TAFE SA Regulations 2026

A prescribed employee is entitled to be paid a recreation leave loading allowance in accordance with this regulation.

Subject to this regulation, the allowance—

is 17.5% of the salary payable to a prescribed employee for the first 4 weeks' recreation leave commenced in a TAFE year;

and

in the case of a prescribed employee who has their services terminated, may be paid pro rata in accordance with each complete month for which the employee has not been granted recreation leave; and

only applies to a prescribed employee who is employed for the whole of the TAFE year; and

is not cumulative.

The recreation leave loading allowance for prescribed employees eligible for the allowance for a TAFE year must not exceed the maximum amount that would be payable if the employee were a Public Service employee entitled to recreation leave loading.

The Chief Executive may authorise the payment of a proportionate recreation leave loading allowance to a prescribed employee who has not been employed for the whole of the TAFE year.

For the purposes of this regulation, the salary payable to a prescribed employee includes the Whyalla cost of living loading and any other allowance (other than a locality allowance) payable to the employee in accordance with an applicable industrial award or agreement.