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Services Australia must offer permanent roles to casuals eligible for conversion: Fair Work Commission

Doug Dingwall
Updated June 2 2022 - 5:57pm, first published 1:25pm

Services Australia must offer permanent jobs to casual workers waiting in merit pools after applying for vacant roles, despite the social welfare agency's claims it had the power to decide otherwise, the industrial umpire has found.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

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