Enterprise agreement

The DBCDE Enterprise Agreement 2011-2014 sets the terms and conditions of employment for employees in the department who are not part of the Senior Executive Service.

• DBCDE-Enterprise-Agreement-2011-2014 (PDF, 606 KB)

The agreement covers matters such as flexible working arrangements, allowances, leave, performance management and salary. It has a nominal expiry date of 30 June 2014.

Summary of key provisions in the Enterprise Agreement:

• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• 18 weeks paid adoption leave
• 4 weeks paid paternity leave
• up to 8 weeks purchased leave
• 20 days annual leave (up to two weeks of leave can be taken at half pay)
• 18 days personal/carers leave
• eligibility for performance pay for EL 1 and EL 2 staff
• studies assistance up to $5000 p.a, plus study leave
• option to cash out minimum 5 days annual leave
• up to 3 days compassionate leave for each occasion
• up to 3 days bereavement leave for each occasion
• up to 5 days emergency services leave
• up to 2 days leave to perform volunteer work
• up to 12 months unpaid grandparents leave
• other paid leave for NAIDOC, moving house, defence reservists, etc
• employee allowances for health and safety representatives, first aid officers and diversity and harassment contact officers are now included
• accelerated salary advancement for APS 1 to APS 6 staff who receive an outstanding performance rating
• salary sacrifice up to 100 per cent salary
• TOIL for Executive Level employees
• flextime for APS 1 to APS 6 levels
• paid shut-down between Christmas and New Year
• free confidential Employee Assistance Program for employees and their immediate families
• employer contribution towards vacation child care
• provision to work from home
• part-time work
• job sharing
• relocation assistance

Other benefits provided by the department include:

• annual influenza immunisation
• quit smoking assistance program
• carers room
• early intervention for pain management
• access to mentoring programs
• a staff job rotation program
• in-house capability development programs
• online eldercare kit
• a range of wellbeing initiatives