How do you tell whether someone is a casual employee? For a period, the concept was defined artificially under industrial awards and enterprise agreements. More recently, the courts have said that the defining element of casual employment is its uncertainty. This...

It’s clear that there is confusion about the basics of wages and entitlements obligations amongst employees and employers (including large ones). All adult employees from the lowliest clerk to the most senior CEO are required to be paid at least a minimum wage rate...