Gladstone Power Station Agreement Regulation 2016 (Qld)

Gladstone Power Station Agreement Regulation 2016

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Gladstone Power Station Agreement Regulation 2016.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2016.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Part 2 Long service leave

4 Who is entitled to long service leave (1) An employee is entitled to long service leave if the employee completes— (a) at least 10 years service; or (b) at least 5 years service ending when the employee— (i) dies; or (ii) resigns on or after reaching 55 years; or (iii) resigns before reaching 55 years because of ill-health. (2) However, an employee mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(iii) is entitled to long service leave only if the employee gives the company a certificate from a doctor agreed between the employee and the company that states the employee can not continue employment because of ill-health.

5 How long service leave is calculated An employee is entitled to long service leave calculated— (a) for a full-time employee—at the rate of 1.3 weeks on full pay for each year of service and a proportionate amount for an incomplete year of service; or (b) for a part-time or casual employee—at the rate mentioned in paragraph (a) in the proportion that the hours worked by the employee bears to the hours worked by a full-time employee.

6 Periods of absence without pay that count as service An employee's period of service does not include a period when the employee is absent without pay, other than— (a) a period during which the employee is receiving compensation under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 for an injury, within the meaning of that Act, sustained by the employee; or (b) a period of authorised leave of not more than 2 weeks; or (c) a period of leave that the company has approved as service for this part.