1995, service shall be defined as continuous service with ODHB only, including service that qualifies under clause 14.
8.3 Continuous service may be broken by periods of up to three months but any break in service of longer than three months SHALL debar an employee from counting the service prior to that break towards the qualifying period for long service leave. This includes periods of service over three months in an overseas post which are taken after resignation from a hospital, area health board or CHE in New Zealand.
8.4 Leave without pay in excess of three months (including sick leave without pay) taken on any one occasion cannot be included in the 20 year qualifying period, e.g., an employee who has had in aggregate a year’s leave without pay will not qualify for long service leave until 21 years of qualifying service excepting that such leave SHALL be included in the qualifying period where it was granted for:
(a) standard New Zealand Government bursaries or similar Government sponsored awards;
(b) recognised training courses;
(c) military service;
(d) New Zealand Government service on secondment or otherwise in the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau Islands. In addition a period of service in an overseas post while on leave without pay in excess of three months, whether on secondment or not, may qualify as service for long service leave, provided the terms and conditions governing it are determined by the appropriate New Zealand government department. Where staff have served overseas outside normal career patterns in order to carry out a New Zealand government requirement, e.g., special aid assignment...
Special Holidays for Long Service. 8.1 Employees who complete or who have completed 20 years' continuous service with ODHB or a support service contractor working on ODHB’s sites, as defined below may be granted once only four weeks’ long service leave. Employees who complete 40 years continuous service shall be paid a taxable gratuity equivalent to 2 weeks ordinary pay.
8.2 Continuous service is defined as not less than six months’ continuous service with the following:
(a) Health Service
(b) Public Service; Post Office; Railways; Parliamentary Service Commission formerly Legislative Department; Parliamentary Counsel
Special Holidays for Long Service. Clauses (a) – (d) are applicable to staff based at the Ara division, except for cleaners.
(a) An employee shall be entitled to special holidays as follows:
i. One special holiday of two weeks after the completion of 15 years’ continuous service and before the completion of 25 years of continuous service with the same employer.
ii. One special holiday of three weeks after the completion of 25 years and before the completion of 35 years of continuous service with the same employers.
iii. One special holiday of five weeks after the completion of 35 years’ continuous service with the same employer.
(b) Should any employee have completed 25 years of continuous service with the same employer prior to 21 March 2001, he/she shall not be entitled to the special holiday provided in paragraph (i) of sub-clause
(a) of this clause. Should an employee have completed 35 years of continuous service with the same employer prior to 21 March 2001, he/she shall not be entitled to the special holiday provided in paragraphs (i) or (ii) of sub-clause (a) of this clause.
(c) All such special holidays provided for in sub-clause (a) of this clause shall be on ordinary pay as defined by the Holidays Act 2003, and may be taken in one or more periods and at such time or times as may be agreed by the employer and the employee.
(d) If the employee, having become entitled to a special holiday, leaves his/her employment before such holiday has been taken, he/she shall be paid in lieu thereof.
(e) Employees employed prior to 31 October 1992 will be granted four weeks long service leave on completion of 20 years continuous service
(i) are applicable to staff based at the SIT division.
Special Holidays for Long Service. 22.1 A full-time or part-time employee shall be entitled to special holidays in addition to annual leave as follows:
22.1.1 One special holiday of two weeks after the completion of 15 years of current continuous service with the employer which shall be taken before the completion of 25 years of current continuous service with the employer.
22.1.2 One special holiday of three weeks after the completion of 25 years of current continuous service with the employer which shall be taken before the completion of 35 years of current continuous service with the employer.
22.1.3 One special holiday of five weeks after the completion of 35 years of current continuous service with the employer which shall be taken before the date of retirement.
22.2 All such special holidays provided for in sub-clause 22.1 shall be on current rates of pay, paid pro-rata for part-time employees for average hours worked in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxx 0000, and are to be taken, where possible, in one period at such time as agreed between the employer and the employee.
22.3 If an employee having become entitled to a special holiday leaves her/his employment before such holiday has been taken she/he shall be paid in lieu thereof.
22.4 Where the employer and the employee mutually agree payment may be made in lieu of the holiday being taken.
Special Holidays for Long Service. 15.1 A worker shall be entitled to special holidays as follows:
15.1.1 One special holiday of two weeks after the completion of 15 years and before the completion of 25 years of continuous service with the same employer;
15.1.2 One special holiday of three weeks after the completion of 25 years and before the completion of 35 years of continuous service with the same employer;
15.1.3 One special holiday of five weeks after the completion of 35 years continuous service with the same employer.
15.2 All such special holidays provided for in subclause 15.1 of this clause shall be on ordinary pay as defined by the Holidays Act 2003, and may be taken in one or more periods and at such time or times as may be agreed by the employer and the worker.
15.3 If a worker having become entitled to a special holiday leaves his/her employment before such holiday has been taken he/she shall be paid in lieu thereof.
Special Holidays for Long Service. 8.1 Employees who complete or who have completed 20 years' continuous service with ODHB or a support service contractor working on ODHB’s sites, as defined below may be granted once only four weeks’ long service leave. Employees who complete 40 years continuous service shall be paid a taxable gratuity equivalent to 2 weeks ordinary pay.
8.2 Continuous service is defined as not less than six months’ continuous service with the following:
(a) Health Service
Special Holidays for Long Service. The employee shall be entitled to special holidays, following current continuous employment as follows: One special holiday of two (2) weeks after completion of fifteen (15) years. An additional special holiday of (1) week after twenty (20) years and each five (5) year period thereafter. All such special holidays provided for in clause 7.1 shall be on ordinary pay as defined by the Holidays Act 2003 and may be taken in one or more periods and at such time or times as may be mutually agreed. If the employee, having become entitled to a special holiday, leaves his/her employment before such holidays have been taken, he/she shall be paid in lieu thereof.
