Legal requirements for employers and employees

• Legal requirements for employers

  • Ensure NES safety net
  • Educate employees regarding equal opportunity
  • Investigate discrimination and harassment
  • Provide adequate training and information
  • Provide a safe workplace
  • Provide a safe system of work
  • Provide amenities
  • Have an emergency policy and procedure
  • Ensure OHS committee members are trained
  • Orientate, train and supervise staff
  • Provide suitable PPE and training
• National Employment Standards (NES)

  • Leave entitlements
  • Maximum weekly working hours
  • Requests for flexible working arrangements
• Employers must provide a safe workplace by identifying hazards and risks and eliminating or controlling risks
• If unable to eliminate or control risks, employers must provide PPE
• Employers must provide amenities such as clean toilets and lunch areas
• Employers must have an emergency policy and procedure in place if an employee gets injured
• Employers must provide first aid facilities and personnel
• Employers have a responsibility to properly orientate, train and supervise staff
• Legal requirements for employees

  • Work safely
  • Follow WHS instructions
  • Be honest and disclose wrongdoing
  • Follow orders of the employer
  • Not disclose confidential information
  • Not compete against the employer
  • Be prepared to change
  • Follow correct protocols
  • Report hazards and wear PPE
  • Take responsible care of health and safety
  • Co-operate with employer
  • Notify employer of risks
  • Not interfere with workplace equipment
  • Not refuse assistance
  • Not disrupt the workplace
• Employees must work safely to protect themselves and others from injury
• Employees must follow all WHS instructions
• Employees have a duty to be honest and disclose any wrongdoing
• Employees must carry out and follow orders of the employer, as long as they are legal
• Employees must not disclose the employer’s confidential information
• Employees must work with reasonable care and skill
• Employees must not compete in business against the employer while still working for them
• Employees must be prepared to change when the job changes
• Employees must follow correct protocols in the workplace for their and others’ safety
• Employees must report hazards and wear PPE as required
• Employees must take responsible care of the health and safety of people at the workplace
• Employees must co-operate with employer and other people in the workplace
• Employees must notify the employer or supervisor of any risk to health or safety
• Employees must not interfere with or misuse workplace equipment
• Employees must not refuse assistance in either receiving aid or giving aid
• Employees must not disrupt the workplace by creating health and safety fears