Common use of Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements. The parties acknowledge the mutual benefit to the employer and employee of Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements to balance work and other (including family) commitments. 8.1.1 The relevant Chief Officer will consider an employee’s request to participate in a Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangement (“VFWA”), including part-time employment, having regard to both the operational needs of Parliament and the particular workplace and the employee’s circumstances. 8.1.2 This clause applies for the period an employee participates in a VFWA. (a) Subject to this clause, the salary or wages payable to an employee, or applicable to a position, where the employee elects to participate in a VFWA, will be adjusted to take account of the VFWA in which the employee is participating, notwithstanding any other provision in this Enterprise Agreement or relevant Award or Agreements. (b) Where an employee is participating in a Purchased Leave type of VFWA, the rate of pay to be used for calculating overtime payments, leave loading or shift penalties will be the rate of pay that would have been payable had the employee not been participating in the Purchased Leave arrangement. (c) Where an employee is participating in a Compressed Weeks type of VFWA, the nominated normal hours for any day will constitute the employee’s ordinary hours for the day. Overtime will only be payable where the employee is required to work hours in excess of those ordinary hours on any day or in excess of the total of those ordinary hours in a week. (d) Where, on cessation of employment, the employer makes a payment in lieu of notice; or a payment in respect of accrued recreation or long service leave entitlements (instead of transferring leave credits to another public sector employer in the event the employee immediately becomes employed by that employer party), the payment thereof (or the transferred leave credits) shall have regard to any period/s in which the employee participated in a VFWA and be adjusted accordingly. (e) an individual who enters into a flexible work agreement will not be required to work more hours in each pay period than he/she was required to work before the flexible work arrangements were entered into.

Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements. 9.1 The parties acknowledge the mutual benefit to the employer and employee of Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements (VFWA) to balance work and other (including family) commitments. 8.1.1 The relevant 9.1.1 Agencies will promote and improve the awareness of VFWAs in the public sector during the life of this Enterprise Agreement. 9.1.2 A Chief Officer Executive will consider an employee’s request to participate in a Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangement (“VFWA”), including part-time employment, VFWA having regard both to both the operational needs of Parliament and the agency or particular workplace workplace, and the employee’s circumstances. 8.1.2 9.1.3 This clause applies for the period an employee participates in a VFWA. (a) Subject to this clause, the salary or wages payable to an employee, or applicable to a position, where the employee elects to participate in a VFWA, will be adjusted to take account of the VFWA in which the employee is participating, notwithstanding any other provision in in, or Schedule of, this Enterprise Agreement or relevant Award or AgreementsAward. (b) Where an employee is participating in a Purchased Leave type of VFWA, the rate of pay to be used for calculating overtime payments, leave loading or shift penalties will be the rate of pay that would have been payable had the employee not been participating in the Purchased Leave arrangement. (c) Where an employee is participating in a Compressed Weeks type of VFWA, the nominated normal hours for any day will constitute the employee’s ordinary hours for the day. Overtime will only be payable where the employee is required to work hours in excess of those ordinary hours on any day or in excess of the total of those ordinary hours in a week. (d) Where, on cessation of employment, the employer makes a payment in lieu of notice; or a payment in respect of accrued recreation or long service leave entitlements (instead of transferring leave credits to another public sector employer party to this Enterprise Agreement in the event the employee immediately becomes employed by that employer party), the payment thereof (or the transferred leave credits) shall have regard to any period/s in which the employee participated in a VFWA and be adjusted accordingly. 9.1.4 The Commissioner for Public Employment will continue to promote, monitor and evaluate the use of VFWA within administrative units. PAID MATERNITY LEAVE AND PAID ADOPTION LEAVE 9.2 Paid maternity leave and paid adoption leave applies in accordance with this clause. This clause comes into effect on 16 October 2006. 9.2.1 Subject to this clause, an employee, other than a casual employee, who has completed 12 months continuous service immediately prior to the birth of the child, is entitled to: fourteen (e14) weeks paid maternity leave on or after 16 October 2006. 9.2.2 Subject to this clause, an individual employee, other than a casual employee, who enters has completed 12 months of continuous service before taking custody of an adopted child, is entitled to: fourteen (14) weeks paid maternity leave on or after 16 October 2006. 9.2.3 The following conditions apply to an employee applying for paid maternity leave or paid adoption leave: a) The total of paid and unpaid maternity/adoption/parental/special leave is not to exceed 104 calendar weeks in relation to the employee’s child. For the purposes of this clause, child includes children of a multiple birth/adoption. b) An employee will be entitled to fourteen (14) weeks leave, paid at the employee’s ordinary rate of pay (excluding allowances, penalties or other additional payments) from the date maternity/adoption leave commences. The paid maternity/adoption leave is not to be extended by public holidays, rostered days off, programmed days off or any other leave falling within the period of paid leave. 9.2.4 At the time of applying for paid maternity leave or paid adoption leave, the employee may elect in writing: a) To take the paid leave in 2 periods split into equal proportions during the first 12 months of the commencement of their paid leave; or b) To take the paid leave at half pay in which case, notwithstanding any other clause of this Enterprise Agreement, the employee will be entitled, during the period of leave, to be paid at half the ordinary rate of pay (excluding allowances, penalties or other additional payments) from the date maternity/adoption leave commences; or c) A combination of (a) and (b). 9.2.5 Part time employees will have the same entitlements as full time employees, but paid on a flexible work agreement pro-rata basis according to the average number of contracted hours during the immediately preceding 12 months (disregarding any periods of leave). 9.2.6 During periods of paid or unpaid maternity leave, sick leave with pay will not be required granted for a normal period of absence for confinement. However, any illness arising from the incidence of the pregnancy may be covered by sick leave to work more hours in each pay period than he/she was required the extent available, subject to work before the flexible work arrangements were entered intousual provisions relating to production of a medical certificate and the medical certificate indicates that the illness has arisen from the pregnancy.

Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements. The parties acknowledge the mutual benefit to the employer and employee of Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements to balance work and other (including family) commitments. 8.1.1 7.2.1 The relevant Chief Officer will consider an employee’s request to participate in a Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangement (“VFWA”), including part-time employment, having regard to both the operational needs of Parliament and the particular workplace and the employee’s circumstances. 8.1.2 7.2.2 This clause applies for the period an employee participates in a VFWA. (a) Subject to this clause, the salary or wages payable to an employee, or applicable to a position, where the employee elects to participate in a VFWA, will be adjusted to take account of the VFWA in which the employee is participating, notwithstanding any other provision in this Enterprise Agreement or relevant Award or Agreements. (b) Where an employee is participating in a Purchased Leave type of VFWA, the rate of pay to be used for calculating overtime payments, leave loading or shift penalties will be the rate of pay that would have been payable had the employee not been participating in the Purchased Leave arrangement. (c) Where an employee is participating in a Compressed Weeks type of VFWA, the nominated normal hours for any day will constitute the employee’s ordinary hours for the day. Overtime will only be payable where the employee is required to work hours in excess of those ordinary hours on any day or in excess of the total of those ordinary hours in a week. (d) Where, on cessation of employment, the employer makes a payment in lieu of notice; or a payment in respect of accrued recreation or long service leave entitlements (instead of transferring leave credits to another public sector employer in the event the employee immediately becomes employed by that employer party), the payment thereof (or the transferred leave credits) shall have regard to any period/s in which the employee participated in a VFWA and be adjusted accordingly. (e) an individual who enters into a flexible work agreement will not be required to work more hours in each pay period than he/she was required to work before the flexible work arrangements were entered into.. Staff Employed Under the Parliament (Joint Services) Act 1985 Enterprise Agreement 2013

Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements. The parties acknowledge the mutual benefit to the employer and employee of Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements to balance work and other (including family) commitments. 8.1.1 The relevant Clerk / Chief Officer will consider an employee’s request to participate in a Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangement (“VFWA”), including part-time employment, having regard to both the operational needs of Parliament and the particular workplace and the employee’s circumstances. 8.1.2 This clause applies for the period an employee participates in a VFWA. (a) Subject to this clause, the salary or wages payable to an employee, or applicable to a position, where the employee elects to participate in a VFWA, will be adjusted to take account of the VFWA in which the employee is participating, notwithstanding any other provision in this Enterprise Agreement or relevant Award or Agreements. (b) Where an employee is participating in a Purchased Leave type of VFWA, the rate of pay to be used for calculating overtime payments, leave loading or shift penalties will be the rate of pay that would have been payable had the employee not been participating in the Purchased Leave arrangement. (c) Where an employee is participating in a Compressed Weeks type of VFWA, the nominated normal hours for any day will constitute the employee’s ordinary hours for the day. Overtime will only be payable where the employee is required to work hours in excess of those ordinary hours on any day or in excess of the total of those ordinary hours in a week. (d) Where, on cessation of employment, the employer makes a payment in lieu of notice; or a payment in respect of accrued recreation or long service leave entitlements (instead of transferring leave credits to another public sector employer in the event the employee immediately becomes employed by that employer party), the payment thereof (or the transferred leave credits) shall have regard to any period/s in which the employee participated in a VFWA and be adjusted accordingly.. Staff Employed Under the Parliament (Joint Services) Act 1985 Enterprise Agreement 2010 (e) an individual who enters into a flexible work agreement will not be required to work more hours in each pay period than he/she was required to work before the flexible work arrangements were entered into.

Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements. The parties acknowledge the mutual benefit to the employer Employer and employee of Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements (VFWA), to balance work and other (including family) commitments. 8.1.1 The relevant Chief Officer Employer will promote and improve the awareness of VFWAs during the life of this Enterprise Agreement. 8.1.2 The Employer will consider an employee’s request to participate in a Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangement (“VFWA”), including part-part- time employment, having regard to both the operational needs of Parliament and the particular workplace and the employee’s circumstances. 8.1.2 8.1.3 This clause applies for the period an employee participates in a VFWA. (a) Subject to this clause, the salary or wages payable to an employee, or applicable to a position, where the employee elects to participate in a VFWA, will be adjusted to take account of the VFWA in which the employee is participating, notwithstanding any other provision in this Enterprise Agreement or relevant Award or Agreements. (b) Where an employee is participating in a Purchased Leave type of VFWA, the rate of pay to be used for calculating overtime payments, leave loading or shift penalties will be the rate of pay that would have been payable had the employee not been participating in the Purchased Leave arrangement. (c) Where an employee is participating in a Compressed Weeks type of VFWA, the nominated normal hours for any day will constitute the employee’s ordinary hours for the day. Overtime will only be payable where the employee is required to work hours in excess of those ordinary hours on any day or in excess of the total of those ordinary hours in a week. (d) Where, on cessation of employment, the employer Employer makes a payment in lieu of notice; or a payment in respect of accrued recreation or long service leave entitlements (instead of transferring leave credits to another public sector employer Employer in the event the employee immediately becomes employed by that employer Employer party), the payment thereof (or the transferred leave credits) shall have regard to any period/s in which the employee participated in a VFWA and be adjusted accordingly. (e) an individual who enters into a flexible work agreement will not be required to work more hours in each pay period than he/she was required to work before the flexible work arrangements were entered into.

Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements. 11.1 The parties acknowledge the mutual benefit to the employer and employee of Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements to balance work and other (including family) commitments. 8.1.1 11.1.1 The relevant Chief Officer employer will consider an employee’s request to participate in a Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangement (“VFWA”), including part-time employment, having regard to both the operational needs of Parliament and the particular workplace and the employee’s circumstances. 8.1.2 11.1.2 This clause applies for the period an employee participates in a VFWA. (a) Subject to this clause, the salary or wages payable to an employee, or applicable to a position, where the employee elects to participate in a VFWA, will be adjusted to take account of the VFWA in which the employee is participating, notwithstanding any other provision in in, or Schedule of, this Enterprise Agreement or relevant Award or AgreementsAward. (b) Where an employee is participating in a Purchased Leave type of VFWA, the rate of pay to be used for calculating overtime payments, leave loading or shift penalties will be the rate of pay that would have been payable had the employee not been participating in the Purchased Leave arrangement. (c) Where an employee is participating in a Compressed Weeks type of VFWA, the nominated normal hours for any day will constitute the employee’s ordinary hours for the day. Overtime will only be payable where the employee is required to work hours in excess of those ordinary hours on any day or in excess of the total of those ordinary hours in a week. (d) Where, on cessation of employment, the employer makes a payment in lieu of notice; or a payment in respect of accrued recreation or long service leave entitlements (instead of transferring leave credits to another public sector employer in the event the employee immediately becomes employed by that employer party)entitlements, the payment thereof (or the transferred leave credits) shall have regard to any period/s in which the employee participated in a VFWA and be adjusted accordingly. (e) an individual who enters into a flexible work agreement will not be required to work more hours in each pay period than he/she was required to work before the flexible work arrangements were entered into.