The Nature of Workplace Law (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Employment
Employment
Contractual relationship: employee gets pay/benefits for work
Independent contractor
Independent contractor
Work under contract for services, no employer-employee link
Combination Act of 1799
Combination Act of 1799
Made trade union membership grounds for imprisonment
Trade union
Trade union
Association of wage earners to maintain/improve conditions & pay
Vicarious liability
Vicarious liability
Employer's legal responsibility for employees' wrongful acts
Express terms in employment contract
Express terms in employment contract
Specifically stated & agreed by both parties when contract made
Harvester case (1907) established
Harvester case (1907) established
Fair & reasonable wage: enough to support worker in comfort
National Employment Standards (NES)
National Employment Standards (NES)
10 minimum standards for employees' pay & conditions
Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
Employees must be better off than under relevant modern award
Enterprise bargaining
Enterprise bargaining
Negotiation of wages/conditions agreement by employer & employees