Does compassionate leave come out of personal/carer’s leave entitlements?
No. Compassionate leave is separate from and can be taken in addition to an employee’s personal/carer’s leave entitlements.
Under the National Employment Standards, employees (other than casuals) are entitled to up to two days of paid compassionate leave per each ‘permissible occasion’. Casuals are entitled to two days unpaid leave per occasion.
A 'permissible occasion' is defined as:
Clinton is the Publications Manager at Ai Group. He is responsible for a number of key services including Annotated Modern Awards, Workplace Relations Handbooks and the management of Ai Group’s HR and Health & Safety Resource Centres. Clinton has a Masters in Employment Relations and previously held advisory roles with the Workplace Authority and Fair Work Ombudsman.
