Thousands of casual and contract workers in childcare, tourism and other industries are now eligible for taxpayer-funded sick and carer's pay, under a Victorian government trial.
Thousands of casual, contract and self-employed workers across industries including childcare, tourism and hairdressing are now eligible for a Victorian trial offering 38 hours of sick and carer's pay each yearThe scheme has been extended by a year and will run until March 2025. Businesses have urged the government to rule out a business levy to fund the program after that time
The state government has also extended the policy to run until March 2025 and has previously indicated that any ongoing scheme would likely be funded by an industry levy. According to the government, more than 76,000 casual, contract and self-employed workers have signed up since its launch in March last year.In a statement, Employment Minister Ben Carroll said the scheme had covered more than 1.8 million hours of sick and carer's pay during that time.
"As the Victorian Chamber has previously stated, casual and contract workers have their sick and care leave entitlements factored into their higher take-home pay," he said.
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