Casual workers make up a growing percentage of the Australian workforce.
It is frequently discussed how unemployment impacts on the Geelong community. However, casualisation also creates a great deal of insecurity among people of all ages. The massive difference in working conditions in the past 15 to 20 years has impacted on the social and economic lifestyle of our citizens. Some spend their days sitting by the telephone waiting for a casual call in. If they get an hour of paid work they may not be eligible for a welfare payment, leaving them destitute.