Australia's first paid sick leave scheme for casual and insecure workers will be trialled in Victoria under a $245.6 million government-funded pilot.
Eligible workers will be given five days of paid sick leave per year as part of the two-year trial, doled out at the annual national minimum wage of $20.33 per hour.
About 150,000 workers in the hospitality, security, retail, cleaning, aged and disability care sectors will be included in the scheme's first phase.
