The Federal Court has upheld an appeal ruling some casuals are entitled to paid leave.
Highlights:
- Casual employees will be paid leave entitlements
- 1.6 million employees will benefit
- The potential cost for annual leave alone could be as high as $8 billion
If a casual staff member has worked more than 40 hours a week with a 12-month roster they were technically not eligible for leave entitlements.
But that is set to change after the Federal Court upheld a ruling against labour-hire firm WorkPac, stating long-term casuals employed on a regular, permanent basis should be paid annual, sick, and other leave entitlements.
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The Australian industry group says at least 1.6 million of the 2.6 million casuals in Australia work on a regular, ongoing basis.
It says the potential cost for annual leave alone could be as high as $8 billion ($5.7b-$8b).
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