Self Care Leave

Permanent and fixed-term employees can access an amount of paid Self-Care Leave per financial
year, depending on their contracted working hours, to be used for the purpose of taking some time to
undertake activities that proactively support their mental health – whatever that may look like.

Employees who typically work a total of 30 hours or more per week are entitled to a maximum of one paid Self-Care Leave day every two calendar months. The periods of accrual are July – August, September – October, November – December, January – February, March – April and May – June.

Employees who typically work less than 30 hours per week are entitled to a maximum of one paid
Self-Care Leave day every four calendar months. The periods of accrual are July – October, November – February, March – June.

Self-Care Leave:

Does not accrue and lapses every two months for those working 30+ hours and every four
months for those working less than 30 hours per week; and
Is not intended to extend periods of existing leave. This means that it can’t be taken in
conjunction with any other leave type or with public holidays, even if separated by a weekend.