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Guidelines for Flexible Work Life Balance in Residential Aged Care

About these Guidelines What is a family-friendly workplace? Why are family-friendly workplaces good business in aged-care? Making family-friendly policies an asset in recruitment Building a family-friendly workplace culture Allocation and rostering of work Making working time more flexible Responding flexibly to emergency situations Leave arrangements Further possibilities for flexibility Further information resources

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The Office of Industrial Relations (OIR), NSW Department of Commerce is responsible for making NSW workplaces fair for employees and employers.

For more information contact the OIR at:
Telephone 131 628
For hearing impaired people only TTY Service 1800 555 677
Facsimile (02) 9020 4700
Mailing address PO Box 847, Darlinghurst NSW 1300

For further information about awards covering NSW clerical and administrative employees contact OIR on 131 628, or one of the employer associations or unions listed at the back of this publication.

Disclaimer

This publication is intended to be a general guide only. All due care has been taken in its preparation, and the information is believed to be current at the date of publication.

The Office of Industrial Relations, NSW Department of Commerce, provides no warranty of accuracy, reliability or completeness of, and accepts no responsibility for errors in or omissions from, any loss or damage resulting from reliance on (in whole or in part) this information. The NSW Office of Industrial Relations does not accept responsibility for any action taken in reliance on the information contained in this publication.

The Office of Industrial Relations recommends that you read this publication in conjunction with an authorised copy of the appropriate award and industrial relations legislation. You should not act on the basis of any of this information without first seeking independent advice from suitable advisers.

February 2004
ISBN 0-9751430-7-7