National Employment Standards

The National Employment Standard

The National Employment Standard (NES) provides a safety net of enforceable minimum employment terms and conditions. The NES sets out 10 minimum workplace entitlements which apply to all employers and employees (only certain entitlements apply to casuals):

• Maximum weekly hours of work
• Requests for flexible working arrangements
• Parental leave and related entitlements
• Annual leave
• Personal / carer’s leave and compassionate leave
• Community service leave
• Long service leave
• Public holidays – a paid day off on a public holiday, except where reasonably requested to work
• Notice of termination and redundancy pay
• Provision of a Fair Work Information Statement.