Entitlement to Accrued Sick Leave Entitlements

Sub-Division A of Division 7 of the Fair Work Act 2009 provides that all employees “other than casual employees” are entitled to paid personal leave. Section 96 of the Fair Work Act provides that:

For each year of service with his or her employer, an employee is entitled to 10 days of paid/carer’s leave.
An employee’s entitlement to paid personal/carer’s leave accrues progressively during a year of service according to the […]

An employee who filed a written complaint, falsely alleging that his supervisor deliberately ran into him with a sharp blow from his shoulder, was dismissed for cause, an arbitrator has held.

Unfortunately for the employee, video evidence showed his allegation to be false.

The employee, a warehouse worker, had seven years of service and had received two prior suspensions in the previous twelve-month period.

The supervisor denied the allegation, and no witnesses supported the employee’s version of […]