Sustained period definition
Sustained period means over at least a 12 month period for all staff applying for Pay Point advancement or in the case of Level advancement, generally one to two years for Band 1 and 2 employees, or two to three years for Band 3 and 4 employees.
Sustained period means the employee has performed according to the following timeframes.
(i) In the case of Pay Point the employee has performed for at least 6 months within the assessment cycle at the Level, except where:
(a) there is close proximity between an employee’s actual duration of performance and the required six months qualifying period within an assessment cycle, the Chief of Division, General Manager Corporate or the Chief Information Officer may seek further information from the employee and their nominated manager and has the discretion to consider the employee for Pay Point Advancement, consistent with clause 75.
(b) an employee has taken leave for parental purposes (clauses 59, 60, 61 and 62) and has not met the sustained period requirements of 73.5(k)(i) in the assessment cycle during which the leave for parental purposes commenced, the actual duration of performance in that cycle may be added to the actual duration of performance in the subsequent assessment cycle for the purpose of meeting the eligibility requirements of clause 73.5(k)(i).
(ii) In the case of Level Advancement;
(a) one to two assessment cycles to move within Bands 1 and 2, and from Band 1 to Band 2.
(b) two assessment cycles to move from Band 2 to 3.
(c) two to three assessment cycles to move within Band 3.
Sustained period. : shall mean a period of 20 minutes or longer of continuous or frequent occurrence.