Casual workers will formally be able to ask their employers for part-time or full-time work under newly proposed legislation. But the legislation is also aimed at protecting employers.
The Federal Government has proposed a legislation formally allowing casual workers to eventually ask their employers for part-time or full-time work although employers can refuse to convert contracts.
It comes after the Fair Work Commission recently ruled eligible award workers should be allowed to ask for part-time or full-time work after 12 months.
In the proposed legislation, the Government also has included a regulation to prevent so-called "double-dipping" by casual workers, where workers might collect casual pay rates as well as such benefits as sick or annual leave.
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