NAIDOC – Nov 2020 (PDF version)
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia annually to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
If you are a transferred worker and identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you are entitled to a day off to participate in NAIDOC celebrations. The Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009 (a copied State award) provides for the following leave arrangements
84.9 A staff member who identifies as an Indigenous Australian shall be granted up to one day special leave per year to enable the staff member to participate in the National Aborigines and Islander Day of Commemoration Celebrations. Leave can be taken at any time during NAIDOC week, or in the weeks leading up to and after NAIDOC week as negotiated between the supervisor and staff member.
If you are having difficulty accessing leave, or would like advice on any other workplace issue, please remember, the CPSU NSW is YOUR UNION and we are here to help. Contact your local delegate or the CPSU NSW Member Support Centre, for assistance – 1300 772 679 or via email .
Join the CPSUNSW today at www.cpsunsw.org.au/join.
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