All permanent department employees
To outline the steps to be followed when an employee is considering unattaching from their position, how the process is managed and the steps when returning to your substantive work unit after a period of absence.
Unattach from position is when a permanent employee agrees to be unattached from their substantive position whilst still maintaining their permanent employment status.
If an employee is vacating their permanent position for an absence, in excess of 12 months, for reasons including secondment and special leave without pay they may request to unattach from their position or the employer may seek their agreement to unattach. This allows the department to fill the vacant role with another permanent employee ensuring service continuity.
As a result, it means the employee maintains their permanent status but has no funded substantive position to return to at the conclusion of their period of absence. Upon recommencing duty after attaching from their position, the employee’s substantive role may be different to that previously held.
Should an employee not agree with a decision made regarding unattaching from a position (including time limits placed on absences from their position or the role an employee is attached to on return to their substantive workgroup after unattaching from their position), the managing employee complaints procedure should be followed.
Term
Definition
Secondment
The temporary appointment of a permanent employee for an agreed period of time to another DoE position (or position in an external department) at either the same, lower or higher classification level. Another position in the department does not include a different position within their substantive Division.
Special leave
Leave taken in accordance with the Special leave (Directive 05/17).
Unattach from position
Previous seven years shown. Minor version updates not included.
3.0 Unattachment from position
4.0 Unattach from position
For all enquiries, contact Talent Unit, Human Resources: Non-teachingEmail: recruitment.humanres@qed.qld.gov.au Phone: (07) 3055 2931 Classified teachingEmail: recruitmentteaching.humanres@qed.qld.gov.au Phone: (07) 3055 2917
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