Casual Employment
Casual employment occurs when employees are employed by the same employer on an irregular basis, on a day-to-day basis, or at least for a period shorter than one week. Typical characteristics of occasional employment include work performed at irregular intervals without predetermined workdays, without regular work assignments, and with the employee having the option to decline an assignment without negative consequences.
Under labor law, occasional employment constitutes an employment relationship limited to a single day. The employment relationship ends upon completion of the work on that day, without the need for a notice of termination.
Casual employees are entitled to the minimum wage set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. In addition, casual employees are excluded from the scope of the New Severance Pay Act.
Reporting Requirement
For on-call employees, it is not necessary to report each individual day of on-call employment separately. The individual days of the intended on-call employment may be grouped together and reported collectively. A collective report is permitted for up to six consecutive days of the intended on-call employment. Additional days of employment can be reported at a later date.
The summary report is only a registration containing the minimum required information. The full report must be submitted within 7 days after the end of the calendar month in which the work was performed.
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