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Employment conditions

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR QUEENSLAND EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES:
As you would be aware, since the commencement of the federal government's workplace relations laws on 27 March 2006, employers who are constitutional corporations (including financial or trading corporations, generally Pty Ltds or Limiteds) and their employees have been covered under federal industrial relations jurisdiction.

Non-corporate employers (generally individual sole traders or partnerships) and their employees have continued to operate under Queensland industrial relations jurisdiction.

However, the Queensland Government has now introduced legislation which will refer to the Commonwealth the state's industrial relations powers for the private sector. These changes will operate as from 1 January 2010 and will mean that all employers and employees in Queensland with the exception of state and local government will be covered under a national industrial relations system administered by the Commonwealth Government.

Importantly, the Queensland Government has ensured that safeguards exist so that the national system will operate in the best interests of all Queensland employers and employees.

For further information on these changes you may contact:

Leave entitlements
An explanation of the minimum leave entitlements that apply to all Queensland employees (excluding those covered by federal awards or agreements). Leave entitlements include annual leave, sick leave, long service leave, parental leave, carer's leave, bereavement leave, cultural leave and public holidays.

Common award conditions and entitlements
A guide only to common employment conditions found in most awards, such as wages, hours of work, meal breaks and rest pauses, overtime and penalty rates, allowances, leave entitlements and other common award provisions.

Casual employees
An overview of the general entitlements and conditions for casual employees (including information on long service leave, family leave, parental leave, carer's leave, bereavement leave and dismissal).

Young workers
Young workers (aged between 18 and under 25) and children (under 18 years of age) are entitled to the same employment entitlements as an adult, unless an award or agreement provides for specific entitlements for juniors. Wageline outlines what defines a junior, their wage, allowances and other basic entitlements.

Apprentices and trainees
Apprentices and trainees, including those in part-time and school based apprenticeships and traineeships are entitled to minimum wages and employment conditions. What wages and entitlements are you eligible for as an apprentice or trainee when you are working on or off the job?

Non-award employees
An outline of the basic information on the industrial relations entitlements and obligations applicable to employment that is not covered by any award or agreement in Queensland.

Superannuation
Employers in Queensland must comply with provisions relating to award based superannuation and the Commonwealth Government's Superannuation Guarantee Charge. Wageline provides information on award based superannuation applicable to all Queensland employees, including information on how to calculate superannuation contributions.


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