Annual Leave Loading
What is Annual Leave Loading?
Annual leave loading (leave loading) is an extra payment on top of annual leave to pay, which is usually 17.5% (but may be higher depending on the award or agreement).
When is Leave Loading paid?
Leave loading is paid when an employee takes a period of paid annual leave and is also paid on accrued annual leave on termination.
How much annual leave is a full-time or part-time employee entitled to?
The National Employment Standards (NES) prescribe a minimum of four weeks paid annual leave per year for full-time and part-time employees regardless of any award, agreement or employment contract provision.
Where is it documented that an employer must pay leave loading?
Modern awards and enterprise agreements are the industrial instruments that specify leave loading, and these are legal employee entitlements that must be provided by employers.
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