What are the rights of employees in the workplace?
To start with, every employee has the right :
- Not to be unfairly dismissed.
- To be treated with dignity and respect.
- To be paid the agreed wage on the agreed date and at the agreed time.
- To be provided with appropriate resources and equipment to enable him/her to do the job.
- To have safe working conditions.
What is the name of the Commonwealth Act that deals with workplace health and safety?
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (the Act) provides a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of all workers and others in relation to NSW workplaces and work activities.
What are the four 4 types of duty holders under the workplace health and safety Act?
Duty Holder – refers to any person who owes a work health and safety duty under the WHS Act including a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier, installer of products or plant used at work (upstream duty holders), an officer and workers.
What was the work health and Safety Act 2011?
The NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation conducted a review of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW). The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (the Act) provides a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of all workers and others in relation to NSW workplaces and work activities.
When did safe work NSW come into effect?
These codes were introduced in NSW before the adoption of nationally harmonised work health and safety laws, which commenced in NSW on 1 January 2012. A discussion paper was developed and released for a public consultation from 11 November 2016 to 20 December 2016 inclusive.
What does the Minister have to do under the Safe Work Act?
Under section 276B of the Act the Minister is required to conduct a review of the Act to determine whether the policy objectives remain valid and whether the terms appropriate for securing those objectives.