O'Connor was appointed President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in 1994 , a position she held until 1997 . During her presidency the Commission decided the '' Family Leave test case '' , which gave effect to effect to the International Labour Organization convention on Workers with Family Responsibilities , Recommendation . established a right to family leave , including a right to take sick leave to care for a member of the employees family . with a cap of 5 days carers leave per year . O'Connor also led the full bench which decided the '' Public Holidays test case '' which determined that , while public holidays were determined by state governments , employees under federal award should receive at least 10 public holidays per year . The Commission also gave effect to the Superannuation guarantee scheme in the '' Superannuation test case '' by providing an award right to the payment of superannuation . In the '' Supported Wage System case '' the Commission established a model award clause intended to assist people with disabilities to obtain employment . The Commission also determined the proper approach to the legislative protection on the right to strike in the '' ABC case ''
Workers with Family Responsibilities
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981
Deirdre O'Connor