2020-09-08 S&O Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 3 Delegations of Authority Council to Chief Executive (No Changes)

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                    LEGISLATION

Power, as the employer, to agree to an employee on parental leave, making more Section 74(2)
than 1 application under subsection (1) within a 12-month period.

Power, as the employer, to decide an application by an employee entitled to or Section 76
taking parental leave to extend parental leave if the circumstances of section 73
exist, to discuss the application and to give written notice of that decision.

Power, as the employer, to decide an application by an employee on parental Section 76
leave to return to work on a part-time basis pursuant to section 74, to discuss the
application and to give written notice of that decision.

Power, as the employer, to nominate a time for the employee to resume work.       Section 78(3)

Power, as the employer, to agree to an employee taking paid sick leave or other   Section 79(3)
paid leave whilst the employee is on unpaid parental leave.

Power, as the employer, to agree to an employee on parental leave performing Section 80(1)(b)
work on a keeping in touch day.

Power, as the employer, to agree that an employee break the period of parental Section 81
leave by returning to work.

Power, as the employer, to agree to an employee on parental leave shortening Section 83
the period of leave.

Power, as the employer, to give notice to the employee of the day on which the Section 84
employee must return to work and, if the employee returns to work, to cancel the
rest of the parental leave.

Power, as the employer of a female employee whose present work is, because Section 89
of her pregnancy or breastfeeding, a risk to the health or safety of the employee
or her unborn or newborn child, to temporarily adjust the employee’s working
conditions or hours of work, or transfer the employee to other appropriate work.

Power, as the employer of a replacement employee, to give the replacement Section 92(1)
employee written notice of the temporary nature of the employment and the
parent’s right to return to work.

Power, as the employer, to agree when an employee is to take long service         Section 97(2)
leave.
Power, as the employer, and where the employer and employee cannot agree Section 97(3)
when the employee is to take long service leave, to decide when the employee
is to take the leave and give the applicable notice to the employee.

Power, as the employer, where the employee is on long service leave and where Section 98(4)
the ordinary rate is increased or reduced, to pay the employee at the increased
or reduced rate for the leave period to which the increased or reduced rate
applies.




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