A permanent change: casual choice for employees under the recent Fair Work Act amendments
The first employee choice pathway case highlights the factors that will determine whether casual employment has, in substance, become permanent.
National Employment Standards
Another casual conundrum: substance over form prevails (again)
The Full Federal Court has confirmed that the common law definition of ‘casual’ applies for the purpose of the National Employment Standards. By JACK DE…
Intern or employee? A potentially explosive question
The Fair Work Ombudsman has highlighted the financial risk of utilising unpaid interns in a capacity which gives rise to an employment relationship. By JOHN…