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May 2025

  • blue background. text reads: casuals have rights too!
  • Image of family on stairwell. Text: Carers leave: Who is it for?

April 2025

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March 2025

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  • Photo with text How much leave do I have
  • Boy looking confused at a list titled how to tell if your unpaid internship should be paid
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  • text reading Take control of whats yours
  • text that reads Myth Casual employees don't get any leave entitlements
  • Image with text reading Right to disconnect myths. An employee can't use their right to disconnect if their contract includes reasonable additional hours.

January 2025

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  • Blue background. Illustration that reads Right to disconnect myths. Text below reads You don't need to answer calls if you're on call, because you have a right to disconnect.
  • Blue background with illustration of text question which says Can my employer deduct my annual leave without asking if I've run out of sick leave
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