Time in Lieu

At Glenroy Secondary College, teachers and ES staff are entitled to time in lieu. 

This applies where Teachers are required to attend structured school activities that fall outside their normal attendance hours, and for ES when they are required to undertake work in excess of the employee’s ordinary hours of duty. If the additional hours will unreasonably affect personal or family commitments the staff member may request not to undertake the work and the request will only be refused on reasonable grounds.

Teaching Staff

Time in lieu (TIL) will be granted to a teacher where attendance is required at a structured school activity outside the normal hours of attendance (i.e., in excess of 38 hours for a full-time teacher and pro-rata for a part-time teacher). TIL will accrue for the period of time that a teacher’s required attendance is greater than the normal hours of attendance.

Every effort will be made for time in lieu to be taken in the fortnight in which it is accrued. Where that is not possible, TIL will be acquitted before the end of the school year in which it was accrued, otherwise VGSA 2022 clauses 24(8)(c) and (e), and 24(9)(d) will apply.  As an alternative to TIL, the principal and a teacher may agree to payment for TIL owed at the teacher’s normal rate of pay. All time in lieu will be recorded via eduPay. 

Unless otherwise agreed between the principal and the staff member, if TIL is not granted by 1 March of the following school  year, the staff member may elect to take the time  owed commencing immediately or receive pay at time and a half (150%) of the employee’s normal rate of pay.

Education Support staff

Time in lieu will be accrued when an ES works in excess of their normal hours of duty. This will only occur when the work is unavoidable and reasonable notice is provided.  As an alternative to time in lieu an ES and the principal can agree to payment for TIL at the ES’s normal rate of pay where the time in lieu was for work performed within the normal  span of hours (7am–6pm). Where the time in lieu was accrued for work performed outside the normal span of hours, then it will be paid at 150% of the employee’s normal rate of pay. All TIL will be recorded via eduPay. 

Unless otherwise agreed between the principal and the staff member, if TIL is not granted by 1 March of the following school  year, the staff member may elect to take  the time  owed commencing immediately or receive pay at time and a half (150%) of the employee’s normal rate of pay.

Required staff attendance

In 2024, the following structured school activities will require staff attendance:

Term 1:

Term 2:

Term 3:

Term 4:

Time in lieu for camps

Time in lieu accrued during camps is dependent on the staff members’ roster, which will  be created by the camp organiser with the support of the daily organiser. Attendance at school camps will be calculated on the basis of 100% time in lieu for the time the teacher/ES is in attendance/performing duties in excess of normal hours and 50% for the time the teacher/ES is on call and available to perform duties.

For 2024, time in lieu for camps is accrued on the basis that all staff are on duty, as  outlined below.

Time in lieu – acquittal

Time in lieu accrued for attendance at student learning conferences is acquitted by varying attendance for the remainder of the week – i.e., shifting attendance time on the day of the conferences and reducing the number of meetings held that week.

Teachers and ES staff with accrued time in lieu in relation to other structured school  activities, such as camps, parent information BBQ, etc. can apply to take accrued time in lieu or seek payment by following the requirements set out in the VGSA 2022 clause 24(8) and (9).

For teachers, time in lieu is to be acquitted at a time that is least disruptive  to the educational program, and for ES at a time following consideration of the operational needs of the school. Where possible, TIL should be acquitted at a time that is mutually agreed upon by the teacher or ES and principal.

Where time in lieu is acquitted without CRT replacement, it will be provided at a time where the staff member does not need to be on site at the school, such as at the beginning or end of the school day. When a staff member is not required to attend work to perform duties (i.e., acquitting time in lieu) they will have the number of duties which are required, reduced, relevant to the TIL taken.

Pre-Cup Day

Pre-cup day is allocated as one of our curriculum days, and is tagged to assist in the acquitting of Teaching Staff TIL for the following activities:

Education Support staff may use this day to acquit TIL via arrangement with the Business Manager.