A guide to terminating casual employees.
A guide to terminating casual employees.
It’s important to really make sure that your employee is casual, before you decide to terminate them. If the worker is deemed to be a casual worker, and therefore cannot file for unfair dismissal, they still have access to other types of claims under the Fair Work Act, such as a general protections claims. General protections laws extend to full-time, part-time, casual and fixed-term employees, including potential employees (job applicants).
Its important to note that all staff need to be treated with respect, made to feel safe and comfortable and not discriminated against.
Here is a great article to read.
A guide to terminating casual employees – HRM online