Participants in the Austalian Workplace

​The employer is an individual or an organization in the government, private, non-profit, or business sector that hires and pays people for their work.

​​The majority of businesses are small with only 1- 4 employees

​All employers in Australia are subject to the same responsibilities and requirements which include the provision of

•adequate wages/salaries

​•safe workplace

​• necessary education and training

​• contribution to superannuation

​• essential rights to employees (breaks, supervision)

​• facilities

​Government organisations such as the Fair Work Commission hold employers responsible for implementing these.

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​Health and Safety

requirements

•Are determined by the duties

employee will undertake

​ E.g a construction worker will have different duty of care than a teacher etc.

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•Must follow the National

Employment Standards (NES)

​1. Maximum weekly work hours

​2. Requests for flexible working arrangements

3. Parental leave

4. Annual leave

5. Carer’s leave

6. Community service leave e.g. jury duty

7. Long service leave

8. Public holidays (with reasonable exceptions)

9. Notice of termination and redundancy pay

10. Provision of a Fair Work Information Statement

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Source: Adapted from the Fair Work Ombudsman fact sheer,

Introduction to the national employment standards.

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​The Ten NES entitlements for employees