Casualisation of the Workforce Spreads Disease
Channel: Daily Insight
Date: 18/08/2019

I have a theory. The casualisation of the workforce spreads disease. How so? Let me explain. According to the OECD Employment Outlook 2019, Australia has one of the highest rates of work casualisation within the OECD’s 36-member countries. Approximately one in four workers in Australia is a casual worker. According to the Australian Government’s Fairwork Ombudsman, a casual employee, among other things, doesn't get paid sick or annual leave. To make up for this, casual workers receive something called ‘casual loading’ where they receive an extra 15-25% hourly pay rate as determined by their award or agreement. There’s one big downside to being a casual. If you’re sick and don’t go to work, you miss out on a day’s pay. That could be $200 or more depending on what type of job you do. Most families can’t afford that, so what happens? The sick casual employee goes to work anyway because they need the money.

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