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Employment benefits

Benefits of working within the Authority

Staff of the ACT Planning and Land Authority enjoy generous remuneration and conditions of employment provisions. Most of these are detailed in the Authority’s Certified Agreement.

Leave

Leave provisions are:

  • annual leave (total credit of 20 days annually);
  • annual leave bonus;
  • personal/carer’s leave (total credit of 18 days annually);
  • other paid leave (may be granted for purposes considered reasonable);
  • purchased annual leave (option of purchasing up to an additional 6 weeks per year subject to eligibility criteria);
  • long service leave (pro rata accessible after 7 years’ service); and
  • maternity leave (up to a maximum of 54 weeks leave of which 14 weeks are paid - subject to eligibility criteria).

Other benefits

Other benefits are:

  • a generous employer-sponsored superannuation scheme;
  • learning and development opportunities, internally and externally, including mentoring program, access to training courses and assistance with formal educational courses;
  • access for most staff to flexible working arrangements including part-time work and flexible starting and finishing times;
  • a safe and healthy work environment;
  • access to salary packaging arrangements;
  • an Employee Assistance Program for employees to access free and confidential counselling assistance to help them resolve personal and work-related problems; and
  • a staff social club.

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