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INCREASE IN CASUAL LOADING
The
PSA has won for PSA members employed as casual workers an increase in
the casual loading from 20% to 25%. On the application of the PSA the
Industrial Relations Commission has awarded a phased in increase as
follows. The first full pay period commencing on or after:-
1st January 2012 22%
1st July 2012 23%
1st July 2013 24%
1st July 2014 25%
The
PSA made the application through SA Unions, to increase the rates in
Awards in proceedings under the Fair Work Act, to establish a Minimum
Standard for Remuneration for casual workers.
In
the PSA's submission, it was stated that the rate of 20% was originally
set to compensate for annual leave, sick leave and paid public holidays.
The PSA pointed out the additional benefits that the PSA has negotiated
to which other workers are now entitled but which are not available to
casual workers. These include paid maternity leave (up to 18 weeks) in
addition to the Commonwealth's Paid Parental Leave Scheme, Family
Carers Leave(up to 10 days per annum), Special Leave with Pay, of up to
15 days per annum which includes “bereavement leave”,
“urgent and pressing necessity”, “caring for a sick
child” and “paternity leave”. In addition, employees,
other than a causal are entitled to be reimbursed child care costs if
given less than 24 hours notice that they are required to work outside
of their ordinary hours of work, and also reimbursement of travel costs
for employees who ordinarily uses public transport and who are required
to work outside of their ordinary hours of work if this means public
transport is not available. (South Australian Government Wages Parity
(Salaried) Enterprise Agreement 2010, Clause 10). For these and other
reasons, PSA submitted that the loading for casual workers should be
increased.
The State Government, who is always a party to such proceedings,
through the Minister for Industrial Relations, agreed with the
application to increase the loading to 25% and the phasing in
arrangements.
PSA WORKING FOR YOU
21 December 2011
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