This document should be used when you will be employed on a non-ongoing basis under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (the MOP(S) Act). Your employment may be full-time or part-time.
Once a non-ongoing employment agreement is in place if there are any changes to your non-ongoing employment, such as a change to your work-pattern, use the Variation to an Existing Employment Agreement form.
Should your circumstances change and you are no longer able to complete the hours of work as indicated in this agreement please contact your Employer/Authorised Officer so that they can advise MaPS at MOPSPayConditions@finance.gov.au.
You may be required to complete additional forms if this is the first time you are being employed under the MOP(S) Act, if you have had a break, or if this is a new office. Use the employment tool to identify which forms you should complete. Late or missing employment forms may delay your onboarding and pay.
Employment agreements are to be completed prior to, or on the date of, commencement.
Changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) restrict the use of non-ongoing contracts beyond certain limits. Specifically, non-ongoing contracts cannot be extended or renewed beyond a maximum contracted period of 2 years, or, be extended or renewed more than once (even if the total contracted period is less than 2 years).
Some exceptions apply, which include:
Start and End date difference can't be more than 12 months.
The end date has to be greater than the commence date.
(b) the date the employment is terminated, or;
The maximum period of non-ongoing employment is 12 months (e.g. if commencing 15 January, the contract must end on or before 14 January the following year).
An end date must be included in option (a), even if the employment will end if the event in option (c) occurs.
Funding arrangement
Funding arrangements against the Electorate Support Budget (ESB) cannot extend beyond the relevant financial year.
Non-ongoing employment against the ESB cannot extend beyond the relevant financial year. Employment which is wholly funded by the ESB and extends past 30 June will be processed with an automatic cessation date of 30 June (subject to the availability of sufficient funds).
Non-ongoing employment against the ESB cannot extend beyond the relevant financial year. Where an employment agreement is received with work days partially funded by the ESB and which extend past 30 June, these ESB-funded days will be processed with an amended cessation date of 30 June (subject to the availability of sufficient funds).
Indicate any full working days which will be funded using the ESB (and which will be processed up to a maximum end date of 30 June)
ESA should be allocated in consultation with the relevant guideline . This includes guidance on the level of ESA allocated to you within the suitable range of weekly additional hours (averaged over a 12 month period).
Are you the current or new Nominated Traveller?
*The Nominated Traveller is the electorate employee nominated in accordance with clause 5 of Determination 2023/10 - Staff Travel and Relief Staff Determination. Nominated Travellers automatically receive 12 points of ESA as a Nominated Traveller Allowance (NTA) and may receive additional points of ESA up to their individual 'cap' and subject to their parliamentarian's total ESA 'pool'.
*Please note that NTA + ESA 5 or ESA 6 is only available to certain individuals in accordance with clause 40.4(b) and 40.4(c) of the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2024-27.
During your employment, the amount of ESA you are allocated by your Employer may change, including where there is an office re-allocation trigger under clause 41.5 of the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2024-27.
*ESA 17 and ESA 18 may only be allocated to certain individuals in accordance with clause 40.4 (b) and 40.4 (c) of the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2024-27.
During your employment, the amount of ESA you are allocated by your Employer may change, including where there is an office re-allocation trigger under clause 41.5 of the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2020-23.
If ‘yes’, you must email a completed National Police History Check application to MOPSPay&Conditions@finance.gov.au.
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* Queensland parliamentary service is not considered MOP(S) Act equivalent prior service for the purposes of calculating the severance benefit, however may be recognised for personal and long service leave purposes in accordance with the Recognition of prior service guideline.
Should you wish to make a prior service request, please submit the Prior Service Kit.