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General Protections: What Are They? adverse action anti-discrimination employee rights gender equality general protections hr compliance industrial action legal action protected attributes Dec 21, 2023

So, what are the general protections from a Fair Work lens? General protections seek to protect workers from harmful (adverse) action, coercion, undue influence or pressure, and misrepresentation where they affect workplace rights.

 

The role of the general protections is to:

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Underpaying Employees: Wage Theft employee rights hr compliance legal action minimum wages new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Dec 21, 2023

Earlier this year, a Director of a large national company was found personally liable for wage theft after underpaying roughly 150 employees, although not consciously aware that this was the case - let's look at what happened!

 

So, in 2013, the Director sat down with the Chief...

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Workers Comp Insurance: Compulsory Legal Requirement australian capital territory employii news fair work legal action new south wales northern territory queensland safe workspaces south australia tasmania victoria western australia workers compensation Jul 14, 2023

In Australia, it's a legal requirement for businesses that engage staff and some contractors to have workers' compensation insurance. In the instance that they don't, harsh penalties apply!

Remember, each State has slightly different Health & Safety Legislation within Aus!

 

I've heard...

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No More Pay Secrecy - An Employee's Right to Discuss anti-discrimination australian capital territory employee rights employii news hr compliance legal action new south wales northern territory pay clauses pay secrecy remuneration salary south australia tasmania victoria western australia May 29, 2023

Have you ever wondered how your salary compares to that of your colleagues? Well gone are the days of pay secrecy in the workplace! Pay has often been a taboo topic with contractual clauses banning employees from discussing such information. While discussing pay and other employment conditions is...

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Salaried Staff: are you SURE you're paying enough? australian capital territory fair work hr compliance industry update legal action minimum entitlements minimum wages new south wales northern territory queensland salary south australia tasmania team culture underpayments victoria western australia Feb 14, 2023

When it comes to salaried employees, there needs to be some method behind the numbers. An employee's salary still needs to be high enough to cover their minimum entitlements (including any "significant overtime"). 

Quiz time!

  • Do you know why your staff's salary is what it is?
  • Do...
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