The notice periods specified don’t apply to:
- a casual employee
- an employee engaged for a specific period or task
- a seasonal employee engaged for a specific season
- an employee whose employment is terminated because of serious misconduct (for example, an employee, in the course of their employment, engaging in theft, fraud or assault)
- an employee (other than an apprentice) to whom a training arrangement applies and whose employment is for a specific period or limited to the duration of the training agreement
- a daily-hire employee working in the building and construction industry (including working in connection with the erection, repair, renovation, maintenance, ornamentation or demolition of buildings or structures)
- a daily hire employee working in the meat industry in connection with the slaughter of livestock
- a weekly hire employee working in connection with the meat industry and whose termination is determined solely by seasonal factors.