As part of employing casual employees, employers are now required to provide each new casual a Casual Employment Information Statement (CEIS) either before they begin work or immediately after they have started.

This needs to be in addition to providing the Fair Work Information Statement (FWIS) which is also required before or immediately after staff being work.

The CEIS provides new casual employees with specific information relating to their conditions of employment.

The CEIS includes information about:

• Definition of a casual employee
• When an employer has to offer casual conversion
• When an employer doesn’t have to offer casual conversation
• When a casual employee can request casual conversation
• Casual conversation entitlements of casual employees employed by small business employers
• The role of the Fair Work Commission to deal with disputes about casual conversion

You can give your casual employees a copy:

• in person
• by mail
• by email
• by emailing a link to this page of our website
• by emailing a link to a copy of the CEIS available on the employer’s intranet
• by fax
• by another method.

Employers can access the Casual Employment Information Statement by clicking here:

Always remember to check back with Fair Work regularly to ensure you are using the most up to date version

 If you are unsure if this is relevant for your situation or would like to have a 15 min consultation with Sandra book HERE.