Rights and Responsibilities

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This section will help employers and employees understand their rights and responsibilities at work. The following information is provided to increase awareness and answer questions parties may have about the regulatory environment of work and the employment relationship.

Other areas of employment regulation

• Discrimination and harassment
• Carer's responsibilities - your rights [lawlink website]
• Workplace safety
• Freedom of association
  (to join or not to join a union or employer association)

Important resources

• Trade unions
• Employer associations
• WorkCover [WorkCover website]
• Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17 [Legislation website]
• Federal Workplace Relations Act [austlii website]