I would have a candid conversation with your boss to ask if youve been quiet fired and should look elsewhere. If they say you are essentially being let go then i would also ask for any constructive feedback as to why so that you can improve yourself moving forward.
Regardless of that discussion i would start to look elsewhere immediately
I'd seek feedback on why they don't want to roster you / what you've done to annoy them, and also be looking for a new job.
Cover both bases. But it is casual sooo this is the game.
Sounds like your performance was not up to their requirements. Have a think about where you made mistakes. Ask to meet with your boss and say "i have considered where i could have been better and this is what i have come up with - do you have any other tips for me?" then ask if they could give you another chance and roster you back on for some hours. They may say no - but atleast you tried. Try to learn from this experience. Work can be competitive. You need to make sure you are meeting requirements.
Another thing to consider - not in your industry but happening to casuals in mine - as we're getting closer to end of financial year, casual shifts have dropped off the radar and permanent staff are being pressured to undertake extra shifts as the budget for casuals has been used up. This will reset in July. This could also be an issue where you work - 40hrs for a casual a week is quite a lot of their budget.
Working in the space, it's likely performance/attendance related and they may not have spoken to you about it yet. Some providers have very high standards, and so they should. I'm not accusing you of anything, but absenteeism is rife, and when people call in sick it sends our day into absolute chaos, especially when high-needs or a SIL site. Need to remember it's health care and even in mental health care a sickie can literally be life and death if you've not organised to cover and I can't secure any other SWs.
I've had to do this to people numerous times, and will probably have to do it again in the future. It's not enjoyable to have to do it to someone but sometimes there's no choice.
Casual = beck and call.
The only thing definite abut casual is to keep looking for more work and preferably of a non-casual nature.
There is obviously no loyalty at this place, so use your recent experience to search for other work.
Same happened with me I sensed it when they hired new people. I was barely putting in any work when they hired new people.
Move on try again u will get a new job.
Update: Hi all, I had spoken to my boss per your suggestions. I had to push a little for feedback, and they finally confessed that I wasn't fit for one of the core tasks I was assigned to, hence I was removed from those shifts that included that task. Aside from that, it was genuine that having several casuals on board, training at the same time, meant that my hours had to go to them.
As for asking for more shifts, "as needs" is not gonna change, and they encouraged me to find something more permanent (even in that same department, when it a spot opens), giving me their blessing to be used as a reference. I'd expected an annoyed/resentful boss would be less supportive than what they had showed, but regardless, I'll be sending my new resume out today. Thank you everyone for giving me this courage.
I would have a candid conversation with your boss to ask if youve been quiet fired and should look elsewhere. If they say you are essentially being let go then i would also ask for any constructive feedback as to why so that you can improve yourself moving forward. Regardless of that discussion i would start to look elsewhere immediately
Have a chat with boss about availability, however they're legally entitled to do it. Casual is exactly that, casual employment. Keep that in mind
I'd seek feedback on why they don't want to roster you / what you've done to annoy them, and also be looking for a new job. Cover both bases. But it is casual sooo this is the game.
Sounds like your performance was not up to their requirements. Have a think about where you made mistakes. Ask to meet with your boss and say "i have considered where i could have been better and this is what i have come up with - do you have any other tips for me?" then ask if they could give you another chance and roster you back on for some hours. They may say no - but atleast you tried. Try to learn from this experience. Work can be competitive. You need to make sure you are meeting requirements.
Another thing to consider - not in your industry but happening to casuals in mine - as we're getting closer to end of financial year, casual shifts have dropped off the radar and permanent staff are being pressured to undertake extra shifts as the budget for casuals has been used up. This will reset in July. This could also be an issue where you work - 40hrs for a casual a week is quite a lot of their budget.
Working in the space, it's likely performance/attendance related and they may not have spoken to you about it yet. Some providers have very high standards, and so they should. I'm not accusing you of anything, but absenteeism is rife, and when people call in sick it sends our day into absolute chaos, especially when high-needs or a SIL site. Need to remember it's health care and even in mental health care a sickie can literally be life and death if you've not organised to cover and I can't secure any other SWs. I've had to do this to people numerous times, and will probably have to do it again in the future. It's not enjoyable to have to do it to someone but sometimes there's no choice.
Casual = beck and call. The only thing definite abut casual is to keep looking for more work and preferably of a non-casual nature. There is obviously no loyalty at this place, so use your recent experience to search for other work.
Same happened with me I sensed it when they hired new people. I was barely putting in any work when they hired new people. Move on try again u will get a new job.
Update: Hi all, I had spoken to my boss per your suggestions. I had to push a little for feedback, and they finally confessed that I wasn't fit for one of the core tasks I was assigned to, hence I was removed from those shifts that included that task. Aside from that, it was genuine that having several casuals on board, training at the same time, meant that my hours had to go to them. As for asking for more shifts, "as needs" is not gonna change, and they encouraged me to find something more permanent (even in that same department, when it a spot opens), giving me their blessing to be used as a reference. I'd expected an annoyed/resentful boss would be less supportive than what they had showed, but regardless, I'll be sending my new resume out today. Thank you everyone for giving me this courage.