The term ‘casual worker’ describes an individual who is not part of a business’s permanent workforce. Casual workers typically supply services on a flexible or irregular basis, usually to meet varying demand for work.
It is not defined in employment law, rather, it is a catch-all phrase used to describe someone who does not have a fixed or minimum number of hours they must work each week, and with no guarantee from one day to another whether they will be engaged to do further work.
There are many different types of casual worker, which can include those engaged for:
- Zero hours contracts (e.g., no minimum guaranteed hours)
- Short-hour or guaranteed minimum hour contracts
- Self-employed/freelance contracts
- Contractor/sub-contractor agreements
- Short-term/fixed contract (single assignment contract)
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