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New Law Threatens Leave Entitlements for Some Workers
Published 5 days, 7 hours ago
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The Employment Leave Act aims to simplify the old Holidays Act, with leave earned based on hours worked. However, this could lead to a significant drop in leave entitlements for those with variable pay, like nurses. The pro-rating of sick leave has been criticized for disadvantaging part-time workers. The bill is a compromise to fix a complex system that has caused billions in mistakes, with the report due out soon.
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