How are casual workers hired?
Casual workers are hired through an appointment process; however, the hiring process including the casual appointment itself is exempt from the provisions of the PSEA (except for Section 50). As such, a full assessment of merit is not required in hiring a casual worker. Casual employment is a resourcing option provided to deputy heads to meet short-term, unforeseen and urgent operational needs of the organization. As such, the appointment process is exempt from the application of merit as established in the PSEA. Nonetheless, casual workers are to be hired in a fair and consistent manner with evidence that, in the opinion of the manager, the person is competent to do the work to be performed.
