Definition: Casual workers

Category: ILO terminology

Casual workers are workers who have an explicit or implicit contract of employment which is not expected to continue for more than a short period, whose duration is to be determined by national circumstances. These workers may be classified as being "employees" or "own-account workers" according to the specific characteristics of the employment contract. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/coded_files/icse_1993_en.pdf
Source:
International Labour Organisation (ILO), Resolution concerning the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE), adopted by the Fifteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians, January 1993
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