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Rights at Work in Australia Rhiannon McIntyre, Community Engagement OfficerRajiv Thacker, Fair Work InspectorLuke Ryan, Fair Work Inspector
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Overview
• What is the Fair Work Ombudsman?
• Pay and conditions of employment
• Harvest Trail Campaign
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What is the Fair Work Ombudsman?
Independent government agency
Rights at work are
• Protected• Understood and• Enforced
Free advice
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Workplace laws in Australia
Rights at work are protected by law:o payo conditions such as leaveo how you should be treated at
work
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Workplace laws in Australia
• Different jobs and industries have different laws
• For example: minimum wages, hours of work, rest
breaks
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The National Employment Standards
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Maximum Weekly Hours
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Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements
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Parental Leave
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Annual Leave
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Personal/Carer’s & Compassionate
Leave
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Community Service Leave
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Long Service Leave
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Public Holidays
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Notice of Termination and Redundancy Pay
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Fair Work Information Statement
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Types of employees
• Full time workers• Part time workers• Casual workers
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• $16.87/hour– Full time worker
– Part time worker
• $21.09/hour – Casual worker
Minimum wage
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Common issues
Not okay:– Unpaid work trials– Goods or services instead of pay
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Common issues
Not okay:- Taking money for breakages- Taking money for till shortages - Taking money for customers not paying
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Pay slips
• A worker must always get a pay slip within one day of being paid
• The payslip gives important information about pay and should be kept somewhere safe
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Work diary
• What is it?
• Why do workers need them?
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Watch out for…
Being asked to work for free
Being given goods or services instead
of pay
Having money taken out of your pay
Not being given a payslip
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Case study - Rocco
• Wanted to work in a café
• Worked a 3 day trial period
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Questions?
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Harvest Trail Campaign
• Who is your employer?• Where are you working?• Keep pay slips • Keep your own records
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Harvest Trail Campaign
• Deductions from wages– Agreed & in writing?
• Hourly rate or Piece rate– $16.87 / $19.40 FT/PT– $21.08 / $23.62 Casual
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Questions?
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Contact details• Website www.fairwork.gov.au• Link to language page
www.fairwork.gov.au/contact-us/language-help • Fair Work Infoline 13 13 94• Telephone Interpreting Service 13 14 50• Feedback & suggestions