Board:   [DoveNet] Debate
Subject: Re: Jury Duty
From:    Boraxman
Date:    Wed Oct 28, 2026 08:42

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 Ni>   Re: Re: Jury Duty
 Ni>   By: Boraxman to Nightfox on
 Ni> Thu Oct 22 2026 08:51 am

 Ni>  Bo>  Casual means that you're paid on a hourly rate, and the
 Ni> hours are
 Bo> determined on the fly, i.e., as needed.  Full time and part time are
fi
 Ni> xed
 Bo> hours, with part   time simply being fewer hours than 38 per week.
 Ni>
 Ni>  Bo>  At the site I work at, on the production floor we have
 Ni> both full timers
 Bo> and     casuals.  The full timers work 38 hours a week, as per the
 Bo> contract.  The       casuals are asked to come in whenever we need
them
 Ni> ,
 Bo> and they are paid for the   hours they work.

 Ni> Ah, interesting. In the US, I'm pretty sure that would fall under
 Ni> part-time, as part-time isn't necessarily fixed hours. My first job was
 Ni> at a fast food place, and most of the time I was part-time and my hours
 Ni> varied - our schedules were determined weekly, and often it seemed as
 Ni> needed, though I usually had at least a certain number of hours.

Some companies here hire you on a "casual" basis, but may actually just give
you regular full time hours, for whatever reason.  The company doesn't have to
pay sick leave or annual leave, or long service (not sure about long service).
However the hourly rate is usually higher than a salaried worker anyway.

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