All employees (except casuals) are entitled to paid personal/carer’s leave under the NES.
The personal/carer’s leave entitlement below comes from the NES. An entitlement to personal/carer’s leave that comes from an award or agreement may be different, but cannot be less than the entitlement under the NES.
- Paid personal / carer's leave = 10 days each year.
- Unpaid carer's leave = 2 days per occasion (for casual employees or if paid leave has been used).
- Paid compassionate leave = 2 days per occasion.
- Unpaid compassionate leave (casual employees only) = 2 days per occasion.
You can use the Leave Calculator to calculate personal leave entitlements under the NES.
An employee’s entitlement to paid personal / carer’s leave accrues progressively during a year of service according to the number of ordinary hours worked, and accumulates from year to year. Leave continues to accrue while employees are taking paid annual leave and paid personal leave. However, it does not normally accrue on periods of unpaid leave, such as unpaid parental leave, or unpaid authorised absences.