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Amendments in the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill will 'strangle' casual employment, business representatives say.

As reported earlier today, Labor and the Greens Senators have expressed their support for the No. 2 Bill, which is set to contain a new 'right to disconnect' for employees.

But another contentious aspect of their inquiry report relates to casual work.

The inquiry shows that, while many casual employees prefer this type of work because of its flexibility, there is a "large and growing cohort" who work in practice as permanent part-time or full-time staff, the Labor members said...