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Workplace Services available to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in NSW

ATSI Workplace Services Unit

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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Workplace Services Unit was established by the NSW Department of Industrial Relations in March 1999.

The ATSI Workplace Services Unit assists Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in NSW to understand their rights and responsibilities as employees, managers and employers. In particular, the Unit advises Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders on the laws relating to:

• pay rates;
• employment conditions, leave entitlements and work practices;
• issues covering recruitment and termination of employment; and
• payslips and employment records.

The Unit also assists Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in NSW to obtain information on all DIR services, and employment issues such as occupational health and safety, workers compensation and superannuation matters.

The goal of the ATSI Workplace Services Unit is to improve the employment conditions experienced by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in NSW. To achieve this, the Unit works with organisations and government agencies involved in assisting Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in NSW.

The ATSI Workplace Services Unit receives assistance from a number of organisations. An Advisory Committee, comprising representatives from major Aboriginal organisations and government agencies, guides the Unit's work.

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Services provided by the ATSI Workplace Services Unit

ATSI Employment Advisory Service

The ATSI Employment Advisory Service is a specialist telephone enquiry service. Callers receive information on NSW employment laws, advice on employment issues and information on available services. All calls to the ATSI Employment Advisory Service are treated confidentially. Callers pay only for the cost of a local telephone call.

ATSI Workplace Services Employment Kit

The ATSI Workplace Services Employment Kit gives detailed information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations (managers and management committees) on establishing lawful, productive, equitable and innovative working relationships. The Kit is a loose-leaf service, updated periodically by the ATSI Workplace Services Unit.

ATSI Workplace Services Employment Workshops

The ATSI Workplace Services Unit conducts workshops for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in NSW. The workshops cover employment issues, NSW employment laws, minimum employment standards, good employment practices and the DIR's services. The workshops are conducted on request, through community organisations and government agencies in regional centres throughout NSW.

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Keep in contact with the ATSI Workplace Services Unit

If you would like to receive further information about the services, publications and activities of the ATSI Workplace Services Unit, please contact the Unit:

ATSI Workplace Services Unit
Office of Industrial Relations
McKell Building
2-24 Rawson Place
Sydney NSW 2000

Chris Norman Tel: 131 628 when connected dial 1 and then 4617
Rae Hamilton Tel: 131 628 when connected dial 1 and then 4618
Fax: (02) 9020 4735