New laws mean casual workers have new rights to convert to permanent full-time or part-time employment.
Speak to your local organiser to find out more.
Member Win:
Ana was working as a casual at Twin Towns Services Club when her boss offered her a part-time position.
She sought advice from her union, and we let her know she could request full-time conversion as she’d worked a weekly pattern of 39.5 hours for the previous six months.
The club pushed back, but Ana didn’t give up. She took a pen to the contract drawn up by her boss, changing her weekly hours from 37 to 38 and ‘part-time’ to ‘full-time’ before returning it to the club.
Ana says felt nervous and like she was rebelling, but she backed herself and the advice from her union.
The club agreed to convert Ana to full-time as her work would continue on an ongoing basis, and she is now happy in her new full-time position!