Posts tagged "employee sick leave"

The Federal Court recently handed down a decision that is likely to have significant impacts on the accrual and taking of personal/carer’s leave.

Pulling a sickie is an Australian classic, but employers foot the bill. The race that stops the nation doesn't have to stop your business, but you might want it to.

Roughly 200,000 Australian workers have sickies on Australia Day and other public holidays, so what can and should employers do?

The typical office desk is home to over 10 million bacteria — 400 times more than a toilet seat — which inevitably increases sick days.

Businesses lost $30 billion due to employees taking an historic amount of sick leave in 2009-10, with the banking, finance, telco and public…