RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NES. (a) The National Employment Standards (NES) is a set of legislated minimum employment entitlements under the Fair Work Act
(b) In summary, the NES provides the following entitlements: • An average of 38 ordinary hours of work per week; • An employee with 12 months’ service has the right to request a change in working arrangements to assist the employee to care for a child under school age. The employer can refuse the request on reasonable business grounds; • Up to 12 month’s unpaid parental leave, with an employee right to request an extension for a further period of up to 12 months. The employer can refuse the request on reasonable business grounds; • Four week’s annual leave per annum with an additional week for certain continuous shift workers; • Up to 10 days per annum paid personal/xxxxx’s leave; • Up to two day’s unpaid carer’s leave per occasion for casuals and employees who have exhausted their paid carer’s leave entitlements; • Up to two days paid compassionate leave per occasion; • Paid jury service leave and unpaid leave for eligible community service activities; • Long service leave consistent with the relevant federal award provisions; • Public holidays; • Notice of termination and redundancy pay, subject to certain exclusions; and • The provision of a Fair Work Information Statement to new employees.
(c) This Agreement will be read and interpreted in conjunction with the National Employment Standards (NES). Where there is an inconsistency between this agreement and the NES, and the NES provides a greater benefit, the NES provision will apply to the extent of the inconsistency.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NES. The NES continues to apply to Employees covered by this Agreement, except where this Agreement provides a more favourable outcome in a particular respect.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NES. 18.1. The National Employment Standards (NES) is a set of legislated minimum employment entitlements under the Fair Work Act
18.2. In summary, the NES provides the following entitlements:
i. An average of 38 ordinary hours of work per week;
ii. An employee with 12 months’ service has the right to request a change in working arrangements to assist the employee to care for a child under school age, or where the employee is a carer or is disabled, aged over 55, or is experiencing or providing care for a member of their immediate family or household who is experiencing family or domestic violence. The employer can refuse the request on reasonable business grounds;
iii. Up to 12 months unpaid parental leave, with an employee right to request an extension for a further period of up to 12 months. The employer can refuse the request on reasonable business grounds;
iv. Four weeks annual leave per annum with an additional week for certain continuous shiftworkers;
v. Up to 10 days per annum paid personal/xxxxx’s leave;
vi. Up to two days unpaid carer’s leave per occasion for casuals and employees who have exhausted their paid carer’s leave entitlements;
vii. Up to two days paid compassionate leave per occasion;
viii. Paid jury service leave and unpaid leave for eligible community service activities;
ix. Long service leave consistent with the relevant federal award provisions;
x. Public holidays;
xi. Notice of termination and redundancy pay, subject to certain exclusions; and xii. The provision of a Fair Work Information Statement to new employees.
18.3. The NES applies to employees covered by this Agreement, except where this Agreement provides a more favourable outcome.
