Common use of Casual Employment – Caring Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Casual Employment – Caring Responsibilities. (a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in Clause 54 casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work: (i) if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or (ii) upon the death of an immediate family or household member. (b) The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non- attendance. (c) An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.

Casual Employment – Caring Responsibilities. (a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in Clause 54 casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work: (i) if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or (ii) upon the death of an immediate family or household member. (b) The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non- non-attendance. (c) An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.

Casual Employment – Caring Responsibilities. (a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in Clause 54 51 casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work: (i) if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or (ii) upon the death of an immediate family or household member. (b) The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non- attendance. (c) An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.

Casual Employment – Caring Responsibilities. (a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in Clause 54 55 casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work: (i) if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or (ii) upon the death of an immediate family or household member. (b) The employer Employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non- attendance. (c) An employer The Employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer the Employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.