Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00050:clause:1_52
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00050
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 52
Character Range: 9707–11336

52  Entitlement to paid family and domestic violence leave

Non‑small business employees
 (1) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act apply in relation to an employee, other than a small business employee, whose employment starts on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
 (2) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act also apply, from the commencement of that Schedule, in relation to an employee, other than a small business employee, whose employment started before that commencement, as if the period:
 (a) starting on that commencement; and
 (b) ending on the first day after that commencement that is an anniversary of the day the employment started;
were a 12 month period.

Small business employees
 (3) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act apply in relation to a small business employee whose employment starts on or after 1 August 2023.
 (4) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the amending Act also apply, from 1 August 2023, in relation to a small business employee whose employment started before 1 August 2023, as if the period:
 (a) starting on 1 August 2023; and
 (b) ending on the first day after 1 August 2023 that is an anniversary of the day the employment started;
were a 12 month period.

Start of casual employment
 (5) For the purposes of this clause, if an employee is employed by a particular employer:
 (a) as a casual employee; or
 (b) for a specified period of time, for a specified task or for the duration of a specified season;
the start of the employee's employment is taken to be the start of the employee's first employment with that employer.