Board:   [DoveNet] Debate
Subject: Re: Jury Duty
From:    Boraxman
Date:    Thu Oct 22, 2026 08:51

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 Ni>   Re: Re: Jury Duty
 Ni>   By: Boraxman to Dr. What on
 Ni> Wed Oct 21 2026 09:07 am

 Bo> The difference would be whether your contract is full time or casual. I
 Bo> presume a lot of McDonalds employees are casual?

 Bo> In Australia, McDonalds employees may be part time, casual or full time.

 Ni> What is "casual" employment?  I'm not aware of that type of employment
 Ni> in the US; usually it's full-time or part-time (and there's also hourly
 Ni> vs. salaried - and salaried employees are usually full-time).

Casual means that you're paid on a hourly rate, and the hours are determined on
the fly, i.e., as needed.  Full time and part time are fixed hours, with part
time simply being fewer hours than 38 per week.

At the site I work at, on the production floor we have both full timers and
casuals.  The full timers work 38 hours a week, as per the contract.  The
casuals are asked to come in whenever we need them, and they are paid for the
hours they work.


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