Employee benefits and entitlements
Direction and guidance on accessing employee benefits and entitlements.
Audience
This policy applies to all department employees.
| Version | Date | Description of changes | Approved by |
|---|---|---|---|
V01.0.0 |
06/09/2024 |
Under the 2023 Policy and procedure review program, new policy statement developed. |
Chief People Officer |
| Ongoing union consultation is occurring and amendments may be made from time to time. |
- Policy statement
- The department is committed to providing attractive benefits and entitlements for all employees by:
- remunerating employees according to the current awards and determinations
- providing comprehensive paid and unpaid leave entitlements according to the current legislation, awards and determinations
- providing compensation for excess travel for work purposes according to the current legislation, awards and determinations
- where applicable, providing flexible working arrangements to enable employees to better balance their work and home life; increase engagement levels, productivity and workforce participation; and attract and retain employees
- enabling employees to access private and secondary employment while not working in competition with the department
- providing incentives to attract employees to and retain in rural and remote schools and to hard-to-fill positions
- providing eligible employees appointed to a new location with applicable compensation where they are required to move residence to take up the position
- enabling permanent teachers to defer part of their salary for 4 years and take a paid year away from their position for professional development and renewal experiences, such as participation in return-to-industry schemes, other industry experiences, post graduate study, working in overseas education systems, or other activities
- drawing on the existing language skills of employees through the community language allowance scheme to provide equal access to department services and programs
- recognising the ongoing service of employees who continue to support the department
- complying with all relevant entitlement legislation, regulations, agreements, determinations, standards and handbooks.
- The department is committed to providing attractive benefits and entitlements for all employees by:
- Context
- Awards and determinations are industrial instruments that outline the applicable pay rates and/or conditions of employment such as leave entitlements. The relevant award forms the basis of pay. Some roles, locations and situations offer additional compensation or support.
- Subject to the conditions outlined in the employee’s industrial instrument, a range of leave types may be available to department employees.
- Principals, recruitment officers and hiring managers have a responsibility to ensure employees can access benefits and entitlements according to this policy and the associated procedures, legislation, regulations and supporting material.
- The department’s procedures, guidelines and supporting material on recruitment and onboarding practices, provide employees with clear instructions.
- While recruitment officers have the primary responsibility to adhere to the requirements, all hiring managers and principals must follow the instructions set out in this policy and associated procedures when undertaking their recruitment and onboarding duties.
- This policy is consistent with, and should be read in conjunction with, all department policies and procedures related to employee benefits and entitlements .
- The following legislative provisions relate to this policy:
- Policy contact
- Chief People Officer
DepSec.ChiefPeopleOfficer@det.nsw.edu.au
1300 32 32 32
- Chief People Officer
- Monitoring the policy
- The Chief People Officer monitors the implementation of this policy, regularly reviews its contents to ensure relevance and accuracy, and updates it as needed.