Important information about accruing paid sick and carer's leave

On 13 August 2020, the High Court of Australia handed down a decision clarifying how paid personal/carer's leave is accrued and taken under the National Employment Standards (NES). In the decision of Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v AMWU & Ors  [2020] HCA 29, the High Court clarified that:

• the entitlement to 10 days of personal/carer's leave under the NES is calculated based on an employee's ordinary hours of work, not working days
• 10 days of personal/carer's leave is calculated as 1/26 of an employee's ordinary hours of work in a year.

Visit the Fair Work Ombudsman website for more information

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