FWC ruling spotlights minefield of casual worker status

Reduced hours and uniform return order didn’t end employment, tribunal rules, as employers grapple with blurred line between casual and permanent status

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A new decision by the Australian Fair Work Commission (FWC) that a security guard was not dismissed, despite reduced hours and an order to return his uniform, has spotlighted the confusion su