Regular and Casual Employment

April 23, 1976POLICY INSTRUCTIONS NO. 12-76TO:All Regional Directors   SUBJECT:Regular and Casual Employment PD 850 has defined the concept of regular and casual employment. What determined regularity or casualness is not the employment contract, written or otherwise, but the nature of the job. If the job is usually necessary or desirable to the main business of the employer, then employment is regular; if not, then the employment is casual. Employment for a definite period which exceeds one year shall be considered regular for the duration of the definite period.This concept of regular and casual employment in regular jobs which has been abused by many employers to prevent so-called casuals from enjoying the benefits of regular employees to prevent casuals from joining unions.This new concept should be strictly enforced to give meaning to the constitutional guarantee of employment tenure. digestThis issuance shall take effect immediately.