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Cultural & religious holidays
Lots of religious and cultural holidays observed in Australia aren’t recognised public holidays. This means that your employees may wish to take time off work to celebrate these holidays.
Changes to awards since 2020
The Fair Work Commission have been reviewing all modern awards since 2014, as part of the 4-yearly review of modern awards. During this process, they've clarified how some award clauses work and changed other clauses.
Federal Court decision: accrual of personal/carer’s leave
On 21 August 2019, the Federal Court of Australia handed down a decision about the method of accruing and taking personal/carer’s leave under the Fair Work Act 2009. Find out more.