Provisions for award and non-award employees
All awards and agreements are different and employees should be careful that they are referring to the correct award when trying to assess their entitlements. Whilst the name of the award or agreement may provide some guide, employees need to read the application clause in conjunction with the classification and definition clauses in the award or agreement to assist in deciding whether they have the correct document. To find out the correct award or certified agreement, please access the search engine for awards on Wageline or call Wageline on 1300 369 945.
The Workplace Relations Act 1996 (non-Queensland Government link) provides for five minimum entitlements, referred to as the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard (non-Queensland Government link), that apply to employees of constitutional corporations. Further information on provisions under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 can be found on the Work and Family website.
Further information is available on awards and other industrial instruments.
There are a variety of work provisions that can be introduced into the workplace to help employees balance work, family and lifestyle responsibilities depending on the award coverage of the employee. These include:
Flexible work hours
Flexible starting and finishing times
Time off in lieu (TOIL)
Accumulate extra hours and take off later
Rostered days off (RDO)
Work additional hours to accrue hours for day off
Make-up time
Take time off during ordinary hours and work those hours at a later time
Part-time employment
Permanent contract work, working less than full time equivalent
Job sharing
Sharing one full-time job with each employee working part-time
Study or training leave
Paid or unpaid leave to study or undertake training
Pay averaging for purchasing additional annual leave
Take extra leave each year by pay averaging
Combining leave entitlements
Combine your leave entitlements such as annual, sick and carer’s leave
Relocation or placement assistance
Assistance for employees who relocate for work purposes
Last updated 22 July 2008