Casual employee permanent vs temporary

[LeaBee]

Our company employs mostly casual employees that do not work systemic or regular hours.  I am wanting clarification if their "Employment Catagory" on their Employee Card be set to Temporary or Permanent?  They are employed directly by us, not an agency but I am concerned that "Permanent" could indicate that they should recieved entitlements of permanent employees which they are not.

Appreciate any light you can provide on this. Thanks in advance

[Tracey_H · Accepted solution]

Hi @LeaBee 

Thanks for your post. An employee's entitlements are determined by the National Employment Standards (NES) regardless of what information is entered in the employee card. If you're not sure about your employee's entitlements I would recommend checking with Fairwork - Casual employees

From an AccountRight perspective that field has no impact on employees and their pays, it's for employer reference only.

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