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  • Leave and holidays: A guide to employees’ legal entitlements
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  • Pay for sick, bereavement and family violence leave

    Employees can get paid time off for personal needs if they meet certain criteria. Learn how to work out payments for employees on leave.

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    5. Pay for sick, bereavement and family violence leave
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  • Public holiday pay

    Employees must be paid for a public holiday if it’s a day they would usually work. If they work on a public holiday, they must be paid at least time- and-a-half.

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    2. Pay and hours
    3. Pay and wages
    4. Holidays and leave pay
    5. Public holiday pay
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  • Calculating holiday and leave pay

    How to calculate gross earnings, relevant daily pay and average daily pay for holiday and leave payments.

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    5. Calculating holiday and leave pay
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  • Taking annual holidays

    You are entitled to at least 4 weeks of paid annual holidays (annual leave) when you have worked for your employer for 12 months.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Annual holidays
    4. Taking annual holidays
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  • Annual holiday pay

    Employees are entitled to paid annual holidays (annual leave) after 12 months of continuous employment. Find out how to calculate annual holiday pay using ordinary weekly pay or average weekly earning...

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    4. Holidays and leave pay
    5. Annual holiday pay
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  • Pay-as-you-go annual holiday payments

    Some employees can be paid for their annual holidays on a pay-as-you-go basis instead of getting paid for their holiday when they take it. Learn when pay-as-you go can be used and how to calculate it.

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    2. Pay and hours
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    4. Holidays and leave pay
    5. Pay-as-you-go annual holiday payments
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  • Managing annual holidays

    An employer must give their employees at least 4 weeks paid annual holidays (annual leave) – and keep accurate records of what employees are entitled to and have taken.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Annual holidays
    4. Managing annual holidays
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  • Guide for employees

    New parents can take time away from work to care for a newborn baby or a child under 6 coming into their care. This is called parental leave. You must meet certain requirements to be eligible.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Parental leave
    4. Taking parental leave
    5. Guide for employees
    1. Taking parental leave
  • Auditing compliance with employment standards

    Information about how to audit compliance with employment st andards.

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