Cultural significance leave
- 'Flexible' or 'floating' public holiday policies give employees greater flexibility by allowing them to substitute certain public holidays for an alternate day of paid leave.
What is cultural and ceremonial leave?
Leave may be granted to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employee for ceremonial purposes: connected with the death of a member of the immediate family or extended family (provided that no employee will have an existing entitlement reduced as a result of this provision), or. for other ceremonial obligations..
What is the meaning of personal leave?
Personal leave is paid leave taken for personal and compassionate reasons.
It includes: sick leave. carer's leave. compassionate leave..
- Personal leave is paid leave taken for personal and compassionate reasons.
It includes: sick leave. carer's leave. compassionate leave.
Aug 9, 2023Academic and general/professional staff are entitled to up to three days paid leave (which is non cumulative) (this is over and above sick leave
Cultural Leave means leave taken for legitimate ceremonial and cultural purposes to meet the Employee's customs, traditional law and participation in ceremonial
Does cultural and ceremonial leave count for service?
Periods of u npaid cultural and ceremonial leave do not break an employee’s continuity of employment but will not count for service
Any period of paid leave taken for cultural and ceremonial purposes will count for service in accordance with the relevant paid leave provisions (e
g recreation leave)
Should supervisors support cultural leave?
If the staff member has articulated why the event is significant and that they traditionally celebrate this event with a family dinner, then yes, supervisors are encouraged to support cultural leave
Some cultural events require significant food preparation and it is appropriate to approve leave to prepare for and attend a dinner
What is cultural leave?
The EA allows for cultural leave for the purpose of attending essential religious or cultural obligations associated with the staff member's particular religious faith, culture or tradition
Cultural Leave means leave taken for legitimate ceremonial and cultural purposes to meet the Employee ’s customs, traditional law and participation in ceremonial activities.Academic and general/professional staff are entitled to up to three days paid leave (which is non cumulative) (this is over and above sick leave, recreation or carer's leave) per calendar year, for the purpose of fulfilling or observing religious, ceremonial or culturally significant days.There isn’t a requirement for employers to provide additional leave for employees due to religious or cultural holidays. However, employers can expect that employees may wish to take leave to celebrate them. In this regard, employers must remember religious discrimination in the workplace is illegal.The cultural leave scheme is aimed at individuals who carry on their cultural discipline or art in parallel to their main professional activity, to enable them to participate in high-level professional events.,Diwali, known as the Festival of Lights, is the most popular Hindu festival celebrated globally
