What does community service leave mean?

community service leave

Community service leave is time off from work for activities like jury duty or volunteering in emergency services.

Community service leave allows employees to take time off from their job to participate in important community activities. This includes serving on a jury or assisting in voluntary emergency services like firefighting or natural disaster response. It's a way to ensure that employees can contribute to key community services without losing their employment rights.

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ordinary pay rate

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An ordinary pay rate is the standard rate of pay an employee receives for their regular hours of work. This rate does not include additional payments.

general protections

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General protections are a range of rights under the Fair Work Act 2009 that apply to all employees in the national workplace relations system.

ordinary hours

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Ordinary hours are the regular, agreed-upon hours an employee works, excluding overtime. This typically involves a set number of hours per day or per week.

transitional awards

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A type of award that was in force immediately before 1 January 2010. Most of these types of awards have been terminated and replaced by modern awards.