Universal paid domestic and family violence is set to become available for Australian employees with landmark laws set to be put forward by the government this week.
The new laws which will allow more than 11million Australian workers including casual employees to access 10 days of paid domestic or family violence leave.
If the new laws are given the green light, they are expected to come into action by February of 2023.
While this date was agreed upon by a number of businesses, small businesses will be given an extra six months before the new law becomes applicable.
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