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42. CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR CLOSEDOWN ARRANGEMENTS

42.1  The period of each Christmas/New Year closedown will comprise Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and a further five days to be declared by the Vice-Chancellor.  The five days declared by the Vice-Chancellor will be the days falling between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day (excluding any Saturday or Sunday or public holiday).  In the event that there is a shortfall of such days available between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, the day(s) (excluding any Saturday or Sunday or public holiday) immediately before Christmas Day and/or immediately following New Year’s Day will be declared for the remainder.

42.2  Unless required to work by the University, staff will be absent from duty for the duration of the Christmas/New Year closedown period.  Work performed by a professional staff member on any of the five days declared by the Vice-Chancellor in addition to Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day will be paid the applicable holiday penalty rate as provided at clause 75.9.

42.3  Staff who work Labour Day, Queen’s Birthday, and/or Melbourne Cup Day (other than casual professional and Teaching Associate staff) will accrue paid time off at the rate of one and two-thirds days for each day worked.  Such paid time off will be used to cover the absence from duty of a staff member during the five days of the closedown period declared by the Vice-Chancellor in addition to Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day.  Provided that a staff member who leaves the employ of the University prior to the commencement of the closedown period will receive payment in lieu at the rate of one and one-third days’ pay for each one and two-thirds days of accrued time off.

42.4  Where a staff member has accrued insufficient paid time off for working Labour Day, Queen’s Birthday, and/or Melbourne Cup Day to cover his/her absence from duty during the five days of the closedown period declared by the Vice-Chancellor in addition to Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day, the staff member will be debited annual leave to cover the shortfall unless otherwise agreed between the staff member and the University.  In the event that the staff member has insufficient annual leave to cover the shortfall and annual leave in advance is not granted under clause 36.3, the staff member will be granted leave without pay to cover the remainder of the shortfall.

42.5  Where the paid time off accrued by the staff member for working Labour Day, Queen’s Birthday, and/or Melbourne Cup Day more than covers his/her absence from duty during the five days of the closedown period declared by the Vice-Chancellor in addition to Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day, the balance of the staff member’s accrued time off remaining after the end of the closedown period will be taken before the commencement of the next closedown period at a time agreed between the staff member and his/her supervisor.  Any balance of accrued time off remaining to the staff member either at the commencement of the next closedown period or at the termination of his/her employment, whichever is the earlier, will be foregone and the University will have no liability to make any payment in lieu.