Workplace relations minister Tony Burke says people should not be stuck as casuals if they work permanent regular hours
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The government will make it easier for casuals to convert to full-time work if they choose, in the first taste of Labor’s next stage of industrial relations reforms to be unveiled in coming months.
Casuals who work full-time hours would be able to access leave entitlements and guaranteed hours if they change their employment status, with the government to legislate a new definition of casual work, under the proposal.
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