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Ask Shaye: Changing employment status and ADOs in the PHS
I am changing from full time to part time in the public health system. Must I use my ADOs prior to changing my employment status?
Yes. The NSW Health Leave Matters Policy Directive PD2023_045 in paragraph 16.4 states that “employees must utilise ADOs prior to implementing changed employment arrangements e.g. changing from full time to part time or changing legal employers within the Health System”. If you change employment status to part time without using your ADOs, there is no Award or policy entitlement to then access these ADOs hours until they are paid out when you retire or resign (or return to full- time status) at some point in the future, as these ADO hours cannot be used whilst you have an active part-time assignment.