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This infosheet discusses state and federal laws that protect workers from discrimination based on age.
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This infosheet discusses state and federal laws that protect workers from discrimination based on parental status, carer status or family responsibilities.
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Cash-in-hand employment is not good for employees and it is not something that you should ask for. This means that you are not paying tax, you are probably underpaid, you are not getting payslips or superannuation.
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现金交易对于职工并没好处，职工不应该要求“现金交易”。这代表你没有纳税，你很可能被少付了薪水，你没有工资单或退休金，以及如果你的雇佣关系出现问题，你需要投诉你的雇主时，你很可能没有证据证明你的工作时长。
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Casual employment is an increasingly widespread form of employment in Australia. This information provides a summary of the entitlements of casual workers and sets out how they vary from those of permanent workers.
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Constructive dismissal cases are rarely straight-forward. Before filing a claim, you should be well informed about the issues involved.
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Working from home, JobKeeper Payment, paid leave, and unfair dismissal - things you need to be aware of during a COVID-19 hard lockdown.
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This infosheet explains state and federal laws that protect employees and prospective employees from discrimination on the basis of an irrelevant criminal record or on the basis of a spent conviction.
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This infosheet discusses state and federal laws that protect workers from discrimination based on disability.
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Employment contracts can be confusing. This factsheet is designed to explain the key elements that are present in everyone’s employment contract and what you can do if you encounter problems.
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Any proposed change or variation to your contract should be negotiated (discussed) with you. Just because an employer wants to change the contract does not mean you have to accept the change. You are entitled to say “no” to a proposed change.
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Family and domestic violence can happen to anyone, however it is most commonly committed by men against women. This information sheet is primarily designed for women experiencing family and domestic violence in order to highlight its interaction with particular employment law rights.
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This infosheet is designed for eligible workers (including independent contractors and job applicants) who have been subjected to unlawful adverse action but, if employed as an employee, have not been dismissed.
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This infosheet discusses General Protections Dispute - Termination claims, and is designed to help you as an employee identify your rights and to take the most appropriate action under the General Protections Dispute provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act).
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All employees are entitled to a minimum rate of pay. You may be paid a higher rate of pay under your common law employment contract but it is unlawful to be paid at a rate below the applicable minimum rate for your work.
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Door to door sales can be a genuine job, if done properly - but it isn't for everyone. Read this infosheet to learn about the common pitfalls of door to door selling.
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This infosheet provides information about the implications of working as an independent contractor and about the legal tests which determine whether a worker is actually an employee or a contractor.
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本资料单对在维多利亚州生活及工作的国际学生提供基本劳动就业权介绍。
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This fact sheet provides an overview of the minimum employment rights of international students who live and work in Victoria.
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This infosheet provides options for employees to consider in an attempt to reduce the risk of their job being made redundant while they are on maternity leave, as well as outlining potential legal courses of action if their job is made redundant while they are on maternity leave.
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A request/demand for medical information is likely to be a lawful and reasonable direction if it relates to the employer’s concern to provide a healthy and safe workplace or to make changes to accommodate a worker with a disability.
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You are not obliged to volunteer your medical information to a prospective employer. It is your choice whether or not you disclose your condition. If the request is reasonable and you do not give the information, this could result in being excluded from the recruitment process.
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Ads may mislead you about the availability, nature and terms or conditions of employment. Misleading job and business opportunity ads are unlawful under the Australian Consumer Law.
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Modelling and acting have a very glamorous image. Sometimes the experience does not live up to its image. Unfortunately there are many operators who will rip you off and several things can go wrong before you start work.
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This infosheet is designed to help you understand your rights as to notice of termination and to take the most appropriate action.
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If you are a permanent full-time, part-time or casual employee you may be eligible to take up to 12 months unpaid parental leave under the National Employment Standards. Find out more in this fact sheet.
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If you are considering undertaking a private training course there are certain things you should consider. Remember: private trainers are businesses wanting to sell a product. Buyers have to be aware of risks, and should choose courses and colleges with care.
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This infosheet discusses state and federal laws that protect workers from discrimination based on race.
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Redundancy usually occurs when, through no fault of your own, the job you have been doing is no longer required to be done by anyone. Effectively, to be a genuine redundancy, your job must cease to exist.
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This infosheet discusses state and federal laws that protect workers from discrimination based on sex.
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Sexual harassment is a serious problem and it is against the law. You can take action if you have been sexually harassed at work. This infosheet looks at what you can do to stop the harassment and make a complaint.
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Although social media posts seem informal, information posted on social media may potentially be accessed by your current employer, prospective employers, recruitment agencies, co-workers and others.
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Superannuation (or “super”) is an amount of money paid by your employer into a fund to provide for your retirement. Employers must pay a proportion of your wage into one of these funds. This is known as the Superannuation Guarantee.
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An unfair dismissal claim is a claim that your dismissal from employment was harsh, unjust or unreasonable, and not consistent with the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code (if applicable), and not a case of genuine redundancy.
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If your employer has deducted money from your wages, paid you with something other than money or unreasonably requires you to spend part of your wages in a particular way, you may have grounds to file a complaint of unlawful payment of wages or an unlawful wage deduction.
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Unpaid trial work occurs when an employer asks a job applicant to work as an employee for a “trial period” and does not pay wages for the period worked. You should always be wary about agreeing to work an unpaid trial period for any potential employer.
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This infosheet discusses ‘wage theft’ in Victoria and is designed to help you as an employee identify your rights and to take the most appropriate action under the Wage Theft Act 2020 (Vic), which came into effect 1 July 2021.
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Have you received a warning at work? The purpose of a warning is to advise an employee that their work performance or conduct is unsatisfactory, and to put the employee on notice that the performance or conduct in issue needs to be improved.
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Working in another country seems exciting but there are a few important issues to look into to avoid exploitation and other problems.
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Bullying should not be ignored if it is occurring in your workplace. It creates an unsafe working environment and it is unlawful.
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