Common use of EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY. Full-time employees Full-time employees are engaged on a permanent basis and the following entitlements usually apply: paid annual leave and personal leave (sick leave, carer’s leave, compassionate leave/bereavement leave) calculated on the basis of the employee’s base rate of pay at the time of taking leave; parental leave and notice of termination. In addition, awards may specify payment for public holidays. Part-time employees Part-time employees are engaged for fixed hours every week and receive the same entitlements as full-time employees but on a pro-rata basis calculated on the proportion of the full-time rate. Some awards contain terms which set a minimum number of hours which can be worked by part-time employees.

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY. Full-time employees Full-time employees are engaged on a permanent basis and the following entitlements usually apply: paid annual leave and personal leave (sick leave, carer’s leave, compassionate leave/bereavement leave) calculated on the basis of the employee’s base rate of pay at the time of taking leave; parental leave and notice of termination. In addition, awards may specify payment for public holidays. Part-time employees Part-time employees are engaged for fixed hours every week and receive the same entitlements as full-time employees but on a pro-rata basis calculated on the proportion of the full-time rate. Some awards contain terms which set a minimum number of hours which can be worked by part-time employees.