If you have casual staff in 2021 you need to read this

On 27th March 2021, new amendments were made to the Fair Work Act 2009, affecting the workplace rights and obligations for casual employees.
Here's a summary of the changes, timelines to be aware of, and how you can use WorkPro right now to meet your new compliance requirements.

Key Changes

• Casual Employment Information Statements (CEIS) are now required to be provided by employers to all casual employees. Small businesses (defined as a business under 15 employees) must provide this as soon as possible to existing casual employees, while all other employers have until 27th  September 2021 to meet compliance.

  Note: this statement is in addition to the updated Fair Work Information Statement (updated 29th March 2021) which forms part of the National Employment Standards (NES).

• Existing casual employees – these are defined as those employed immediately before 27th March 2021.
• Casual employee definition – An individual is defined as a 'casual employee' if they accept a job offer knowing it is on a 'casual' basis. – i.e. there is no evidence of a commitment to ongoing work in advance with an agreed pattern. Once employed, they continue to be a casual employee until they stop that employment, or begin a new permanent role through the pathway of 'casual conversion'.
• Casual conversion – a new entitlement has been added to the NES that provides a pathway for casual employees to become permanent.  Rules have also been introduced in regards to making and responding to these offers.
• Legal action – A new avenue has been created to resolve disputes about casual conversion through the Federal Circuit Court.

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