Common use of Right to request casual conversion Clause in Contracts

Right to request casual conversion. (i) A person engaged as a regular casual employee may request that their employment be converted to full-time or part-time employment. (ii) A regular casual employee is a casual employee who has in the preceding period of 12 months worked a pattern of hours on an ongoing basis which, without significant adjustment, the employee could continue to perform as a full-time employee or part-time employee under the provisions of this award. (iii) A regular casual employee who has worked equivalent full-time hours over the preceding period of 12 months’casual employment may request to have their employment converted to full-time employment. (iv) A regular casual employee who has worked less than equivalent full- time hours over the preceding period of 12 months’casual employment may request to have their employment converted to part-time employment consistent with the pattern of hours previously worked. (v) Any request under clause 3.2 (e) must be in writing and provided to the employer. (vi) Where a regular casual employee seeks to convert to full-time or part- time employment, the employer may agree to or refuse the request, but the request may only be refused on reasonable grounds and after there has been consultation with the employee. (vii) Reasonable grounds for refusal include that: