Common use of Casual conversion to permanent employment Clause in Contracts

Casual conversion to permanent employment. a. For the purposes of this clause 8.7, a regular casual team member is a Woolworths casual team member who has, over a period of at least 12 months, worked a pattern of ordinary hours on an ongoing basis which, without significant adjustment, the team member could continue to perform as a full-time or part-time team member under the provisions of this Agreement. b. A regular casual team member who has worked an average of 38 or more ordinary hours a week in the period of 12 months’ casual employment may request to have their employment converted to full-time employment. c. A regular casual team member who has worked an average of at least 10 hours per week but less than 38 ordinary hours per week in the period of 12 months casual employment may request to have their employment converted to part-time employment consistent with the pattern of hours previously worked. d. Any request for casual conversion must be provided to Woolworths in writing. e. Where a regular casual team member requests to convert to full-time or part-time employment, Xxxxxxxxxx may agree to or refuse the request, but the request may only be refused on reasonable grounds and after there has been consultation with the team member. f. Reasonable grounds for refusal include: i. Where it would require a significant adjustment to the casual team member’s hours of work in order for the team member to be engaged as a full-time or part-time team member in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement – that is, the casual team member is not truly a regular casual team member as defined in clause 8.7.a; ii. Where it is known or reasonably foreseeable that: A. the team member’s position will cease to exist within the next 12 months; B. the hours of work which the team member is required to perform will be significantly reduced in the next 12 months; C. there will be a significant change in the days and/or times at which the team member’s hours of work are required to be performed in the next 12 months; or D. the team member’s availability will change significantly in the next 12 months. g. Where Xxxxxxxxxx refuses a request to convert, Xxxxxxxxxx must advise the team member of Xxxxxxxxxx’ reasons for refusal within 21 days, in writing. Where the team member does not agree with Xxxxxxxxxx’ decision, the team member can use the dispute resolution process in clause 22 of this Agreement. h. A regular casual team member who is eligible can only make a request for conversion once every 6 months. i. Where it is agreed that a casual team member will have their employment converted to full-time or part-time employment as provided for in this clause, Xxxxxxxxxx will provide the team member with the following information: i. the form of employment to which the team member will convert – that is, full-time or part- time employment; ii. if it is agreed that the team member will become a part-time team member, the matters referred to in clause 8.1.a; and iii. The date the conversion will take effect (which will be the commencement of the next pay cycle following agreement being reached, unless otherwise agreed). j. Once a casual team member has converted to full-time or part-time employment, the team member may only revert to casual employment with the written agreement of Xxxxxxxxxx. k. Nothing in this clause obliges a regular casual team member to convert to full-time or part-time employment or to make a request to convert. Woolworths cannot require a regular casual team member to convert to full-time or part-time employment, however Xxxxxxxxxx may at any time offer any casual team member an available full-time or part-time role. Nothing in this clause requires Xxxxxxxxxx to increase the hours of a regular casual team member seeking conversion to full-time or part-time employment. l. A casual team member must not be engaged and/or re-engaged (which includes a refusal to re- engage), or have their hours reduced or varied in order to avoid any right or obligation under this clause. m. Xxxxxxxxxx will provide all new casual team members with a copy of the provisions of this clause (which can include giving the team member a copy of this Agreement, or a link to an electronic copy of this Agreement) within the first 12 months of their engagement with Xxxxxxxxxx. A casual team member’s right to convert is not affected if Xxxxxxxxxx does not give them a copy of the clause or Agreement as required by this clause.

Casual conversion to permanent employment. a. For the purposes of this clause 8.7, a regular casual team member is a Woolworths casual team member who has, over a period of at least 12 months, worked a pattern of ordinary hours on an ongoing basis which, without significant adjustment, the team member could continue to perform as a full-time or part-time team member under the provisions of this Agreement. b. A regular casual team member who has worked an average of 38 or more ordinary hours a week in the period of 12 months’ casual employment may request to have their employment converted to full-time employment. c. A regular casual team member who has worked an average of at least 10 hours per week but less than 38 ordinary hours per week in the period of 12 months casual employment may request to have their employment converted to part-time employment consistent with the pattern of hours previously worked. d. Any request for casual conversion must be provided to Woolworths in writing. e. Where a regular casual team member requests to convert to full-full- time or part-time employment, Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths may agree to or refuse the request, but the request may only be refused on reasonable grounds and after there has been consultation with the team member. f. Reasonable grounds for refusal include: i. Where it would require a significant adjustment to the casual team member’s hours of work in order for the team member to be engaged as a full-time or part-time team member in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement – that is, the casual team member is not truly a regular casual team member as defined in clause 8.7.a; ii. Where it is known or reasonably foreseeable that: A. the team member’s position will cease to exist within the next 12 months; B. the hours of work which the team member is required to perform will be significantly reduced in the next 12 months; C. there will be a significant change in the days and/or times at which the team member’s hours of work are required to be performed in the next 12 months; or D. the team member’s availability will change significantly in the next 12 months. g. Where Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths refuses a request to convert, Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths must advise the team member of XxxxxxxxxxWoolworths’ reasons for refusal within 21 days, in writing. Where the team member does not agree with XxxxxxxxxxWoolworths’ decision, the team member can use the dispute resolution process in clause 22 of this Agreement. h. A regular casual team member who is eligible can only make a request for conversion once every 6 months. i. Where it is agreed that a casual team member will have their employment converted to full-time or part-part- time employment as provided for in this clause, Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths will provide the team member with the following information: i. the form of employment to which the team member will convert – that is, full-time or part- part-time employment; ii. if it is agreed that the team member will become a part-time team member, the matters referred to in clause 8.1.a; and iii. The date the conversion will take effect (which will be the commencement of the next pay cycle following agreement being reached, unless otherwise agreed). j. Once a casual team member has converted to full-time or part-part- time employment, the team member may only revert to casual employment with the written agreement of XxxxxxxxxxWoolworths. k. Nothing in this clause obliges a regular casual team member to convert to full-time or part-time employment or to make a request to convert. Woolworths cannot require a regular casual team member to convert to full-time or part-time employment, however Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths may at any time offer any casual team member an available full-time or part-time role. Nothing in this clause requires Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths to increase the hours of a regular casual team member seeking conversion to full-time or part-time employment. l. A casual team member must not be engaged and/or re-engaged (which includes a refusal to re- re-engage), or have their hours reduced or varied in order to avoid any right or obligation under this clause. m. Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths will provide all new casual team members with a copy of the provisions of this clause (which can include giving the team member a copy of this Agreement, or a link to an electronic copy of this Agreement) within the first 12 months of their engagement with XxxxxxxxxxWoolworths. A casual team member’s right to convert is not affected if Xxxxxxxxxx Woolworths does not give them a copy of the clause or Agreement as required by this clause.

Casual conversion to permanent employment. a. 8.7.1 For the purposes of this clause 8.7clause, a “regular casual team member member” is a Woolworths BIG W casual team member who has, over a calendar period of at least 12 months, worked a pattern of ordinary hours on an ongoing basis which, without significant adjustment, the team member could continue to perform as a full-full time or part-part time team member under the provisions of this Agreement. b. 8.7.2 A regular casual team member who has worked an average of 38 or more ordinary hours a week in the period of 12 months’ casual employment may request to have their employment converted to full-full time employment. c. 8.7.3 A regular casual team member who has worked an average of at least 10 hours per week week, but less than 38 ordinary hours per week week, in the period of 12 months months’ casual employment may request to have their employment converted to part-part time employment employment, consistent with the pattern of hours previously worked. d. 8.7.4 Any request for casual conversion must be in writing and provided to Woolworths in writing.BIG W. e. 8.7.5 Where a regular casual team member requests to convert to full-full time or part-part time employment, Xxxxxxxxxx BIG W may agree to or refuse the request, but the . The request may only be refused on reasonable grounds and after there has been consultation with the team member. f. 8.7.6 Reasonable grounds for refusal include: i. (a) Where it would require a significant adjustment to the casual team member’s hours of work in order for the team member to be engaged as a full-full time or part-part time team member in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement – that is, the casual team member is not truly a regular casual team member as defined in clause 8.7.amember; ii. (b) Where it is known or reasonably foreseeable that: A. (i) the team member’s position will cease to exist within the next 12 months; B. (ii) the hours of work which the team member is required to perform will be significantly reduced in the next 12 months; C. (iii) there will be a significant change in the days and/or times at which the team member’s hours of work are required to be performed in the next 12 months; or D. (iv) the team member’s availability will change significantly in the next 12 months. g. 8.7.7 Where Xxxxxxxxxx BIG W refuses a request to convert, Xxxxxxxxxx XXX W must advise the team member of Xxxxxxxxxx’ BIG W’s reasons for refusal within 21 days, in writing. Where the team member does not agree with Xxxxxxxxxx’ BIG W’s decision, the team member can use the dispute resolution process in clause 22 20 of this Agreement. h. 8.7.8 A regular casual team member who is eligible (under clause 8.7.1) can only make a request for conversion once every 6 months. i. 8.7.9 Where it is agreed that a regular casual team member will have their employment converted to full-full time or part-part time employment employment, as provided for in this clause, Xxxxxxxxxx BIG W will provide the team member with the following information: i. (a) the form of employment to which the team member will convert – that is, full-full time or part- part time employment; ii. (b) if it is agreed that the team member will become a part-part time team member, the matters referred to in clause 8.1.a8.1.1; and iii. The (c) the date the conversion will take effect (which will be the commencement of the next pay cycle following agreement being reached, unless otherwise agreed). j. 8.7.10 Once a casual team member has converted to full-full time or part-part time employment, the team member may only revert to casual employment with the written agreement of Xxxxxxxxxx.BIG W. k. 8.7.11 Nothing in this clause obliges a regular casual team member to convert to full-full time or part-part time employment or to make a request to convert. Woolworths BIG W cannot require a regular casual team member to convert to full-full time or part-part time employment, however Xxxxxxxxxx BIG W may at any time offer any casual team member an available full-full time or part-part time role. Nothing in this clause requires Xxxxxxxxxx BIG W to increase the hours of a regular casual team member seeking conversion to full-full time or part-part time employment. l. 8.7.12 A casual team member must not be engaged and/or re-engaged (which includes a refusal to re- re-engage), or have their hours reduced or varied in order to avoid any right or obligation under this clause. m. Xxxxxxxxxx 8.7.13 BIG W will provide all new casual team members with a copy of the provisions of this clause (which can include giving the team member a copy of this Agreement, or a link to an electronic copy of this Agreement) within the first 12 months of their engagement with Xxxxxxxxxx. BIG W. A casual team member’s right to convert is not affected if Xxxxxxxxxx BIG W does not give them a copy of the clause or Agreement as required by this clause.