13 years ago What does ‘domestic or other pressing necessity’ mean? What would be considered a 'domestic or other pressing necessity' under the NSW Long Service Leave Act?
13 years ago Can we employ someone on rolling 6-month contracts? Is it possible to employ someone on a fixed-term contract on a 6-month rolling basis (i.e continue renewing the fixed-term contract every 6 months)?
13 years ago Can sick leave be taken for elective surgery? If an employee is undergoing an elective surgery, are they entitled to take personal leave for this – even though it was their choice to have it?
13 years ago What is the best way to get your employees to take accrued annual leave? Many of our employees have excessive amounts of annual leave accrued. We would like to get rid of this liability. What is the best way to go about this?
14 years ago Can we make an employee sign a new contract? What happens if an existing employee refuses to sign a new contract but they continue to work?
14 years ago If an employee needs to attend court, what type of leave should they be granted? What kind of leave should we grant an employee who has been summoned to appear in court?
14 years ago Carer's leave or parental leave? We have an employee whose wife gave birth via an emergency caesarean. Can you advise whether in this situation the employee is entitled to carer’s leave?
14 years ago What happens if an employee is sick while they are on annual leave? What happens if an employee is on annual leave but they or a member of their family get sick while they are on that leave?
15 years ago Is sick leave included as part of a redundancy payment? Is sick leave included as part of a redundancy payment?
