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Retailers need to be smart about casual conversion
Retailers are up in arms over plans to change casual conversion rights, but there are benefits in having more permanent staff, as IKEA and Bunnings have found.
Sue MitchellColumnistAmid the toughest trading conditions since the global financial crisis, retailers are gearing up for a new battle over the right for casual staff to become permanent.
Changes to casual conversion rights are a key component of the Closing Loopholes legislation, which the government will reintroduce this month after splitting the bill and securing the passage of several less controversial elements before Christmas.
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