It is implicit in the recent WorkPac case, in which a very senior Full Court of the Federal Court of…
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In a decision which has been widely and predictably criticized by those who advocate for employees’ rights in employment law…
The concept of the rights of casual employees when hours are reduced is complex, as is evident in this extract…
A small business employer under the Fair Work Act is an employer which at the material time has fewer than…
A decision by an employer to reduce the hours of a casual employee or remuneration can constitute a termination of…
Here is an extract from an important Fair Work Commission appeal which sets out how the law determines whether a…
It is reasonably common for an employer of casual employees to claim in an unfair dismissal case in the Fair…
There is a substantial distinction in Australia between the common law concept of a casual employee and the test under…
When is a casual employee truly a casual employee? The answer to this question is context. There is some controversy…
What follows is an extract from a recent Fair Work Commission case which deals with the issue of compensation for…
