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Title page

Contents

Section 1: Technical matters 9

Title 9

Parties to the agreement 9

Operation of the agreement 9

Delegations 9

National Employment Standards (NES) precedence 9

Closed comprehensive agreement 10

Individual flexibility arrangements 10

Definitions 11

Usual location of work 15

Section 2: Remuneration 16

Salary 16

Payment of salary 16

Salary setting 16

Salary sacrifice 17

Incremental advancement 17

Transitional arrangements 19

Superannuation 19

Method for calculating superannuation salary 19

Payment during unpaid parental leave 20

Overpayments 20

Supported wage system 20

Section 3: Allowances and reimbursements 22

Higher duties allowance 22

Healthy lifestyle reimbursement 23

Workplace responsibility allowance 23

Community language allowance 24

Travel allowance 25

Part Day travel meal allowance 25

Overtime meal expenses 26

Motor vehicle allowance 26

Living away from home allowance 26

On-call duty 26

Section 4: Classifications and Broadbands 28

Advancement to a higher classification within a broadband 28

Graduate APS 29

Indigenous Australian Government Development Program 29

Internal Lawyers 29

Work Level Standards 30

Section 5: Working hours and arrangements 31

Job security 31

Commitment to ongoing employment and rebuilding APS capacity 31

Reporting 31

Pathways to permanency 31

Casual (irregular or intermittent) employment 31

Non ongoing employment 32

Working hours 32

Hours of working and attendance 32

Breaks from work 32

Unreasonable additional hours 33

Flex for APS 1-6 classifications 33

Executive Level Time Off in Lieu (EL TOIL) 33

Overtime 34

Eight-hour break 35

Flexible working arrangements 35

Requesting formal flexible working arrangements 36

Varying, pausing or terminating flexible working arrangements 38

Working from home 38

Ad hoc arrangements 39

Altering span of hours 39

Part time work 39

End of year closedown 39

Public holidays 40

Section 6: Leave 42

Annual leave 42

Accrual 42

Approval 42

On separation 42

Cash out of annual leave 42

Annual leave at half pay 43

Excess annual leave 43

Purchased leave 43

Personal/carer's leave 44

Entitlement 44

Definition of personal/carer's leave 44

Approval 45

No personal leave credits 45

Re-crediting of leave 45

Portability of leave 46

Long service leave 47

Miscellaneous leave 47

Cultural, ceremonial and NAIDOC leave 48

NAIDOC leave 48

First Nations ceremonial leave 48

Cultural leave 48

Parental leave 48

Payment during parental leave 49

Adoption and long-term foster care 50

Stillbirth 50

Pregnancy loss leave 51

Premature birth leave 51

Transitional provisions 51

Compassionate leave 51

Bereavement leave 52

Sabbatical leave 52

Emergency response leave 53

Jury duty 54

Defence reservist leave 54

Defence service sick leave 55

Leave to attend proceedings 55

Unauthorised absence 56

Section 7: Employee support and workplace culture 57

Blood donation 57

Vaccinations 57

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 57

Respect at work 57

Principles 57

Consultation 57

Discrimination free workplace 58

Family and domestic violence support 58

Integrity in the APS 59

First Nations cultural competency training 60

Lactation and breastfeeding support 60

Disaster support 61

Section 8: Performance and development 62

Performance management 62

Probation 62

Performance management 62

Managing unsatisfactory performance 63

Informal performance management process 63

Formal performance management process 63

Reduction 64

Reduction in classification 64

Termination 64

Temporary transfer 64

Leave 65

Workloads 65

Study assistance scheme 65

Learning and development 65

Section 9: Travel and location-based conditions 67

Travel 67

Relocation assistance 67

Section 10: Consultation, representation and dispute resolution 68

Consultation 68

Principles 68

When consultation is required 68

Provisions for consultation on major change and introduction of a change to regular roster or ordinary hours of work of employees 69

Representation 69

Major change 69

Change to regular roster or ordinary hours of work 71

Interaction with emergency management activities 71

ACCC consultative committee 72

APS consultative committee 72

Dispute resolution 72

Leave of absence to attend proceedings 74

Delegates' rights 74

Supporting the role of union delegates 74

Employee representation and support 75

Section 11: Separation and retention 76

Resignation 76

Payment on death of an employee 76

Redeployment, retraining, redundancy 76

Excess employees 76

Termination of employment 76

Attachment A - Salaries 77

Attachment B - Supported Wage System 81

Definitions 81

Eligibility criteria 81

Supported wage rates 82

Assessment of capacity 82

Lodgement of SWS wage assessment agreement 82

Review of assessment 83

Other terms and conditions of employment 83

Workplace adjustment 83

Trial period 83

Attachment C - Excess employees 84

Meaning of excess employee 84

Definitions 84

Application 86

Expression of interest process 86

Financial information 87

Career transition assistance 88

Severance pay 88

Redeployment 88

Retention period 88

Redeployment services 89

Personal leave during retention period 89

Termination during retention period 90

Termination at the end of retention period 90

Notice of termination (notice period) 90

Section 3: Allowances and reimbursements 24

Table 1. Community language allowance rates 24

Section 6: Leave 49

Table 1. Primary caregivers - circumstances for paid parental leave 49

Table 2. Secondary caregivers - circumstances for paid parental leave 49

Attachment Tables

Table 1/Table 2. Applicable percentage of relevant minimum wage paid to applicable employees 82