Section 47A — Fair Work Act 2009: Casual employees of small business employers

(1) This clause applies in relation to an employee and a small business employer if any or all of the following apply: (a) the employee was, immediately before commencement (and disregarding subclause 46(3)), a casual employee of the employer; (b) the employee was, immediately before commencement (and disregarding subclause 46(3)), designated as a casual employee by the employer for the purposes of: (i) any fair work instrument that applies to the employee; or (ii) the employee’s contract of employment; (c) the employee is a casual employee of the employer within the meaning of section 15A of the amended Act because of an offer of an employment made before commencement. (2) Division 4A, other than Subdivision B, of Part 2-2 of the amended Act applies in relation to the employee and employer to whom paragraph (1)(a) or (b) applies on and after commencement as if the employee were a casual employee of the employer within the meaning of section 15A of the amended Act. (3) An employer referred to in subclause (1) must give an employee referred to in that subclause a Casual Employment Information Statement as soon as practicable after commencement.