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Employment rights

Request for Flexible Working Arrangements
An overview of the right to request flexible working patterns under the Fair Work Act.  
Parental Leave
An overview of parental leave entitlements and eligibility for Australians under the Fair Work Act.  
Notice of Termination and Redundancy Pay
An overview of the requirements for termination notice and redundancy payments in line with the Fair Work Act.  
Long Service Leave
An overview of long service leave entitlements for employees in Victoria and employees with ‘national System Employers’ under Forward with Fairness.  
Fair Work Information Statement
Overview of the Fair Work Information Statement for Australian employers and tips for efficient transition under the Fair Work Act 2009.  
National Employment Standards (NES) under the Fair Work Act
An overview of National Employment Standards under the Fair Work Act 2009.  
Fair Work Act 2009: Overview and transition from ‘Work Choices’
An overview of the Fair Work Act 2009: Forward with Fairness, including what’s new for Australian employers.  
Annual Leave under the Fair Work Act
An overview of Australian Annual Leave entitlements under the Fair Work Act 2009.  
Explanation of the law on standing down employees
Explains when an employer can stand down an employee under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and also explains the consequences of an unauthorised stand down.  
Work Choices: Personal carer's leave
Work Choices: Personal carer's leave.  
Work choices: ordinary hours
Explains the requirement under the WRA 1996 that employees cannot work more than 38 hours in one week and how it will affect your business.  
Workchoices: Australian minimum wages
Explains the changes to the Workplace Relations Act 1996, the minimum wage requirements and how they can benefit your business.  
Sex discrimination and sexual harassment
Summary of the law on sex discrimination and sexual harrassement - what they are, what to do if you have been a victim and how to prevent them in your workplace.  
Retrenchment and redundancy
Redundancy and retrenchment explained in Australia.  
Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs): younger employees
This article will be useful reading for all employers of younger workers as well as parents / guardians of such employees and the employees themselves.  
 
 
 
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