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Unis offered as few as 1 in 100 casuals permanent status in 2021. Why aren't conversion rules working for these staff?

  • Written by: Elizabeth Baré, Honorary Fellow, LH Martin Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Twenty years’ experience of casual conversion clauses in Australian universities’ employment agreements shows these have not reduced the number of casual staff they employ. No one should be surprised at how few offers of conversion to permanent employment have been made following changes to the National Employment Standards...

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