Community service leave

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• What is community service leave?

  Community service leave is an entitlement to be absent from employment when engaging in an eligible community service activity.
  Mar 01, 2020

• Voluntary emergency management activities

  A voluntary emergency management activity (VEMA) is a voluntary activity that involves dealing with an emergency or natural disaster.
  Mar 01, 2020

• Jury service

  Jury service is the obligation to serve as a juror in court.
  Mar 01, 2020

• Where are community service leave provisions found?

  An employee’s entitlement to community service leave may be found in various legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.
  Mar 01, 2020

• Community service leave provisions in the NES

  Minimum entitlements to community service leave are set out in the NES.
  Mar 01, 2020

• When can an employee take community service leave under the NES?

  Avoid disciplining or dismissing an employee who refuses your request to work when they are otherwise eligible to take leave for a VEMA under applicable state or territory legislation.
  Mar 01, 2020

• Community service leave provisions in state and territory legislation

  Although non-national system employers are not governed by the NES, they must still comply with any state or territory laws that provide for community service leave entitlements.
  Mar 01, 2020

• Community service leave provisions in modern awards and enterprise agreements

  Modern awards and enterprise agreements may impose certain obligations on you.
  Mar 01, 2020

• State and territory protections for employees undertaking community service leave

  Employees undertaking community service leave have protections under state and territory legislation.
  Mar 01, 2020

• FW Act protections for employees taking community service leave

  In addition to state and territory protections for employees undertaking community service, the FW Act general protections scheme protects employees from having adverse action taken against them because they take community service leave.
  Mar 01, 2020

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