ACTU push to raise loading for casuals
David Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondent
Unions are using a Labor-prompted review of minimum award conditions to call for an increase to the casual pay loading after questioning whether casuals are fairly compensated for the permanent benefits they trade away.
The ACTU has told the Fair Work Commission’s job security award review it should devote considerable time to ensuring casuals’ 25 per cent loading fully accounts for specific industry conditions or else introduce forms of paid leave for the workers.
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