Casual worker rights
Posted by Nina - 08:15 AM 27.02.13
I am a casual worker in a retail shop and have been employed for about a year and a half. The shop mainly employs casuals. Recently my hours have been reduced and given to a new employee who was transferred in from another branch. Can they do this? Also I am being talked about behind my back by my boss who is telling other employees negative things about me. Is this allowed?
Unions Australia answered on: 27.02.2013	read comments post a comment

No Holiday pay for my first 12 months employment.
Posted by Joseph - 05:00 PM 25.02.13
I have just been sponsored to stay in Australia after working in a company for 6 months and impressing. I am now about to sign a full time contract but my boss has told me i will not be entitled to any holiday pay, or sick days pay in my first 12 months of employment, not including the 6 ive already done without holiday pay. He says this is normal for all peoples first year of work in Australia. Is this correct? I would love to know before i sign a contract.
Unions Australia answered on: 26.02.2013	read comments post a comment

clerical/admin
Posted by sue - 10:22 PM 22.02.13
Can I claim part of my sick days for medical appointments during work hours
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A third party asked for my Super Details
Posted by Mark - 03:56 PM 22.02.13
A place which i will be be working onsite, has asked for all my super details including a copy of my last statement. I dont think this would at all be legal since it really is none of their business. They are also asking the same for redundancy and long service leave. Is that legal too. They are real bullies about it too. My Contract says nothing about LSL or redundancy and after i spoke to FWA and FWC they said the award i would be on means it is not applicable anyway. What should i do....
Unions Australia answered on: 25.02.2013	read comments post a comment

Kim
Posted by Mina - 06:13 PM 21.02.13
I am casual worker in sushi shop. Hold a working holiday visa. I get 11$/h for cash, 42h/week. I want to get legal wage. Can you help me?
Unions Australia answered on: 25.02.2013	read comments post a comment

Shift changes
Posted by Ann - 03:26 PM 21.02.13
I am a permenant employee at a small cub, the board is thinking about changing the opening hours. This means that I will have to work up to 11 hrs on 1 day, 10 on another day & 8 on a 3rd. all without a break as these day are the total of the new opening hrs of the club, I will have to work every weekend. I have tried to explain that these hours are to long without a breat & unfair to me as a person to have to work every weedend, I do have a social life, now I am thinking it might be better for me to just resign. I have been the manager there for neally 3 yrs. I dont think this is fair.
Unions Australia answered on: 25.02.2013	read comments post a comment

Boss withhold my week pay
Posted by Jo - 09:52 AM 21.02.13
i am full time on probation, this is my 7th week, i never signed any contract or give manual book. My boss been withholding my pay for 2 days and maybe more as next pay day is Tuesday next week. They are doing it under impression that I was about to leave without notice. He require me to get a dr's certificate and to call him everyday while I am being away. I called back and can provide doctor's certificate. In this situation I am worried if I come back and work they will not pay me fully/ do everything to retain me there. Do I just let go my pay and start finding a new job? Or continue working until I get my pay? Which is quite risky since I know they will do things to retain me, they have relatively high labour turnover as well. What should I do now? Thank you.
Unions Australia answered on: 21.02.2013	read comments post a comment

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Posted by Sohini - 04:13 PM 20.02.13
I was accepted as a casual employee at McDonalds in October last year, but I still haven't been rostered. Although I have called them two or three times asking to be rostered, they say they will get back to me but never do. Is this even allowed?
Unions Australia answered on: 21.02.2013	read comments post a comment

Sexual harrasment
Posted by Caryn - 07:13 PM 19.02.13
A colleague called my boyfriend while she was at work and told him I was seeing a tradesman working at workplace. She was forced to resign as a result. Then my boss told me I had to attend a meeting with the tradesmans boss to discuss the incident even though I said I prefer not to as I was uncomfortable and embarrassed by the whole thing. He then emailed me saying I had to attend the meeting and stared going on about how it has affected him and the business, he was completely implying that I had brought the issue on myself!!! Can I do anything about this??.?.?.
Unions Australia answered on: 20.02.2013	read comments post a comment

ms
Posted by lyn - 12:16 PM 17.02.13
I have a friend that works at a furniture manufacturing business. He started last august on a 3 month trial, and was told that after that he would be permanent. That still hasnt happened. What the problem is that his employer just phones him and tells him he doesnt need him to work, and this happens on a regular basis (as in weeks. What can he do?
Unions Australia answered on: 18.02.2013	read comments post a comment