25.1 An employee shall be entitled to leave of absence for recreation of four weeks on full pay in each year of service. Entitlements to recreation leave will be credited one year in advance on the 1st day of January each year.
25.2 An employee, who is first appointed from a date after the 1st of January shall, for continuous service to the 31st December next following, be entitled to pro-rata recreation leave calculated at the rate of 5.77 hours per fortnightly pay period.
25.3 Leave shall as far as possible be cleared during the long vacation period or during student vacations at the convenience of the School.
25.4 The Head is responsible for managing leave arrangements within the School. By agreement with the Head an employee may carry forward up to 4 weeks annual recreation leave.
25.5 Annual leave must be cleared:
25.5.1 in the case of the first entitlement by the end of February in the year following commencement; and
25.5.2 within the calendar year it accrues thereafter.
25.6 An employee whose appointment is terminated for any reason during the year shall not be paid any annual recreation leave entitlement.
25.7 An employee is required to take accrued leave prior to the expiry of their appointment or resignation.
25.8 Where an employee who has already taken annual recreation leave entitlement for the year, or part thereof, resigns or is dismissed for any reason, the employee shall refund the value of the unearned portion of such leave calculated at the rate of 5.77 hours per fortnightly pay period.
25.9 Should any of the holidays referred to in Clause 26 – Public Holidays occur during the period an employee is absent on approved annual recreation leave, a day in lieu of each holiday shall be added to the period of annual recreation leave, provided that no day shall be added where any of the prescribed holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday or a holiday not observed by the University.
25.10 The provisions of this clause shall not apply to casual employees.
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