A-Z Glossary Workplace Terms

Modern Awards are legally binding instruments setting minimum terms and conditions for specific industries or occupations.

Redundancy pay is severance compensation for employees terminated due to genuine redundancy, based on length of service.

WHS is the regulatory framework governing health and safety in Australian workplaces.

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

Genuine redundancy occurs when a job is no longer required due to operational changes and consultation requirements have been met.

The NES are 11 minimum employment entitlements applying to all employees in the national workplace relations system.

The right to disconnect allows employees to refuse contact outside working hours unless the refusal is unreasonable.

Workers compensation is a statutory insurance scheme providing benefits to workers who suffer work-related injury or illness.

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