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Leave Policy

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Who can use this policy

This leave policy can be used by. all employers throughout Australia, except the following excluded employers:

  • Non-constitutional corporation employers in Western Australia
  • State public sector employers (ie employees of a Minister, the Governor or the Crown); and
  • Local Government employers — except Tasmania


Commentary


Employees have a range of entitlements in relation to certain types of leave. The types of leave that are dealt with in this leave policy are annual leave, personal/carer’s leave, compassionate leave, long service leave, and community services leave (which includes jury service and voluntary emergency services).

These entitlements may differ in some respects for certain types of employees, for example, day workers and shift workers; agreement-covered employees; award-covered employees; or award/agreement free employees. They also differ depending on the detail of the award or agreement that applies to the employee.

The leave policy allows employers to account for these different types of employees in one policy.

Before using or implementing the leave policy, please ensure that it is consistent with any enterprise agreement, contract, or award which applies to the employees in your workplace. The policy should also be supplemented by a policy on parental leave and leave without pay—those policies can be found on the Policies tab of the HR Advance website.

Note:
The entitlement to community service leave which appears in the policy does not apply until 1 January 2010.

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The commentaries and documents in HR Advance are updated as necessary, to keep them relevant. You should familiarise yourself with the relevant commentary each time you create a document.

This document has been drafted to suit a wide variety of businesses, with a number of options available to enable you to customise the document to better suit your business. Nevertheless, you may need to make other changes to the document so that it suits the specific needs of your business. If you make additional changes, we cannot guarantee that the changes and modifications you make to the document will be legally compliant or enforceable.

This commentary and any additional information provided to assist you in creating this document, does not constitute legal advice.

If you are unsure about any aspect of this document (including the changes or amendments you make to it), you should seek appropriate advice from a lawyer, skilled in these issues. You should consult with your financial advisor in relation to any relevant taxation or financial issues concerning the document you create.

After creating this document, you should read through it carefully to make sure it meets your business needs and is consistent with other industrial instruments, policies and procedures which operate in your workplace. This commentary is not designed to be provided to employees or other workplace participants.


Further information

Further information on how to use this document can be found at the 'How to use these policies' link on the Policies page of the HR Advance website.




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