13 December 2016
Mr Julian Little
[FYI request #4968 email]
Dear Mr Little,
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982, received on
16 November 2016. You requested the fol owing information, which I have numbered for
ease of reference:
1. … a copy of the employment contract for all IRD staff
2. … the number of sick days IRD staff are entitled to per annum
3. … whether a medical certificate is required for sick leave, and if so, where this
requirement is located in their employment contract.
I will respond to each question in turn.
Question one
Inland Revenue has six current employment agreements covering staff. These are listed
below and attached to this response.
Item Date
Document description
Decision
1
Signed
PSA and Taxpro Multi Union Released in full
22 August 2015
Collective 034 (MUCA 034)
2
Undated
Individual Employment Contract Released in full
(IEA 2015
3
Signed
Inland Revenue NUPE Collective Released in full
4 September 2015
Agreement 035 (NUPE)
4
Signed
Individual Employment Contract Released in full
1 May 2007
(PAD) 2007 (PAD IEA)
5
June 2007
Standard Terms Employment Released in full
Agreement (STEA 2007)
6
May 2011
Standard Terms Employment Released in full
Agreement (STEA 2011)
Question two
Employees covered by the following contracts are entitled to 11 days of sick leave per
annum in their first two years of employment. They are entitled to 15 days sick leave per
annum in subsequent years:
PSA and Taxpro Multi Union Collective 034 (MUCA 034);
Individual Employment Contract (IEA 2015);
Inland Revenue NUPE Collective Agreement 035 (NUPE); and
Individual Employment Contract (PAD) 2007 (PAD IEA 2007).
Employees covered by the following contracts do not have a specific sick leave limit:
Standard Terms Employment Agreement (STEA 2007); and
Standard Terms Employment Agreement (STEA 2011).
Question three
My answer to this question is in respect to all current employment agreements.
Inland Revenue employees may be required to produce a medical certificate if they take
fewer than three days sick leave, at Inland Revenue’s expense. Whether these three
days are working days or consecutive calendar days differs, and is outlined in each
agreement.
Employees may be required to produce a medical certificate if they take greater than
three days sick leave, at their own expense. Again, whether these three days are
working days or consecutive calendar days differs, and is outlined in each agreement.
Under all employment agreements, Inland Revenue employees may also be required to
produce a medical certificate for any further sick leave taken once they have used their
statutory five day entitlement under the Holidays Act 2003, at the employee’s expense.
All requests for medical certificates must follow a discussion between the employee and
their people leader.
These requirements are outlined in the agreements as fol ows;
1. PSA and Taxpro Multi Union Collective 034 (MUCA 034), Clause 6.8.6
2. Individual Employment Contract (IEA 2015), Clause 8.4
3. Inland Revenue NUPE Collective Agreement 035 (NUPE), Clause 6.8.6
4. Individual Employment Contract (PAD) 2007 (PAD IEA), Clause 4.6
5. Standard Terms Employment Agreement (STEA 2011), Clause 4.7
6. Standard Terms Employment Agreement (STEA 2007), Page 5, Personal needs
and sickness.
This fully covers the information you requested.
Yours sincerely
Brett Wood
Workforce Information & Intelligence
Encl. PSA and Taxpro Multi Union Collective 034 (MUCA 034)
Individual Employment Contract (IEA 2015)
Inland Revenue NUPE Collective Agreement 035 (NUPE)
Individual Employment Contract (PAD) 2007 (PAD IEA)
Standard Terms Employment Agreement (STEA 2011)
Standard Terms Employment Agreement (STEA 2007)
