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The NES: National Employment Standards casual conversion employee rights fair work family and domestic violence hours of work hr compliance leave and entitlements long service leave minimum entitlements modern awards paid leave parental leave permanent employee public holiday unpaid leave Nov 16, 2023

The National Employment Standards (NES) are 11 minimum entitlements that are applicable to all national system employees within Australia. Any entitlements that are provided for in relevant Awards or Agreements must provide equal and/or better conditions than those in the NES. Such Awards and...

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Types of Leave: Explaining the Differences annual leave employee rights fair work family and domestic violence hr 101 leave and entitlements long service leave minimum entitlements paid leave parental leave personal leave western australia Oct 19, 2023

With so many types of leave out there, it's often hard to know what type of leave you can take for what. So, let us break it down for you!

Personal / Carer's Leave

This type of leave lets an employee take time off work to deal with:

- Personal illnesses

- Caring duties and responsibilities, or

-...

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Personal/Carer's (Sick) Leave: Paid vs Unpaid australian capital territory employee rights hr compliance leave and entitlements new south wales northern territory paid leave queensland south australia tasmania unpaid leave victoria western australia Oct 19, 2023

Sick leave? Personal leave? Carer's leave? They can all be confusing and determining which to take can be stressful, especially when trying to care for a family member or sickness of your own! Let's start with breaking down the difference between paid and unpaid sick leave.

Paid Sick Leave:

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Changes to Paid Parental Leave Scheme australian capital territory employee rights employii news fair work flexible working hr compliance leave and entitlements minimum entitlements new south wales northern territory paid leave parental leave protected attributes queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Jul 03, 2023

As of 1 July 2023, changes to the Paid Parental Leave scheme came into effect. Here's a breakdown of the changes and what you need to know:

 

The main changes:

  • The previous entitlements provided 18 weeks' of paid parental leave alongside 2 weeks' of Dad and Partner pay. These two...
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