Australian English dictionary

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• carer's leave

  noun

  Leave taken from personal leave to care for a sick family or household member.

  He used carer's leave to look after his sick daughter.

• cash in hand

  phrase

  Being paid in cash without proper records, tax or super, which can be illegal.

  Cash-in-hand jobs often skip super payments.

• casual employee

  noun

  A worker without guaranteed regular hours who usually gets casual loading instead of paid leave.

  Casual employees can be offered shifts week by week.

• casual loading

  noun

  Additional pay component for certain casual employees.

  The advertised hourly rate includes casual loading.

• chippy

  noun

  Carpenter.

  The chippy is building the deck.

• chuck a sickie

  phrase

  To take a day off work claiming illness, often when not genuinely sick.

  He joked about chucking a sickie on Friday.

• compassionate leave

  noun

  Paid leave when a close family member dies or has a life-threatening illness.

  She took compassionate leave after her grandmother died.

• cover letter

  noun

  A short letter sent with a job application explaining why you suit the role.

  Tailor your cover letter to each job.