Regulation 8A

Section 87A(1) of the Act applies to a part-time employee, with the modification that the part-time employee is entitled to paid childcare leave in proportion to the entitlement of a similar full-time employee provided by section 87A of the Act, that is calculated according to the following formula:

Section 87A(5) of the Act applies to a part-time employee, with the modification that the part-time employee is to be paid for the period of paid childcare leave taken at his hourly gross rate of pay.

Section 87A(2), (4) and (6) of the Act applies to a part-time employee, with the modification that the reference to childcare leave of 2 days is a reference to the entitlement of childcare leave calculated according to the formula mentioned in paragraph (1).IllustrationWhere a part-time employee is required to work 4 hours a day for 5 days a week, and a similar full-time employee is required to work 8 hours a day and 44 hours a week, the entitlement of the part-time employee to paid childcare leave calculated in accordance with regulation 8A(1) shall be —If the hourly gross rate of pay of the part-time employee is $5 and he takes 4 hours of paid childcare leave, in accordance with regulation 8A(2), for the period of that leave, he will be paid a sum of —