- Employees’ rights are what they deserve to receive from their employers (ie. employers’ responsibilities or obligations).
- Employees’ responsibilities are what they are expected to fulfil according to the contract (ie. employers’ rights of what they receive from the employee)
Fair work commission
- It is Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal and its role is to assist employees and employers to maintain fair and productive workplaces. It operates under the Fair Work Act 2009.
Some of the Commissions responsibilities include:
- Creating and changing modern awards, including setting the minimum wage
- Approving enterprise