Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 43

43 Entitlement—long term casual employees

(1) This section applies to a long term casual employee.

(2) The employee is entitled to 10 days of leave (also
"carer’s leave" ) in each year to care for or support—

(a) a person who is a member of the employee’s immediate family or household—

(i) when the person is ill; or

(ii) because an unexpected emergency arises in relation to the person; or

(b) a person who has experienced domestic violence.

(3) The employee may take additional carer’s leave if the employer agrees.

(4) Carer’s leave may be taken for part of a day.

(5) The employer must not fail to re-engage the employee only because the employee has taken carer’s leave under this section.

(6) Leave taken under this section is unpaid.