A-Z Glossary Workplace Terms

Grievance procedures are formal processes for employees to raise concerns, complaints, or disputes about workplace matters.

Notice of termination is the period of notice required when ending employment, prescribed by the NES based on length of service.

Same job same pay reforms require labour hire workers to be paid at least the same as directly employed workers performing the same job.

Workplace investigations are formal inquiries into alleged misconduct, breaches of policy, or workplace complaints.

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

Workplace harassment is unwelcome conduct that intimidates, offends, humiliates, or creates a hostile work environment.

OHS is the traditional term for the field now more commonly known as Work Health and Safety (WHS) in Australia.

Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that a reasonable person would anticipate would cause offence.

Workplace rights are entitlements and protections employees have in connection with their employment.