![]() |
![]() |
|
Awards
Agreements
Superannuation
Dismissal or Termination
Redundancy
Discrimination & Harassment
Employment Status
|
||||||||
|
Home Your Rights
Your RightsAwardsAwards set out the rights and obligations of employers in regards to hours of employment, pay rates, penalty rates, loadings, allowances, leave entitlements, employment protection provisions and part-time or casual work. Agreements Stuff on Agreements Superannuation Superannuation is an important part of your wages package. Superannuation provides a nest egg for you and your family on retirement, many employers might try to under-cut your legal entitlements, so its important that all workers know what their entitled to. Dismissal or Termination Workers have rights in regards to being terminated by their employers. Here is information on what the boss can and can't do. Redundancy Many workers these day may be offered or forced to accept Redundancy. Redundancy should only apply when employees are laid off on a permanent basis because their work is no longer required by the company due to economic, technological or other reasons dealing with a significant changes to the employers' current position. Discrimination & Harassment Discrimination, harrassment and bullying in the workplace are serious issues. Discrimination or harassment due to age, sex, pregnancy, carer's responsibilities, race, marital status, disability, religion, homosexuality and transgender are all illegal. Employment Status In today's workplace many employers try to rip off their employees by changing your employment status, its important that workers are aware of what their employment status is and what that entails. |
||||
|
|
|
| © The Australian Workers. Union - Port Kembla, South Coast and Southern Highlands Branch PO Box 1506, Wollongong NSW 2500 Phone: 02 4229 3611 Fax: 02 4229 8096 Email: members@portkembla.awu.net.au URL: http://www.awu.net.au//portkembla/your_rights/index.html This page last modified: Wednesday, 16-Nov-2005 16:14:27 EST |
|