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  • Leave and holidays: A guide to employees’ legal entitlements
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  • Alternative holidays

    An alternative holiday (sometimes called a ‘day in lieu’) is a day off to take at another time. Employees get an alternative holiday when they work on a public holiday that falls on a normal working d...

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Public holidays
    4. Alternative holidays
    1. Public holidays
  • Illness and injury

    When an employee is unable to do their job due to illness or injury, it can be a difficult time both for them and their employer.

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    2. Resolving problems
    3. Illness and injury
    1. Resolving problems
  • Parental leave

    Employees may be able to take leave from work to care for their new child.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Parental leave
    1. Leave and holidays
  • Final pay

    When an employee stops working for an employer, their last pay must include their final wages, all the holiday pay they’re entitled to, and any other payments owing.

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    2. Pay and hours
    3. Pay and wages
    4. Final pay
    1. Pay and wages
  • Good faith

    There are certain behaviours and principles that are essential to any employment relationship. Employees, employers, unions and parties to an employment relationship must deal with each other in ‘good...

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    2. Starting employment
    3. Rights and responsibilities
    4. Good faith
    1. Rights and responsibilities
  • Leave without pay

    Employees can take leave without pay if their employer agrees. This agreement should be recorded in writing.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Other types of leave
    4. Leave without pay
    1. Other types of leave
  • Time off to vote

    Employees must be given leave to vote in general elections or by-elections.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Time off to vote
    1. Leave and holidays
  • Taking bereavement leave

    Bereavement leave gives you time to grieve and to take care of matters if someone close to you dies.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Bereavement leave
    4. Taking bereavement leave
    1. Bereavement leave
  • Annual closedowns and holidays

    If a workplace has an annual closedown, employees may be required to use some of their annual holidays during this time.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Annual holidays
    4. Annual closedowns and holidays
    1. Annual holidays
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