In addition to wages and salaries, the majority of employees also receive paid leave (sick, holiday or long service) and superannuation benefits.
In August 2000, 97% of the 5,451,100 full-time employees received one or more of the standard employment benefits of superannuation, sick leave, holiday leave or long-service leave in their main job. In comparison, 76% of the 2,244,500 part-time employees received one or more standard employment benefits (table 6.45).
The table also shows the proportion of employees receiving each type of employment benefit. For full-time employees, the proportions receiving holiday, sick and long service leave fell between 1995 and 2000. For part-time employees, the proportion receiving all types of benefits rose over this period.
6.45 EMPLOYEES IN MAIN JOB(a), By Type of Benefit Received |
|
 | | Working full-time
| Working part-time
| Total employees
|
| | |
| Type of benefit | Units | August
1995 | August
2000 | August
1995 | August
2000 | August
1995 | August
2000 |
|
| Superannuation | % | 94.6 | 95.8 | 65.4 | 73.6 | 87.0 | 89.3 |
| Paid holiday leave | % | 89.3 | 86.8 | 32.0 | 33.6 | 74.5 | 71.3 |
| Paid sick leave | % | 89.1 | 86.9 | 32.6 | 34.0 | 74.5 | 71.4 |
| Paid long service leave | % | 76.9 | 75.4 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 64.1 | 61.7 |
| No benefits | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 31.2 | 24.4 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
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| Total number of employees | '000 | 5,104.6 | 5,451.1 | 1777.7 | 2,244.5 | 6,882.2 | 7,695.6 |
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| (a) Excludes persons attending school. |
Source: Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia (6310.0). |
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