Casual ruling aimed squarely at big business

By Tony Maher
October 16 2018 - 4:30am
CASE: A court decision giving rights to casuals has put the spotlight on the exploitation of casual workers, the author says.
CASE: A court decision giving rights to casuals has put the spotlight on the exploitation of casual workers, the author says.

The employer community is putting on quite a show about a recent Federal Court decision that a casual labour hire coal miner employed full-time for years was not really a casual under the law and was therefore owed some paid leave.

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