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Do we? Could you describe the law?

I don't think we have much protection for these types of labour hirec(as we'd call them in Aus) arrangements



Correct, we don't.

There have been some recent court cases, sponsored by the unions, seeking to include full time benefits to subbies, but it's all a bit hand-wavy and, on the whole, people working with an ABN are not yet equivalent to full time employees.


Refer to the Casual Employment Information Statement (CEIS)[1] and due-to-be-released-on-6-December-2023 Fixed Term Contract Information Statement (FTCIS)[2].

[1] https://www.fairwork.gov.au/sites/default/files/migration/72...

[2] https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/national-e...


Refer to the actual relevant pages: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/find-help-for/independent-contra...

This said, referring to the section 'sham contracting', actually covers, by far, the majority of contractors, which are effectively full time staff.




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