Common use of Hours of Work/Leave Clause in Contracts

Hours of Work/Leave. Salaried Employees 2.8.1 Salaried employees shall work such hours as may be reasonably required of them to enable them to properly fulfil their responsibilities as teachers whether or not such hours exceed 40 hours per week. The normal hours of work for employees should as far as practicable however not exceed 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 2.8.2 It is acknowledged that employees are required to undertake such duties as: • preparation, evaluation and assessment time generated by classes/sessions and the students within them, or by other requirements such as the need to report on the progress of individual students; • counselling of students; • administrative responsibilities of individual teachers; • attending courses and meetings; • professional development in addition to their normal class contact time, and that these factors have been taken into consideration in determining the employee's hours of work and leave entitlements.