Free doc (Word) and pdf casual employment contract template suitable for any industry and essential when hiring new employees for your business.
This casual employment agreement outline the terms of employment to ensure clarity and provide a safeguard for any future disputes. In this type of contract the Employer has no obligation to offer work to an individual and the individual is not required to accept the work when it is offered.
Also known as a Casual Job Agreement and Casual Contract.
Download DOCX (Word) template Casual_Employment_Agreement.docx · 21.43 KiB Download PDF template Casual_Employment_Agreement.pdf · 145.08 KiBBefore using a casual employment contract template, it’s important to understand what casual employment means.
These are the types of contracts where the employee does not set a fixed number of hours for their employees. This means they can work as little or as much as they want. These contracts are used in seasonal industries such as hospitality.
As the name suggests, these contracts have a set minimum of hours the employee should work per week or month. They can do as many hours on top of that as you want them to, but you have to meet the minimum.
The person you’re hiring for the job works as an independent entity and they’re hired as a contractor. You are not hiring them as an employee. This can be a one-off project contract or an ongoing retainer one.
These contracts are valid for only a specific time frame. For example, if the person you’re hiring is covering for someone’s maternity leave or sabbatical.
The typical employment contract includes a lot of benefits and rights for the employee, depending on where you are located.