AT805114CRV - Federal Meat Industry (Retail and Wholesale) Award 2000 [Transitional]
30.1 The provisions of this clause do not apply to a casual employee.
30.2 Use of sick leave for family leave purposes
[30.2 varied by PR927725 ppc 19Feb03]
An employee with responsibilities in relation to either members of their immediate family or members of their household who need their care and support will be entitled to use, in accordance with this clause, any accrued sick leave entitlement for absences to provide care and support for such person when they are ill.
30.3 The employee shall, if required, establish by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, the illness of the person concerned.
30.4 The entitlement to use sick leave in accordance with this clause is subject to:
30.4.1 the employee being responsible for the care of the person concerned; and
30.4.2 the person concerned being either:
30.4.2(a) a member of the employee’s immediate family; or
30.4.2(b) a member of the employee’s household.
30.5 The term immediate family includes:
30.5.1 a spouse (including a former spouse, a de facto spouse and a former de facto spouse) of the employee. A de facto spouse, in relation to a person, means a person of the opposite sex to the first mentioned person who lives with the first mentioned person as the husband or wife of that person on a bona fide domestic basis although not legally married to that person; and
30.5.2 a child or an adult child (including an adopted child, a step-child or an ex-nuptial child), parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee or spouse of the employee.
30.6 The employee shall, wherever practicable, give the employer notice prior to the absence of the intention to take leave, the name of the person requiring care and their relationship to the employee, the reasons for taking such leave and the estimated length of absence. if it is not practicable for the employee to give prior notice of absence, the employee will notify the employer by telephone of such absence at the first opportunity on the day of absence.
30.7 Unpaid leave for family purpose
An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take unpaid leave for the purpose of providing care to a family member who is ill.
