part-time vs Casual during Uni

[ioaus09]

Which one would you do. I'm looking at a part time job, but the main stumbling block is that unlike casual, part time has set times, which could mess up my studies

[ninwa]

I would recommend casual because of the flexibility - and also because you get paid more! (what do you need with sick leave and annual leave anyway? ) When I start uni I'll be juggling 3 casual jobs, and the only reason I can handle that is because I can organise my roster times around my uni / extra-curricular timetable.

However, you may want the security of a part-time job. If you're employed as a casual you can pretty much be fired at any time without notice or benefits. If you go to Monash (don't know about other unis) and you're not doing medicine, your timetable is generally quite flexible as well, and if you know what times you'll be working, you should be able to organise your timetable around it.

[monokekie]

lol. if both of them are offered to you, ofcourse casual.

[Fyrefly]

(what do you need with sick leave and annual leave anyway? )

So you can pull a sickie and still get paid for it... duh

[Eriny]

Casual is better, IMO. However, my first employers were kind of weird. I had the rights of a casual worker but they said they expected me to be at work the same times every week and would really freak out if I had to take a day/weekend off. It was dodgy.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

I reckon I'll probably be so bad at managing time (awful with it in VCE) that I'll be able to manage only a few tutoring sessions a week. XLL Academy gave me a position and I do some one-on-one tutoring now and then.

[ninwa]

(what do you need with sick leave and annual leave anyway? )

So you can pull a sickie and still get paid for it... duh

True... but you get paid more!!! <3 casual loading

[ed_saifa]

You don't get super if you do casual though.

[ninwa]

You don't get super if you do casual though.

Yes you do

[ed_saifa]

oh dear, my friend is been jibbed then.

[ninwa]

Not necessarily:

If you're a casual between 18 and 70 years of age and earning more than $450 in a calendar month, your employer should be contributing superannuation on your behalf. Employers don't have to make contributions for employees under 18 and working less than 30 hours per week.

If you earn over this amount, your employer should make contributions into an approved superannuation fund on your behalf. Details of any contributions should be shown on your payslip. It's possible, if your working hours vary a lot, that your employer will have to make contributions on your behalf for some weeks and not others.

[ed_saifa]

So if you work only a few hours a week for part time, will you get super?

[ninwa]

I'm assuming you wouldn't earn more than $450 a month if you only worked a few hours a week, so I guess your employer doesn't have to pay you super. That is if you're casual (I think there are different rules for part time)

[QuantumJG]

I would like to get a casual job that would allow me to work say 4 - 6 (maybe hours a week so I can earn some money, but still have enough time to study.

My friends tell me that you can apply over the net - I have no idea how! :S

Also what do I put in a resume? I have never worked before.

[ninwa]

The job seeker websites aren't too good for casual - most of them are full time or part time jobs (and by part time I mean something like Mon-Fri 9am-2pm, so impossible for uni students).

Have you tried the UoM careers website? Two of my 3 jobs I found on the Monash careers site.

Resume: education, work experience, volunteer work (if applicable), brief interests section... all tailored towards what you think the employer is looking for