Unpaid Refreshment Leave Clause Samples

Unpaid Refreshment Leave. 4.9.1 Full-time certificated teachers and part-time teachers employed for at least 0.8 FTTE per week, attested at the experienced teacher level against the professional standards in this Agreement, shall be entitled (subject to 4.9.2) to take unpaid refreshment leave of one school term after three years service in the school or up to one school year after five years service in the school. When a period of unpaid refreshment leave has been taken, a further period of qualifying service in the school, from the date of return from leave, is required before the teacher may be considered for further unpaid refreshment leave. 4.9.2 Entitlement to unpaid refreshment leave in clause 4. 9.1 is subject to: (a) The employer’s ability to find a suitable reliever to fill the vacancy created by the teacher taking the leave. A suitable reliever is a teacher who will be able, to the satisfaction of the employer, to relieve in the school during the period of the teacher’s leave. The employer shall use reasonable endeavours to find a suitable reliever. Reasonable endeavours in this context means accessing the usual pool of relievers, advertising locally if necessary, and does not mean advertising regionally or nationally, except as required in this Agreement to fill a vacancy of one year’s duration. It does not require the employer to place more than one advertisement; and (b) The teacher not being subject to current competency or disciplinary processes at the time that leave is sought; and (c) The maximum number of teachers who can be on unpaid refreshment leave at any one time in a school is calculated as follows: Up to 7 teachers 1 teacher on leave 8 to 15 teachers 2 teachers on leave 16 to 21 teachers 3 teachers on leave 22 or more teachers 4 teachers on leave (d) Where more than the number of teachers provided for in 4.9.2(c) within a school apply for unpaid refreshment leave, the priority will be given to those with the greatest length of service in the school. (e) A teacher receiving the allowance for a Community of Learning Teacher between schools role may apply for refreshment leave provided the duration of the leave is not more than one term and that any application for leave has the support of both their employing board and the other boards in the Community of Learning. 4.9.3 Time off on unpaid refreshment leave will count as service for the purposes of salary increments, long service and severance calculations. It will not count for the purposes of sick leave or ...