Fair Work Act 2009
Sch 1 s 52Entitlement to paid family and domestic violence leave
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52 Entitlement to paid family and domestic violence leave
Non‑small business employees
(1) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act apply in relation to an employee, other than a small business employee, whose employment starts on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
(2) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act also apply, from the commencement of that Schedule, in relation to an employee, other than a small business employee, whose employment started before that commencement, as if the period:
(a) starting on that commencement; and
(b) ending on the first day after that commencement that is an anniversary of the day the employment started;
were a 12 month period.
Small business employees
(3) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act apply in relation to a small business employee whose employment starts on or after 1 August 2023.
(4) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act also apply, from 1 August 2023, in relation to a small business employee whose employment started before 1 August 2023, as if the period:
(a) starting on 1 August 2023; and
(b) ending on the first day after 1 August 2023 that is an anniversary of the day the employment started;
were a 12 month period.
Start of casual employment
(5) For the purposes of this clause, if an employee is employed by a particular employer:
(a) as a casual employee; or
(b) for a specified period of time, for a specified task or for the duration of a specified season;
the start of the employee’s employment is taken to be the start of the employee’s first employment with that employer.