New rules relating to paying casual employees overtime have come into effect from 20 November 2020. If you have a casual employee covered by a Modern Award, please read on. Casuals have not typically been paid overtime loading. A true ‘casual’ by definition, performs ad-hoc work and has flexible hours. As such, there has […]
By Catherine Williams A study by travel website Expedia of more than 11,000 people found Australian workers take less annual leave than their entitlements allow them, with the average using only 14 of 20 paid days available. One-in-six Australians failed to take a single day of leave in 2018. This year, Good Friday, Easter Monday, […]
Thanks to new reforms which came into effect across the country this week, around 2 million Aussie workers now have the option to ‘cash out’ their annual leave. Under the new clauses, which were inserted by the Fair Work Commission into 112 of Australia’s 122 modern workplace awards, employees can strike a deal with their […]
By Sylvia Pennington, www.shortpress.com.au When can I take holidays and how much notice do I need to give? And am I allowed to check my Facebook on the company phone during my lunch break? Speaking of, can I take my break now and how long do I get? For full article, click Here