Personal Leave

Definition

Paid or unpaid leave for when an employee can’t work because of personal illness or injury, or to care for an immediate family or household member who’s sick, injured or has an unexpected emergency. Other known term: sick and carer’s leave.

The Peak program is brought to you by the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) with grant funding from the Australian Government.

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