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Home Industrial Info Questions Casual and part-time work

Casual and part-time work

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Can employers stop casuals joining the union by writing it in to the employment contract?



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No


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It is illegal under the Workplace Relations Act to restrict freedom of association which sounds like what they are trying to do.

The WA IR Act would prevent such behaviour as it states that a person eligible to become a member of an industrial organisation may become or remain a member.

Actually if you really are a casual there would be no contract signed as employment is on a daily basis. But in short, casuals can be union members.

For further information: AWU WA website

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