We love annual leave. Those 20 glorious days a year every
fulltime employee gets to unwind, go on holiday, or have a
little staycation (yes, that's a thing). But you all know
someone, or you are someone, who just can't take a break, and
these eager beavers end up with massive leave accruals. Thankfully,
as part of its four yearly review of modern awards, the Fair Work
Commission has loosened the shackles to give employers and their
workaholic employees more flexibility when it comes to annual
leave.
Unlike their awardfree counterparts, modern award covered
employees are prohibited from cashing out their annual leave unless
the applicable modern award expressly allows for it. The problem
is, many awards are silent on cashing out annual leave. Meaning
that even if an award covered employee genuinely wants to trade
their annual leave for cash, they're out of luck.
