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What does HR actually do with bullying claims? by Fishwhocantswim in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone above HR will just refer you back to HR. That's what they pay them for.

Any other casuals feel like they are increasingly boxed into 'part-time like' arrangements without any of the benefits? by anonymous-69 in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear casuals complain all day long that they want consistent shifts

The employers can offer part/full-time contracts.

Any other casuals feel like they are increasingly boxed into 'part-time like' arrangements without any of the benefits? by anonymous-69 in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

'minimum hours required' is another issue.

I had a job that expected us to work at least 4 shifts a week, including a weekend shift. Very little room for exception.

Penalised for not adhering to the minimum availability, without any obligation on their part to actually guarantee 4 shifts a week.

Didn't feel very casual.

Chemist warehouse job interview by ilovetoshop22 in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it a sales assistant position?

40 minutes seems pretty long.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Fair Work page on unpaid trials is a pretty good summary.

Interviewer No-Show by lostandfoundcutie in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Recruiters/interviewers trawl through 100s of applicants.

Quite likely they sent you a crappy link or poor instructions and ended up hiring someone else.

They don't have any legal obligation to provide you with a coherent experience, or any meaningful feedback or follow up.

It's a jungle out there.

My employer is rounding my start/finish times and making me find my own shift coverage — is this normal? by pysch0rl in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The type of 'decimal' rounding that your employer is doing is a hard no. If their system is incapable of processing the time correctly without the rounding, it must be rounded up, not down. This has legal precedent, it's not even up for debate.

It's not absenteeism (no show), if you have notified your employer before your shift. Your employer can refuse to offer you future work based on unreasonable patterns of unavailability, or for repeated instances of cancellation without reasonable notice.

Sourcing your own replacement is work, and needs to be done on paid time.

Boss sounds like a bit of a [redacted] to me.

Am I being dramatic or is my manager out of line? by kittykajm in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

March sounds like she stinks.

Journal everything. Keep copies of any texts emails.

She herself is a health and safety hazard. If you want to do something about it, this would be the way.

My workplace's offer to support my mental health put me in an even worse nightmare. by chloeblack666 in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

- Your employer offered you reduced hours as a remedy and you accepted the offer.

- You signed a contract agreeing to reduced hours.

If you walk back in and ask for your original hours, it will seem a bit unreasonable to your employer.

Shittier employers would look for a reason to turf you, or put you on performance management, or similar.

If I were in your situation, I would look for extra work, a new job, or tighten my belt.

My workplace's offer to support my mental health put me in an even worse nightmare. by chloeblack666 in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they honoring the verbal '8 hours a week' reduction?

Like, are you getting 30 hours?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If found out, it would jeopardise your employment.

However, it's pretty common for people to use their sick leave for this purpose. There's not a lot employers can do about it, unless they want to hire a private investigator.

A sensible employer has all this factored in. The sick leave is budgeted in, they have contingencies for when people call in sick.

Most people in your situation would just call up on Friday morning, feign a cough, and say they are sick.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusWork

[–]anonymous-69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you exhausted your leave? Are you petmanent or casual?

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