Caring responsibilities Clause Samples
The 'Caring responsibilities' clause defines the rights and obligations of employees who have duties to care for dependents, such as children, elderly relatives, or individuals with disabilities. This clause typically outlines the procedures for requesting flexible working arrangements, leave entitlements, or adjustments to work schedules to accommodate caregiving needs. Its core practical function is to support employees in balancing their work and personal responsibilities, thereby promoting workplace inclusivity and reducing conflicts between professional and caregiving duties.
Caring responsibilities. Casual employees
Caring responsibilities. 2.4(a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in B5.2.5 and B5.2.6, employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:
Caring responsibilities. 12.2.3.1 Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in the Personal Leave clause of this Agreement, casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:
1. if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or upon the death in Australia of an immediate family or household member.
12.2.3.2 The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non- attendance.
12.2.3.3 An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.
Caring responsibilities. 10.4.1 Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in clause 21.6, 21.7.2 and 21.7.3, casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:
(a) if they need to care for members of their immediate family (as defined in clause 21.2) or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or
(b) upon the death of a member of their immediate family (as defined in clause 22.6) or household.
10.4.2 Australia Post and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.
Caring responsibilities. 10.4.1 Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 25.5 and 25.6, casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:
10.4.2 The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.
10.4.3 An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.
Caring responsibilities. Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirement in clause 34.7 a casual employee is entitled on each permissible occasion to a period of up to 2 days unpaid carer’s leave to provide care or support to a member of the employee’s immediate family, or a member of the employee’s household, who requires care or support because of a personal illness, or injury, of the member; or an unexpected emergency affecting the member. The Company must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of the Company to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.
Caring responsibilities. 15.2.4(a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 37.5.3 and 37.5.5, casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:
Caring responsibilities. 1.1 Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 25.5 and 25.6, casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:
(a) if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or
(b) upon the death in Australia of an immediate family or household member.
Caring responsibilities. (a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 22.1.10
Caring responsibilities. Casual employees are not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance in accordance with this sub-clause.
(a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 7.2.7(a) and 7.2.7(b), casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:
(b) The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion.