Personal leave is available to continuing and fixed term staff. Your entitlements are contained in the applicable industrial instrument. The University provides comprehensive entitlements for personal leave and family responsibilities, and for carers and compassionate grounds.
Please use the myHR portal to apply for paid leave.
Staff accrue personal leave on a monthly basis, rather than in bulk at the end of the year. This means staff do not have to wait until their end of the first year of service and are instead able to take it as it accrues.
Personal leave is credited at the rate of 1 working day for each completed month of service.
The following table gives you a quick reference of yearly personal leave accruals for each of the University's standard employment fractions.
| Fraction | Days accrued per year | Hours accrued per month |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 12.0 | 7.350h (7h 21m) |
| 0.9 | 10.8 | 6.615h (6h 37m) |
| 0.8 | 9.60 | 5.880h (5h 53m) |
| 0.7 | 8.40 | 5.145h (5h 09m) |
| 0.6 | 7.20 | 4.410h (4h 25m) |
| 0.5 | 6.00 | 3.675h (3h 40m) |
| 0.4 | 4.80 | 2.940h (2h 56m) |
| Standard fraction | Days accrued per year | Days accrued per month |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 12.0 | 7.50h (7h 30m) |
| 0.9 | 10.8 | 6.75h (6h 45m) |
| 0.8 | 9.60 | 6.00h (6h 00m) |
| 0.7 | 8.40 | 5.25h (5h 15m) |
| 0.6 | 7.20 | 4.50h (4h 30m) |
| 0.5 | 6.00 | 3.75h (3h 45m) |
| 0.4 | 4.80 | 3.00h (3h 00m) |
Notes: