Important information about accruing paid sick and carer’s leave

[We're here to give you information and advice about your workplace rights and obligations.]( Having trouble viewing this email? [Try opening it in your browser.]( Important information about accruing paid sick and carer's leave On 13 August 2020, the High Court of Australia handed down a decision clarifying how paid personal/carer's leave is accrued and taken under the National Employment Standards (NES). In the decision of Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v AMWU & Ors [2020] HCA 29, the High Court clarified that: - the entitlement to 10 days of personal/carer's leave under the NES is calculated based on an employee's ordinary hours of work, not working days - 10 days of personal/carer's leave is calculated as 1/26 of an employee's ordinary hours of work in a year. The High Court's decision overturns a decision made by the Full Federal Court of Australia in August 2019. In that decision, the Full Federal Court held that personal/carer's leave accrues in working days, not hours. Updated tools & information Use our updated [Leave Calculator]( to calculate personal/carer's leave entitlements for you or your employees. We've also updated the information on our [Paid sick and carer's leave]( and [Payment for sick and carer's leave]( pages, as well as the [Fair Work Information Statement](. More information For more information on the High Court decision, go to [High Court decision: accrual of personal/carer's leave](. Kind regards, Fair Work Ombudsman Get the latest information: [Fairwork Ombudsman]( Ombudsman Facebook]( Ombudsman Twitter]( Ombudsman on YouTube]( Ombudsman Linkedin]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to updates from the Fair Work Ombudsman. You can update or cancel your subscription at any time by clicking on the links below. [Change my preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Got this as a forward? [Sign Up]( to receive our future emails. Read through our [Privacy Policy.]( This email was sent to [{EMAIL}](. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book. [Fairwork Ombudsman Facebook]( [Fairwork Ombudsman Twitter]( [Fairwork Ombudsman Linkedin]( [tracker] This email is sent by the Fair Work Ombudsman (ABN 43 884 188 232). The information contained in this email message and any attachments may be confidential information and may also be the subject of client legal - legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. This email and any attachments are also subject to copyright. No part of them may be reproduced, adapted or transmitted without the written permission of the copyright owner. If you have received this email in error, please immediately: (1) notify the Fair Work Ombudsman by calling 13 13 94; (2) notify the sender by return email; (3) delete the message and any attachments from your system; (4) destroy any printed copy; and (5) do not disclose or use any of the information contained in the message or the attachments. This notice should not be removed from this email message. There is no warranty that this email is error or virus free. The Fair Work Ombudsman respects your privacy. Our privacy policy can be accessed from our web site www.fairwork.gov.au. Please consider the environment before printing this email.