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What are your rights are when it comes to working (or not working) public holidays
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/04/06/what-you-should-get-paid-for-working-over-easter/
Your first job can be daunting, maybe a little unnerving. But hey, we’ve all been there. Follow this short guide to start out strong from day one.
the recent public holidays, there’s no better time to brush up on your rights as a casual worker in Australia.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/05/03/do-you-know-your-rights-as-a-casual/
If you’re a casual worker putting in hours this public holiday, you should make sure you’re being paid your weekend and public holiday penalty rates.
Give yourself the working life you deserve
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/02/24/three-ways-to-get-that-bread-at-work-this-year/
The problem Hospitality, pharmacy, retail and fast food workers will have their weekend and public holiday pay cut again from 1 July and will face more cuts next year and the year after depending on the industry. This is a pay cut that these workers don’t deserve and cannot afford. From July 1, these workers…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2017/09/20/restore-penalty-rates/
Erin asks: If I normally work on a day when a public holiday falls but I’m sick on that day and so don’t go in, would I get penalty rates?Penalty rates are payable if people work on a public holiday, but aren’t paid if the day is taken off.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2015/04/17/do-i-still-get-penalty-rates-if-im-sick-that-day/
Weekends still mean something in Australia – a night out with friends, catching a match or playing with your kids. But for people who serve us in restaurants, fill our prescriptions, care for our elderly and keep us safe, weekends are just another work day. Australians have always been about the fair go, that’s why…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2014/07/11/protect-weekend-rates/
On this day in 1856, Melbourne's Stonemasons fought for – and won – the 8-hour workday as a nationwide industry standard.
Unfair rostering disadvantages workers in insecure work: unions are calling for for roster justice.
