- Introduction
- Employee entitlements and protections
- Modern awards and enterprise agreements
- Unions in the workplace
- Western Australia and the Fair Work system
- certain minimum standards set out by the National Employment Standards (NES), and
- any applicable modern award or enterprise agreement under the Fair Work Act
- maximum weekly work hours
- requests for flexible working arrangements
- offers and requests to convert from casual to permanent employment
- parental leave and related entitlements
- annual leave
- personal/carer's leave, compassionate leave and family and domestic violence leave
- community service leave
- long service leave
- public holidays
- superannuation contributions
- notice of termination and redundancy pay, and
- Information statements (Fair Work Information Statement, Casual Employment Information Statement, and Fixed Term Contract Information Statement)
- employee entitlements under the Fair Work Act, including the NES
- industrial instruments, and
- general protections and 'adverse action', including workplace rights, industrial activities, sham contracting arrangements, sexual harassment, discrimination, and the right to disconnect
- what is a modern award and when does it apply?
- what is an enterprise agreement?
- what is a union?
- what is freedom of association?
- the rights of union officials to enter the workplace
Note
It’s important to know which industrial relations system covers your organisation. Determining whether your organisation is a constitutional corporation or not can be a complex process. If you are not sure whether your organisation is a constitutional corporation, you should get legal advice.
