Common use of Taking of Leave Clause in Contracts

Taking of Leave. (a) A Doctor must be granted long service leave within six months of the date eligibility arose under this clause. By agreement, the taking of the leave may be postponed. (b) Any long service leave is inclusive of public holidays occurring during the period when the leave is taken. (c) By agreement, the following may occur: (i) the first six months of the Doctor’s long service leave entitlement may be taken in two or three separate periods; (ii) any further period of long service leave may be taken in two separate periods. (d) Flexible taking of leave: Double leave at half pay or half leave at double pay (i) A Health Service may approve an application by a Doctor to take double the period of long service leave at half pay or half the period of long service leave at double the pay. (ii) Doctors should seek independent advice regarding the taxation and superannuation implications of seeking payment under this subclause 68.5(d). The Health Service will not be held responsible in any way for the cost or outcome of any such advice. (iii) The Health Service, if requested by the Doctor, will provide information as to the amount of tax the Health Service intends to deduct where payment of long service leave is sought under subclause 68.5(d)(i). (iv) If granting the request under this subclause would result in an additional cost to the Health Service, then it is not practical to grant a Doctor’s request. (v) Flexible taking of long service leave does not affect a Doctor’s period of Continuous Service recognised. For example, a Doctor taking 12 months at half pay will, for the purpose of calculating Continuous Service, have six months of Continuous Service recognised. A Doctor taking three months at double pay will have 6 months of Continuous Service recognised. In either case service will not be broken.

Taking of Leave. (a) A Doctor must be granted long service leave within six months of the date eligibility arose under this clause. By agreement, the taking of the leave may be postponedpostponed to such a date mutually agreed. (b) Any long service leave is inclusive of public holidays occurring during the period when the leave is taken. (c) By agreement, the following may occur: (i) the first six months of the Doctor’s long service leave entitlement may be taken in two or three separate periods;; or (ii) in any further period of long service leave may be taken in two separate periodsnot less than one week. (d) Flexible taking of leave: Double leave at half pay or half leave at double pay (i) A Health Service may approve an application by a Doctor to take double the period of long service leave at half pay or half the period of long service leave at double the pay. (ii) Doctors should seek independent advice regarding the taxation and superannuation implications of seeking payment under this subclause 68.5(d55.4(d). The Health Service will not be held responsible in any way for the cost or outcome of any such advice. (iii) The Health Service, if requested by the Doctor, will provide information as to the amount of tax the Health Service intends to deduct where payment of long service leave is sought under subclause 68.5(d)(i55.4(d)(i). (iv) If granting the request under this subclause would result in an additional cost to the Health Service, then it is not practical to grant a Doctor’s request. (v) Flexible taking of long service leave does not affect a Doctor’s period of Continuous Service recognised. For example, a Doctor taking 12 months at half pay will, for the purpose of calculating Continuous Service, have six months of Continuous Service recognised. A Doctor taking three months at double pay will have 6 months of Continuous Service recognised. In either case service will not be broken.