Queensland Employment Standards

The Queensland Employment Standards are a set of nine minimum employment conditions for employees in the state industrial relations system: all Queensland and local government employees.

They are set out in the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (Chapter 2A) and cover:

• minimum wage
• annual leave
• personal leave, including sick, carer’s, bereavement and cultural leave
• parental leave
• long service leave
• public holidays
• jury service.

The QES will work with awards to continue to provide a fair safety net for employees. Read more about awards.

More information

Read about Queensland's industrial framework.

Contact your agency's human resources team.