16467 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fair Work Commission, Fair Work Ombudsman, National Employment Standards
Document Summary
Employment law: sources of law: employment contract, policies & codes of conduct, implied common law duties/rights, national employment standards, modern awards, enterprise agreements, allied legislation. Employees of the commonwealth and territory governments. i. e. effectively all employees except for the residual categories covered by a state. Employees of unincorporated sole traders, partnerships and trustees. Fair work australia (rights creation delegated legislation) Minimum wage panel : sets safety net minimum wages under national employment standards and determines. Fair work ombudsman : receives and investigates complaints re treatment of employees and advises and enforces compliance with federal workplace laws through contravention letters, compliance notices, infringement notices (fines) and prosecution. Adjudicates disputes over contravention of fair work act 2009 (cth), national. Employment standards, awards and enterprise agreements and provides binding. Enforcement of determination of disputes (i. e. separation of powers exercise of judicial power) Fair work division organisational division of federal court bench allocated to adjudicate these disputes.
