Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Employment contracts
https://www.fairwork.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/employment-contracts-1
1. What is an Employment contract?
2. An employment contract is an agreement between an employer and employee that
sets out terms and conditions of employment. A contract can be in writing or verbal.
3. What is the National Employment Standard (NES)? List out the 10 entitlements outlined in the NES.
Maximum weekly hours
Requests for flexible working arrangements
Parental leave and related entitlements
Annual leave
Personal carers leave and compassionate leave
Community service leave
Long service leave
Public holidays
Notice of termination and redundancy pay
Fair Work Information Statement
4. Who is covered by the NES? Australian employees
5. How are casual employees covered by the NES?
Awards
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/awards
6. What is an Award? Awards (modern awards) are legal documents that outline the
minimum pay rates and conditions of employment.
7. Who is responsible for setting Awards?
8. What must an Award cover?
Registered Agreements
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/agreements
9. Explain what an Agreement is?
10. Who helps with the process of making of Agreements and who approves them?
11. How do Awards and Agreements differ?
Enterprise agreements
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/agreements/make-agreement
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