I am employed in the private sector. How much family and domestic violence leave am I entitled to?

All employees are entitled to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave each year. This includes full-time, part-time and casual employees.

Employees must be experiencing family and domestic violence to be eligible to take paid family and domestic violence leave.Family and domestic violence means violent, threatening, or other abusive behaviour by certain individuals known to an employee that both:

• seeks to coerce or control the employee 
• causes them harm or fear.

This entitlement to paid family and domestic violence leave comes from the National Employment Standards (NES) and it is a paid minimum leave entitlement, like annual leave or paid sick and carer’s leave.