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Tags: Casuals, casual employment, award reviews, Casual terms award review 2021
The President of the Fair Work Commission has today issued a statement relating to changes arising from the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021.
The changes relate to:
- how casual employees are defined
- conversion from casual employment to full-time or part-time employment
- provisions for the Commission to conciliate disputes about casual conversion
- provisions for the Commission to vary enterprise agreements to resolve interaction difficulties with the new casual employment provisions, and
- the requirement for the Commission to review terms in modern awards to ensure consistency with the new casual employment provisions (the Casual terms award review 2021)
A major case website has been established to publish material relating to the Casual terms award review 2021. A statement relating to the review has also been issued. You can subscribe to receive email updates when new documents relating to the review are published.
Read
- The President's Statement about the casual amendments (pdf)
- The President's Statement about the Casual terms award review 2021 ([2021] FWC 1894)
- Information about the Casual terms award review 2021