How do your conditions measure up?

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You can read more about the Governments' proposed changes here and the CPSU campaign to protect and improve pay and conditions here: Government takes aim at your conditions

Please note these comparisons with the Government’s new standard are with Agency agreements made prior to the 2011 - 12 bargaining round. Where a new enterprise agreement has been reached, the conditions set out in these tables may have changed.
 

ABS ACC ACCC ACMA AEC AGD AHL AHRC AIATSIS AIHW ANAO ASIC ATO AusAID Austrac Austrade BoM CDPP Centrelink

Child Support Comcare CRS Australia Customs DAFF DBCDE DCCEE DEEWR Defence DFAT DIAC DIISR DIT DoFD DoHA DPMC DRET DSEWPAC DVA

FaHCSIA FCoA/FMC FSANZ FWO GA GBRMPA IP Australia ITSA Medicare NAA NLA NMI NNTT OPC Questacon TSRA Treasury Wheat Exports Australia

 

AIHW

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	No limit specified	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	No limit specified – included under Compassionate leave	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid additional annual leave for days between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL1s have access to flextime unless they choose to opt out	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion, ie no EL1 flex

 

Centrelink

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	23 days.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	No closedown.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Managers can allow flexibility in working arrangements including patterns of attendance and TOIL in recognition of additional hours worked and subject to operational requirements.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion .

ATO (General)

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days. Up to an additional 5 days for shift workers. Additional 2 – 5 days pa for remote locations.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	17 days accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid time off between 12 noon on the last working day before Christmas and New Year's Day i.e. 2.5 days closedown.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL1s can access OT in exceptional circumstances. EL1s can access flexible work hours by agreement with their manager.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Defence

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day with an additional specified leave day added either prior to Christmas or after New Year's Day (3 days paid).	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day (only 2 days paid).
Annual leave	Four weeks (20 days) with extra one week (five days) for shift workers. Additional Leave for working in remote localities and overseas.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers). Existing remote locality leave may be retained, the position for overseas workers is unclear.
Personal/carer’s leave	Initial credit of three weeks and then three weeks accruing per annum. Additional credits for employees with war- caused injury. Discretionary Additional Personal Leave (APL) also available.	15-18 days, accruable
Compassionate leave	Up to 2 days for each occasion.	2-3 days per occasion
Bereavement leave	Up to 3 days per occasion. Additional leave at discretion of supervisor.	2-3 days per occasion
ELs excess hours	Varying arrangements including access to flex with agreement of supervisor or where unreasonable hours worked	Access to Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) only at management discretion. No access to flex time.

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	150 hrs or 20 days. Extra days for remotes. Up to Extra 5 days for shifts.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers)
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days + 10 discretionary	15-18 days, accruable
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion
Bereavement leave	Not separate from compassionate 2 days	2-3 days per occasion
Christmas closedown	Christmas closedown where 75% of employees in the work group agree. Closedown unpaid.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day
ELs excess hours	TOIL and possible access to an allowance.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion

Customs

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	147 hours. Extra 5 days for shifts. Extra days for remotes.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers)
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion
Bereavement leave	Up to 3 days paid + unpaid	2-3 days per occasion
Christmas closedown	No closedown.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day
ELs excess hours	Reasonable time negotiated with manager + 2 additional annual leave days	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion

Department of Education, Employment Workplace Relations

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days, can be taken at half pay	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers)
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion
Christmas closedown	Close from 12.30pm of working day prior to Christmas until first working day after New Year’s Day.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day
ELs excess hours	ELs able to work flexible working hours – i.e. vary attendances and short-terms absences including full day without leave form. Reasonable time off for significant additional effort – not on hour by hour basis.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion

Medicare

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	No closedown.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	TOIL may be provided to ELs with approval of CEO if they work unreasonable excess hours.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Health and Ageing

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Provided – closed for normal business and employees paid for period.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	May work flextime by arrangement with their manager, subject to operational requirements.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days (5 extra for shift workers).	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Included in P/C leave entitlement.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Included in P/C leave entitlement.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days paid leave between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL1 – 1 days paid leave. EL2 – 2 days paid leave.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Child Support

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time from 12 noon on the last working day before Christmas and for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Secretary can approve access to Flextime for ELs. ELs can vary daily attendance times and take short term absences (including full day).	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

FaHCSIA

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days. Additional AL for remote locality employees. Can be taken at half pay.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion, included in personal leave.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion, included in personal leave.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Close 12.30 last working day before Christmas. Close 3.00pm on Easter Thursday.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Will facilitate time off in recognition of extra contribution.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

DSEWPC

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days with additional leave for remote localities and shift workers.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time off for working days between Christmas and New Year.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Employees can access flexible working arrangements, including have the authority to grant time off in recognition of additional hours worked, absences, including whole days, not covered by leave form. Time off will not be granted on an exact time for time basis.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

DFAT

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	22 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers). Additional Hardship Leave applying to some overseas posts and remote localities.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion and may also use 1 day PCL per occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion and may also use 1 day PCL per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees in Australia are entitled to the following additional holidays: i. one leave day around the Christmas Day and New Year's Day period as per APS Award. ii. Two holidays observed around the Christmas Day and New Year's Day period, as determined by FAS CMD; and iii. such other holidays necessary to meet the 14 Day minimum P/H + other holidays.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	All DFAT employees are eligible to access TOIL. Flex-time available for EL employees who, with the agreement of their supervisor, elect to use the system.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ABS

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	4 weeks (extra five days for shift workers)	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Up to 5 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Two working days	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL may work flexible hours subject to approval in advance.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days upon engagement then 18 days, accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days for each occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days for each occasion (prescribed under Compassionate Leave clause).	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time off for working days between Christmas and New Year.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Flex-time available for ELs. EL equivalent IT staff may have OT and TOIL approved.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Up to 4 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days paid leave between Christmas and 1 January	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL can work flextime design to be agreed TOIL to be discussed where employee working a sustained pattern greater than 8.5 hrs or on weekends.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

CRS Australia

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid time between Boxing Day and New Year's Day	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	ELs get 3 days.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Finance and Deregulation

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days and extra 5 days for some 24/7 COMCAR employees	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion for illness/injury and 3 days for death	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	No	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid time between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	TOIL – after 8.5 hours, M-F and at T1/2 for all hours on weekends and public holidays. Can convert to annual leave or cash out. Accrue 10 days TOIL, paid an extra $2000.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Attorney-General’s Department

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days (with extra up to 5 days for shift workers). Can be taken at half pay.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	22 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days if a family member dies, 2 days if a household member dies.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days between Christmas and New Year.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Fair and reasonable access to time off in recognition of extra hours worked.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Bureau of Meteorology

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days. Between 0.4 and 1.4 weeks additional leave for remote regions depending on locality. Up to 5 days additional leave for shift workers. Additional 20 days for Antarctic duty. Up to 5 days additional leave for Regional Engineers and Regional Hydrology TOs for fieldwork. Sea Duty – additional 1 days leave for every Sunday and public holiday confined on a vessel.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	23 days – maximum of 15 days accumulation.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days between Christmas and New Year.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	ELs can access flextime by agreement with their manager. EL1s in Operational areas get OT. RCMs and Hydrology EL1s receive an allowance for additional hours.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

DIISR

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days additional leave	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Subject to operational requirements, EL employee and manager may agree to employee working flexible hours including varying attendance times and short-time absences without leave form	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

DIT

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	25 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Part of personal leave. 2 days per occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Part of personal leave. 2 days per occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees may work flexible hours with management’s agreement. Not to be on a time for time basis. They can access TOIL and overtime with the Secretary’s approval.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Treasury

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days. Can be taken at half pay.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	15 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	No	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days between Christmas and New Year.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	At the discretion of management and only after at least 5 extra hours have been worked in a week.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

IP Australia

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Reasonable paid compassionate leave per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid leave to cover working days between Christmas and New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Flextime available to EL1s. Additional responsibility allowance for EL2s. Flexible working arrangements for EL2s by agreement (i.e. agree to time off in recognition of additional hours).	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ASIC

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day only of they have taken 10 days annual leave in the previous year. If not employees must use annual leave for closedown period.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Management can agree to variations in attendance time, part and full day absences without the need for a leave form.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

AusAID

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days, accruing daily and credited monthly in arrears	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, upon engagement, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Up to two additional AusAID holidays between Christmas and New Year to allow for Christmas closedown. APS Christmas Leave Day also applies.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL TOIL available by agreement with manager.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Family Court and Federal Magistrates Court

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid time off for working days between Boxing day and New Year's Day plus 3 days off after New Year's Day. Minimum staffing during close-down.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	TOIL at single time if E1 and above required to hours substantially in excess of hours reasonably expected	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Australian Electoral Commission

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Shut down all days between Christmas and New Year. Not required to take leave for those days.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Entitled to work flexible hours – allow for variation in attendance and short-term absences (including full days) without leave forms. Access to flextime with the agreement of the Commissioner.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ACCC

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days pa accruable (i.e. 147 hours per year of service)	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Within personal leave entitlements – no cap	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Within personal leave entitlements – no cap	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Two and a half day Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees can agree on flexible hours arrangements with manager, including varying attendance times and short-term absences including full day without the need for a leave form	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Geoscience

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days. Maximum of 7.5 additional days for shift workers	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days (inc. some other misc. provisions)	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Have closedown plus first working day after New Year's Day	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Time off by agreement with manager.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Fair Work Ombudsman

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time off from 12:30pm on the day before Christmas until New Year's Day.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	ELs may take part in flex scheme with their manager's approval.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

National Library

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	No closedown	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees are able to work flexible hours. Variations in attendance times and short-term absences including full days approved without leave form. Designed and agreed with manager.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

National Archives

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days, accruable on a daily basis. Employees employed at the Darwin office prior to Oct 2000 receive an extra 5 days.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruing daily, accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days for each occasion.	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days for each occasion. Plus further leave available under personal/carer's leave (uncapped)	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees are entitled to two working days paid time off between Christmas and New Year. An additional day of paid leave between Christmas and New Year is also provided equivalent to an additional public holiday.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Flexible working arrangements apply to EL employees, both within and between weeks. However, ELs are excluded from formal flex-time and OT arrangements.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Aboriginal Hostels

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days plus additional leave for employees in remote localities and shift workers	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	No closedown.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Work flexible hours in consultation with their manager and have access to TOIL when operational requirements permit.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ACC

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days (with 5 extra days for shift workers).	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees entitled to paid time off for two normal working days between Christmas and New Year. Extra ACC holiday is also observed between Christmas and New Year. Additional “productivity initiative” shutdown leave avail in early January.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	TOIL available for certain EL positions on an hour for hour basis. Other ELs may access TOIL by agreement with manager, though not on an hour for hour basis.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Austrade

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Staffing over Christmas break minimal and primarily voluntary. Employees not required to work between Christmas and New Year are eligible for paid leave without deduction.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Employees above APL 2 Level may access TOIL by agreement.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Comcare

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days (no reference to shift workers)	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Up to 3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Closedown from 12:30 on last working day plus two days between Christmas and New Year (i.e. 2.5 days).	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees required to work additional hours the manager will provide reasonable paid time off in lieu.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

CDPP

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	CDPP will close between Christmas and New Year public holiday. Employees will be granted paid leave in addition to recreation leave to cover period.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	All legal staff and EL1 and 2 have flexibility to choose start, finish and break times subject to operational requirements. Where employee regularly works in excess of ordinary hours, TOIL should be arranged. Not on an hour for hour basis.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ACMA

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days, extra 2 days are provided if an employee takes all leave accrued before 1 July.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	5 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	The 2 working days between the Public Service holiday and New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees may be provided with TOIL	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

DBCDE

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days, shift penalties in EA, but no reference to additional leave.	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Up to 3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Up to 3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees not required to attend over the working days between Christmas and New Year's day. Period will be with pay.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	TOIL can be traded off via $5,500 allowance pa for EL1 and $7,000 allowance for EL2. Otherwise TOIL available but not on hour for hour basis.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Studies

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days (20 days grandfathered for employees prior to 1/1/84)	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	5 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	5 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Have closedown.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Have access to flexible hours in policy.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days- no provision for shift work	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 additional leave days to cover closedown 25/12-1/1.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Flexible hours available to all employees - refers policy, no mention of TOIL.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

National Measurement Institute

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid time for working days between Christmas and New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees do not normally have access to flextime, but can utilise flexible hours by agreement with manager e.g. variations in attendance times and short-term absences without leave form.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Questacon

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days with ability to take it at half pay	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days, accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Up to 2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	Up to 2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid leave over Christmas – New Year period	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Employees may request flexible working arrangements to assist them balance work, family or personal responsibilities.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ITSA

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	Sick:15 days accruable. Carer's: 10 non-accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	ELs may choose, subject to the operational needs of the work area, their start, finish and break times. Also, with agreement of their manager, may be granted access TOIL	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

National Native Title Tribunal

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days - with a 10 day limit on carer’s (no limit on carer’s under FW Act) plus an additional 3 days discretionary leave, non cumulative.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid Christmas shut down	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	All employees subject to quarterly settlement scheme, ELs must work 40hrs before access Time Off Other Than Leave available on hour for hour. No overtime payments- (converted to TOOTL hrs)	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Austrac

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion (contained in compassionate leave)	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	None	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL day of leave per calendar month	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

FSANZ

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion (part of compassionate leave)	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Shutdown for period between Christmas and New Year – paid leave provided	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	May negotiate flexible working arrangements with manager, including time off in compensation for additional hours worked	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	15 days per year	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Out of personal/carer’s leave credits	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days on death of a family member	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Closed for business between Christmas and New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Where agreed, EL can access flextime. Otherwise can manage workload flexibly and access TOIL	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Australian Human Rights Commission

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	15 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Out of personal/carer’s leave credits	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days on death of a family member	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Commission closed for business from Christmas to New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Employees may work flexible hours subject to policy.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

GBRMPA

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	26 days plus additional 5 days for shiftworkers	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	12 days full pay and 10 days half pay	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid time off for two working days between Christmas and New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Variations in attendance times and short-term absences, including full day, available without leave. Reasonable time off available not on hour for hour basis.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Australian National Audit Office

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	25 days per year	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	10 days per year plus further unpaid leave for caring purposes	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion (part of compassionate leave)	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Full pay for employees from Christmas to New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Flexibility for staff and supervisors about working arrangements and work patterns – decisions at the local work level.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Torres Strait Regional Authority

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	27 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days paid, further 3 unpaid	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days paid, further 3 unpaid	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Yes	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Access flextime with the approval of the general manager. Entitled to vary attendance and take short term absences, including full day, in lieu of additional hours worked	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid leave for two working days between Christmas and New Year.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees work flexible hours in consultation with their manager and will have TOIL as operational requirements permit.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Wheat Exports Australia

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Maternity leave	12 weeks	14 weeks paid leave
Supporting partner leave	5 days paid leave, if 12 months service	2-4 week paid leave
Family friendly conditions (ie return to work after parental leave)	Access to part time work on return from Mat Leave until child is 3 years old	Employee entitled to return to position or equivalent position
Christmas closedown	Annual closedown from last working day prior to Christmas Day to first working day after NY	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Access to flexible working arrangements. Flextime available under enterprise agreement, reference to policy, no limitation expressed in enterprise agreement as to who it applies to.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ement Current Proposed Annual leave 20 days with ability to take it at half pay 20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers). Personal/carer’s leave 18 days, accruable 15-18 days, accruable. Compassionate leave Up to 2 days per occasion 2-3 days per occasion. Bereavement leave Up to 2 days per occasion 2-3 days per occasion. Christmas closedown Paid leave over Christmas – New Year period Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day. ELs excess hours Employees may request flexible working arrangements to assist them balance work, family or personal responsibilities. TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

ITSA

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	Sick:15 days accruable. Carer's: 10 non-accruable	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	2 days	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	ELs may choose, subject to the operational needs of the work area, their start, finish and break times. Also, with agreement of their manager, may be granted access TOIL	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

National Native Title Tribunal

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days - with a 10 day limit on carer’s (no limit on carer’s under FW Act) plus an additional 3 days discretionary leave, non cumulative.	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid Christmas shut down	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	All employees subject to quarterly settlement scheme, ELs must work 40hrs before access Time Off Other Than Leave available on hour for hour. No overtime payments- (converted to TOOTL hrs)	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Austrac

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion (contained in compassionate leave)	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	None	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL day of leave per calendar month	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

FSANZ

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion (part of compassionate leave)	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Shutdown for period between Christmas and New Year – paid leave provided	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	May negotiate flexible working arrangements with manager, including time off in compensation for additional hours worked	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	15 days per year	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Out of personal/carer’s leave credits	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days on death of a family member	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Closed for business between Christmas and New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Where agreed, EL can access flextime. Otherwise can manage workload flexibly and access TOIL	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Australian Human Rights Commission

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	15 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	Out of personal/carer’s leave credits	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days on death of a family member	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Commission closed for business from Christmas to New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Employees may work flexible hours subject to policy.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

GBRMPA

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	26 days plus additional 5 days for shiftworkers	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	12 days full pay and 10 days half pay	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Paid time off for two working days between Christmas and New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Variations in attendance times and short-term absences, including full day, available without leave. Reasonable time off available not on hour for hour basis.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Australian National Audit Office

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	25 days per year	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	10 days per year plus further unpaid leave for caring purposes	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days per occasion	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days per occasion (part of compassionate leave)	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Full pay for employees from Christmas to New Year	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Flexibility for staff and supervisors about working arrangements and work patterns – decisions at the local work level.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Torres Strait Regional Authority

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	27 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	2 days paid, further 3 unpaid	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	2 days paid, further 3 unpaid	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Yes	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Access flextime with the approval of the general manager. Entitled to vary attendance and take short term absences, including full day, in lieu of additional hours worked	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	20 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Christmas closedown	Employees provided with paid leave for two working days between Christmas and New Year.	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	EL employees work flexible hours in consultation with their manager and will have TOIL as operational requirements permit.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.

Wheat Exports Australia

Entitlement	Current	Proposed
Annual leave	20 days	20 days (with extra 5 days for shift workers).
Personal/carer’s leave	18 days	15-18 days, accruable.
Compassionate leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Bereavement leave	3 days	2-3 days per occasion.
Maternity leave	12 weeks	14 weeks paid leave
Supporting partner leave	5 days paid leave, if 12 months service	2-4 week paid leave
Family friendly conditions (ie return to work after parental leave)	Access to part time work on return from Mat Leave until child is 3 years old	Employee entitled to return to position or equivalent position
Christmas closedown	Annual closedown from last working day prior to Christmas Day to first working day after NY	Employees provided with paid time off for days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
ELs excess hours	Access to flexible working arrangements. Flextime available under enterprise agreement, reference to policy, no limitation expressed in enterprise agreement as to who it applies to.	TOIL may be provided to ELs at management’s discretion.