Modern awards usually include specific conditions for casual employees. This can include:
- minimum number of hours per shift
- overtime rates
- penalty rates for working on weekends, evenings or public holidays
- conversion to permanent employment after a certain amount of time.
You can use Award Finder to search for your award and read the details.
Casual loading
Casual loading is an amount paid casuals on top of the base rate of pay.
Casual employees get this loading to make up for not getting entitlements like paid personal (sick) leave and guaranteed hours of work.
You can use PayCheck Plus to find the minimum rates of pay and penalty rates for casuals, including casual loadings.