Employment Laws
This Act ensures workplaces are free from discrimination and harassment in WA.
What is the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)?
This term refers to being dismissed unfairly from a job.
What is unfair dismissal?
The NES applies to all workers under this system.
What are the minimum standards of employment?
This sets minimum pay and conditions for an industry.
What is an award?
This is money saved for retirement.
What is superannuation?
This Act protects the health, safety and welfare of workers.
What is the Work Health and Safety Act 2020?
The Fair Work Act includes these 10 minimum entitlements.
What are the National Employment Standards (NES)?
Full-time employees are entitled to this number of annual leave weeks.
What is 4 weeks?
This is negotiated between an employer and employees (often collectively).
What is an enterprise agreement?
Employers must contribute this minimum percentage (current baseline in content).
What is 12%?
This Act outlines employment terms, rights, unfair dismissal, and redundancy.
What is the Fair Work Act 2009?
This organisation provides information and enforces workplace laws.
What is the Fair Work Ombudsman?
Casual employees are entitled to these types of leave.
What is unpaid carer’s, parental leave or compassionate leave?
This is an individual agreement between an employer and an employee.
What is an employment contract?
One way individuals can increase their super savings.
What are voluntary contributions?
These laws protect workers by setting minimum conditions and rights.
What is employment legislation?
This body helps resolve workplace disputes and approves agreements.
What is the Fair Work Commission?
Employers must provide this document to new employees.
What is the Fair Work Information Statement (FWIS)?
These documents must meet or exceed this minimum standard.
What are the National Employment Standards (NES)?
Payments for specific job-related costs (e.g. travel or uniforms).
What are allowances?
One key purpose of employment legislation in Australia.
What is protecting workers’ rights?
This phrase refers to protections against being treated unfairly at work (e.g. discrimination or punishment).
What is adverse action (general protections)?
This allows employees to request a change to start and finish times or work from home.
What is the right to request flexible working arrangements?
A key difference between awards and contracts.
What is that awards set minimum standards, while contracts are individual agreements?
Name two conditions covered in industry awards.
What are hours of work, leave, wages, breaks, superannuation, or redundancy?