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Labour Law in a Service World

“…The court decided that these workers, who were engaged as 'regular casuals' working an average of 31 hours a week, or 42 in one case, did not have mutuality of obligation because they had no obligation to accept the work o¡ered to them: 'they were entitled to choose whether or not to attend'. 64 In Carmichael the employment of guides working an average of 25 hours per week on a 'casual as required basis' was not regarded as ful¢lling the mutuality of obligation test. 65 Numerous cases of agency and subcontracting involve service workers.…”