Daniel Andrews plans pilot for casual workers' sick pay but Morrison government critical
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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The Victorian government plans a pilot scheme for up to five days sick and carer’s pay, at the national minimum wage, for casuals or insecure workers in priority industries.
Even though the initiative is at a very early stage, with $5 million in Tuesday’s state budget for consultation on the pilot’s design, the...
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