Leave, Miscellaneous Award
The question of leave loading has come up a couple of times this week, namely ‘why am I not being paid leave loading?’. In most cases staff working in the home providing domestic support such as nannies, cleaners, housekeepers etc (except in WA) are...
Employee Entitlements, Leave, Miscellaneous Award
The leave accrual for all fulltime permanent employees including nannies and domestic staff is 20 days annual (holiday leave) and 10 days personal/carer (sick leave). For part time employees this accrues on a pro rata basis. Each leave accrues on an ongoing basis...
Employee Entitlements, Leave, Miscellaneous Award
Recently family and domestic violence leave for all employees covered by the FWO Act changed from unpaid to paid leave. This applies to most employers of nannies and domestic staff, except those residing in Western Australia. Full-time, part-time and casual employees...
Employee Entitlements, Leave
Employees are entitled to 12 months of unpaid parental leave when a child is born or adopted. An additional 12 months leave can be requested. Types of maternity and parental leave as well as employee eligibility can be found on the Fair Work Australia website here...
