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High Court overturns Federal Court decision on casual employment

The High Court clarified what was intended by the Fair Work Act's provisions relating to casuals.

The High Court had clarified, from a statutory perspective, what was intended by the Fair Work Act’s provisions relating to causal employees.

The High Court had clarified, from a statutory perspective, what was intended by the Fair Work Act’s provisions relating to causal employees.

In its judgement in WorkPac v Rossato, the High Court found the mine worker's employment was on an "assignment by assignment" basis and there was no "firm advance commitment to ongoing work", which the...

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