Work Terminology

Question 1

Modern Award

Answer 1

A legal agreement that sets out minimum pay and other employment conditions

Question 2

Soft Skills

Answer 2

personal qualities that allow a person to effectively interact with other people in a harmonious manner

Question 3

Hard skills

Answer 3

Skills that are teachable and can be measured, such as using a computer

Question 4

Enterprise agreement

Answer 4

An agreement made directly between employees and employers about wages and working conditions

Question 5

Fair work commission

Answer 5

Australia’s National Workplace Relations Tribunal, which carries out a range of functions concerning working conditions and the resolution of workplace debates

Question 6

Discrimination

Answer 6

Discrimination is the practice of treating a person( or a group of people) differently from another person based on their personal characteristics

Question 7

Types of Discrimination (12)

Answer 7

-Race (Indian, Asian)
-Colour (Skin color)
-Gender (male, female, non-binary)
-Sexual preference (homosexual)
-Age (Age of that person)
-Physical or mental disability
-Martial status (married, unmarried)
-Family or career responsibilities
-Pregnancy (if someone is pregnant)
-Religion (Christian, Jewish, Buddhist)
-Political opinion (someone’s political views)
-national extraction or social origin (someone’s nationality or class status)

Question 8

Dismissal

Answer 8

An employer terminating an employee’s employment against their will

Question 9

summary dismissal

Answer 9

terminating an employee without notice

Question 10

Unfair dismissal

Answer 10

When the dismissal is considered unfair and unreasonable, refer to Fair work condition