Let's talk employee leave entitlements (Australian-focus)

Straight Up Small Business

As an employer are you across what your leave entitlements are for your staff? There’s quite a bit of detail to leave and I'm regularly setting up payroll for clients who aren't totally across all of these details, so I thought it was fitting to do a podcast episode all about leave.

In this episode I cover who gets paid leave, what leave is and the different types of leave. I also cover off the kind of leave that casual staff are entitled to.

The National Employment Standards (NES) set the minimum leave entitlements for staff, and Awards build off this minimum standard.

You are probably familiar with the different types of leave from taking it yourself, but as an employer you may not be across all the different types. There are quite a few and they each have various components are nuances that you need to be across.
I give an overview on:

• Paid leave, why casual employees don’t get paid leave, and what happens with leave when you’re the sole director of a company.
• Annual leave, when it accumulates and leave loading
• Personal, sick or carer’s leave
• Compassionate leave and when it's paid
• Community service leave, the activities it applies to and how jury duty leave works
• The difference between paid and unpaid parental leave, and what you are responsible for as an employer
• Family and domestic violence leave, including information on the new legislation that's currently in effect for employers of 15 staff or more and that will be relevant for all employers from 1 August 2023
• Long service leave and who it applies to
• The different leave types that casual staff are entitled to

There are a number of leave types that can catch you out as an employer if you’re not aware of them. This episode will ensure you're across what you need to know so you can feel confident next time a leave request comes in.
LINKS:

Services Australia - Paid Parental Leave scheme

Fair Work Ombudsman

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