Agreed. Taking a day off work on sick leave is not income support, it's basic employment conditionsffs this article is complete bullshit #auspol
With the abc adding workplace sick leave into ‘income support’ stats, I ask why stop there? Why not count all workplace income as income support? Throw in pocket money too and maybe we can finally see how much of this…
(UK) A financial benefit for people on a low income.
“Agreed. Taking a day off work on sick leave is not income support, it's basic employment conditionsffs this article is complete bullshit #auspol”
“With the abc adding workplace sick leave into ‘income support’ stats, I ask why stop there? Why not count all workplace income as income support? Throw in pocket money too and maybe we can finally see how much of this country are greedily taking money that could go to the rich!!!”
Add your own interpretation of "income support".
UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
See all British & Irish slang slang on Slangora.
Browse all .
The follow up will be about annual leave. They've discovered that full time employees are averaging 20 days a year of annual leave income support so they can get paid to not work for a month!
“The follow up will be about annual leave. They've discovered that full time employees are averaging 20 days a year of annual leave income support so they can get paid to not work for a month!”
“The number of people accessing income support payments has risen by two million in the past decade, with more Australians unable to work due to deteriorating mental and physical health.”
“More than eight million Australians now receive income support: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/income-support-grows-mental-health-work/106626692”
No comments yet — say something.