103Taking unpaid carer’s leave

103 Taking unpaid carer’s leave

(1) An employee may take unpaid carer’s leave for a particular permissible occasion if the leave is taken to provide care or support as referred to in section 102.

(2) An employee may take unpaid carer’s leave for a particular permissible occasion as:

(a) a single continuous period of up to 2 days; or

(b) any separate periods to which the employee and his or her employer agree.

(3) An employee cannot take unpaid carer’s leave during a particular period if the employee could instead take paid personal/carer’s leave.

Note: The notice and evidence requirements of section 107 must be complied with.