Manage annual leave for your team - Implementation guide

The ‘Locating Rostering Resources’ tip sheet provides step by step instructions to access resources to support you to manage annual leave for your team! Please refer to Managing Annual Leave for the pdf version.

Online modules

Go to MyHealth Learning and search ‘rcf’. Complete the following modules:

  • Gathering Resources to Plan Annual Leave
  • Annual Leave Planning
  • Action Leave Requests
  • Manage Excessive Leave

Rostering resource manual or your Health Agency’s guidelines

Read the Annual Leave Management guidelines

Rostering best practice – resources and links

Download the Annual Leave Planner in either financial year or calendar year format, depending on your needs.

StaffLink forms and fact sheets

Check with your Manager if forms are submitted electronically.

Familiarise yourself with the form and the procedures to have it completed, approved and submitted.

Refer to the following factsheets: (Available to NSW Helath staff only)

Leave Matters for NSW Health Policy Directive

Read Clause 2, Annual Leave of the policy directive.

Industrial Awards

Access the relevant industrial award your staff are covered by and read the information relating to annual leave.

Manager support

Speak to your Manager to confirm the process to access:

  • Full time equivalent (FTE) staffing numbers for your unit
  • The allocated budget for your unit
  • The Staffing Profile for your unit
  • The existing process to plan annual leave for your unit

HealthRoster support materials

Access section 7 of the Roster Creation Management User Guides (available to NSW Health staff only) for reference in need. Search for ‘annual’ to locate information throughout the document.

Review the Quick Reference Guide: Applying cancelled duties to Annual Leave Non-Productives.

Rostering information for staff booklet

Read the section relating to Annual Leave and ensure staff are aware of the information provided.


Current as at: Thursday 17 January 2019