Casual definition

Casual means an employee engaged on an irregular basis without the expectation of continuous work by the hour up to a maximum of 12 hours per shift. As such casual employees are considered as a supplementary workforce. Provided that where the employer requires only one hour or less on any one day the employer shall pay for actual time worked. A casual employee employed as per this clause must give the same notice as the employer. Payment in lieu of notice will be honoured by the employer as well as the withholding of wages for incorrect notice provided to the employer. The Casual Loading will be 20%.
Casual means employment on an hourly basis for a period not exceeding four weeks in any period of engagement for which a casual loading is paid. It excludes employment undertaken in accordance with clause 23.13 (a) – Special Temporary Employment.
Casual means an employee who is engaged as such for specific purposes for a period which is expected to be not more than one month duration.

Examples of Casual in a sentence

  • Casual employees who are regularly scheduled to work fewer than ten (10) hours a week are excluded from the bargaining unit.

  • For the avoidance of doubt, casual loading is paid in lieu of entitlements, which do not apply to Casual On-Hire Employees, having regard for the NES.

  • However, a record will be kept of the hours worked by a Casual Employee.

  • Casual employees are not covered by the present collective agreement and are thus not entitled to the advantages therein provided.

  • Casual employees may be used to perform bargaining unit work in cases of absenteeism, fluctuations in work load and temporary vacancies.


More Definitions of Casual

Casual means a casual employee as defined in clause 2, Definitions.
Casual employee is one who is employed for an unspecified period, for use on an on-call basis in situations where the expectation is that the work will not be required for more than three (3) consecutive months.
Casual employee means an employee engaged by the hour for a period not exceeding one calendar month in any period of engagement, or any employee employed as a casual on an hourly rate of pay by agreement between the Union and the employer.
Casual means an employee who is employed on a day-to-day basis to augment regular and school-term employees for a limited duration within any 12-month period.
Casual refers to shorts or jeans, collared shirts, sweatshirts, or appropriate tee-shirts and casual footwear for males, and shorts, skirt, skort or jeans, collared shirt, sweatshirt, or appropriate tee-shirt and casual footwear for females.
Casual means a person who is subject to clause 25, casual employees—loading of the VPS Agreement 2006, or similar clauses in other relevant agreements. It includes a person employed on a seasonal basis where such provision is made under an applicable industrial agreement.
Casual means a person who is not regularly scheduled and who works on an ad hoc basis. A casual is not a member of the Bargaining Unit and shall not be covered by the provisions of this Collective Agreement.