What is the Fair Work Act 2009 Australia?
The Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) is one of the primary pieces of legislation that govern the employment relationship in most of Australia’s private workplaces. It is the foundation of all minimum standards and regulations for employment that fall within the national workplace system.
What is the role of the Fair Work Commission?
The Fair Work Commission The Commission is the independent national workplace relations tribunal. It is responsible for maintaining a safety net of minimum wages and employment conditions, as well as a range of other workplace functions and regulation.
What information does the Act state must be included in the Fair Work Information Statement?
What information must be contained in the Statement? an explanation of the effect on an employee’s entitlements under the NES if both of the following occur: a transfer of a business occurs as described in the FW Act. the employee becomes a transferring employee.
What is a workplace right Fair Work Act?
The Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) provides protections of certain rights, including: workplace rights • the right to engage in industrial activities • the right to be free from unlawful discrimination • the right to be free from undue influence or pressure in negotiating individual arrangements.
Are Fair Work Commission decisions binding?
The Fair Work Commission is an independent body, which operates in a similar way to a court. For instance, it can hear claims and disputes which are related to the workplace and deliver binding decisions which must be adhered to.
Which Act includes the requirement for employees to be provided with a fair work information statement before or as soon as possible after starting a job?
the Fair Work Act
Section 125 of the Fair Work Act requires employers to give each employee the Fair Work Information Statement before or as soon as practicable after the employee commences employment.
When employee should receive fair work information statement and who should provide it?
The Statement must be given to each new employee when they start work. Casual employees must also be given the Casual Employment Information Statement. The Statement is published by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and must be published in the Commonwealth Government Notices Gazette (the Gazette).