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How much is the employee paid?

Under the NES, an employer must pay personal/carer’s and compassionate leave at the employee's base rate of pay for the ordinary hours they would have worked during the period of leave.

This doesn't include separate entitlements, such as incentive-based payments and bonuses, loadings, monetary allowances, overtime or penalty rates.

When an employee takes a period of paid personal/carer’s or compassionate leave, they're entitled to be paid for each hour (or part hour) of leave taken.

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Page last updated: 17 September 2010