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High Court rejects casual backpay claim that motivated industrial relations fight We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss 11.13am Normal text size Advertisement Employers have scored a major win in the High Court after it effectively shut down what could have been a pathway for long-term casuals to claim they were part-time or full-time workers with rights including paid leave. The federal government had estimated that if the case, which was cited as a major reason for its industrial relations reforms earlier this year, had gone the other way it c...

The Attorney-General's decision to intervene in a High Court battle over casuals' backpay is expected to cost taxpayers $295,860. In May last year, the full Federal Court rejected the bid from labour hire firm WorkPac to have a former employee, Robert Rossato, declared a casual employee and not entitled to paid leave. The ruling meant workers on regular casual shifts would be entitled to seek paid leave. Attorney-General Christian Porter applied to intervene in the case after the company appealed to the High Court to clarify what casuals should be paid and how offset arrangements should w...