WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 689 Entitlement to parental leave

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 689

                   The provisions of Division 6 of Part 7 are taken to apply in relation to an employee:

                     (a)  who is not an employee within the meaning of subsection 5(1); and

                     (b)  if the employee is a casual employee--who would be an eligible casual employee within the meaning of Division 6 of Part 7, if he or she were an employee within the meaning of subsection 5(1);

as if he or she were an employee to whom Division 6 of Part 7 applied.

Note 1:       Employees within the meaning of subsection 5(1) are entitled to the key minimum entitlements of employment provided by the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard. These include an entitlement to parental leave (see Division 6 of Part 7).

Note 2:       Compliance with this section is dealt with in Part 14.