Contemporary Issues Concerning the Workplace (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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4 critical contemporary workplace issues in Australia
4 critical contemporary workplace issues in Australia
Discrimination, safety, termination of employment, leave
Direct discrimination in workplace
Direct discrimination in workplace
Openly treating someone less favourably due to protected trait
Indirect discrimination in workplace
Indirect discrimination in workplace
Neutral policy that disadvantages a particular group
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value Case (1972) principle
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value Case (1972) principle
Different jobs of equal worth attract same minimum wage
Women's average earnings as % of men's (2010)
Women's average earnings as % of men's (2010)
67%
Number of workers injured annually in Australia
Number of workers injured annually in Australia
Over 690,000 (almost 10% of workforce)
Workers' compensation definition
Workers' compensation definition
No-fault insurance scheme paid by employers for injured workers
Constructive dismissal definition
Constructive dismissal definition
Worker resigns as workplace conditions leave no alternative
Retrenchment/redundancy definition
Retrenchment/redundancy definition
Employee loses job because position no longer exists
Paid Parental Leave scheme (commenced 2011)
Paid Parental Leave scheme (commenced 2011)
18 weeks paid leave at federal minimum wage ($543/week)