Personal and carer's leave
Academic and general staff
If a staff member is required to provide care or support for a member of their immediate family or household due to personal illness or injury, or an unexpected emergency, they are entitled to up to five days paid carer's leave, within a 12 month period.
Once the five days is exhausted, a staff member can access personal leave when there is a need for further carer's leave in that 12 month period.
Personal leave under the UEA now encompasses sick leave, carer's leave and other specified circumstances (where approved) as below.
There is no limitation on how much personal leave can be used for a particular type of approved absence.
| Employees may take personal leave for any of the following absences: | |
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| a) | where the employee is unfit for work due to personal illness or injury; |
| b) | to attend an appointment with a registered health practitioner; |
| c) | to provide a member of the employee’s immediate family or household with care or support due to personal illness or injury, or in relation to a personal emergency affecting such a person. Prior to accessing personal leave for carer’s leave purposes an employee (other than a casual employee) can request and be granted up to five (5) days additional leave with pay in a twelve month period (for part-time employees, a pro-rata basis will apply). |
| d) | where a supervisor is of the opinion that a problem is adversely affecting an employee’s work performance, such as stress, alcohol or drug dependence, or compulsive gambling, personal leave may be granted to attend an approved rehabilitation program; or |
| e) | where a supervisor is of the opinion that a problem is adversely affecting an employee’s work performance, such as marriage/family matters or domestic violence. |
TAFE teaching staff
TAFE teachers are entitled to a credit of 15 days personal leave on full pay.
| Employees may take personal leave for any of the following absences: | |
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| a) | where the employee, or an immediate family member, is unfit for work due to personal illness or injury; |
| b) | to attend an appointment with a registered health practitioner; |
| c) | where a supervisor is of the opinion that a problem is adversely affecting an employee’s work performance, such as stress, alcohol or drug dependence, or compulsive gambling, personal leave may be granted to attend an approved rehabilitation program; or |
| d) | where a supervisor is of the opinion that a problem is adversely affecting an employee’s work performance, such as marriage/family matters, personal leave may be granted to attend to such matters. |
How to apply for personal/carer's and additional leave
- Fully understand your personal/carer's leave entitlements and options.
- Discuss your situation and plans confidentially with your supervisor and/or People and Culture (raise a case in Workday).
- Login to Workday to submit your request.
More information
For detailed information on leave entitlements and conditions for different staff categories, please refer to your relevant enterprise agreement:
- Federation University Australia Union Enterprise Agreement | Academic and General Staff Employees | 2023-2026 (pdf, 1.77MB)
- Federation University Australia | TAFE Teaching Staff Agreement | 2019 (pdf, 495kb)
Please note the 'provisions/entitlements' above do not apply to casual or sessional staff members.