AN160066 – Clerks (Commercial, Social and Professional Services) Award No. 14 of 1972
(1) A casual employee shall mean an employee engaged and paid as such, and whose employment may be terminated by the giving of one hour's notice on either side, or the payment or forfeiture, as the case may be, of one hour's pay.
(2) (a) A casual clerk may be employed at an hourly rate for a lesser period than four weeks and shall be paid while so employed, twenty-five percent in addition to the Weekly award rate prescribed by this award with a minimum engagement of four hours: Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this subclause, the basis and terms of employment of a casual clerk may be varied by agreement in writing between the employer and the Union.
(b) The duration of the casual engagement may be extended to thirteen weeks in the event that the employee is engaged to cover for another employee who is absent on account of long service leave, annual leave, sick leave, injury compensable under the Workers Compensation and Assistance Act, or an authorised period of unpaid leave.
(3) Subject to any agreement between the employer and the employee to the contrary, subclause (5) of Clause 7. - Hours, shall not apply to casual employees.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause the basis and terms of employment of casual clerks may be varied in any particular case by agreement in writing between the employer and the Union.
