NAT 033/20: COVID-19: Short-term variations to most modern awards: Unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave flexibility:
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has varied most modern awards to:
• Give an employee an entitlement to take up to 14 days of unpaid pandemic leave if the employee is required to self-isolate or is otherwise prevented from working by measures taken by government or medical authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
• Enable an employee to reach agreement with their employer to take twice as much annual leave for half the pay.
The new entitlements have been included in 99 modern awards, and will operate until 30 June 2020, unless extended by the FWC.
