What leave entitlements are available to an employee who is required to self-isolate due to COVID-19?
Carer’s leave
This leave is available where a household contact tests positive to covid-19 and the employee is required to care for this person (a positive RAT or PCR test may be required);
Personal Leave
This leave is available where the employee tests positive to covid-19 and is required to self-isolate and cannot work from home (a positive RAT or PCR test may be required);
Unpaid Leave
This leave is available where the employee is required to self-isolate but does not test positive to covid-19 (the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment may be available through Services Australia); OR
Unpaid pandemic leave
(available under some Modern awards until 30/6/22)
This leave is available where the employee is required to self-isolate but does not test positive to covid-19 (the
Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment
This may be available through Services Australia; OR
Paid Annual Leave
This leave is available where the employee is required to self-isolate but does not test positive to covid-19.
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