AN160068 – Clerks (Unions and Labor Movement) Award 2004
(1) Subject to the provisions contained within this clause, 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 employee may only be employed for a minimum period of four hours and a maximum period of four weeks but 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 leave.
(b) If after the expiry of the maximum duration specified in paragraph (a), the employee may continue to be employed on an ongoing casual basis subject to the employer providing the employee with the choice of becoming permanent or temporary, depending on whether the position is ongoing or not.
(3) (a) A casual shall be paid while so employed, twenty-five percent in addition to the rates prescribed within this award.
(b) If requested to work, a casual employee must have a minimum engagement of four hours but if the engagement is less than four hours, then they must be paid for the whole four hours.
