Author: Phil Parisis

Employee records are documents employers must create and maintain about each employee, kept for at least 7 years.

Workplace discrimination occurs when an employee or job applicant is treated less favourably because of a protected attribute.

Disciplinary action refers to formal steps taken by an employer to address employee misconduct or performance issues.

Consultation is the process of discussing proposed workplace changes with affected employees and genuinely considering their feedback.

Compliance audits are systematic reviews of HR practices against legal obligations under employment law, awards, and WHS legislation.

Casual loading is an additional percentage (typically 25%) paid to casual employees to compensate for lack of leave entitlements.

Casual employment is employment with no firm advance commitment to continuing work, where employees receive casual loading instead of leave entitlements.

Casual conversion is the right of eligible casual employees to request conversion to permanent employment after a qualifying period under the NES.

Workplace bullying is repeated unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker that creates a risk to health and safety under Australian law.