Thread: Jury Duty at $30/day??????

I think they still have to get paid by their employer while on jury duty.

I'm not lead to believe that.

Is there some legislation to enforce employers to do that?

What employers need to know
As an employer, you are obliged to release any employee summoned for jury service.

In terms of the Jury Amendment Act 2010 an employee is anyone who is employed on a full-time basis or has been a regular casual employee for the past 12 months.

Employers are required to pay employees for the first ten days of jury service under the Fair Work Act 2009. However, this does not apply to casual employees.

In terms of the Jury Act 1977 and the Jury Amendment Act 2010, employers cannot:

force employees to take own leave, such as recreation or sick leave, while doing jury service. This includes the day they go to court for a jury summons.
dismiss, injure or alter their employees position for doing jury service.
ask employees to work on any day that they are serving as jurors
ask employees to do additional hours or work to make up for time that they missed as a result of jury service

If you contravene any of these laws, you can be fined $2200 under Section 69 of the Jury Act 1977.

Employers can provide staff members with letters giving reasons why it might be difficult for the business if they have to report for jury service. If the employee is excused from jury service this time, they may be called up again in a few weeks or months.

The allowance paid to jurors is not intended to be a substitute for a salary or wage. Many large firms continue to pay their employees a wage while they are doing jury service.
What employers need to know - NSW Courts and Tribunal Services New South Wales

thanks Sue....I may have been misinformed by my two.
I looked this up.....quite to the point.
http://www.google.com.au/url'sa=t&rc...70810081,d.dGI

If they are in QLD... here are the local regulations.. but chances are they may not have realised that they were entitled to it. Starts on page 70.

[ame]https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/I/IndustRelA99.pdf[/ame]

thanks again Sue, looks like I might have pressed your hot button.....is this your area of expertise?

The letter I received on Friday calling me up for jury duty quite clearly stated exactly the same thing that Sue has posted. I assume your kids would have got the same info.

I didn't read their comms, only heard their gripes.

But I will see them straight...WAIT TILL YOU TWO GET HOME!!.....hahahaah