Casual Employment

Media articles and commentary

	Publication Date
University staff lift pay claim as inflation cuts bite Workplace Express	Publication Date02/05/2023	Read on publisher's website (login required)
Academics Union pushes for 15pc wage increase The Australian Financial Review	Publication Date01/05/2022	Read on publisher's website
No simple solution for problems experienced by casual staff The Australian	Publication Date26/11/2021	Read on publisher's website (login required)
Australia’s universities converting as little as 1% of casual staff to permanent despite labour law change The Guardian Australia	Publication Date18/11/2021	Read on publisher's website

AHEIA National Casual Conversion Forums

	Publication Date
Presentation by Stuart Andrews, Executive Director Forum #1	Publication Date22/04/2021	Download
Presentation by Stuart Andrews, Executive Director Forum #2	Publication Date25/06/2021	Download

Casual Conversion - legal advice

	Publication Date
Corrs Chambers Westgarth advice	Publication Date05/05/2021	Download

The 12 and 6 month conversion eligibility requirements

Griffith University approach

Reasonable grounds for denying conversion

Caution against simply relying on the casual being a student, retiree, or having some other primary occupation		Download
Caution against simply relying on the fact that the position has external funding		Download

AHEIA template letters

Casual Conversion Denials - Minimalist advice templates		Download
Casual Conversion Offers - template wording		Download

HE Modern Awards

HE Modern Awards Casual Terms Review - Award variations

AHEIA Industrial News Member Update articles

	Publication Date
TPA Casual Conversions - the steps involved	Publication Date10/09/2021	View
Casual conversion decisions - assessment requirements	Publication Date01/07/2021	View
New FW Act casual regime - reasonable grounds for not offering conversion	Publication Date19/05/2021	View
New Casual Regime - Variations of Modern Awards	Publication Date21/04/2021	View
New Casual Regime - 6 months transition period	Publication Date13/04/2021	View
Fair Work Act 2009 - Casual Employment Reforms	Publication Date23/03/2021	View
Modified IR Bill passes Senate	Publication Date19/03/2021	View

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