what's difference between a casual and part time employee?? (1 Viewer)

[x.glam]

thanks. sorry if a similar board has been made before (couldnt find one..)

 

[Peartie]

Casuals are paid more (usually around 20%) but less entitlements

part time are paid less but get benefits such as sick pay, annual leave etc.

they also have set shifts whereas casual shifts are usually changed from week to week....

also harder to fire PPT people as compared to casual (where the employee can just not give you shifts until you quit)...

 

[talven]

That's a good question.

Casual employees get paid, as Peartie said, a casual loading which is usually a dollar more an hour (but sometimes rounded off to 20% more). They can also be fired on the spot and without notice.

Part-Time employees are not paid the casual loading but do get sick pay, annual leave, long-service leave (after 10 years) and a secure position with at least a minimum of 15 hours a fortnight. They can work up to 30 hours a week, or more if agreed upon. They also need to give two weeks notice if they decide to quit or are fired.

 

[cem]

Casual workers are employed as needed whereas part-timers are more permanent but not working full time. This is why casual workers get paid more up front as they don't get the entitlements of permanent work so it is built into their award. Part-timers get a pro-rata rate of benefits based on the percentage of a full-time employee doing the same job e.g. if you are working 50% of a full time employee doing the same job your benefits and pay are 50% of theirs.

 

[CieL]

Casual employees get paid, as Peartie said, a casual loading which is usually a dollar more an hour (but sometimes rounded off to 20% more). They can also be fired on the spot and without notice.

Yep, which also means a casual can also quit on the spot [or stop turning up, but that's just rude]. Whereas a part-timer has to give either 1-2wks notice depending on how long [in years] they've been working.

Part-Time employees are not paid the casual loading but do get sick pay, annual leave, long-service leave (after 10 years) and a secure position with at least a minimum of 15 hours a fortnight. They can work up to 30 hours a week, or more if agreed upon. They also need to give two weeks notice if they decide to quit or are fired.

That's not for everywhere.
The hours vary between places of employment.

 

[x.glam]

thanks everyone!! that really helped!!