Rights & Responsibilities

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Employees

The NSW Industrial Relations Act 1996 regulates employment in New South Wales by permitting the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to make awards and approve enterprise agreements specifying the conditions of employment for employees doing particular types of work.

If you are an employee, or starting a new job, you should know your rights and responsibilities under NSW employment laws. The following information deals with topics and issues that may be useful to you as an employee.

• Child labour laws in NSW - what young workers need to know 
• Working in NSW
• Apprenticeships and traineeships
• Recovering Unpaid Wages
• Awards and Enterprise Agreements
• Harassment in the Workplace
• Illegal Pay Deductions
• Leave Entitlements
• Pay Rates
• Trade Unions
• When the Job Ends/ Unfair Dismissal
• Workplace Health and Safety
• Superannuation Entitlements
• Resolving Industrial Complaints