sick leave Archives

Qantas wins right to not pay sick leave to stood down workers

By Rebecca Goulter | 19/05/2020

A photo of a Qantas plane in mid-flight on a clear blue sky.

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…

The part-time employment dilemma and why it’s the most inflexible category

By Rebecca Goulter | 28/05/2019 |

A pie chart that is 80% of it being red and a cyan/blue 20% piece that is slightly separated from the main red block.

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…