hey ive been working at woolies for 1 month and a half now in the deli as a casual. just got a few questions hoping someone can answer.
I'll try.
i'm 19, turning 20 in a few months and get paid $17.20 for now. they say you get a raise after 3 months of working there. does anyone know how much that is by? also when you turn older you get another raise is that right? does anyone know how much by for that as well. i heard from someone else you get a pay riseevery 6 months. so yeah just wondering how often you get one and by how much.
It's after 4 months you stop being on the 'Grade 1' rate and move up to 'Grade 2', if that happens before you turn 20 you should be on about 18.60
If you turn 20 first then you will be on about 22.10.
Once you are 20 and have been there for 4 months you will be on about 23.25 an hour.
is there penalty rates for working public holidays and weekends/sundays? how much by for that could anyone say? only been able to see one of my payslips so far and i wasn't working on a weekend/public holiday that week.
Because you are casual, you are currently on the normal wage plus 20%
(for your age and level, 14.70 is the base rate, times by 1.2 makes it 17.20)
Sunday work is generally at an extra 50% (or 14.70 times 1.7 for casuals)
and public holiday work is an extra 150% (14.70 times 2.7 for casuals)
i'm also trained for nightfill. do different positions at woolies get paid different amounts or would i get the same amount regardless of whether i do deli or nightfill.
Most positions are at the same rate, excluding managers, supervision, some office staff and trained meat and bakery workers. Deli and nightfill should be the same.
usually work 15 hours a week during uni. if i wanted more hours in the holidays, say 30, would they change me to a part time wage? or can i get away with doing that many hours and still get a casual rate since i'd only be doing so many hours for a temporarily?
You will always be casual unless you sign a roster. Just working a lot doesn't mean you're no longer a casual.
If you do sign a roster and gain permanent hours, the difference is you won't get that extra 20% pay. You do get sick leave and annual leave.
so yeah would be good to know if anyone can answer any of these questions.
thanks.
Hope it wasn't too confusing. The casual payrates are a little hard to explain.
(my numbers are rough, but are close enough)