EASTER PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – CHECK YOUR ENTITLEMENTS

Easter Public Holidays – Check Your Entitlements (pdf version)

It is important over the Easter period that members are aware when the gazetted public holidays are so they know if they are getting paid correctly. The following days are public holidays in April:

• Good Friday, 19 April 2019
• Easter Saturday, 20 April 2019
• Easter Sunday, 21 April 2019
• Easter Monday, 22 April 2019
• Anzac Day, 25 April 2019

Members who are on recreational leave that covers part or all of this period do not need to use a day of recreational leave for any of the above days.

Shift workers on a flexible roster

Members who are shift workers on a flexible roster (anybody who receives one or more RLD per fortnight) have their public holiday entitlements governed by the Parameters for Flexible Rostering.

This allows that members may generally be rostered on a Public Holiday as follows:

1. Rostered on duty – paid at the rate of double time and a half (250%)
2. Rostered off duty rest – paid at the rate of an average additional day’s pay (100%) in addition to salary (i.e. 7 hours pay for 35-hour a week shift workers or 7.6 hours pay for 38-hour a week shift workers)
3. Granted shift free of work – such a shift is to count as one day’s work that week but no additional compensation applies
4. Rostered on a Recurrent Leave Day (RLD) – no additional compensation applies. Shift patterns however cannot be altered to avoid shift penalties.

Members are encouraged to check their rosters and subsequent pay to ensure they are receiving their correct entitlements.

Furthermore, any evidence of roster pattern manipulation aimed at avoiding shift penalties, in particular having members disproportionately rostered on RLDs rather than rest days on public holidays, should contact the PSA immediately.

Other Shift Workers

Public holiday entitlements are covered by Clause 89.6 of the Crown Employees (NSW Police Force Administrative and Temporary Employees) Award 2009.

Members who are required to work will be paid at the rate of double time and a half (250%).

Members rostered off duty can elect to be paid one day’s pay or have one day added to their recreation leave balance.

Flex workers

Public holiday entitlements are covered by Clause 21 of the Crown Employees (NSW Police Force Administrative and Temporary Employees) Award 2009.

Unless directed otherwise, a staff member is entitled to be absent from duty without loss of pay.

If you have concerns that you are not receiving your correct entitlements, please contact:

Andrew Wright

Industrial Officer

NSW POLICE FORCE – LAC AMALGAMATIONS PROPOSAL

Bulletin NSWP LAC Amalgamation February 2013

On Friday, 15 February, Senior Industrial Officer Stewart Little and I met with the
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Hon. Michael Gallacher MLC, to
discuss the proposed Local Area Command amalgamations. In the week before this
meeting, I asked PSA staff to consult with the affected Commands. Numerous issues
were raised as part of the consultation and we put those matters to the Minister during
the meeting on 15 February.
These matters included, but are not restricted to:

1) the need for clear consultation arrangements prior to any changes.
2) the hope that these amalgamations might provide an opportunity for
temporary administrative positions to become permanent.
3) the importance of location for our members particularly as it relates to
carers’ responsibilities.
4) how the amalgamation would impact on Intel Officers. We were advised
that at this point, it was not clear but that there would be discussion.

We were advised by the Minister that the intention of the amalgamation is not to
reduce staff numbers and that all the matters we have raised would be considered.
No firm information is currently available with regards to timelines for the
amalgamation or final agreements about which Commands will be amalgamated.
However, the PSA will be having regular meetings with Kathryn Freytag, General
Manager, Workforce Relations & Strategy, and Superintendent Jason Joyce, Project
Manager – LAC Restructure. We will continue to keep members advised of any issues
that arise. We will be involving Departmental Committee Delegates in these meetings.
If anybody wishes to raise matters please contact PSA Organisers: Heather Smith on
0407 498 588 or Lee Coulton on 0499 011 483 – or your local PSA Delegate.
Anne Gardiner
General Secretary