NSW Permanent part time - treated as casual.

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Jackdaw

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I work for a large, nation-wide pizza chain that has come under fire a lot for mistreating employees and making happy accidents on employees payslips.

When I first started working at this pizza chain in January, I signed a casual enterprise agreement, then a few weeks later I signed a permanent part-time contract as the pizzerias' enterprise agreement was cancelled and the fast food award was implemented - I was fine with the pay cut on the understanding that all of the award's clauses be met. To the surprise of nobody this has not been the case.

I work less than 38 hours a week, but my shifts can vary from 3 hours on Friday and Saturday one week to 6 hours on Saturday the next. As stated in the award - "At the time of first being employed, the employer and the part-time employee will agree, in writing, on a regular pattern of work specifying at least -

●the number of hours worked each day
●which days of the week the employee will work
●the actual starting and finishing times of each day
●that any variation will be in writing
●that the minimum daily engagement is three hours;and
●the times of taking and the duration of meal breaks."


The most my employer and I ever agreed on were the days in which I could work - 4 days a week and I'm given only 2 (not that I'm complaining about that - but any variation to my normal work hours are not in writing)

So i'm technically a permanent part-time employee, being treated as a causal - for part-time rates.
What are my rights here?
Thank you so much.
 

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