| Circular Number | 2019-07 |
| Issue date: | 27 June 2019 |
| Application: | All Victorian Public Service employers |
| Resources | Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement (2016) |
| Enquiries: | Aboriginal Employment Unit Victorian Public Sector Commission [email protected] |
53.1 NAIDOC Week Leave
a. An Employee of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is entitled to one day of paid leave per year to participate in National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week activities and events.
b. NAIDOC week leave will not accrue from year to year and will not be paid out on termination of the employment of the Employee.
Read a copy of the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2016.
‘NAIDOC’ originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself.
This Circular applies to the Victorian Public Service. Victorian Public Service bodies are encouraged to review their leave policy and procedures to ensure consistency with the provisions of the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2016.
The Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2016 came into effect from 18 May 2016.