Employers can no longer afford to be too casual with their casual staff!
10/07/2018
Many small and medium sized employers believe that casual staff are easier to hire, fire and manage, and lean towards this form of employment.
A series of recent decisions has highlighted that casual employment is not straightforward and can be risky for employers. Despite labelling an employee as casual, and even paying the 25% casual loading, is not enough to definitively manage risk around unfair dismissal and even backpay for annual leave.
Casuals who have employed on a ‘regular and
