Entitlement—short term casual employees
44 Entitlement—short term casual employees
This section applies to a short term casual employee.
The employee is entitled to leave work or to be unavailable to attend work for up to 2 days (also carer’s leave) each time the employee needs to care for or support—
a person who is a member of the employee’s immediate family or household—
when the person is ill; or
because an unexpected emergency arises in relation to the person; or
a person who has experienced domestic violence; or
members of the employee’s immediate family or household because of the birth of a child.
The employee may leave work or be unavailable to attend work to take carer’s leave for additional periods if the employer agrees.
Carer’s leave may be taken for part of a day.
The employer must not fail to re-engage the employee only because the employee has taken carer’s leave under this section.
However, the rights of an employer not to re-engage the employee are not otherwise affected.
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