Perm vs Non Perm

Category 1

100

Define what a permanent employee is?

An employee who would have continued to receive earnings for each and every week for the next 52 weeks from that employment if not for their incapacity. 

200

Name some employment scenarios which make a client non- permanent in nature?

-Fixed term contract, no guaranteed hours, seasonal, planned unpaid leave of more than seven days (such as a Christmas shutdown period), notice handed in prior to their incapacity

300

What is the short term calculation for a permanent employee set up using?

Total earnings in 4 weeks prior to DOI
 divided by number of weeks earned over.
 Based on income from job/s held at DOFI/DOSI

400

What is the short term calculation for a non permanent employee set up using?

Total earnings in 4 weeks prior to DOI
 divided by number of weeks earned over
 Based  off the income from all sources in the 4 pay  weeks prior to DOFI

500

What are the exclusions which can be used for a non permanent client in the Short Term?

Agreed upon unpaid leave and Previous weekly compensation 

Category 2

100

Name some employers or employer types that require further investigation to confirm client is a permanent employee? 

- Alliance

-Fruit pickers/Orchard in the name

-Contractors /Shearing/Recruitment/Road works

200

What happens if the client was previously part time but now is full time in their position?

Previously Part-time:

• Clients who previously worked as part-time in their job are eligible for a ‘better-of’ calculation.
• Has client worked more than 120 hours in 4 weeks prior to incapacity? Has the client worked less than 30hours in any period prior to the 4 weeks in the short term that isn't the result of unpaid leave?
• If clients hours were part time due to unpaid leave we would not use the better of calculation as we would reduce the divisor for the unpaid leave instead. 
• Tick box in EOS 

300

What are the earnings used for a permanent employee?

• Based on income in the 52 weeks prior to DOFI/DOSI
• If they have been with the  employer for less than the 52 weeks – income will only be divided over the number of weeks they earnt that income over.

 

400

What earnings are used for non permanent employees in the Long term?

Based on income from all PAYE sources in the 52 weeks prior to DOFI/DOSI

500

What are the exclusions which can be used for a non permanent client in the Long term?

• Sick leave without pay – periods of agreed upon full days of unpaid sick leave of 8 days or more can be excluded. Must be agreed upon. Previous weekly compensation.
   Soley self-employed or shareholder period

Category 3

100

Client is a permanent employee and also has casual employment not held at DOFI/DOSI- Do we include this casual employment in calculation?

For us to include casual (non permanent) employment in a calculation, it must be held immediately prior to their DOFI/DOSI date.

Extension of earner status also doesn't apply to this casual employment as client has already been established as an earner by their permanent employment. 

200

Explain the warren decision-

When client moves from casual to permanent employment with the same employer- Only use the earnings from when they became permanent.

300

When a client is a non permanent employee, being uplifted to the FTM, what should always be added onto the collection point?

A full time cease because due to the nature of the employment it will always cease during the next 52 weeks. You should find out when the employment will end and load a cease date for that date. 

400

From this list of occupations- would they be non- permanent or permanent- and when would follow up with the employer:
Fruit picker, Meat worker (Alliance), Building Apprentice, Chef

Fruit picker, Meat worker, Building apprentice will more then likely be non perm in nature due to shut downs and being seasonal work.
Chefs will vary depending on the contract.

500

Client injures themselves four months before they were due back to work whilst on maternity leave, when they were due back to work, the exception was they would work each week for the following 52 weeks. Are they permanent or non permanent?

Permanant.