Posts tagged "annual leave for casual workers"

Australian small businesses will be given six months to adjust to a new federal government plan that will see 11 million workers gain access to paid domestic violence leave.

Christian Porter said the government's casual conversion IR reform offers employees a “very strong right”. But this is not the case at all.

A recent Federal Court ruling is driving concern among SME owners about hiring casual workers, a Roy Morgan survey has found.

A ruling from the Federal Court has confirmed long-term casual workers can dispute their status and seek payments for entitlements such as annual leave.

A landmark Federal Court ruling has re-ignited debate about casual leave entitlements and puts businesses employing 'regular casuals' in a spot of trouble.

Annual leave and personal or carers’ leave are considered two separate entitlements that need to be dealt with differently from a payroll perspective.

Lobbyists say small business is threatened by casual double-dipping amid ongoing uncertainty over court action, who it effects and why.

Employers will have an avenue to offset claims for back pay from 'regular casuals', but the government has stopped short of trying to change the Fair Work Act to clarify the definition of casual work.

A Coalition-majority committee chaired by Barnaby Joyce has recommended changes to the Fair Work Act to protect workers from casual work pitfalls.

Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer has intervened in a test-case over whether casual loadings can offset annual leave claims.

A recent Federal Court decision could lead to casual workers making billions of dollars in annual leave claims from Australian employers.