Under Level 2 most businesses will be open. The emphasis remains on businesses implementing strong public health measures including: Physical distancing Enabling tracing Maintaining clean workplaces and ensuring everyone onsite can maintain good hygiene Ensuring that those who feel unwell stay home Businesses must meet public health requirements and their health and safety requirements and… Read more »
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A Level 3 Health & Safety Factsheet – Updated
Always remember, if you believe your work is unsafe you have the right to cease work. You can stop unsafe work when: The work will expose any worker or other person to a serious risk. Work should be ceased if there is a real likelihood of harm, regardless of the whether the resulting injury would… Read more »
Read more...Casual workers still have rights
Casual workers are still entitled to the wage subsidy. You still have sick leave rights If you have a regular pattern of work over a period of time – the law would say you are not a casual. So, you would have a right to continue being paid.
Read more...If your employer receives the wage subsidy there are some things they must do
The wage subsidy is paid to your employer to help them to keep paying your wages during the disruption caused by COVID-19 and the lockdown. Your employer must make “best endeavours” to pay you at least 80% of your regular weekly pay – with the subsidy to help them cover some or all that cost.… Read more »
Read more...Your employer can’t ignore your health and safety
There are specific essential industries – your employer can’t just say they are essential and keep going. If you are carrying on as an essential industry or you are working from home, your employer has to look after your health and safety
Read more...Your employer can’t just change your contract
You can’t be given a new working from home employment agreement. Any changes to your current agreement have to be done in “good faith” – you have to have a say, you need to be given time to consider them and seek advice and you can’t be threatened (for example,” if you don’t to this,… Read more »
Read more...Your employer can’t just stop paying you
If you are available to work – whether at home or not – you should be fully paid. It is against the law for your employer to take any money out of your pay without your agreement.
Read more...Your employer can’t make you use your leave
You can’t be told to take annual or sick leave. If your employer tries to make you take annual or sick leave, they cannot legally do so. You can agree to take annual leave – but you actually have to be on leave. They can’t keep you working in any capacity.
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