Info Guides – Leave Articles

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently tackled a dispute that underscores the complexities of casual employment relationships. The case involved a cook who had been employed casually at a café since July 2023. In February 2024, the worker informed her employer about a back injury that rendered her unfit for work. She provided medical certificates that covered her absence until April 16, 2024.

Accrual of Annual Leave Annual Leave accumulates in accordance with an employee’s work hours which varies dependent upon employment type, with a full time employee of 38 hours per week entitled to approximately 4 weeks annual leave per year. Annual leave continues to...

Annual Leave, also known as Holiday Pay, is paid when an employee requests time off work, usually to holiday or to take a break.  Annual Leave is paid at the employee’s base rate of pay and is not inclusive of overtime, penalty rates, or additional allowances. The...

Unpaid Pandemic Leave is available to employees who are unable to work due to COVID-19, with conditions around such preventing them from attending work. Conditions such as: The requirement to self-isolate or quarantine as per government or medical practitioner...