Under the NES, full-time employees are entitled to: Annual leave: 4 weeks of paid leave per year. Personal leave: 10 days of sick or carer’s leave. Parental leave: Up to 12 months of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child for permanent employees who have completed at least 12 months of continuous service. Casual employees are also entitled to unpaid parental leave if they have been working with their employer for a continuous period of 12 months on a regular and systematic basis, and there is a reasonable expectation of continuation of work on a regular and systematic basis had it not been for the birth or adoption of a child.