Employee Manual

Annual Leave Policy

Read our full preezie leave policy here. The main takeaways and FAQs are outlined below:

• All full-time employees get 20 days of annual leave a year

• If you are a part-time employee, you will accrue annual leave on a pro-rata basis, based on your ordinary hours of work

• All annual leave must be approved in advanced by your team leader

How do I request leave?

• Navigate to the Leave tab in your Xero My Payroll dashboard

• Complete the New Leave Request form and assign approval to your Team Leader

• Once approved, you are responsible for making sure that your Team Leader and your coworkers know about the leave and that arrangements have been made to cover for you while you're away

How much notice do I need to give?

• Please provide, where possible, two weeks notice for any annual leave

• You must have an accrued leave balance of at least the amount of leave you propose to take

What happens to unused annual leave at the end of the year?

• They are carried over. Annual Leave doesn't expire

Definitions

• A Full-Time working week is 38hrs, equating to 7.6hrs per working day

• Part-Time Annual Leave is accrued on a pro-rata basis

Personal/Carer's Leave Policy

Read our full preezie leave policy here. The main takeaways and FAQs are outlined below:

1. Personal/carer’s leave refers to both sick and carer’s leave

2. The entitlement to receive personal/carer’s leave arises as follows; where an employee is unfit to work because of personal illness or injury; or 

3. An employee is required to provide care or support to a member of his/her immediate family or household due personal illness, an injury or an unexpected emergency

4. All full-time employees get 10 days of personal/carer's leave a year

5. If you are a part-time employee, you will accrue personal/carer's leave on a pro-rata basis, based on your ordinary hours of work

What happens if I'm sick?

1. An employee shall, where practicable, advise their team leader by phone call (not text message) of his/her inability to attend for work prior to the commencement of the workday

Do I need to do anything when I come back to work?

1. Navigate to the Leave tab in your Xero My Payroll dashboard

2. Complete the New Leave Request form and assign approval to your Team Leader

What happens to unused personal/carer's leave at the end of the year?

1. They are carried over. Personal/carer's leave doesn't expire

Remote Work Policy

Requirements

• An internet connection capable of easily handling a Google Hangout

• A working webcam and microphone. The built-in camera and microphone on your laptop / monitor will suffice

• A dedicated room/space. You need a place that is as distraction-free as your normal work environment

Expectations

• Known availability and overlap with your team

preezie standard hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm AEST. If you're not going to be working the hours you normally work, overcommunicate this to your team by posting in Microsoft Teams (ex: "Going to the gym for an hour"). Try not to pop in and out. Work sustained sessions with only a few extended interruptions (e.g., lunch, dog walking, gym, light-saber fight with the kids)

• Team awareness

You don't have to advertise absences to the entire company, but we do want the people who are looking for you to know where you are. Theoretically, sustained "away from keyboard" periods should be logged in Google Cal, but that's different from making people aware. Make sure your team and the people you work with regularly know where you are and when you expect to be back online

General Work Expenses

There will be work expenses required from time to time that is necessary for you perform your duties. The general process is:

• Speak with your team leader about the work-related cost - the need for it and why it's essential;

• When you and your team leader agree it's essential, provide an "estimate" of this cost to the CFO for approval;

• Once approved by the CFO, the employee can proceed with the cost and pay on their credit card*;

• Keep the receipt and submit an Employee Reimbursement Form (TBA) before the end of the month;

• This will be reimbursed to the employee at month-end payday;

*For larger costs where it may be unreasonable for the employee to pay for these costs, speak with the CFO for direct company payment

Travel and Accomodation

TBA