Need advice...
I'm relocating to Sydney for uni and I've been chatting with the CSM at Town Hall about a transfer. I'm full-time 38 hours but I want to work 10-15 afternoons and weekends. I asked him what his thoughts on the best way to facilitate that would be and he says drop your hours at your current store or drop to casual and then he'll consider it... then later if it suits his budget or rostering he'll 'possibly' consider a permanent contract again.
So my questions are
1) what happens to your leave balances if you drop to casual - meaning you tell your store you are no longer fulfilling your contract (w/2 weeks notice) but still wish to be employed on a casual basis - do they reset to zero? Do you get to keep them but not use them until you become PT/FT again?
2) is there any truth to the claim that you are not allowed to take annual or unpaid leave while living in another state? This is what my SSO says and said that my only option is to resign if I can't transfer before I move away.
3) does transferring respect existing contracts? i.e. if I'm on a FT contract and the new store accepts me, are they obligated to honor that contract or can a new arrangement (casual or PT) be organised?
I'm relocating to Sydney for uni and I've been chatting with the CSM at Town Hall about a transfer. I'm full-time 38 hours but I want to work 10-15 afternoons and weekends. I asked him what his thoughts on the best way to facilitate that would be and he says drop your hours at your current store or drop to casual and then he'll consider it... then later if it suits his budget or rostering he'll 'possibly' consider a permanent contract again.
So my questions are
1) what happens to your leave balances if you drop to casual - meaning you tell your store you are no longer fulfilling your contract (w/2 weeks notice) but still wish to be employed on a casual basis - do they reset to zero? Do you get to keep them but not use them until you become PT/FT again?
2) is there any truth to the claim that you are not allowed to take annual or unpaid leave while living in another state? This is what my SSO says and said that my only option is to resign if I can't transfer before I move away.
3) does transferring respect existing contracts? i.e. if I'm on a FT contract and the new store accepts me, are they obligated to honor that contract or can a new arrangement (casual or PT) be organised?