The Fair Work Commission has announced, under its 4 year modern award review, that casual workers will be given the right to convert to part time, or full time employment, under certain conditions.
From 1 January 2018, employers using modern awards should expect a clause inserted into their award (where no casual conversion clause already exists), reflecting the draft terms of:
This preliminary decision does give employers the right to refuse this request on the basis of:
The Commission also concluded that for the modern awards that didn’t already have a minimum engagement clause, a two-hour minimum would be inserted to the award. Summary: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decision_summaries/2017fwcfb3541-summary.pdf
Full Decision: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/sites/awardsmodernfouryr/2017fwcfb3541.pdf |
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