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

community.engagment@fwo.gov.au