Casual work has become a social phenomenon and a cankerworm in labour relations in various industries across developing countries of the world, Nigeria inclusive.
This is as a result of the deliberate policy of the multinationals in productive and service companies, which created casual workers in place of permanent labour employment.
It has been argued that the shift from permanent work to casual work arrangement is as a result of employers using it to avoid the obligations associated with labour laws which are designed to protect permanent employees in standard employment.
The practice of engaging casual workers in Nigeria for permanent positions has been referred to as casualization. It is pertinent to distinguish between a casual worker and a contract staff or contract employees.
Casual employment has no written employment contract and end date. It can be terminated with no notice from either party. On the other hand, contract employment is a type of employment not permanent in nature but with a start and end date of the employment.
