Sometimes employment is on a "casual" basis. In other words, the employer and employee agree that the employer will offer the employee work when work is available. Temping agencies often employ people on this basis.
At other times, employers employ employees on a "part-time" basis (e.g. 7am to 10am on Tuesdays and Thursdays). The basic rights and obligations of employees and employers apply to casual or part-time employment.
Examples
A restaurant employs a number of waiting staff. They work two or three days a week. These staff are part time, because there is an expectation of continued employment.
The same restaurant has a list of people they call upon if they are short staffed. These are casual employees, because it is the unexpected availability of work that determines their employment.
An orchard employs someone to pick apples for three weeks. This is a casual job, because the work is determined by the availability of apples to pick, and there is no expectation of continued employment.
An office employs someone to do the cleaning for an hour every Friday. This is a part time job, because there is always cleaning to be done.
A part time employee comes in because they have a job, a casual employee comes in to do a job. |