ALH Group, Reddit: 'Final straw' email to casual Australian worker over Covid

A casual bottle shop worker has publicly threatened to quit the company after a corporate email saying he wouldn't be offered paid leave if he caught Covid.  

The employee of ALH - one of Australia's biggest hospitality groups - posted a rant to Reddit at the weekend, believing the message from his boss was the 'final straw'. 

The email said permanent team members could use paid annual or personal leave if they needed time off after falling ill from the virus.

But casual workers were told to seek out government financial support, rather than be offered leave benefits. 

Under federal workplace laws, casual workers are generally not entitled to paid sick leave or annual leave.

The Reddit user ranted: 'For further explanation, this email is stating that if front-line employees (retail, hospitality alike) get Covid, which is now becoming extremely prominent in Australia, we will have to use our sick-leave, instead of them paying us for the days we missed - because we got sick working at their facilities.' 

The worker went on to say it should be 'illegal' and planned to submit their resignation the following week.

'I have one shift this coming Sunday - as I'm a casual. It will be my final shift,' they said.

'I know Australia isn't as bad a state as America currently. But I'm sick of being abused and used by corporations. This is my final straw. I'll figure out new prospects next week.'

The employee also claimed their company didn't provide 'enough items for us employees to deal with difficult customers' such as those who refuse to wear masks.

'I'm not about to get my life threatened by a mob of angry drunks, not wanting to wear a mask,' they said. 

A spokesperson for ALH's parent group Endeavour Group told Daily Mail Australia the safety and wellbeing of their staff and customers is 'our highest priority'. 

'We are committed to providing all team members with support if they are impacted by

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