Business - World of Work Flashcards
Explain the NES: Maximum Weekly Hours
The maximum hours an employee can work each week - 38 hours
Explain the NES: Requests for flexible working arrangements
Employees can request specific hours and working arrangements if they meet a certain working criteria.
Explain the NES: Offers and requests to convert from casual to permanent employment
Casual workers with 12 months of work and regular pattern hours must be offered the option to convert to permanent employment.
Explain the NES: Parental Leave
Unpaid leave that occurs when an employee or their partner has either given birth or has adopted a child under the age of 16.
Explain the NES: Annual Leave
All employees, except casual workers, are entitled to a certain amount of hours of paid annual leave.
Explain the NES: Personal/carer’s leave
Personal illness, caring responsibilities or family emergencies can earn you time off
Explain the NES: Compassionate leave
If a member of their immediate family or household dies, or contracts or develops a life-threatening illness or injury, a baby in their immediate family or household is stillborn, they have a miscarriage or if their current spouse or de facto partner has a miscarriage.
Explain the NES: Family and domestic violence leave
Violent, threatening or other abusive behaviour by individuals to an employee that wants to control the employee and causes them harm or fear.
Explain the NES: Community service leave
Community service leave is an entitlement under the National Employment Standards (NES). Employees can take community service leave for activities such as voluntary emergency management activities or jury duty.
Explain the NES: Long service leave
Most employees’ entitlement to long service leave comes from long service leave laws in each state or territory. These laws set out how long an employee has to be working to get long service leave (for example, after 7 years) and how much long service leave the employee gets. In some states and territories long serving casuals are eligible for long service leave.
Explain the NES: Redundancy pay
Redundancy happens when an employer either doesn’t need an employee’s job to be done by anyone, or becomes insolvent or bankrupt. Redundancy can also happen when the business introduces new technology (for example, the job can be done by a machine), slows down due to lower sales or production, closes down, relocates interstate or overseas or if restructured or reorganized because a merger or takeover happens.
Explain the NES: Public holidays
when working public holidays employees are entitled to extra pay (for example, public holiday rates), taking an extra day off and minimum shift lengths. If an employee doesn’t work the public holiday they are entitled to the right not to work on a public holiday, pay and leave (such as during a period of paid leave).
Explain the NES: Notice of termination
An employer must give notice to the employee by delivering it personally, leaving it at the employee’s last known address, sending it by pre-paid post to the employee’s last known address, or if the employee agrees, sending it electronically by email or text message
Who are the 5 workplace participants?
Employees, Employers, Government, Employer Associates and Industrial Organisations (Trade Unions)
List the employer’s responsibilities
WHS, NES, Tax and superannuation
What is the legislation regarding WHS?
Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011
What is the legislation regarding NES?
Fair Work Act 2009
List the government’s responsibilities
WHS, Anti-discrimination laws, unfair dismissal process and Bullying and harassment
What are the legislations regarding the Anti-discrimination laws?
Anti Discrimination Act 1991
Age Discrimination Act 2004
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Who hears complaints regarding discrimination?
a complaint may be heard by the Australian Human Rights Commission or the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland.
What are the consequences for an employer if they do not follow the Anti - Discrimination laws?
Employers who are found to have discriminated may be required to pay financial compensation, provide a formal apology or simply the worker.
What is the legislation regarding the Unfair dismissal process?
Fair Work Act 2009
What are the legislations regarding bullying and harassment?
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Who hears complaints regarding bullying and harassment in the workplace
A complaint may be heard by the Australian Human Rights Commission or the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland.
What are the consequences for not following the bullying and harassment laws?
Written warnings
medical/injuries
compensation payments
loss of productivity
prosecution by government authority
imprisonment
fines
community service
bad reputation as a business.
What are the costs of joining a union?
You may be discriminated against
Workplace tension
You have to pay
Slower advancement
What are the benefits of joining a union?
Power in numbers
Improve working conditions
Additional benefits for members
