National Employment Standards
As well as the entitlements contained in all awards and enterprise agreements, Australian employees in the maritime industry, and in fact across all industries, are entitled, as a minimum, to the 10 National Employment Standards (NES).
These are:
- Maximum weekly hours of work
- Requests for flexible working arrangements
- Parental leave and related entitlements
- Annual leave
- Personal / carer’s leave and compassionate leave
- Community service leave
- Long service leave
- Public holidays
- Notice of termination and redundancy pay
- Provision of a Fair Work Information Statement
Further information on the NES can be found at the Fair Work Ombudsman’s website.