Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. Casual employees are entitled to five days’ unpaid family and domestic violence leave in each 12 month period. Note that as of 9 September 2024 the federal laws about paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave will also apply to state employers in WA. These laws provide for 10 days’ paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave in each 12 month period. Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave is available in full at the start of each 12 month period of the employee’s employment; and does not accumulate from year to year. An employee will be able to take unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave if: the employee is experiencing family and domestic violence; and the employee needs to do something to deal with the impact of the family and domestic violence; and it is impractical for the employee to do that thing outside the employee’s ordinary hours of work. Taking unpaid Family and Domestic Violence leave Employees can take unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave as: a single continuous five day period; separate periods of one or more days each; or in any separate periods to which the employee and the employer agree, including periods of less than one day. Evidence to be provided If required by the employer, an employee who claims to be entitled to unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave should provide evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the entitlement. This could be a document issued by: a police service; a court of family violence support service;
Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. 7.9.1 An Employee is entitled to 5 days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave in a 12 month period in accordance with the NES. “Family and domestic violence” is as defined in the NES
Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. Unpaid family and domestic violence leave is provided for in the NES.
Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. All employees (including casuals) shall be entitled to unpaid family and domestic violence leave in accordance with the National Employment Standards (NES).
Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. Clause 36 of the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 is incorporated in this Agreement in it’s entirety.
Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. (a) is available in full at the start of each 12 month period of the Employee’s employment; and
Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. Paid family and domestic violence leave is provided for in the NES. Information concerning an employee’s experience of family and domestic violence is sensitive and if mishandled can have adverse consequences for the employee. Depending upon the circumstances, evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the employee’s need to take family and domestic violence leave may include a document issued by the police service, a court or family violence support service, or a statutory declaration.
Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. Upon exhaustion of the paid leave entitlement, an Employee may request further periods of unpaid leave for the same activities for which paid leave would be available. Such a request will not be unreasonably denied.
