Excluding Casual Employees: recent developments

By Jason Harris

The recent AIRC full bench decision in Cetin v Ripon Pty Ltd has raised the possibility of employers of casuals facing unfair dismissal claims.

The regular and systematic employment of Ms Cetin has led the AIRC to declare that she was a permanent part-time employee rather than a casual.

(LexisNexis Butterworths Employment Law Bulletin. vol. 10, no. 1)