Full Time Employment

A full time employment or job requires a person to work the standard or maximum legal hours. The work hours needed to complete a full time employment in a day or in a week would vary from one country to the other, depending on the number of hours mandated by the country's laws.

Who usually requires full time employment?

Full time employment is generally required by the multinational or industrial companies that produce products in bulk. These companies manufacture a large number of products to be able to meet the demand and make profit. Thus, the workers need to be hired under a full time employment contract that includes a provision for overtime work and pay. Other sectors where full time employment or work is necessary are those under the private or public service sector. Full time employment in these sectors include working in government offices, hospitals where overtime work usually occurs, armed or defense forces as well as other public and private services.

What are some obligations included in full time employment?

Full time employment requires more responsibilities and includes a wider scope of work but also comes along with other benefits. However, full time employment can be very demanding. A person with full time employment must be disciplined and very committed to his or her work.

On the other hand, full time employment offers some primary advantages. These are expressed through provision of routine benefits such as sick pay, vacation leave, healthcare and pension. Also, in full time employment, the person is paid for rendering overtime work. One good thing about full time employment is that the company invests on employee training and development.

Full time employment compensation details

The compensation for full time employment is usually offered in the form of salary which has been predefined and computed on a daily, hourly, or weekly basis. This system is more reliable. Depending on the rank and duties and responsibilities of the person with full time employment, he or she can be compensated based on his or her work experience, training, and academic background.

Thus, for best arrangement for full time employment, it is best to sit down and study further the compensation package. This will be the best time to negotiate for the compensation rate and package for benefits of a full time employment. In the advertisements and publications, the salary or pay rate for a full time employment is usually indicated.

Employment News

FORESTRY AND LOGGING WORKERS

12 March 2011

Forestry and logging workers cultivate and maintain natural and plantation forests, as well as logging, felling and sawing trees. Tasks may include looking out for fires, applying fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides and removing branches and treetops. In the five years to May 2010, employment increased by 75.2 per cent to 5975 (compared with 10.9 per cent for all occupations). Employment growth in the next five years is expected to fall 2.4 per cent per annum (compared with 1.8 per cent for all occupations). Unemployment is high (about 17 per cent) compared to all occupations. About 11 per cent of workers are female (compared to 45.6 per cent for all occupations). Median full-time weekly earnings (before tax) are $747 (compared with $1000 for all occupations). The median age is 34 years and 28.9 per cent are aged 45 years and over (compared to 38.5 per cent for all occupations)... read full story

GAMING WORKERS

26 February 2011

Gaming workers, or croupiers, provide gaming services within casinos and other gambling establishments. Duties include ensuring games operating in the casino pit run smoothly, monitoring cash drops to cashiers and chip transactions, observing incidents and settling disputes arising at gaming tables, dealing games in accordance with casino policies and ensuring that bets are placed within the rules of the game. Job prospects for gaming workers are average. In the five years to May 2010, employment increased by 50 per cent to 9342 (compared with growth of 10.9 per cent for all occupations). A high proportion of workers (76 per cent) are employed full time. Employment growth in the next five years is expected to be moderate. The median age is 31 and 16.1 per cent are aged 45 and older (compared with 38.5 per cent for all occupations). Median full-time weekly earnings (before tax) are $839 (compared with $1000 for all occupations). Unemployment is average (about 2.5 per cent) compared with all occupations... read full story

Socceroos' and Matildas' success rewarded with a hefty pay rise

15 February 2011

THE SOCCEROOS and the Matildas will reap a financial windfall for their on-field exploits after Professional Footballers Australia yesterday announced it had struck the biggest collective bargaining agreement for national team players... read full story

SALARY SPOTLIGHT - GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

12 February 2011

Graphic and web designers and illustrators design information for visual and audio communication, publication and display using print, film, electronic, digital and other forms of visual and audio media. Job prospects for graphic and web designers are good. In the five years to May 2010, employment increased by 9.2 per cent to 44,000 (compared with 10.9 per cent for all occupations). A high proportion of workers (78.4 per cent) are employed full time. Employment in the next five years is expected to grow strongly (4 per cent a year, compared with 1.8 per cent for all). About 80.1 per cent have post-school qualifications with the bulk being a bachelor or higher degree (38.6 per cent). Median age is 33 and 19.5 per cent are aged 45 and older (compared with 38.5 per cent for all occupations). Median full-time weekly earnings (before tax) are $1060 (compared with $1000 for all occupations)... read full story

WAIT STAFF

5 February 2011

Wait staff serve food and drinks in hotels, restaurants and dining establishments. Tasks can include: arranging tables; greeting customers and presenting them with menus; taking orders and relaying them to kitchen and bar staff; and serving food and drinks. In the five years to May 2010, employment increased by 10.9 per cent to 109,000 (compared to growth of 10.9 per cent for all occupations). Less than half of workers (22.6 per cent) are employed full time. Employment growth in the next five years is expected to be strong (3.3 per cent a year compared to 1.8 per cent for all occupations). Unemployment is high (about 8.9 per cent) compared to all occupations. About 76.5 per cent of workers in this occupation are female (compared to 45.6 per cent for all occupations). The median age is 21 years. Median full-time weekly earnings (before tax) are $675 (compared to $1000 for all occupations)... read full story