Covid-19, Employee Entitlements, Guidelines
As of 24 August 2021, NSW childcare workers who live in or work in LGA’s of concern are required to have their first COVID-19 vaccine by 30 August 2021. For everyone else, the Fair Work Ombudsman ( FWO) has released a tiered assessment for employers who wish to...
Employee Entitlements, Nanny News, Paid Parental 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...
Employee Entitlements, Miscellaneous Award, Nanny News, Policy
The Miscellaneous Award recently incurred a temporary schedule amendment due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The schedule provides employees with two weeks unpaid pandemic leave and the ability to take twice as much accrued leave at half pay. The schedule outlines; Unpaid...
Covid, Nanny News, Policy
This is an extremely difficult time for all employers and employees. Nannies and au pairs are (except for WA) covered by the Miscellaneous Award and are entitled to all the associated benefits around leave and termination. The Fair Work Ombudsman has a very...
Care Pay, Employee Entitlements, Miscellaneous Award
The Federal Court of Australia on 16 August 2018, ruling has granted a terminated casual worker annual leave entitlements. The Court found a truck driver employed under a labour hire arrangement as a casual, was not a casual under employment law, because of his...
