Posts Tagged ‘sick leave’
Qantas wins right to not pay sick leave to stood down workers
In something of a speed record for the Australian judicial system, less than three weeks after final submissions were made the Federal Court of Australia yesterday ruled that Qantas workers who have been stood down are not entitled to paid personal (sick) leave or compassionate leave. This case may have significant ramifications for employers nationwide…
Read MoreThe part-time employment dilemma and why it’s the most inflexible category
What category you choose to employ someone under (full-time, part-time or casual) has more implications than simply a cost analysis of annual/sick leave or casual loading. There’s more to think about than whether to trade job security for the ability to readily downsize your workforce, or the ability to set an annualised salary. While the…
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