Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 44

44 Entitlement—short term casual employees

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

(2) 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) 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; or

(c) members of the employee’s immediate family or household because of the birth of a child.

(3) The employee may leave work or be unavailable to attend work to take carer’s leave for additional periods 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) However, the rights of an employer not to re-engage the employee are not otherwise affected.