Termination of employment – minimum employment period – ss.382, 384, 394 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for relief from unfair dismissal – respondent objected on basis applicant had not completed minimum employment period – applicant engaged initially as casual employee then full-time – for casual service to count towards the minimum employment period both limbs of s.384(2)(a) of FW Act must be satisfied – Commission considered the applicant’s casual contract of employment, roster, hours worked and whether any replacement shifts were worked during the period of casual service – satisfied casual service was on regular and systematic basis and the applicant had an expectation of continuing employment – held applicant’s casual service counted towards the period of employment – found applicant had completed at least the minimum period of employment – jurisdictional objection dismissed – application to be dealt with on its merits. Kamanda v House with No Steps.
