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How do employees request flexible working arrangements?

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How do employees request flexible working arrangements?

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Requests for flexible working arrangements have to:

be in writing

explain what changes are being asked for

explain the reasons for the request.

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Who can request flexible working arrangements?

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Who can request flexible working arrangements?

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Employees who have worked with the same employer for at least 12 months can request flexible working arrangements if they:

are the parent, or have responsibility for the care, of a child who is school aged or younger

are a carer (under the Carer Recognition Act 2010)

have a disability (and are qualified for a disability support pension under the Social Security Act 1991)

are 55 or older

are experiencing family or domestic violence, or

provide care or support to a member of their household or immediate family who requires care and support because of family or domestic violence.

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Examples of flexible working arrangements include changes to:

hours of work (eg. changes to start and finish times)

patterns of work (eg. split shifts or job sharing)

locations of work (eg. working from home).

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Casual employees only get NES entitlements relating to:

unpaid carer's leave

unpaid compassionate leave

community service leave

the Fair Work Information Statement.

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Can notice be paid out instead of worked?

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Can notice be paid out instead of worked?

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Yes. An employer can either:

let the employee work through their notice period, or

pay it out to them (also known as pay in lieu of notice).

If the employer pays out the notice, the amount paid to the employee must equal the full amount the employee would have been paid if they worked until the end of the notice period. This includes:

incentive-based payments and bonuses

loadings

monetary allowances

overtime

penalty rates

any other separately identifiable amounts.

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How much compassionate leave do you get?

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How much compassionate leave do you get?

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All employees are entitled to 2 days compassionate leave each time an immediate family or household member dies or suffers a life threatening illness or injury.

The compassionate leave can be taken as:

​a single continuous 2 day period, or

2 separate periods of 1 day each, or

any separate periods the employee and the employer agree.

An employee does not accumulate compassionate leave and it doesn't come out of their sick and carer's leave (or annual leave) balance. It can be taken any time an employee needs it.

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What is compassionate & bereavement leave?

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What is compassionate & bereavement leave?

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All employees (including casual employees) are entitled to compassionate leave (also known as bereavement leave).

Compassionate leave can be taken when a member of an employee's immediate family or household:

dies or

suffers a life-threatening illness or injury.

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Long service leave is when an employee gets long service leave after a long period of employment with the same employer.

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Community service leave is when all employees including casual employees leave for activities such as:
Voluntary emergency management activities
Jury duty (including attendance for jury selection)

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Carer's leave lets you take time off to care for family emergencies, caring responsibilities and personal illness.

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How much annual leave does an employee get?

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How much annual leave does an employee get?

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Full time and part time employee's get 4 weeks of annual leave.

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All employee's except casual are entitled to paid annual leave.

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When an employee gives birth.
When a employee's spouse or de-facto partner gives birth.
When an employee adopts a child under 16 years of age.

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Who can request flexible working arrangements?

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Who can request flexible working arrangements?

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Employee's who have worked with the same employer for at least 12 months can request flexibl working arrangements.

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An employee can work a maximum of 38 hours per week.