University of Adelaide Enterprise Agreement 2010-2013

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6.5 Unexplained Absence from Work

This clause applies to all staff other than casuals.

6.5.1 Unexplained absence from work means you have not notified your supervisor of your inability to attend the workplace and you are not on any form of authorised absence e.g. leave, conference attendance.

6.5.2 Unexplained absence from work occurs if you do not attend your place of employment on an ongoing basis without receiving authorisation for the absence or providing a satisfactory explanation for your non-attendance.

6.5.3 If you are absent from duty without prior approval, you or a nominee shall make reasonable attempts to advise the University at the earliest possible time.

6.5.4 Where you are absent from duty without providing notice to your supervisor, or with no approval for your absence; or no apparent reasonable basis for the absence, your supervisor shall take initial steps to contact you by telephone, email or visit you at home.

6.5.5 Where the absence from duty is for a continuous period of five (5) working days and you have failed to contact your supervisor and initial steps by the supervisor to contact you have failed, the University shall send a letter to your last known address by registered mail requesting that you provide reasons for the unauthorised absence. The University shall also advise you that you will be placed on paid leave in accordance with clause 6.5.6 from the commencement of your absence up to a maximum period of 25 working days, or until you return to work, whichever occurs first.

6.5.6 Payment during absence:

a) For the purposes of ‘paid leave' in clause 6.5.5, your annual leave entitlement shall be used in the first instance.
b) Where you have no annual leave entitlement or the entitlement is exhausted, your long service leave entitlement shall be used.
c) Where you have no entitlement to annual or long service leave or such entitlements are exhausted you will be placed on leave without pay.

6.5.7 If you fail to contact the University either to provide appropriate reasons for the unauthorised absence from duty or return to duty within 25 working days from the commencement of the absence, the University may determine that you have failed to attend for duty and your employment shall cease.

6.5.8 The Vice-Chancellor will advise you in writing that your employment has been terminated effective from the date of the letter.

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