Employment law experts warn the government's proposed industrial relations changes will hurt workers. They argue the reforms will tear a hole in the safety net, stifle wage growth, in addition to increasing casualisation and insecure work. All this at a…
Casual workers will miss out on the JobKeeper payment if they haven't worked for an employer for more than 12-months. Attorney-General Christian Porter ruled out the payments today, rejecting calls from the ACTU. One million casual workers will miss out…
Casual workers may be eligible to claim annual leave entitlements, including substantial back-payments, following a landmark court ruling. The Federal Court found that a mine truck driver is entitled to annual leave, despite a labour-hire firm employing him as a…
A quarry worker has been awarded 15-years worth of annual leave after being wrongly classified as a casual worker. A court found the worker should have been classified as a permanent employee. The case will have implications for other casual…
