Common use of Special Leave Clause in Contracts

Special Leave. An employee (other than a casual) directly experiencing family violence will have access to three (3) days paid leave per year, non cumulative, for medical appointments, legal proceedings and other activities related to family violence. These three (3) days are in addition to other paid leave entitlements detailed in this Agreement and are paid at the employee’s base rate of pay for the hours they would have worked on that day.

Special Leave. (a) An employee (other than a casual) Employee directly experiencing family violence will have access to three ten (310) days paid leave per year, non non-cumulative, for medical appointments, legal proceedings and other activities related to family violence. These three ten (310) days are in addition to other paid leave entitlements detailed in this Agreement and are paid at the employeeEmployee’s base rate of pay for the hours they would have worked on that day. Should those 10 days be exhausted, the Employee may access accruals of paid personal/carers leave.