Finance Employment Conditions

7 hours 30 minutes per day (averaged over a four week settlement period of 150 hours).

Ordinary hours can be worked within a bandwidth of 7am – 7pm Monday-Friday.

APS 1-6 employees:

• flex-time on an hour-for-hour basis (to vary working patterns and for additional duty beyond 7 hours 30 that does not attract overtime); and
• overtime payable at  1.5 times the ordinary hourly rate of pay for additional duty required in excess of 10 hours on a weekday, on a public holiday, weekend or annual closedown.

Executive Level staff access to TOIL (time off in lieu) for required work beyond 8.5 hours in a day, and work on public holidays, weekends, and annual closedown. An additional duty payment of $2,180 is payable where 75 hours or more TOIL is accrued over a financial year.

Competitive salary rates as per relevant classification, with annual increase of 3% each July.

Eligible employees advance one pay point in July each year (within their relevant classification) subject to effective performance.

Finance provides a number of specific allowances and other payments where relevant, including:

• First Aid Officer;
• Departmental Liaison Officer;
• Restriction Payment;
• Relocation assistance;
• Reimbursement of family care costs;
• Higher Duties (from 20 days acting at a higher classification);
• Loss or damage to clothing or personal effects;
• COMCAR operational;
• COMCAR supervising driver.

Finance will make compulsory employer contributions as required by the applicable legislative and fund requirements.

A number of flexible work arrangements may be supported within Finance, within the scope of operational requirements, including:

• Part time);
• Work from home;
• Job Sharing.

Finance will seek to accommodate the part-time work requests of parents on return from parental leave up until the child is of school age.

A generous range of leave entitlements are available to Finance employees, including:

• Annual leave (20 days per annum);
• Annual closedown (three working days between Christmas and New Years);
• Purchased Annual leave (up to four weeks per annum);
• Personal/ Carer’s leave (18 days per annum);
• Unpaid Carers leave;
• Parental leave (a qualifying period applies for paid maternity leave):
• 16 weeks paid maternity leave
• 16 weeks paid adoption / long term foster leave
• 4 weeks supporting partner leave
• Long Service leave;
• Paid Compassionate and Bereavement leave;
• Defence Reserve leave;
• Miscellaneous leave (paid or unpaid for a variety of purposes for example participation in religious, cultural and ceremonial events or short term volunteer purposes).

Certain leave types can be taken at half pay.

Finance also maintains a ‘Serious Illness Registry’. Finance employees can donate personal leave credits to assist employees who have exhausted their paid leave due to a serious or terminal illness.

NB: Annual leave balances listed are for full time employees. Part time employees will be credited leave on a pro rata basis.

Finance provides a safe and healthy work environment, consistent with all legislative obligations.  Access to the following provisions/ facilities is outlined in the Finance EA:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), access to confidential free counselling for work or personal issues;
• Eyesight testing and reimbursement;
• Childcare facilities;
• Breastfeeding friendly workplace.

Performance Management and Professional development

Finance employees participate in the Finance performance management framework.  Supporting the ongoing professional development of employees is a key component of the framework. This may include:

• Financial assistance (up to $8,000 per calendar year) and/or study leave (up to 6 hours per week) for relevant tertiary studies.
• Reimbursement of professional memberships and/or subscriptions relevant to Finance’s operational requirements.

Finance has committed to a number of strategic initiatives in the Finance EA, and through the Finance Strategic Plan. This includes commitments to:

• Workplace Diversity;
• Corporate Social Responsibility;
• Support Mature Age employees (including development of a mature age alumni);
• Develop of an employee Capability Framework.

Develop a Reward and Recognition Program.