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Economics Study Yr9
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- 1Job Satisfactiona feeling of fulfilment or enjoyment that a person derives from their job.
- 2Rightslegal entitlement to have or do something.
- 3Responsibilitiesa thing which one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation.
- 4Obligationsthe condition of being morally or legally bound to do something.
- 5EmployerBusiness or organisation hiring worker/s to perform specific tasks in return for payment.
- 6EmployeeAn individual who is hired to perform specific tasks in return for monetary payment.
- 7Award Wagea wage fixed by an industrial tribunal or other body, payable to workers in a specified occupation, enterprise, or industry.
- 8Enterprise Agreement1 an agreement made directly at the enterprise level between employers and employees about wages and working conditions.
2 improving a company’s ability to make decisions about their workforce in relation to employee wages and conditions - 9Fair Work CommissionAustralia’s national workplace relations tribunal. It carries out a range of functions concerning working conditions and resolution of workplace disputes.
- 10National Employment Standardsa list of ten minimum entitlements for employees in Australia who are covered by the Fair Work Act 2009
- 11Annual Leavepaid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes.
- 12Entitlementsthe amount to which a person has a right.
- 13Work Benefitsindirect, non-cash, or cash compensation paid to an employee above and beyond regular salary or wages.
- 14Work Flexibiltythe ability to have some control over when, where and how work is accomplished
- 15Discriminationthe practice of treating a person or a group of people differently from another person or group of people based on their personal characteristics.
- 16Types of discriminationRace, Colour, Sex, Sexual Preference, Age, Physical or Mental disability, Marital Status, Family or Carer’s responsibilities, Pregnancy, Religion, Political Opinion, National extraction or social origin.
- 17LegislationThe process of making or enacting laws.
- 18Sexual Harrassmentsexual behaviour that is unwanted or unwelcome and can make the recipient feel offended, humiliated, ashamed or embarrassed, or intimidated and frightened. A complaint about sexual harassment can be made to the Human Rights Commission.
- 19Marital StatusWhether a person is married, divorced, unmarried.
- 20National Extractiona person’s nationality
- 21Social Origina person’s social class.
- 22Unfair Dismissalact of employment termination made without good reason
- 23Human Rights Commissiona department, body, or committee constituted by a state or its local government to investigate on human rights violations and to protect human rights.
- 24Fair Work Ombudsmanis an independent statutory agency of the Government of Australia that serves as the central point of contact for free advice and information on the Australian national workplace relations system. They can investigate workplace discrimination and may initiate legal proceedings.
- 25Summary DismissalThis means that the employer dismisses the employee without notice or warning because they believe on reasonable grounds that the employee’s conduct is sufficiently serious to justify immediate dismissal.
- 26Unfair dismissal checklist1. Was there a valid reason for the dismissal?
2. Was the person notified of the reason for their dismissal?
3. Was the person given the opportunity to respond to any reason for the dismissal that related to their capacity or conduct?
4. Did the employer unreasonably refuse to allow the employee to have a support person present to assist at any discussions relating to the dismissal?
5. If the dismissal was related to unsatisfactory performance, had the person been warned about that unsatisfactory performance before the dismissal?
6. Did the size of the employer’s enterprise impact on the procedures followed when dismissing the person?
7. Did the absence of dedicated human resource management specialists or someone who had expertise in the enterprise have an impact on the procedures followed in dismissing the person?
8. Are there any other matters that are relevant to this dismissal? - 27Employee Rights- A safe work environment
- Appropriate sick leave
- Paid holiday leave
- Sufficient work breaks
- No discrimination - 28Employer Rights- the right to hire and dismiss workers providing they are following proper procedures
- the right to expect reasonable work performance from their staff - 29What is the difference between sexual harassment and sexual discrimination?Sexual discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than a person of the opposite sex in the same or similar circumstances. Sexual harassment is unwanted sexual behaviour.
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- Flashcards on Economics Study Yr9, created by Caoimhe Pettit on 17/06/2020.
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- Caoimhe Pettit · Jun 2020
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