Casual Employees

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Casual Employees
Topic Started: Jun 28 2006, 03:07 PM (333 Views)
ABCDiamond	Jun 28 2006, 03:07 PM Post #1
Posts: 3,055 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 22, 2004 Residency Status: Permanent Resident Current Residence (State or County): 4165, SE Queensland	Casual Employees working conditions in QLD A casual is an employee hired on an hourly or daily basis as provided for in the award. A casual employee is not entitled to annual leave, sick leave or paid public holidays. However, casuals are compensated for the loss of these entitlements by way of an extra loading added to their ordinary rate of pay. Casual Loading The extra hourly rate of pay that must be paid to casual employees, over and above the normal hourly award rate, to compensate them for not accruing leave entitlements or being guaranteed work. The rate is expressed as a percentage and generally varies from 23% above the standard hourly rate in different awards. An example of how this loading can work: Quote: Full Time at say $15.00 per hour, working for 46 weeks at 38 hrs per week. (allowing for 6 weeks total holiday and public holidays) Total Income = $29,640.00 ie: 52 wks at 38hrs Casual (with 23% loading) $18.45 per hour, working for 46 weeks at 38 hrs per week. Total Income = $32,250.60 Casuals can be financially better off, when compared to the same hours full time.



ABCDiamond	Jun 28 2006, 03:42 PM Post #2
Posts: 3,055 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 22, 2004 Residency Status: Permanent Resident Current Residence (State or County): 4165, SE Queensland	Casual Workers in QLD are also entitled to Long Service Leave. Quote: As from 23 June 1990, an employee who is regularly employed by the same employer for at least 32 hours in each consecutive period of four weeks has an entitlement to long service leave. On 30 March 1994, the legislation was amended so that all continuous service after that date is taken into account in calculating long service leave entitlements. This continuous service may be broken by a break of more than 3 months between the end of one employment contract and the start of the next employment contract. In the case of casual employees who qualified for long service leave in accordance with any previous legislation, each period is totalled and taken into account. The casual entitlement to long service leave is calculated as the number of hours for the complete period of employment worked/52 x 8.6667/10. http://www.wageline.qld.gov.au/conditionse...gservice.html#6



Tiredwithtwins	Aug 18 2006, 07:37 AM Post #3
Admin Posts: 7,158 Group: Admin Member #98 Joined: September 7, 2005 Current Residence (State or County): UK ... lets hope not for too much longer	can i ask how casual employees are viewed by mortgage providers in relation to eligability for a mortgage?



ProofReader	Sep 15 2006, 08:50 PM Post #4
Unregistered	tiredwithtwins 17th August, 2006 - 10:37pm can i ask how casual employees are viewed by mortgage providers in relation to eligability for a mortgage? You can ask, but you won't necessarily get an answer! :whistle: In my limited experience of mortgagee versus casual worker, the worker usually comes off second best in the eligibility stakes. :(
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ermintham	Apr 16 2008, 03:58 PM Post #5
Posts: 7 Group: Amethyst Member Member #382 Joined: October 31, 2006	Hi i am looking for a job in melbourne cause i will be there for a period of three months. i have a PR. So is the type of job im looking for called fulltime? or temporary? what's the difference?



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