Recently, an amendment was made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) that will require employers to evaluate and assess their casual employees, to determine whether these employees can and should have their employment converted from casual to permanent. This means that, by 27 September 2021, TAFE NSW must offer you casual conversion if:
TAFE NSW does not have to offer to convert you from casual to permanent if there are reasonable grounds for not doing so, (such as if you do not meet the criteria above). You are also able to request the conversion of your employment from casual to permanent if you meet the criteria above and you haven’t refused an offer to be made permanent in the last six months, or if TAFE hasn’t denied your request to convert in the last six months.
If you are a casual employee and you think that this might apply to you, then keep an eye out over the next 7-10 days, as TAFE is in the process of finalising casual conversions. If you are not converted as a part of this process but believe that you should have been, then please contact the CPSU NSW on 1300 772 679.
In the meantime, the CPSU NSW is hoping to meet with TAFE to discuss what these changes mean and how they will affect the workforce. We will keep all members updated and send out further updates once this meeting occurs. In the meantime, if you know of anybody who isn’t a union member but would like to join, they can join online here: www.cpsunsw.org.au/join.
