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Section : What are the alternatives to standing down employees?
Domain : Human Resource Management
Classification : Not Identified

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Before standing down an employee, employers should consider all other options available. These may include:

inviting employees to take a period of accrued paid leave (for example, annual leave)
requiring employees to take annual leave if their award or agreement allows it, or if the employee is award or agreement free (and the requirement is reasonable)
if there are multiple worksites and not all sites are affected, consider voluntary work sharing arrangements (for example, employees at non-affected sites may offer to take paid leave while their position is temporarily filled by someone from an affected site)
where appropriate, consider flexible arrangements, like working from home. Any arrangements to alter an employee's working patterns would need to be made in accordance with the FW Act and any relevant award or agreement.