Are You Confused About Your Employees’ Leave Entitlements? Not surprisingly, one of the topics that ties employers up in knots more than any other is leave. For starters, there are so many different types – long service leave, adoption leave, parental leave, annual leave, personal/carer’s leave, compassionate leave, community service leave, the list goes on. And not only that, but each different type of leave has very specific requirements you must abide by. But there’s no need to worry. The Employment Law Practical Handbook will keep you in the know when it comes to your employees’ leave entitlements. Here’s just a sample of the kind of practical information you’ll find in the Employment Law Practical Handbook on leave: And remember, if you can’t find the exact answer you are looking for in the handbook, or just want to clarify something, you can just ask the Workplace Helpdesk. Here are some of the questions about leave we get asked most frequently by our subscribers (and our lawyers answers!): Q: We are an employer in South Australia. We have an employee who is owed 28 weeks long service leave. Is it possible for us to ask the employee to take all this leave at once? A: Under the South Australian Long Service Leave Act 1987, an employer is entitled to direct an employee to take their entitlement to long service leave in one continuous period. If you do this, you must give the employee at least 60 days notice of the date from which the leave will be taken. However, the employer and employee are entitled to reach agreement allowing the employee to take long service leave in separate periods. Q: Is an employee’s sick leave entitlement cumulative? If so, for how long? A: The answer is yes. An employee’s unused sick leave entitlement is cumulative from year to year indefinitely. Order your free trial today to discover what else the Employment Law Practical Handbook includes! You will find out:
