If I am a casual, what rights do I have at work?

If you are a casual employee your rights will be limited by the operation of the relevant award. Generally an employer will not be required to offer you work or to pay you when they have no work for you to do. The employer will generally not be required to provide you with any notice about the availability of work although individual awards or agreements may specify some minimum notice and minimum periods of work. This differs substantially from provisions applying to permanent workers (whether full or part-time). This lack of notice and obligations is the reason casual work is often referred to as “precarious work”.