Standard working hours

• Fulltime employment is 37.5 hours per week for PSM Act employees.

• Part-time employment is more than 15 hours but less than 37.5 hours per week. Part-time employees have the same conditions that apply to full-time employee, but on a pro-rata basis, and in proportion to hours normally worked. The hours are generally fixed and constant.

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Flexible working practices

Options include:

• Flexi-time
• Home based work
• Purchased leave 48/52 arrangement
• Part-time work
• Compressed weeks.

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Annual (Recreation) Leave

• 12.5 hours (one and two thirds [1 2/3] days), paid recreation leave for each completed month of service, equivalent to 150 hours for a completed service year.
• A service year commences on the date of employment as a PSM Act employee.
• Part-time employees will receive a pro-rate amount in accordance with hours worked.

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Sick Leave

• Full-time employees are entitled to 90 hours sick leave per financial year. Part-time employees’ entitlements are adjusted in accordance with the number of hours worked.

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Parental Leave

• Paid maternity leave – 14 weeks per child
• Unpaid parental leave – maternity leave may be granted for up to 104 weeks in total, including paid and unpaid leave for the care of a child not of school age.

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Salary Packaging

• A maximum of 50% of the employee’s total annual earnings can be used for salary sacrifice purposes.

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Superannuation

• 9% Employer Benefit paid to Triple S Super Scheme.
• Employees have the opportunity to make their own contributions to the scheme, including making salary sacrifice (pre-tax) superannuation contributions.

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Performance Management and Development

• All employees are expected to participate in the Rural Solutions SA Performance Management and Development process that promotes and supports ongoing feedback, learning and development, and continuous improvement.

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Learning and Development

The level of assistance available includes

• Study leave
• On-the-job learning programs
• Short Courses, Seminars and Workshops