Innovative Leave Entitlements

By ACIRRT

Analysis of agreements highlights leave entitlements that have been tailored to suit the employees' personal needs, with increased focus on rewarding employee loyalty through additional leave entitlements.

The first agreement from the public sector provides a range of additional leave entitlements. In recognition of continuous service with the organization employees are provided with two and half days per annum. In addition to the statutory personal leave entitlements, employees covered by this agreement are also granted one weeks paid special leave for personal reasons. To encourage employees to undertake further education the organization provides employees with up to 23 paid study leave days per annum.

The second agreement from the hospitality industry provides a number of innovative leave entitlements. In recognition of continuous service, employees covered by this agreement are entitled to a graduated annual leave loading up to 25%. Employee's are also provided an additional paid days leave to celebrate their birthday.

The third agreement from the transport industry provides employees with additional paid leave entitlements to assist the employee in recovering from being involved in a fatal or critical incident. Employees are able to access two days paid leave for the purpose of counselling or medical appointments.

The final agreement offering innovative leave provisions comes from the transport industry. Employees are able to be paid out their accrued entitlements, provided the employees maintain at least 20 days annual leave. Furthermore, employees receive a generous annual leave loading of 26.32%.

(ADAM Report no 43 December 2004)