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Full-time, part-time and casual employees in the Fair Work System can access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12-month period. It isn't pro-rated for part-time or casual employees.
The full 10-day leave entitlement is available upfront and resets on the anniversary of each employee's start date. It doesn't accumulate from year to year if it’s not used.
The leave is available from:
- 1 February 2023, for employees of non-small business employers (employers with 15 or more employees on 1 February 2023)
- 1 August 2023, for employees of small business employers (employers with fewer than 15 employees on 1 February 2023).
Employees not eligible for the 10 days paid leave are still entitled to 5 days unpaid family and domestic violence leave.
For all the rules and eligibility details, visit the Fair Work website

There are a couple of things you'll need to set up to include family and domestic violence leave in an employee's pay.

This leave works a bit different to other types of leave, so it's important to set it up and use it correctly in....

1. Create a wage pay item to include the leave in a pay

Create a wage pay item to include the leave in a pay

Payroll > Pay items > Wages and salary tab > New

Set Type of Wages to Hourly

Set Calculation Basis:

For Unpaid FDL choose Fixed hourly rate of $0.00
For paid FDL choose Regular rate multiplied by 1.0000

Select option Automatically adjust base hourly or base salary details

Choose employees

Be discreet with the name for this pay item as it will appear on the employee's pay slip when FVL is paid.

2. Create a leave pay item to keep track of the leave balance

Create a leave pay item to keep track of the leave balance

Payroll > Pay items > Leave tab > New

Set calculation basis to Equals a percentage of wages and set percentage to 0% of gross hours

Deselect options Show leave balance on pay slips and Carry remaining leave over to next year

Link to FDL wage pay item

Choose employees

3. Record the leave in a pay run

Record the leave in a pay run

Start pay run as normal

Enter number of hours of unpaid/paid FDL being taken - ignore the warning about negative leave balance

Continue pay run as normal

4. Reset the leave balance at the anniversary date

Reset the leave balance at the anniversary date

More info: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/news/new-paid-family-and-domestic-violence-leave

Example: Employee starts work before the paid leave entitlement comes into effect

Marg started work with her employer on 19 December 2020. On 1 February 2023, her employer has more than 15 employees so Marg is entitled to the new paid leave from 1 February 2023.

Marg will be able to access the full 10 days from that date. Her leave balance will renew on her work anniversary (19 December).

Example: Employee starts work after the paid leave entitlement comes into effect

Gina starts work with a small business employer on 18 September 2023. From this date, Gina can access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave. Gina's entitlement will renew on 18 September each year.

Tip: Add a reminder to your calendar to reset the employee's leave balance each year on their start date anniversary.

FAQs

How can I see how much family and domestic violence leave an employee has taken?

Run the ???? report....

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Setting up pay items

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Create a wage pay item to include the leave in a pay

Create a leave pay item to keep track of the leave balance

Record the leave in a pay run

Reset the leave balance at the anniversary date

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