Casual employees who have worked regular hours for at least a year now have the right to ask their employers for permanent contracts.
Last year's ruling from the Fair Work Ombudsman, which came into effect from the beginning of October, says people working as regular casual employees are entitled to request their employment be converted to full-time or part-time.
A regular casual employee is someone who has worked a pattern of hours on an ongoing basis for at least 12 months.
