NAT 066/20: COVID-19: Extended operation of COVID-19 schedule: Unpaid
pandemic leave and annual leave flexibility:
In Member Advice NAT 033/20 Members were informed of a decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in April 2020 to vary a number of awards to insert a new schedule providing an entitlement to up to 14 days unpaid pandemic leave. The schedule also enabled employees to reach agreement with their employer to take twice as much annual leave at half the pay.
In Member Advice NAT 052/20 and NAT 064/20 Members were informed of decisions of the FWC to extend the operation of the schedule in various awards.
On 31 July 2020, the FWC issued a determination to extend the operation of these flexibilities until 29 October 2020 in the following nine awards:
