Let them eat cake.....
Parablues, to assist you in your calculations, you must be paid super each time you earn more than $400 per month from an employer. For the current FY, they must pay at least 9% of your gross wage into the fund, for 2002/2003 it was 8%, 2001/2002 it was 7%, 2001/2002 it was 6% and prior to that for the years (if I remember right) it was 5%. Also, if your wife/partner isn't working you can pay up to $3000 p.a. into a super fund for hear and you claim the deduction -speak to an accountant about that one. When you are full time as a pilot you also are entitled to 6 weeks leave per year but you only get leave loading for 4 weeks as the other 2 weeks are to make up for working weekends and public holidays and you are entitled to the leave pro rata if you leave the company after working for 12 months. Make sure you state on your employment tax declaration whether you are full time, casual or part time. This should lay down the parameters of your pay rate and conditions from the word go and you shouldn't go wrong. (If you do get any more $'s from this info - you owe me a peppermint magnum with a cuppa!