ational system employees redundancy entitlements Redundancy is when you lose your job because it no longer exists. Right to redundancy pay is for all employees in businesses with 15 employees or more, for small business employees (14 employees or fewer), ...

An employer or an employee can terminate a contract for breach of the contract, provided the breach is of sufficient gravity or relates to a major term of the contract. An employer sometimes penalises an employee's misconduct or inefficiency by ...

The most common means of ending a contract of employment is by an employee giving notice, in other words resigning. A reason is not required. Once notice has been given and accepted it cannot be withdrawn unless both parties agree ...

The effect of the appointment of a receiver or administrator on employees can be complex. The question whether a contract is or is not terminated in these circumstances is important as the date of, and reason for, termination can have significant consequences. ...

What constitutes a transfer of business?Part 2-8 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) provides for the circumstances in which a transfer of business can occur. There will be a transfer of business from an old employer to a new employer if: ...

What is a workplace right? Workplace rights can be broadly described as employment entitlements and the freedom to exercise and enforce those entitlements. The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) sets out the following categories of workplace rights: entitlements, roles and responsibilities under a workplace law, ...

Modern awards built on the National Employment Standards and may include an additional 10 minimum conditions of employment, tailored to the needs of the particular industry or occupation. These include: minimum wages types of employment arrangements for when work is ...

The National Employment Standards under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) are eleven legislated minimum standards. The National Employment Standards replaced the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard. What are the 11 National Employment Standards? 1. Maximum Weekly Hours The National Employment ...

National system employer is defined in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) [s 14]. A national system employee is an individual who is employed by a national system employer and is not on a vocational placement [s 13]. All private sector ...

The meaning of a casual worker is specifically defined in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). A person is a casual employee of an employer if: an offer of employment made by the employer to the person is made on the basis that the ...