How are casual employment contracts different?
A casual employment contract is fundamentally different to either a permanent or fixed term arrangement. Very few employers, or employees, have taken the time to fully understand the consequences of casual employment. What does it mean to be a casual employee? Casual employees are those who do not have a certain or fixed commitment with […]
Are you aware of unfair dismissal rights for casual workers?
On 23 January 2020, the Fair Work Commission passed down a re-determination in the matter of Angele Chandler v Bed Bath N’ Table Pty Ltd, allowing for casual employees meeting certain criteria to have access to unfair dismissal remedies. Ms Chandler was employed as a casual at Bed Bath N’ Table for a period of […]
Can Casual Workers Claim Unfair Dismissal?
The Fair Work Commission has recently handed down a decision which provides increased access to unfair dismissal claims by casual workers. Particularly those employees engaged in the labour hire industry. In the case of Robert Smith v Goldfields People Hire Pty Ltd [2017] FWC 6730 (“Goldfields”) a casual worker made an unfair dismissal application for […]
Is Casual Employment Really That Casual?
Last Thursday’s decision by the Full Federal Court may change the idea of ‘casual employment’ for the future, causing upheavals on the employment law scene. Rarely has a court decision incited such comments from employer groups and other sources as that on Thursday, when the Full Federal Court brought down a decision that has far-reaching […]