Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense casualizes, present participle casualizing, past tense, past participle casualizedregional note: in BRIT, also use casualise
verb
If a business casualizes its employees or casualizes their labour, it replaces employees with permanent contracts and full rights with employees with temporary contracts and few rights.
[business]
...a casualised workforce. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun]
casualization (kæʒuəlaɪzeɪʃən)uncountable noun
...the casualisation of employment. [+ of]
casualize in British English
or casualise (ˈkæʒʊəˌlaɪz)
verb(transitive)
to alter working practices so that regular workers are re-employed on a casual or short-term basis