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Section : When can paid sick and carer's leave be taken?
Domain : Human Resource Management
Classification : Not Identified

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An employee can take paid sick and carer's leave:

 if they are unfit for work because of their own personal illness or injury (including pregnancy-related illness), or
 to provide care or support to a member of their immediate family or household, because of a personal illness, injury or unexpected emergency affecting the member. A member of the employee's immediate family means their:
o spouse or former spouse
o de facto partner or former de facto partner
o child
o parent
o grandparent
o grandchild
o sibling, or
o child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee's spouse or de facto partner (or former spouse or de facto partner).