Workplace Relations and Employment Terms PDF

1. **Fair Work Commission**: Australia\'s national workplace relations tribunal that sets minimum wages, handles disputes, and ensures fair practices in the workplace. 2. **Long service leave**: A period of paid leave granted to employees who have been with the same employer for a lon...

1. **Fair Work Commission**: Australia\'s national workplace relations tribunal that sets minimum wages, handles disputes, and ensures fair practices in the workplace. 2. **Long service leave**: A period of paid leave granted to employees who have been with the same employer for a long time, typically after 10 years of continuous service. 3. **Permanent part-time**: An employment arrangement where an employee works a fixed number of hours each week, but less than full-time hours, with benefits similar to full-time employment. 4. **Enterprise agreement**: A collective agreement made between employers and employees about working conditions, wages, and other employment matters. 5. **Wages**: Compensation paid to an employee based on the hours they work, typically expressed as an hourly rate. 6. **Benefits**: Non-wage compensation provided to employees, such as health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plans. 7. **Flexible work practices**: Work arrangements that allow employees some control over when and where they work, such as telecommuting or flexible hours. 8. **Bullying**: Repeated, unreasonable behavior directed towards a worker that creates a risk to health and safety. 9. **Employer of Choice**: A company that is recognized as a desirable place to work due to its positive work environment, competitive benefits, and strong workplace culture. 10. **National Employment Standards (NES)**: A set of minimum standards entitling employees to essential work conditions such as maximum work hours, leave entitlements, and termination notice. 11. **Fair Work Ombudsman**: An independent statutory office in Australia responsible for enforcing workplace laws, educating employers and employees, and resolving workplace disputes. 12. **Contract of employment**: A formal agreement between an employer and an employee outlining the terms of employment, including duties, pay, and working conditions. 13. **Casual**: A form of employment where an employee works irregular hours and doesn\'t have guaranteed hours of work each week, but usually receives a higher hourly rate to compensate for lack of benefits. 14. **Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)**: A test used in Australia to ensure that employees covered by an enterprise agreement are better off compared to the applicable award. 15. **Salary**: A fixed, regular payment, typically expressed annually, paid to an employee regardless of hours worked. 16. **Work-life balance**: The equilibrium between time spent on work and personal activities, contributing to an individual's well-being. 17. **Job security**: The assurance that an employee will retain their job without the risk of becoming unemployed. 18. **Discrimination**: Unfair or unequal treatment of employees based on characteristics such as gender, race, religion, or disability. 19. **Harassment**: Unwanted behavior that offends, humiliates, or intimidates an employee in the workplace. 20. **Disability**: A physical or mental condition that significantly limits a person\'s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. 21. **Induction**: The process of introducing a new employee to their job, colleagues, and workplace policies and procedures.