NAT 096/20: COVID-19: Extended operation of COVID-19 schedule in health awards: 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 most 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, NAT 064/20, NAT 066/20, NAT 071/20 and NAT 087/20 Members were informed of decisions of the FWC to extend the operation of the Schedule in various awards and to include the Schedule in others.
On 29 October 2020, the FWC determined to extend the operation of the Schedule to 29 March 2021 in awards applicable to the health sector.
