Advocate, Nov 2021

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◆ CASUALISATION Image: Isaiah Rustad/Unsplash

Stop making excuses for casual conversion Earlier this year, changes to the Fair Work Act were made, which for the first time provided a (nonetheless still vague) definition of a casual employee and a more clearly set out pathway towards conversion to permanent employment. The initiative to make these changes was presumably, at least in part, a result of concerns about the high percentage of casual workers across many sectors, in combination with growing concerns about COVID-19.

Mary Quigley University of Adelaide

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