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adjective Occurring unpredictably; irregular.

casual

an introduced plant that has not become established in an area but which may occur away from cultivation.
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Research to date has tended to focus on the plight of casuals who aspire to permanent positions, and emphasising issues such as career dissatisfaction, exploitation, and marginalisation.
This article reports research on the management and role of casual university teaching staff (henceforth casuals) from their perspective and from the perspective of their immediate supervisors who are responsible for the overall management of the subjects in which casuals are employed to teach.
Insights into the working experience of casual academics and their immediate supervisors
Casuals have limited or no rights to benefits such as sick leave and domestic leave and are less likely to belong to a union.
Historically, organisations, including DHBs, have used casuals as relief staff to cover for sick and other leave and to accommodate seasonal fluctuations.
Casualisation--a threat to nursinq?
The consolidation in turn has infused the quick casuals with the deep pockets they need to launch serious expansion.
FAST & FRESH BURGEONING CHAINS OFFER CHOICES WITH QUALITY, SPEED
Casuals are often defined in awards somewhat tautologically, as 'casual' because they are paid 'as such': form overrides practical substance as one industrial lawyer has put it (Stewart 2002: 10).
Meeting the challenge of casual work in Australia: evidence, past treatment and future policy
4) Try a comfortable, natural woven jacket, $150, from Haggar's spring '97 City Casuals Collection.
AS VANITY MEETS CASUAL FRIDAY : A SEA CHANGE IN MEN'S FASHION CONSCIOUSNESS
That agreement provided for the addition of 3,000 identified casual workers -- later increased to 5,000 -- and the promotion of 1,250 casuals to registered (full-time) status.
Backlog Cleared: Nation's Busiest Ports Are Back to Normal in Time for Last-Minute Holiday Imports
Tehama Ladies Casuals and Tehama Mens Casuals will parallel the Tehama sportwear collection with fine attention to detail and exceptional quality.
Juniper Group, Inc. Announces Licensing Agreement with Prime Golf USA LLC For Distribution of the Tehama Golf and Casual Footwear Collections Worldwide
is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories, and fragrances, including dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear to all major levels of retail distribution.
Perry Ellis International Completes Acquisition of Tropical Sportswear
George Feldenkreis, Chairman and CEO of Perry Ellis International, said, "With this acquisition, we will become a key player in the men's casual and dress bottoms market, increasing our overall market share and importance in the men's apparel industry.
Perry Ellis International, Inc. Signs Agreement to Purchase Tropical Sportswear Int'l Corporation's Assets in Chapter 11 Sale
The fastest-growing clothing brand in history, which launched a men's casual pants revolution nearly a decade ago, said it plans to redefine America's experience with khakis by creating a new kind that are more like jeans in style and attitude.
Dockers Announces New Marketing Strategy to Redefine and Expand Men's Casual Clothing Category; Brand Aims to Do for Khakis What Levi's Did for Jeans

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