Pay and Conditions
The minimum legal standards for pay and entitlements in Australia.
What are the National Employment Standards (NES)?
A dismissal that is harsh, unjust, or unreasonable fits this definition.
What is unfair dismissal?
Workplace bullying must involve this type of behaviour pattern.
What is repeated and unreasonable behaviour?
Behaviour of a sexual nature that makes someone feel offended or intimidated.
What is sexual harassment?
Treating someone unfairly based on characteristics like race, age, or gender.
What is discrimination?
The first step in resolving a pay issue is to do this.
What is check the law?
This tool helps workers calculate correct pay, penalties, and allowances.
What is the Pay and Conditions Tool (PACT)?
Employees generally have this many days to lodge a claim of unfair dismissal.
What is 21 days?
This is NOT considered bullying: a single incident or this type of management action.
What is reasonable management?
Sexual harassment can occur in both physical workplaces and these environments.
What are online or virtual environments?
These characteristics are protected under anti-discrimination law.
What are protected or personal attributes?
The second step involves directly communicating with this person.
Who is your boss/employer?
As of 2025, deliberate underpayment of wages can be treated as this type of offence.
What is a criminal offence?
Businesses with fewer than this number of employees follow a special dismissal code.
What is 15 employees?
Bullying can lead to these types of health issues (e.g. anxiety, depression).
What are mental health issues?
Since 2022, employers have this duty to prevent harassment.
What is a positive duty?
This law protects workers from unfair treatment based on race.
What is the Racial Discrimination Act?
If talking fails, you should do this to formally raise concerns.
What is put it in writing?
This organisation can audit employers and issue penalties for underpayment.
What is the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO)?
This commission reviews unfair dismissal claims and checks procedural fairness.
What is the Fair Work Commission (FWC)?
Workers can apply to this body for orders to stop bullying.
What is the Fair Work Commission (FWC)?
This organisation provides guidance and resources on sexual harassment.
What is the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)?
Employers can be held responsible for discrimination through this type of liability.
What is vicarious liability?
If the issue isn’t resolved, you may seek help from this type of external party.
What is a third party?
This payment normally applies to trades, non professional work and temporary workers, where employees are paid by the hour.
What is a wage?
Employees need to have this much service (how many months) to be covered under the national unfair dismissal system.
What is 6 months service?
Employers have a legal duty under the these laws to identify and control bullying in the workplace.
What is Work Health and Safety Laws?
These three overlapping legal frameworks regulate workplace issues in Australia.
What are fair work laws, WHS laws, and anti-discrimination laws?
This legal framework regulates workplace discrimination in Australia.
What is anti-discrimination laws?
A complaint or grievance is an allegation of unlawful treatment under which Act?
What is the Equal Opportunity Act 1984?