Casual workers to get government-funded sick leave in Victorian trial
by Calla Wahlquist from World news | The Guardian on (#5KZDP)
State government says risk of people in insecure jobs spreading Covid was ignored' during pandemic
The Victorian government will provide sick leave to casual workers in a trial program developed in response to the spread of coronavirus in insecure workplaces during Melbourne's second wave.
The program will provide up to five days of sick or carer's leave, at minimum wage rates, to workers in high-risk industries including aged care staff, cleaners, supermarket workers, hospitality workers and security guards. It is set to begin in early 2022, and consultation will open this month.
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